As a reporter for the Chicago Tribune he accompanied Abraham Lincoln in 1858 in his campaign against Stephen A. Douglas, his account being published in Herndon'sLife of Lincoln. As a result, he became friends with Lincoln and Henry Villard. Villard was covering the debates for the New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung.[3] In 1861, White became the Washington correspondent of the Tribune.[4] He headed a syndicate for the publication of Civil War news during 1864.[5]
White vault at Graceland Cemetery
From 1864 to 1874 he was editor in chief and one of the owners of the Chicago Tribune. He left the Tribune due to ill health. In 1877, he joined Villard to work successively in two railway firms, and then in 1881, when Villard bought the New York Evening Post and The Nation, White, along with Carl Schurz and Edwin L. Godkin, managed the enterprise. Schurz left in 1883, and Godkin assumed the role of editor in chief.[3] In 1899, White succeeded Godkin as editor in chief, and he held that position until his retirement in 1903. In 1909, he was appointed to the New York State Commission on Speculation and Commodities. He was widely known for his able discussions of currency and banking problems.
He was struck by an automobile in New York City, and died shortly thereafter.[4] He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
Worksedit
Original workedit
Money and Banking illustrated by American History (1895; fifth edition, revised, 1914)
Luigi Cossa, Scienza delle finanze (New York, 1888)
Legacyedit
Horace White in his study
White is remembered as proponent of quality journalism aimed at public good.[6] In his "School of Journalism" (1904) he wrote,
The question arises at this point, why are there so many black sheep in journalism? Why so many “fakes”? Why is the epidemic of “yellow journalism” so prevalent? This phrase is applied to newspapers which delight in sensations, crime, scandal, smut, funny pictures, caricatures and malicious or frivolous gossip about persons and things of no public concern. When I entered journalism, the press of the country, with only one exception that I can now recall, was clean, dignified and sober minded. It had various aims in life, aims political, literary, scientific, social, religious, reformatory and mixed, which were deemed by the conductors of the papers advantageous to the commonweal. To make money by pandering to the vices and follies of the community, and thus adding to the mass of vice and folly, was generally unthinkable.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Horace White's Obituary". query.nytimes.com. September 17, 1916.
^ abJoseph Logsdon (1999). "White, Horace". American National Biography (online ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601753. (subscription required)
Works by Horace White at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Allan Nevins (1922). The Evening Post. Boni and Liveright.
Hamersly, Lewis Randolph; Leonard, John W.; Mohr, William Frederick; Knox, Herman Warren; Holmes, Frank R.; Downs, Winfield Scott (1907). "White, Horace". Who's Who in New York and State. 3: 1344–1345.
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Horace White writer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Horace White August 10 1834 September 16 1916 was a United States journalist and financial expert noted for his connection with the Chicago Tribune the New York Evening Post and The Nation 1 Horace WhiteBornAugust 10 1834Colebrook New HampshireDiedSeptember 16 1916 1916 09 16 aged 82 New York CityBurial placeGraceland CemeteryNationalityAmericanOccupationWriter Young Horace White Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Original work 2 2 Translations 2 3 Editor 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksBiography editWhite was born in Colebrook New Hampshire His father was a doctor In 1837 his family moved to Beloit Wisconsin and White graduated at Beloit College in 1853 In 1854 he became city editor of the Chicago Evening Journal In 1856 57 he served as assistant secretary of the National Kansas Committee 2 As a reporter for the Chicago Tribune he accompanied Abraham Lincoln in 1858 in his campaign against Stephen A Douglas his account being published in Herndon s Life of Lincoln As a result he became friends with Lincoln and Henry Villard Villard was covering the debates for the New Yorker Staats Zeitung 3 In 1861 White became the Washington correspondent of the Tribune 4 He headed a syndicate for the publication of Civil War news during 1864 5 nbsp White vault at Graceland Cemetery From 1864 to 1874 he was editor in chief and one of the owners of the Chicago Tribune He left the Tribune due to ill health In 1877 he joined Villard to work successively in two railway firms and then in 1881 when Villard bought the New York Evening Post and The Nation White along with Carl Schurz and Edwin L Godkin managed the enterprise Schurz left in 1883 and Godkin assumed the role of editor in chief 3 In 1899 White succeeded Godkin as editor in chief and he held that position until his retirement in 1903 In 1909 he was appointed to the New York State Commission on Speculation and Commodities He was widely known for his able discussions of currency and banking problems He was struck by an automobile in New York City and died shortly thereafter 4 He was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago Works editOriginal work edit Money and Banking illustrated by American History 1895 fifth edition revised 1914 Life of Lyman Trumbull 1913 Translations edit Appian Roman History two volumes 1899 translated from Greek Editor edit Frederic Bastiat Sophismes economiques Chicago 1869 Luigi Cossa Scienza delle finanze New York 1888 Legacy edit nbsp Horace White in his studyWhite is remembered as proponent of quality journalism aimed at public good 6 In his School of Journalism 1904 he wrote The question arises at this point why are there so many black sheep in journalism Why so many fakes Why is the epidemic of yellow journalism so prevalent This phrase is applied to newspapers which delight in sensations crime scandal smut funny pictures caricatures and malicious or frivolous gossip about persons and things of no public concern When I entered journalism the press of the country with only one exception that I can now recall was clean dignified and sober minded It had various aims in life aims political literary scientific social religious reformatory and mixed which were deemed by the conductors of the papers advantageous to the commonweal To make money by pandering to the vices and follies of the community and thus adding to the mass of vice and folly was generally unthinkable 7 References edit Horace White s Obituary query nytimes com September 17 1916 Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1889 White Horace Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton a b Oswald Garrison Villard 1936 White Horace Dictionary of American Biography New York Charles Scribner s Sons a b Joseph Logsdon 1999 White Horace American National Biography online ed New York Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 anb 9780198606697 article 1601753 subscription required Rines George Edwin ed 1920 White Horace Encyclopedia Americana Nicholas Lemann Can Journalism Be Saved The New York Review of Books February 27 2020 Horace White The School of Journalism The North American Review Vol 178 No 566 Jan 1904 pp 25 32 29 Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 White Horace New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Horace White Works by Horace White at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Horace White at Internet Archive Works by Horace White at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Allan Nevins 1922 The Evening Post Boni and Liveright Hamersly Lewis Randolph Leonard John W Mohr William Frederick Knox Herman Warren Holmes Frank R Downs Winfield Scott 1907 White Horace Who s Who in New York and State 3 1344 1345 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horace White writer amp oldid 1176653332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
