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Certainly neither Hamilton,* Godkin nor White imported their editorials from Philadelphia; the new Post does not promise to be a better paper for "Views," but it does give indications of being a better paper for "News." It remains to be seen whether the New York public will welcome at 5¢ an evening paper distinguished for its news chiefly. If not, the burden of the mistake will be borne by Mr. Curtis' pocket-book...
...Bryant's death, in 1878, Godwin returned as editor. Three years later Henry Villard, the railroad builder, bought the paper. Under him as editors were Carl Schurz (hero of the German revolution of 1848, and one of those who helped to nominate Lincoln in 1860), and E. L. Godkin (founder of The Nation, and generally admitted to be the ablest literary critic of his time, although his trenchant pen also turned to politics). Godkin's largest reputation was gained in the bitter and successful fight that he made against Tammany-he was a "fighting editor." After Schurz...
...most prominent lawyers in the country and has been at various times president of the American, Massachusetts, and Boston Bar Associations. Among his writings is a life of Charles Sumner, to whom he was private secretary from 1867-1869. Last year Mr. Storey delivered the Godkin series of lectures on the general subject, "Duties of the Citizen...
...International Relations" will be the subject of a lecture to be given this evening by Mr. Moorfield Storey '66 at 8 o'clock in Emerson D. This is the last of the Godkin lectures given by Mr. Storey on the general topic of "The Duties of the Citizen...
...Godkin Lecture, "Our International Relations," Mr. Moorfield Storey '66, Emerson...