New-York tribune., 1912-12-16
NEW YORK EDITORS JOIN
IN PRAISE OF CAREER
Veteran Journalists Who Saw Service with
MIR. Reid in Civil War Tell Of
Life of Achievement

attainments. and one OF the leading ed-
itors of his time. His service TO his
country as its representative in Engiahu
has brought those two countries closer W
gether. and his remarkable ability as
diplomat will make his loss an interha-
tional bereavement. In the jourhalsu0
circles Of his own country Mr.. Reid was
leader with the highest ideals ana
man whom the profession was proud W
claim as a representative"
MELVILLE +. STONE, of The Asso-
ciated Press:
Il have known Mr.. Reid for over forty
years, and have had not only a profound
respect for him as a journalist and a
publicist, but enjoyed a friendship which
ripened into affection. His death is
great loss, and II will be very hard 10
replace him as a citizen, publclst OF
journalist. He always made for clean
thirgs, and always had high Ideals l
am deeply grieved to hear Of his death
OSWALD GARRISON Willard, pub
Usher of THE Evening Post:
Il have beard with profound sorrow OF
Ambassador Reids death, not only Tor
reasons Of personal friendship, but be-
cause IT marks the passing Of almost the
last of a generation Of great Journalists
who served their country on the battle
fields Of the Civil War and then power
fully moulded the reconstruction and de-
velopment Of the Republic. Indeed, no
journalist of ideals can read the news
without keen regret, for he must realize
ka Ill conducted DX MT.
Reid has lived up to some Of the highest
standards of the profession. In the clean
ness Of its news, its excellent display and
in the integrity Of its news columns-ln
its refusal to follow some modern jour
nalists into the gutter-as well as IN It's
civic spirit, It has deserved far wider
appreciation than Il has received.
Journalists like myself. who have usu-
ally been opposed politically, have come
to have a deep and genuine respect for 1t
and have recognized in its development
from the rather narrow and thick and
thin partisan of 1884 into the more inde-
pendent and broader newspaper Of the
last decade an index Of Mr.. Reids own
continuing mental evolution, despite the
oncoming of years. And always in his
personal characteristics. his simplicity
and his democratic attitude toward his
fellow Journalists he has set an example
for all who entered the profession
Much will be said about his latter
day diplomatic and political services. but
I hope his earlier achievements will not
thereby be overlooked. My father met
Mir. Reid at Shiloh, and, like all the
other Civil War correspondents, soon had
a profound respect for Mr.. Reds brav-
cry, his enterprise and his vigorous por-
trayal OF what went on at the front
Particularly at Shiloh Mr.. Reid recorded
impressions of the greatest value, for he
was an eyewitness OF the whole terrible
battle His Ohio in the Civil War and
other historical writings make II an cspe-
cial cause for regret that he has not been
spared to contribute further to the history
Of that titanic struggle.
THAT he was by no means narrow
partisan when Il came to the Civil War
appears clearly from the vigorous charac-
ter Of his criticisms Of General Sherman's
march 10 the sea-as, for instance, his
characterization Of the burning Of Colum-
bia as a monstrous barbarity.' But Mr..
Reid will be less remembered for such
words as these as for the gentleness Of
his nature, his steadfast integrity and
his dogged adherence to his ideals or
what constitute patriotic service TO ones
country"
ROLLO OGDEN, editor OF 'The Even
ing POST:
Il am very sorry TO hear OF Mr.. Reds
death. His public career In his later
years was so emphasized in the public
mind that he was not so frequently
thought OF as an active journalist. 1t
was as such, however, that he made his
mark and won recognition.
"As the successor 10 Horace Greeley,
he had a task made doubly difficult by
political complications, but 1t is generally
admitted that he discharged It with un-
usual ability, maintaining the liberal tra-
ditions of The Tribune. However graft
flying his success in politics and diplom-
acy, it was steadily a source Of regret to
those in the newspaper world that he felt
compelled TO withdraw from the work for
which he had such eminent talent"
HENRY /. sTODDARD, editor Of The
Evening Mall:
History may accord Whitelaw Reid
higher place In the worlds affairs as
diplomat than as journalist He won
notable triumphs I'm both callings en-
titling him to the highest rank in either
Diplomacy may well claim him, however
and doubtless will. since the career upon
which he entered as our Minister TO
France in 1889 is brilliant with achieve
ment, challenging leadership with the
career OF any other American who has
ever represented this nation abroad
"But Mr. Reids contemporaries will
prefer to recall his trlumphs in the pro-
fession In which he spent the greater
pa.t OF his life and in which in this coun-
try he welded his greatest influence.
place three names together In American
journalism OF the last century: Greeley,
Dana and Reid 1t was Mr.. Reds genius
that made The Tribune the national
leader Of Independent Republicanism from
1872 10 1884, defeating the sO-called 'stal-
warts in three successive national con-
1850 and 1884. Again, in
1896 when the same type Of Republican
ism sought 10 control the party. Mr..
Reid championed McKinley's cause and
The Tribune scored another great
triumph.
in the highest sense Mr.. Reid was
Journalist who distinguished his profes-
back IN the cos or as one OF the leading