The New York herald., 1922-01-08

successfully and TO keep it on the rocks.
"A higher degree than IS called for |
believe, by any other business. But
in addition. one who guides newspaper
must know its news side and its edi-
torial side. 1t is that thoroughness that
Mr. Mitchell has and that is possessed
by Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Ogden.
Talking with Mr.. Miller not long
since. we both regretted that there We're
SO few men from whom to recruit edi-
torial writers. There IS an amazing
dearth of good editorial writer's. 1 as
sumo that one of the reasons for this is
that the news side of the newspaper,
with its features. has absorbed attention.
and this is regrettable. for the heart of
a newspaper is its editorial page. All
papers are more or less alike In the pres
entation OF news, but the individuality
OF a newspaper shows in its editorial
page 1t is distinctly regrettable that we
have not more men like Mr.. Mitchell.
We need such trained men to build up
our editorial pages.
Mr.. Mitchell is a great student OF
constitutional law. In discussions over
such topics in our office he never needs
70 seek advice. Knowing Mr.. Mitchell
as faithful readers of THE SUN know
him, l assume to say that it is a great
rity that he kept himself so much in
the background, so much that compare
lively few know his personality. 1t
gives me great pride TO be here tonight
and to join in honoring Mr.. Mitchell"
Martin Il. Glynn's tribute to Mr..
Mitchell contained these entertaining
thoughts:
You can't speak of Mr.. Mitchell
without speaking of THE SUN; you can't
speak of THE SUN without speaking Of
many brilliant writer's some of whom
are here tonight. and of others who
have carried en- since Charles A. Dana
| laid down his pen. They are leaf and
branch, bark and twig of the same tree
Greeley made the editorial. Bennett
made the news column, but Dana
blended the spiciness of the one with
the charm of the other and therein
lies the magic compound of THE SUN
And in this blending it is difficult to
tell where Dana leaves off and Mitchell
begins. Dana humanized the newspaper
as Dickens. humaniZed the novel. He
made THE SUN love the world and revel
in life. He made THE Sun picture the
human panorama, paint the passing
i! show He made THE SUN tell poker
stories and tell animal tales.
"He made THE SUN play up nature,
and children and plants and every
thing that is interesting, curious and
strange. He made The SUN reflect in
cidents. big and little, lively or sad
| life's meanest, mightiest things, from
fighting cocks to lighting kings In
short. Dana made people like THE SUN
for the same reason that Daniel Webster
liked brandy: because it made then
| feel good. Such was the tradition
handed to Mr.. Mitchell, and nobly has
he carried on
"MOIded by Dana"
"But If Mr.. Mitchell had never met
Mr.. Dana he would have been a notable
! figure. Dana nodded Mitchell. he die
not make him. Who's Who says Mr.
Mitchell was born in Maine. I deny
it. Mr. Mitchell was born on tn,
NEUROLOGICAL hill of the muses.. wher
dwelt those nine beautiful maidens witt
golden bands around their locks, per
sonifying the gentle arts of life. Bu
/ admit he got his sturdy Americanisn
from New England. In keeping witt
his Americanism Mr.. Mitchell is al
optimist. 1 know NOT VINO coined tht
phrase THE SUN shines for all ant
/ don't care who said, IT you see it II
THE SUN it's so.' because l know i
often isn't; but / do rejoice that Mr.
Mitchell wrote that characteristic bit o
SUN poetry:
"'We may be happy yet.
You bet.'
'It is this mastery of playful judg
nent, this exploitation of sense in non
sense, that places Mr. Mitchell amoni
the most delicious of satirists since tn
days of James Russell Lowell. il
hands such as Mr. Mitchells satire ha
tremendous power to restrain concei
and confound folly. His satire is n
sardonic ridicule. 1t is simply polishe'