Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-22
Great Editors.

There is not paper in all this country
that possesses the individuality that char
acterized the New York Tribune when
Horace Greeley was its editor or the Times
when edited by Henry j. Raymond
Kansas Commoner.
The day of great newspapers. edited by
great editors. such as Horace Greeley and
Henry J. Raymond, has passed away
Chicago Tribune
We had the pleasure of knowing both
Greeley and Raymond; we were more
intimate with the first-named OF these
contemporary editors than with the other.
They were able. sincere. energetic, public
spirited Americans. Neither OF them was
cherub. Mr.. Greeley good man! said
Damn" more than once, as We regret
to remember, and, when he called Ray
mond 1.-THE little villain" that cool
headed man retorted in language which
many people have forgotten. The two
did not get along very well together when
one was editor of the Tribune and the
other was among his assistants; nor after
ward when they were editors OF rival
papers, though both were OF the same
party. Neither of them was an ideal
editor" or very deep thinker or first
class statesman. or notable scholar.
Greeley was a stronA er and more stirring
writer than Raymond; but Raymond was
a far more skilful editor than Greeley.
Greeley was more fervent In mimi IMAM
RAYMOND; Raymond was more judicious
and niInble than Greeley raymond Wnen
he was a member OF the legislature, ana
the speaker OF the assembly, ana the
Lieutenant Governor OF the State, and
member of Congress, and a delegate to
State or national conventions. gave EVIL
dence that he was greatly more ingenious
I'm notifies than Greeley, who, indeed,
during the brief period Of his service In
Congress. did not win distinction. Kay
mond always Kept up close intimacy
with those astute political managers
Thurlow Weed and William H. seward
while Greeley was unable 10 stay long III
the political firm Of Seward, weed anu
Greeley" in which, "a he said when ne
left the concern, he had been Junior
,,ar,nar" Greeley was more OF a phiio-
sonher than Raymond. who, In turn, was
more Of "A man of affairs than Greeley
Graslav was often compared with Benjamin
Franllin. though he did not possess
Franklin's scientific quality; haymohu
light he compared in many respects Win
FrankIin Pierce, though he was not vi
pierce's politics. Greeley had certain &C.
centricities of manner and action' hay-
mond was always regaroet as Neiy
leyel-headed man. Both OF theiii ueio"S -.
to the anti-slavery school in politics' pu'
crae,ev's feryor IN the cause far sur
RAISED Raynond's. Greeley had IN ms
ssyIier DAYS been champion OF "socia,
,efor,ns." which were bitterly denounced
no Raymond. who however, In the latter
ysars OF his life, began TO look win Iavp"
mon certain theories OF SOCIALISM, oiee
lev was negligent In his dress; Raymond
was natty. Both Greeley and kaymona
a,srs founders OF New York daily papers
which SIN exist, but neither OF which -
now characterized by the traits OF i''
We agree with the Kansas Commoher
,ha, none of the New York papers now
nossesses the individuality OF Gree'ey
TrIbune or Raymonds Times, ana no ohe
90 them can possess II. for both OF tness
memorable individuals long ago depar.ea
Cor "tbe undiscovered country from WHO'S
bourne no traveller returns AFTER J, naa
been their lot ito grunt and sweat unusr
= weary me-" but that Is not a reason
syby we should despair OF the Amsr'can
,ress we may yet have editors no. un
,.orshv 10 be compared with the greatest
srd hest we have ever had
A true man was Horace Greeley. s.rons'
aarnest. and gcod-honored be ms me ''a.
49,, An able man was Henry JARVIS
y.,v,oand. eiear-headed. auick-wittco. rsa
sonable. temperate. genial ana n'snv .so
eo,ssn,,shed--iet his name shine IN '"'
editorial galaxy!