The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-10-23
GREAT EDITOR GONE.

1He NeSLOr OF American journalism,
the contemporary of Greeley, Bennett,
Bryant and Raymond, has passed away
in the person of Charles A. Dana, the
eminent editor Of the New York Sun,
who finished his earthly career last Sun
day morning at his home in Long Island
at the ripe age of Is years. His death
will bring pang of grief to millions
OF his countrymen who admired his
character and recognized him as the
greatest all-round newspaper man that
this country of great newspapers has
ever produced. 1t would be almost i'm
possible to speak of him too eulogisti-
cally as member Of the journalistic
profession. There was only one Dana
in American journalism, and 1t is not
likely this country will have another
in this generation. at least. The press
of the country: fAgrets his death and
pays glowing tributes to his memory.
The New York Journal says of him
that The was man of the. broadcast and
most exact k4owledge, who was, new
ertheless, not al, Redant; a man who
was at once ca4summate master and
keen critic Of literary style without
being mere styliSt; he was journal
list without being superficial, and a man
of letters who was in no sense a
scholiast." ;.
While his chief work has been in the
field OF Journalism, Mr.. Dana delved
into the historical and general history
OF the country, AND leaves behind him
an enduring literary monument in the
New American Encyclopedia" and
other publications, Of which he was
author and editor. During the rebel
lion he acted as assistant secretary of
war and rendered invaluable service To
the Union. In politics he was a kind
of free lance" who cxcoriated the pol
iticians from Grover Cleveland down
TO Richard Croker. He stigmatized the
former as "the stuffed prophet" an
epithet he will carry with him to the
grave. He was an Independent Demo-
crat who, like Samuel J. Randall, adj
vocated tariff for protection instead Of
for revenue only. The Dingley tariff
bill enjoyed his approval and support.
or late the New York Sun, during the
illness of its great editor, has gone over
to the Republicans, having advocated
Mckinleyism and gold mono-m etallism
last fall
On one thing. however, Mr.. Dana's.
paper was Numerically opposed to the
policy Of the present Republican party.
With all it's power it fought the pas
sage OF the Pauncefotc-Olney arbitra-
ton treaty in the United States senate.
The dead editor wanted no alliance with
Great Britain and always delighted in
taking a twist at the tail of the British
jackal. commonly called the British
lion.
Charles A. Dana was true friend Of
Ireland and sympathzed with it in its
aspirations for liberty. With tongue
and pen he ably advocated its cause
and frequently presided at mass meet
ings in the interest of home rule.
ferhapS no newspaper in the country
was so broad and liberal in its utter
ances on Catholic subjects than Mr.
Dana's New York Sun. Some of its
editorialsson Catholic topics could not
have been more orthodox than if they
were penned by a Catholic doctor of
divinity. 1t was the favorite paper OF
the American Catholic hierarchy and
clergy. who found in its columns much
valuable information concerning the
church from it's Roman correspondent.
Millions Of the drish race and of the
Catholic church, wild pray for the eter-
nal repose OF the soul of Charles An
derson Dana. T. VI