Evening star., 1933-09-22

Observance Of the one hundredth
anniversary of the founding of the
New York Sun inspires words of ap-
probation from other newspapers. 1t
is felt that the devotion of the Sun
to independence was the foundation of
a characteristic of the profession which
has contributed to its influence in
many directions. The quality of bril-
lance in literary achievement, which
reached its high mark under Charles
A. Dana. is held to have played an
important part in the marvellous
growth of the press.
The part that popular and inde-
pendent Journalism has played in the
intellectual and physical development
of the United States is largely i'm
measurable" says the Sun itself. Yet
it has been accomplished principally
by the formula which Ben Day wrote
for the front page of the first Sun:
The object of this paper is to lay
before the public, at a price within
the means of every one. all the news
of the day. and at the same time af-
ford an advantageous medium for ad-
vertising.' The Sun sees not only itself,
but hundreds of other newspapers, as
having complied with the simple funda-
mental requirements of Mr. Day. To
all such contemporaries this newspaper,
observing its hundredth birthday, offers
congratulations on the completion of a
century of free and Independent jour-
nallsm, and with its gratulatory
spirit is mixed curiosity as to what
the newspapers of the world will be
like in 2033 AID"
The Newark Evening News, which
has been felicitated on the completion
of the first fifty years of its own his
tory, laudS its metropolitan neighbor
with the statement: "A mere infant of
fifty years. the Evening News saluteS
the Sun, New York contemporary. The
Suns story, from the day when first
was issued the little sheet of four three
column pages, is an inspiring story of
journalism which created great news
paper through fine sense of enter
prise and answering adherence to an
ideal AS the Sun, from the days of
its small beginning, recorded the news
and commented on affairs of state and
politics, some famous names in news
paperdom were made. That of Charles
A. Dana, who guided the Sun from
Chester S. Lord, long time boss of the
Sun, who died recently, was widely
known. Such men as Edward Page
Mitchell voiced the Suns editorial
opinions. A list of men who have
reached high place in literature re-
ceived their hard, sure training there
in one capacity or another"
Declaring that the centennial num-
ber of the Sun is "a gem of purest
ray" the Rockford Register Republic
finds, in the history of the Sun,
achievements of great luster which
were the result of the Suns policy to
have the best brains attainabie in its
reportorial and editorial staffs." The
Butte Montana Standard offers the
judgment of the record established:
''The Sun was the first successful
penny paper in the world. Within
five years of its birth 10 penny pa
pers in New York alone appeared to
one survived-the New York Herald,
founded by James Gordon Bennett in
1885. Charles A. Dana, who
became editor of the Sun in 1868. is
ranked by the entire newspaper pro-
fession, along with Horace Greely,
James Gordon Bennett and a few
others, as one of journalistic most
shining lights. Charles A. Dana died
SO years ago, but the paper which
he made so excellent lives on, animated
by the same joyous spirit with which
he directed its fortunes"
Its influence, its power for good,
the very sinews Of its being" accord
ing to the Atlanta journal, wax and
attain q fresher and more youthful
vigor as honorable years go by. That
is why the New York Sun is now
one of the youngest and most puissant
of newspapers. Many famous editors
have ruled it and have grown old
and passed on-Benjamin Day, who
founded the Sun; Charles A. Dana,
who stamped it with the personality
it retains to this day, and others who
presided for various periods over the
editorial destiIlles Of one Of Americas s
greatest newspap4Us. But each editor