New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-23

49,, Journal In the collection of war news was
houenged and overthrown.
r. these failures Mr.. Walter must be held re-
.,orsble as must the fina. authority in all cases
horo organization fails to defeat rival or
.,oo,ion Yet NJ Walter had this excuse and
.A,s justification. He continued to supply as
"a Intelligence as tho majority Of the public. or
:, bis public cared for. The appetite for early
ws had 10 he created as well as supplied nor is
,,ere 70 this day in England that feverish thirst
.r mere novelty which prevails in America and
hitch has had sing liar influence upon
american journalism. The leading journal. after
a. aafeat In 1870. remained the leading journal
diva, as il did years later. after its Parnen catas-
.-onhe Its editors are perfectly right in saving
.hat II is still the leading journal. Mr. Walters
contributions to its prosperity and to the con-
,rrousness of its authority were Of the very
highest Importance.
II IS not TO be supposed that he neglected its
material Improvement. He built the spacious
oBces which ii occupies He adopted the
,-oss which is called after him: much better
n-ass than those which preceded IT, and So well
..,sfcd with it was he that he chung 10 1t long
after other presses had surpassed it, He per
.o,,ed the organization of the office Morally and
,,,ellectually he kept the standard high The
one point in which he allowed his prejudices or
7 will say his personal predictions. TO outweigh
nlhic considerations with reference to the
church Of England. He was prominently a
Churchman--as pre-eminently Mr.. Gladstone
himself He put the Church before all; perhaps
before religion itself. You saw it in the volu-
nlnousness Of the reports of Church Congresses
and Of Conventions and in the editorial treat
ment Of questions touching the Establishment
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n nonconformists, and still more to the Jews. If
had time there We're much to be said the
Jewish side of journalism and Of great affairs
and on the detriment which Mr.. Walters atti-
rude to the Hebrew race caused to his paper
But pass from that.
must pass also With hut word over Mr.
Walters life outside of journalism Except
the personal side il is not very important. He
was long In Parliament. and was good men,
Der Of Parliament. But his influence legis-
lator could not be ASSOCIATED from his influence
As journalist, except by refusing. as he stead
tasty did. to allow the conductor Of The Times
10 he identified with the representative in the
House Of Commons. He was, in other respects
fine example Of what 1t is still thought permits
slble in this country to describe English
gentleman He was simple. upright. unbending
in matters Of principle and Of duty; good land
lord. a good neighbor, a good member Of the
great community in which he was great
parsonage.
Men thought him cold. He was not cold. but
he was extremely reserved. eXcep, among those
with whom he was intimate. That is not
point on which ] can speak personally. My
acquaintance with him was never intimate. But
/ know those who knew him intimately
I was staying not long since In a house where
he had often been guest. and where ne 1elt
a. home He was. in such circumstances. de-
Iightful He did unbend. He delighted in chill
dren and in dogs He had playfulness OF ma
ture. repressed but genuine and charming: and
a heart Of gold fo~ his friends. He lad learn
Ing and refinement and a love Of art while Tor
nature he had an affection which expressed it
self in his park and gardens and both art ana
nature together in the splendors OF the place ne
created There. at Bearwood. he died, ana ne
leaves few men behind him who had loiuer
conception Of duty, or character moulded "l
elements more solid or more indissouby essen
tial TO the substance Of manly nature.
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