New‐York Tribune

New‐York Tribune (1841–1966), daily newspaper founded by Horace Greeley, who edited it until his death (1872) and made it distinguished not only for his trenchant editorials, but also for the journalists he attracted to it. These included H.J. Raymond, who founded The New York Times in 1851; C.A. Dana, who was the managing editor from 1849 to 1862; George Ripley, who as literary critic (1849–80) wrote the first daily book reviews in the U.S.; and Whitelaw Reid, who succeeded Greeley as editor. Among Greeley's policies were opposition to monopolies and advocacy of labor organization, a protective tariff, and a homestead law. Although he began as a Whig, he became a Free‐Soil leader, and was influential in the election of Lincoln. After the Civil War, he favored suffrage for blacks but opposed the punitive Reconstruction policy. During Reid's editorship (1872–1912), the Tribune remained the most distinguished and powerful Republican organ in the country. His policies were continued by his son Ogden Reid, who succeeded him as editor, although the paper lost circulation until in 1924 it purchased the New York Herald, becoming the Herald Tribune.