The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-23

uaily and adrOltly secured more and
more of the stock. Hitchcock still holds
his interest (the two, who are friends,
have the great bulk of the property,
and there are d few minor stockholders.
These change from time to time, but in
no way affect the preprietorship DANA
now in his seventy sixth year, is a most
vigorous veteran and works like man
of 80 Ono one seems to think him old,
as if he had many years before him,
which he may have. He is regarded as
the most cultured and accomplished
journalist in New York, though he has,
from the popular view, many strange
alterations. In his youth an idealist
and Brook Farmer, he has long been
a man of the world, worldly, and is,
in his editorial course, diligent in pro-
vo41ing opposition.
James Gordon Bennett, a Scotchman,
founded The Herald in May, 1885,
when he was more than 40 years old,
and James Gordon Bennett is still at its
helm. But he is not a oentenarian, as
might be thought. He is the son of the
founder and now past so. The father is
credited with establishing the paper on
a capital of few hundred dollars, but
he gave his whole life to it, revolution
lied the press of that day and never re-
Taxed his efforts until he died at ~.
The present Bennett is rather eccentric,
rules The Herald automatically, lives
abroad mostly and pursues the pleasures
of bachelor. Not long ago he removed
his own name from the head of the edi-
torial page, but left standing the
names of various subordihates, for whom
nobody cares This was done no doubt
to attract attention, to make The Her
aid talked about, which was the policy
of the founder and was steadily carried
out.
The Old and New Tribune.
Horace Greeley founded The Tribune,
as it's legend records, in April. 1S41, but
he never owned it and held his place
by moral authority to the close of his
career He was a man of serious oonvic-
tions and believed in giving all sides a
hearing, even slavery, to which he was
very early hostile. He cared nothing for
social position and little for money, but
everything for principle, and he was a
true friend of the people. His paper was
fitly named, and he named it. It started
as l cent issue and was for some time
SO painfully pious as to refuse theatrical
advertisements and suppress improper
police reports. Greeley was ably assist
ed, after a few4months, in the business
department. by Thomas McElrath, who
had been educated as lawyer and had
served as a publisher. Greeley passed
away before he was 50, not. as is gen.
orally believed. on account of disappeint-
ed political ambition, but of excessive
devotion in caring for his dying wife.
Whitelaw Reid, Greeley IS exact antip-
odes, succeeded him as editor, and also
gained financial control. nofninally, Of
the ''great moral organ" as it used to
be called. There is much reason for the
opinion that Jay Gould lent him the
money to buy 81 shares at 5000 a
share, and that he reid was for years
obliged to endure Gould's domination.
When Reid welded D. o. Mills dangh-
ter, she presented him. it is said, with
$500, 900 as a marriage portion. and
with this he redeemed the shares that
had been hypothecated to Gould and 30
relieved himself of his most oppressive
burthen. This story has been repeatedly
and stoutly denied, but it is probably