The sun., 1916-09-17
HORACE WHITE DIES;
FRIEND OF LINCOLN
Noted Editor and Publicist
Succumbs TO Long Illness
at Age Of 81.
AUTHORITY ON FINANCE.
Associated With GOdkin and
Schurz on the New York
Evening Post"

Horace White, who in his active ,c,,,
was one OF the foremost figures in Am,..
lean journalism, died yesterday in ia.
home. is West S%ixty-ninth street. II,
SO years caused him 10 succumb to An
illness that had lasted for a long tim,
In the last two years his inhrmitie. con-.
PEELED his withdrawal from public IN.
and the world Of letters.
In the days when the journalism f..
this country made its stamp on the wor,t
when Charles A. Dana and his no,,,,
contemporaries were in the fu,ness -.
their power. White was "A figure in n.
powerful group that won national recoe.
milton. He was one Of the group Of Tin.
Official advisers who supported Abraham
Lincoln through the crises in his admin.
istrations. "Old Abe" leaned heayiIv o,,
White. especially In the managemen -,
the Unions finances.
Coieorook. N. H., was the birthplac.
OF White. He was born August 10 Iss,
son Of DIR. Horace White, and WAS grad.
ated from Beloit College and Brown I'm,
versity.
Wins LlmcO1n's Esteem.
The year after his graduation. 49,.
ne Joined the stan of the cbicseo
IF'oune and soon became city editor n,
that paper. In 1855 he was appointed
assistant secretary Of the National Kan.
sas committee. but returned again to IN.
Tribune 1t was while he wa. /, re.
portorial work that he won the esteem .,
Lincoln. He accompanied the Emar,,.
rator throughout the ~latter's campaign
against stephen A. Douglas. So note.
worthy were his contributions on mi,
historic contest that Herndon aftrrvp-c
Incorporated them In his Life O, Lin.
coln.'
In 1866 Mr.. White became editor in
chief Of the Tribune and held the p,ac.
FOR nine years. His work in this cara.
city laid the foundation on which n.
prestige Of the Tribune was established
lie left his place in 1874 on Invitation
from the New York Erening Pos'. ~.
talents Immediately Won for him a high
place In the journalism OF this city.
Within "A few years he had bough. A.
interest in the EreninD Post. II. and
Carl Schurz and Edwin l.. Gpik'r
formed a brilliant triumvirate. Whc,
Godkin retired AZ editor In chief in 1891
White succeeded him and afterwarl be.
came president Of the Evening Post con.
pany. From the time of his identincs.
lion with newspaper work IN this CITY
he was recognized as an authority m
financial subjects.
Works for the state.
Mr.. White retired from daily neu,n,.
per work in 1903, but he held his place
as an expert on finance. In 1909 Gov.
ernor z appointed him chairman
OF the conmitte on speculation in e.
curi,ies and commodities.
In and out OF his newspaper work +.
found time to write in permanent, so--
on finance. His publications inclid.
Money and Banking" His genera
knowledge is attasted in his translation
ct Appian's History of Alexandra" and
IN the Life OF Lyman Trumbull." n.
latter work. which was finished IN 1919
practically closing his literary career.
Mr.. White is survived by three dau.c
,ers. Mrs. j. W. Howe.ls. daughter-in
law of William Dean Howells. am
Martha and Elizabeth White.
Hardly any OF Lincoln's biorraphc-s
has overlooked Whites reports % ",
pouglas-ldncoln campaign. Clear. color
iui and comprehensive, they now form
picturesque narrative. Onn of the ar
ticles quoted in whipple's THE Story ~
Lincoln has to do with the Joint dcha'.
IN Havana. III.
Lincoln arrived while Douglas "
speaking and out of consideration ~
his rival delayed entering tile ground
he heard just before he spoke m
Douglas had referred to him as a cow
ard. a wretch and a sneak, The mex
day Lincoln-to quote White-referrei
To the speech:
Il am Informed that my distinguished
friend yesterday became "A it'll, excited
nervous perhaps, and he SAID something
about fighting, as though looking 20 81
personal encounter between himself srd
me. Did anybody In this audience hear
him use such language? eyes Yesl
am informed further that somebody Il
his audience. rather more excited o.
nervous than himself, took off his Goa
and offered TO take the job off ,ludc'
Douglass hands and fight Linrolr Vim
self. Did anybody her" witness tha'
wnrlike proceeding" I.aughter am
, cries Of 'Yes'.)
Declines n Duel.
We'll, ] merely desire to say that
shall fight neither Judge Douglas no
his second. | shall not do this ,or W.
reasons. which l will explain. In the frs'
place. a fight would prove nothing whicl
is in issue in this election. II NIGH
establish that Judge Douglas is a more
muscular ma han myself or Il nigh
show that ! am a more muscular mar
than Judge Douglas.
But this subject Is not referred - y
the Cincinnati platform nor In either ~
the Springfield platforms. Ne!tn'r re
suit would prove him right or ne wrong
And SO OF the gentleman who oferc, e
do his fighting for him II my fsh,Hf
Judge Douglas would not proyc ANYTHING