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GREELEY AND RAYMOND.
Philosophical Dissertation on tn, M.r
its of the Two Great Editor


its OF the Two Great Editors.
There is not paper in all this country tba.
possesses the individuality that characterized
the New York Tribune when Horace GrceIcv
was It's eaitor or The Times when edited b.
henry j. Raymond.-Kansas Comrnoner
The day OF great newspapers, edited by erea.
edltors. such a. 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. ener-
getlc, public spirited Americans. Neither
OF them was a cherub. Mr. Greeley.
good man. said damn" more than once
as we regret TO remember, and when he
called Raymond 1.-The little villain" that
cool headed man retorted IN language
which many people have forgotten The
TWO dld not get along very well together
when one was editor of The Tribune and
the other 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
echtor,' or very deep thinker, or a first
class statesman or Il notable scholar.
Greeley was a stronger and more
stirring writer than Raymond, but Ray
mond was far more skillful editor than
Greeley. Greeley was more fervent in
mind than Raymond; Raymond was
more JudiciOus and nimble than Greeley.
Raymond. when he was member of the
legislature, and the speaker of the as
sembly, and the lieutenant governor Of
the state, and member Of congress, and
delegate to state or national conven-
tons, gave evidence that he was greatly
more ingenious III politics than Greeley.
who, indeed, during the brief period of
his service III congress, did not win dis
tinction. Raymond always kept up Z;
close intimacy with those astute political |
managers. Thurlow Weed and William |
II. Seward. while Greeley was unable to |
stay long III the political firm of Sew |
ard, Weed & Greeley" in which, as he |
said when he left the concern, he had |
been Junior partner"
Greeley was more of q philosopher than |
Raymond, who, in turn, was more of |
man Of affairs than Greeley. Greeley
was often compared with Benjamin
Franklin, though ne did not possess
Franklin's scientific quality; Raymond
might be compared, in many respects,
with franklin Pierce, though he was not
of Pierce's politics. Greeley had certain !
of manner and action:
Raymond was always regarded as very
level headed man. Both of them be-
longed to the antislavery school in poll
tics; but Greeiey's fervor in the cause
far surpassed Raymond's. Greeley had
III his earlier years been a champion OF
social reforms" which We're bitterly
denounced by Raymond, who, however,
Lott L. /
Ook with favor upon certain theories of
socialism. Greeley was negligent in his
iress: Ray 1nond was natty. Both Gree
ey and Raymond were founders of New
DIRK daily papers which still exist. but
neither of which is now characterized by
he traits of its founder.
We agree with The Kansas Commoner
hat none of the New York papers now
possesses the individuality of Greeley's
Tribune or Raymond's Times, and no
me of them can possess it, for both OF
hese memorable individuals long ago
departed for 1.-The undiscovered country
rom whose bourn no traveller returns
fter it had been their lot ''to grunt and
weat under a weary life" but that is
lot reason why we should despair &C
he American press. We may yet have
ditOrs not unworthy to be compared
With the greatest and best we have ever
lad.
A true man was Horace Greeley, |
trong, earnest and good-honored be
rs memory An able man was Henry |
arvis Raymond-clear headed. quick |
yitted, reasonable. temperate. genial
nd highly accomplished-le his name
hine III the editorial galaxy New York
Jun.