| Show 1IPATII 01 A lltlVT AMIIIICVV hether greatness be deemed synon jmoui with fame or whether It be denned de-nned ns tho power united with the disposition to do good It must bo conceded con-ceded to Charles A liana Ills worst enemies cnnnot daily this lie was one of the greatest of Americans Ameri-cans nnd not one has exerted out of the resources of his own personality an distinguished from the prestige and power of official position a mole marked Influence over the policy and legislation 01 the nation than has he Whether he or Hornce dreeloy Henry Hen-ry J Raymond or George W Child will be rated b > posterity as the greatest great-est American editor Is a question posterity muft fleclde but If ns seems most likely In the Judgment of history his-tory Child greatness will rest more upon his goodness than his resources of Intellect and If an Innate power to mould menB minds by the arguments of the Iconoclast shall be deemed ft greater gilt than the power to away them by appeals to their patriotism and Fcnne of right and honor then Dana will bo given tho place of the greatest American editor who has jet become Known to his countrymen Again If It shall be held that the ability to conceive n lofty Ideal of n newIalr and 10 orgnnla nnd train a corps of workers so that they will make that Ideal a reality Is I the Standard stand-ard by which to measure the greatness of n journalist Charles A Dana stands without a peer for waiving ethical discussion he gave the world for three decodes the most perfect ncvvtpaper It ling ever seen 110 wn great In literature Apart from Journalism and were It not that his fame In the latter calling so far eclipses his achievements In the former form-er hts m olk no author critic and om pller would secure to him n lofty niche In the temple ot letters Ho was a linguist a profound scholar ft student stu-dent of philosophy and In his early life enlisted In some schemes of social reform that tire now looked upon as dreamy and Impracticable In the nature na-ture of things lie was born In lllnnOclo New Hampshire Aug 8 1SW Not long afterwards his parents removed to Buffalo N Y where his boyhood was spent lie worked In a store until IS years old after which ho studied at Harvard Ilia first connection with jurnnllm was as manager 01 the Harbinger a Boston publication rte voted to social reform In the early forties Next he worked about two years on n Boston dally the Chrono type Jn 1847 ho Joined the staff of the New York Tribune nnd next year become be-come Its managing editor a poltlon he retained till 1SE He was assistant secretary of war during and after Ihe rebellion and displayed dis-played great abllltv nnd patriotism In that capacity In 1887 he organized a company that purchased the New York Hun of which ho became editor and he personally contributed to and con triled Its editorial columns unlll attacked at-tacked by his last Illness Ile tried nt 120 p 1 October 17th Ch art es A Dnnn wo nn Inconoelo but he vns ft atrlot l Ho was ft man ot strong piejudlces and his pursuit of General Grant from the time of the InttiTn first election ns President to the very close of the pitiful scenes at Mt HcOregor N cIted ns proof that lie wa an Implacable and revengeful foe And out of this trait of his character char-acter arises the only cloud that ran ever cast u thldovv upon his enduring fame |
