New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20

way to the Gulf If" Tor our merchant marlns equal
capacity each capable OF floating great g hsr,
and each. according to the best modern nisrn AT.
can be made impregnable against any hvS. fhs
tack, The island lies but seven hours Wysshns.
coast Of Florida sixty,two hours n from less than
hundred miles from Yucstan in Central AE l and
ths 'S%S. Inc u q @s.co
AND Ta tn. ssn nns d sssn
morally and AUTOMATICALLY under her runstion o.
SUPPOSE anyhns 80 should
happen war with England ! submit l,or ,nas and
.hsS Ssse e" 5ns %Sn after
hosttes probable spsns sr re siIy with
FORCES and engineers from her neshSonS depo'
Now VITO do not advocate the forcbe acquisition ,.nn
OF Cuba nor do ! make plea for anne do urge,
however that in the circumstances, an ar nerform
@ o of pg se caSsn sna st
always within the rules Of d,y Cnba shall be
| incidentally aided In achieving her independence
GENERAL TAYLOR ON THE PRESS"
General Charles II. Taylor the Editor and pro
prietor Of The Boston Globe aroused mucn en-
| thusiasm by his speech on 'The American rres''
a part OF which follows:
With the advent of the newspaper in the early
thirties came James Gordon Bennett. VINO was ", ~
many respect the ablest all-round lournai.s. ,r-
country has Bennett built newsPape'
which has stood for than sixty years ana u 10
day one Of the great newspaper propfpi ea v U
son, the present James Gordon Bennett a Iihn Ji
Herald with such energy and fidelity to the orig;
nal plan that he has broadened and srenetn oe
man has ever received in this country. the senior
Bennetts fight was one Of marked success r1ol
the beginning he was boycotted by ms cohteiHpo..
raries and denounced by them without mercy, put
opposition simply served TO bring ou. c'e ayea bee
cause he blazed new paths In Journalism ,ro , tho
Journalism Of this city and country for years
think he was the climax OF the hn LIE
powers were better appreciated and had more
weight than would have been possible at any 3 3
time In the last hundred years. Honest ana rear,
less and outspoken. his fights for what ne beneved
to be sh y b Snp ha s had
who had keener appreciation OF the as
men of strong parts do but he himself once
said he had MADE great many i msIsNeS III HIS
AS 1T is TO-DAY.
The paper which Horace Greeley founded. and
with which he was so long connected is now con-
Quoted most successfully by of the most grace
full men IN our profession, Whitelaw Reid man
who had made a magnificent record as corre-
sponden before ne became the proprietor OF great
paper.
American journalism has been the field OF the
highest literary talents, such as William Cuen
Bryant's and Of the keenest business acumen, pul
perhaps only one journalist III HSlOg "VN''
blessed with the varied endOwments when nave
enabled him to bridge the vast gap between letters
and trade Simple ndor yield this tribute to
Charles A. Dana. that he is literary man among
literary men, and newspaper man among news
paper men. His labors outside Of Journalism as
sure him high rank among scholars and this rank
is secured rather than lowered by his conduct OF
q great newspaper. which is at once successful In
its business operations, and national model Of 1T
erary style.
The size Of newspapers. especially on sunday
seems TO trouble a great many people Speaking
in business sense. the Sunday paper in particular
is the one bargain which people Kick because
they get too much for their money.
1t is not intended that every reader snail devote
his time TO reading the entire contents OF SUNDAY
paper any more than he should begin with the OH
of fare in a popular hotel and eat every dlsh thert
on enumerated. The paper is now so Narieu OUT
side OF the news of the day by contributors from
novel!sts from scientists, from men ana women
in every profession and every rank OF ne mat
all tastes can be mot. and the general tendency Is
10 improve and elevate and instruct the people VINO
read.
ATTITUDE OF THE CLERGY.
The Sunday newspapers frequently criticised
severely by ministers many Of whom assume that
the Sunday newspapers have a tendency 70 empty