Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08

l have the prize honor OF being a life
member-the question became CONVEX
satiOnally mooted who at present is the
greatest American editor: and the vote
fell unanimously on Dana. His news
paper and its prestige is likely to follow
in the footsteps Of the London Times as
10 family ownership (but as to this
Dana as NestOr, quote the Latin hope,
redress ere in coelo). for his son Paul
is his right hand man, just as each sue
cessiye John Walter was to his prede-
cessor in the London Times. Indeed.
a grandson in time will be an editorial
Dana in succession. Although in age
beyond the Biblical span of life, Mr..
Dana in head and heart is as young as
when he was Brook farmer, a report
er on the early Tribune. and its direc-
tor when Greeley took all the cridit Of
Dana's results; or when he became the
life of Washington society While
there he was the best lieutenant Sec
rotary Stanton had in his bedeviled
Department of War. Dana is the only
editor l ever knew, except the elder
Bennett, who never allowed policy or
eXpediency to swerve his independence
and fidelity TO conviction.
The Times is another instance. like
the Herald, of q newspaper running
itself on prestige and automatic build.
Its business owner is a model son of his
father, who was its founder, and its
guardian throughout the often erratic
regime Of Editor Raymond; of the auto
cratic and often obstinate regime of
Jennings; and who skillfully for time
steered the paper around the Scylla of
Republicanism and the Charyodis Of
Mugwumpery.
The Tribune has not suffered because
the glamOr of official life had put a
temporary halo around Whitelaw
Reeds ever unswelled head. His hand
is always on the helm of his craft. for
in these days of biography an EDITORS
chair is like the Scripural bed that it's
occupant took with him wherever he
walked. Reds first officer is Donald
Nicholson, who may be termed the
nigh horse whenever Reid necessarily
becomes the of one.
But so far as partnership goes. the
Tribune in influence as a Republican
organ has dangerous rival in the Re
cOrder whose editorial say" and p0-
litical commentsb by versatile John Foley
"a brOther-in-law and Quandam jour
nalistic pulpit Of the veteran editor,
John Russell Young. have great weight
with politicians and statesmen of his
party, and that has unique features in
a daily column by the accomplished
fenilletonist. Joe Howard, another on
social topics by G. KnickerbOcker, r.
r. r., third Oh dramatic and musical
affairs. and q whole page devoted TO
women edited by accomplished SOrOsis
girls. It has of late been giving car
toons from the pencil Of Mast, that al
though clever, seem to show that age
has witlered and custom stated his
former infinite variety while he played
as a Harper.
The Mercury, before referred to. is
now over half Gentry Old; and its
name figured as that Of a newspaper
during colonial times. Il is. par excel
l5nce. the Democratic organ Of this first
Democratic city OF The Union. and as
acknoWledg d. an especial organ of all
sports. as is the time hOnOred weekly
Spirit of the Times
The Daily News is to new York what
the petit journal of Paris is on the
banks OF the Seino-the penny news
paper of the masses. The News has an
average circulation rising 200 600 daily.
It's proprietor, Benjamin WOod-lODg
city political leader and Congress
recently celebrated his seventy
sixth birthday with a banquet. where
his friends sang with JUNCTION the ia
nous old Gotham song Of the days Of
rs. my boys. we ever must revere
His associate is the magnate Of Berk-
shire county. Massachusetts, and Of
the Manhattan Cub Major William L.
Brown. who. q year or two ago, achiev-
cd the diplomatic feat Of bringing un-
der his hOsptable mahogany ar dinner
the legs of Grover Cleveland and David
Hill, and so closely that they could
quietly telegraph each other through
their shoe leather. Like Mr.. Wood,
he has also seen legislative service.
The editorial manager is George Bar
tholOmew, whimsically dubbed Saint
Bartholom w by member of the staff,
who is the son of Rose Eytinge by her
husband, the late George Butler. who
was once Consul General in Egypt, and
one of the most versatile journalists
this Union ever knew. The yOungster
inherits the cleverness Of his sire and
the beauty, elegance and presence of
his mother when she was queen of the
stage. and rightful successor to Char
lotte Cushman.
New York City is not. however sat
isfed with its own excellent newspa-
ger; for its principal news stands
largely exhibit the choicest newspa-
pcrs of Boston. Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl. Chicago, and also many Western
and Southern journals. even as far as
San Francisco and Atlanta. We knick-
erbOckers are as great newspaper fiends
as is the population OF Paris. But,
then. this is the city of Hoe, the light
ming newspaper press man; as II has
been of Morse. Colt and Elias Howe,
and is of Edison.
Democrats I'm other States than this
are 10 have q surprise, in that New
York delegates TO the National COnyen-
ton intend to bring forward as a can
didate Major General Daniel E. Sick
les-a Gettysburg hero, former Sec
retarv of Location to England, and who,
as a State Senator long ago, as a Min
ister to Spain. and as many times Con-
gresham. has won the baton Of q
statesmen to put beside his heroic
sword. He is possessor of a large for
tune willed to him by his father, not
long deceased: and 50 he could enter
the field well provided for campaign
purposes against any banker candidate
i'm opposition. Besides, he could with
his crutch and lost leg realistically
take the stump; and follow the example
OF Candidates Gen Scott, Douglas,
Johnson and Lincoln in former days, Of
"eoinr over the circle" of the Union: