The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-22
Sketch OF Ris Lie.

70 years OF age.
Sketch OF HIS Life.
Charles Anderson Dana, journalist, was born
at HinSdaie, N. H, August 8, 1918 His Ameri-
eau ancestry Is traced % Richard Dana from
whom Chief Justice Dana and the two Richard
Henry Dams were descen1ed and who is men
toned as early as 1912 When quite a boy
Charles was sent to Buffalo, n Y. whers he
was clerk in a store until he was IS years Of
age, by which time he had fitted himself fol
college He entered Harvard in 1882, but a
serious trouble with his sight temporarily dis
abled him and prevented his finishing the uni
Yersity course.
In 1917 he settled in New York, and was q
member Of the editorial stan Of the New York
Tribune from that time down to 1881, during a
considerable portion Of which he was its man.
aging editor and the man most trusted by its
eminent founder, Horace Greeley
Assistant Secretary Of War.
On January p. 1854 he was nominated as as
siStant secretary Of war for one year He was
renominated January %. 1865, rendering the
principal part Of his service for the war depart
ment under the above commissions and as as.
stStant secretary by visiting The army head.
quarters Of RosecTans. Sheridan, Sherman anc
Grant, advising cOnfdentially with the com
handing officers and corresponding freely
with President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton
He rcSirBed as assistant secretary July J., 1865
In 1865 he hal begun 10 plan, compile and edit
with George Ripl27, the New American
Cyciopedia The original edition was com.
pleted in 1888, and became the "AmericaI
Cyciopodia" between 1873 and 1916.
Friend OF Lincoln and stanton.
For the value Of Mr.. Dlna's services to the
union cause during the war Of secession II Is
but just TO award to him the supreme com
mendation which is his due With an intense
zeal, equal to that Of the great war secretary
whose assistant he became, and yet, with cleaI
vision and cool Judgment he gave himself IN.
Feseryedly TO the work for which he had been
selected Hs went to the front wherever vita
battles we're to be fought made himself
welcome TO every union commander mas,
tered every situation; gave helpful adj
vice on the spot; and wrote letters C
Stanton and Lincoln full Of facts which they
would not otherwise have known and Of
SUGGESTIONS which were OF the highest fmp0r-
lance If h. hal done nothing but his service
IN preventing the abandonment OF Chattanooga
by Roseerdns after the battle OF Chickamauga
he would deserve the gratitude Of the nation.
Bis letters undoubtedly caused the super
sedure Of R0secFans by Thomas and the trans
fer Of the command Of the operations on the
Tennessee to Grant the coRqueror OF Vicss-
burg in season to prev-nt RosecTans from re-
t5eatng and to make possible the decisive vic
tories around Chattanooga
The Founding Of the sun.
At the close OF the var he was invited. to be-
come the editor Of new papsF in Chicago, the
Republican, an invitation which he accepted
He stayed there only q ShO { time however. as
The paper in qHestiol failed, OWiR1 b causes
quite outside Of hi, connection with it &c re-
turned TO New YORK and organized a company
which purchased the Sun, at that tim1 an Oh
sud moribund property It's subsequent sue
cess has been continuous and remarkable. Mr.
Dana issued the fast num58r Of tn Sun under
his editorial supervision January p, 1858 as o
democratic newspaper, and from that tins il
vas an important factor is political Journal
ism.
A Free Lance Politically.
The Sun supported Mr. Tilde1 for the prest
dency and was bitter over tbs manner IN whiet
tbs election Of 1879 terminated. always there.
sitter stylin Rutherford B Hayes Ia It's col
ums the eFraai President" ia 1850. whsn
Gen. Winfield Scott Haac0cs was the eandidste
Of the democratic party for president KS Dana
cid not give the candidate his support. most
important contribution to the literature % shat
time being the statement Ia the columns Of
tho Sun that the democratic candidate
for president was "a good man end
weighs 80 pounds In the campaign Of 1851
the Sun was pronounced in its oppo5 iticn e
Grover Cleveland. the democrats eauiidsta
In l6S5 the Sun was again host iis 10 sfr. Cleve-
lands candidacy. but il tS05 the Sun gave him
an enthusiastic support When the demo
crstie uaEonai convention In 1895 nominated
Mr. BEyen on free silver platform Mr. Dams
AID bis paper virtually deserted tue dsm0esatie
party
Tdere vas one thing that vas matter o.
pride with Gala-neFsT 70 b.eoegosd OF driven
This quality was largely rsspsniois fos the Eai
between the two great neWsgatheriugc 1galiza-
tions, ths UaiteJ press and TIE Associated
press The SUI kept buyiEg sac ssosI Ell tas
Bnite1 press unta il p-lstisaiiy owned the
whole eoEsera. butat last Il vas decided . sst
tie Ua.ted press So aud last spring thaI organ.
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