New-York tribune., 1911-02-04
GREELEY HONCRED BY
HIS NATIVE TOWN
Larue Gathering Hears Albert
E. PiIISbury'S Tribute at
Amherst. N. H.
FARMERS OUT IN FORCE
Manv Mementos of Journalist
on Exhibition in Town Hall
Among the Granite
Hills.
TRY 7elee-77b 20 Tho Tribune !

IRv To1cC-17h 90 Tho Tr'Aurc1
,-,br~s- y II Feb 2-Fitting tribute
.r.e maid to-day 20 the memory OF Horace
c-eelev on the occasion Of the centenary
~ his hi~tr I'm this town Gathered I'm this
,~air- little hamlet in rock-ribbed New
hampshire were representative newspaper
~-e~ from many parts OF New England
and The Gathering i'm the town hall was one
- -re largest I'm its history. Early in the
as, rho crowd began 10 arrive and those
,or-trg bv train were augmented by scores
NJ fra farmers from this region. who drove
IN % witness the gathering and hear the
,-ib,,-e PAID to the memory of the worthy
son ~ frn Granite State.
The music Of SleiChbellS sounded mer~ily
,- The main street durins the forenoon as
sr7~as ~ an sorts OF rigs. some modern
o,4 shining I'm black varnish and some
rirr hacked and yellow. of the vintage Of
~ 58vs when Horace Greeley played
.p-rf the town as boy Of ten years. We're
i-.yer tu and hit7hed 20 the sagging rail
a. f-e south side of the town hall
~ far from, tho little group Of buildings
,rtor make up Amherst proper ou the
.--..., side Of The town Is the quaint story
.~s , half. unuainted and weather black
~..5 house with its wide slOping roof and
t..,e r,,sdlc chimney, in which the great
,..,r~ansr first saw the light Of day and
,rss sheltered during the first ten years Of
lis uovhool.
.-i,e-. u.e-s "a f.v relics OF one hundred
..,r. ar, I'M tie building. which We're
,,.v.e5 ,,tth interest by the throngs Of the
...-.ors who visited the place. but the more
,o,rortar- and interesting mementos OF
greeley were in charge of the Rev 9. ;
,,.-,-s rastor ~ tho Amherst ConGresa-
,to-sf church and chairman Of the centen-
nal celebration Mr. White had these in
go GOWN hall. where the big meeting was
ts,5 T... consisted Of rare old dasuerreo-
-. -s-.~s. letters and other things Of
.... -s,.--a once owned by Greeley or re
- On him and rontemporaneous with his
early DAYS.
Mr.. PHlsbury's Address.
.-,.. even, of the dag was the address de-
....-s5 rv Albert T. PilIsourr. Of Boston.
..-,,s-r, Attorney General Of Massachu-
,.,,s vro IS a native Of the town next 10
,,,Se-s- Milford i, was Nj Pillsbury
,-bo =. short while ago ftting.y marked the
ti--1rIa-e Of Greeley with a tap.e'' am"
g.. the meeting to-day his address was one
= -se most interesting which the natives
NJ ,,ts Gown ever heard He spoke IN pal %
as follows.
.-ra journalists are now the true kings
cd c.a-rv HeuCefOrtu historians, uhtes9
fbe. aye fools, must write 49t oi DO Do~' I.-- I,,-
gr-astIas and TudOrs. and HapsouiEs' p4-
az troad-sheet dynasues. accoI9t4s a. - - -
W. --a ether able editor. or comulnaloA OF
able -GitorS. gains i1e "9tle : % 5s,r,,,e 90
T..- smoke -arly.es 'Sartor he7aI llS,
In - wear. perhaps dl A44N
s7~-- moment. there found hls way INTO tlS @
r-v II New YORK a raw cotHlLS 4'1 - - -, 80
New Hampshire. whose fortune -. ~ bo,,,
--sk. or- American kings ana Clergy ouW
- ,afo-l rhe first "brOad-sheet dynasty
5rr7-r fa -7a New World. Ine people, -.
rs native town. the tillers OF the son lL$'
5rv en- rn4 spot where he rrst saw the AsH'
T54v one hundred years ago. 3,
TIE story Of Horace Greeley i me ., "a
riiar American story oI d o,5sr,, Dos 10
worked his way from sordid poVerE ~
fs-a and history by the power WITHIN mn. nm.
ur~.rl Greeley IS unique even anoHs .-es s
are called self-uade men. ne Hlaue oat S
9ela-- ,~ spite Of personal deIeSIs 80
as .--a s-oDned the way and ruined
,5s --.--4c-s of any but a man or CON-
pe.lns genius. The people Ihaus me- tior a
ts fI.-ies bur he held for general.l!o,IH - =
Commanding influence over puollS- P'.,.3., .,-
and .rp councils ~ the ndlioH.
who did -ri- calls for attention.
NJ prs-.~v then devoted considerable
time "a the ooyhood and young manhoou Oh
c-aarev his life in New Hampshire Yer
-7o-- and PENNSYLVANIA, the learning OF the
r-.,-4-.s trade. oY his going 10 New YORK
and his early newspaper adventures IN that
civ .r r7 he time of the founding OF Inc
T--.rs i- 1.4 Continuing he said.
From the late 4gs The Tribune was the
leaG,nE newspaper OF the country. IN q
lef,4~ written thirty-nine years ago 70
Gav FEBRUARY g. 1872. Greeley sald lI1y
tn circulation Of the daily had Deeh, III III
ordinary times. 1000. and or the "teA-1
= ~ copies but figures never mes IleeS u, ~ ~
h i,4uence OF The Tribune, Wnich eA
tended FAR beyond Us own reaosIS. So .
GraeIev.- tine a leading newspaper was d
sori5I and POLITICAL power, addressed 10
tri1Etre pecple and read for its opinions
no less nan for the news II lsualIS IeP
resented a real character. ana otten redC @
character II had a constituency oulIt "
by The c-oNc confidence in the man neI.lHu
of all these Greeley was the LIsl III
te era OF the people. and Tne tribune
fEs-. tr,s5e5 in protest against the Jeffer-
- Brick journalism stigmatized py
cts~rar Dickens as the American type, IL
vas dean independent honest ana rear
less Cr-e.a av spoke 20 the people IN tHeT
oVr tr--.l and as II were, face 10 lace.
= ha-,t 90 signing MS articles WIN NJ
name 0- initials gave them direct per
soma clement ana many an honest coGn-
tryva- who never saw Horace Greeley
feit thar ne had talked with him and
knew him He could smite with a ro1gh
and heavy Rand, whose blow was terrible
and sometimes fatal Greeley was neither
NICE nor polite in his choice Of words.
The most reaceable and kindly Of men. ne
was not ~ temper and a master OF
VtIperat.rU The much-quOted retort
"You DE YOU villain YOU lie. was not an
everyc5y affair. but he answered the fool
sccor..rz -o his folly. and never hesitated
2 enforce his arguments by epithets II ne
tr.r-+ Hage~vaH The Cln4TncSG
snd ..gor ~ his style. the open sincerity
q his opinions and the universal confidence
n his integrity gave him hold on the
popG.a- mind unparalleled in Journalism.
TIE Weekly Tribune speedily found its
Vay into every nook and corner OF the