The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-11
EDITOR DANA.
He Was Once Wanted in Washington
for Libeling Grant.
New York Sun.

New York sun.
This isn't the first time the Washington
courts have been after Mr.. Dana. He was
wanted in Washington as far hack
1873. Then the victim of the edtcrs pen
bristled with attacks on the President.
Civil maladministration of the national
tor did not mince his words. Dana never
does that. Convinced there was corruption
in the conduct of the Nations affairs. he
called Grant to account He cared nothing
that the he was attacking was the CHIEF
executive of his country and the idol of the
people. He had uncovered rottenness and
he wanted the scamps turned out. So caus-
tic did his comments become that Grants
advisers declared he must be suppressed.
seize Dana in New York city. take him to
Washington and try MIN for libel in a police
to the United States District Court for a
warrant of removal, but Judge Blatchford,
later a justice of the United States Supreme
Bench rendered opinion declaring the
proposed form of trial to be unconstitu ional
and refusing the warrant.
Grant was not the only President to feel
the sting of the editors lash. and even the
Democratic leaders have not escaped. Presi-
dent Cleveland is on the SUMS list, and no
longer than last January Mr.. Dana de-
voted fve-column editorial to a vitupera-
tive attack on the present administration
often been very bitter. In 1892 the Sun dis
charged broadside in the shape of page
article accusing the New York World 20, of
grams One of them purported to be an in
terview with Prince Bismarck. another was
an interview with Schiaparelli the Italian
astronomer and another an alleged fraud
in which the Lord Mayor of London was inn
plicated. The Sun claimed none of the arfi-
Giles was actually cabled TO the World, AMI
Haunted immense bulletin in the street
repeating its charges in the vigorous lam
guage characteristic of Dana
The veteran ed-~or IS fond of stirring up
his contemporaries. Following is an edi-
torial paragraph from the Sun of June IL,
1890 illustrative of this penchant and char
act eristic in style:
1--WE have no reason to believe that Carroll
f. Smith. of Syracuse, is liar and a
scoundrel but he is distinctly Identified as
such by the New York Times in its issue of
last Sunday. However. it should be borne
in mind that the incurably dishonest-m mind
ed person who runs the Times always needs
corroboration of the strongest Kind. In this
case it is he Smith,.
T. c.. Crawford once wrote of Mr.. Dara:
.sfIis ferocity is purely literary" AS mat
ter of fact, the edi or is by no means man
eater He is even-tempered, of genial d'spo-
siti0r and has the manners md the mind OF
a philosopher. Ordinary worries and d'sap-
rointments do not bother him. He knows
too much. thinks too clearly and lives TOO
we'll to let little crosses cross him.. Mr..
Dana is a great traveller and wherever Re
poes he speaks the language OF the land.
French and German are as familiar to him
as English. He Is master of Greek and
Latin. He also writes. reads and sDe2 ks
Spanish Portuguese. Italian; Danish Swei.
ish and Norwegian With the literature ut
the VOLS he i famsl ar Mr.. Dana Is an gu.
thority on horticulture. Horticulture an
landscape gardening. bet because he cannot
play Slosson at billiards on equal terms ~
| heart is sad Ard SO he cont mics 10 Dip his
over his big-bowed spectacles at the ONCE
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