The New York herald., 1869-10-21
MAYOR HALL on HORACE GREELEY.

Horace Greeley In the editorial columns OF the
Tribune having published yesterday ferocious
letter addressed 'To Samuel J. Tilden, Chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee" on democratic
election frauds in this city, and having included
Mayor Hall In his general Indictment against the
democratic leaders, the Mayor has sent US the fol-
lowing as his reply
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In letter signed by Horace Greeley, addressed to
$. j. Tden and published editorally IN the Tribune
find the following extract
On the principle that he receiver bad the thief"
you deeply plcard in them to-day though
name were Tweed, 0'Brien, Oakley Hail.
BY the word "themn Is meant grammatically "elec-
ton frau0s.o VIII any one blame me II t'stealN
moment from "busy lren ana indulge in some
recolectionsn and perhaps personality or two
upon this Tribune gage2
When Horace and were wings together, years
ago. at caucuses held Ito raise money'-generally
held tney should be at the houses Of rich men, and
assisted (as they always ought to be, and to Hor
aces great delight by nice suppers-I have heard
| rougher suggestions about the use OF that
money from this cleanly shaved Pharisee OF
politician (H. G.) than | ever heard at any demo-
cratic caucus. Greeley would call the use OF IT now
and then ''ppe-laying."
But of late years note that he calls it, whenever
registry" His ally, Theodore Allen, is almost
nightly meeting with Greeley, and the "Comptro
ler's' friends may be relied upon to fully interpret
Greeley's new phrase. When Interpreted 1t will bear
1t Is really amusing for some of Greeley's former
| whig audiences (some now republicans and others
uemOcrat6 10 observe reUectel III tne 1FtDtNe the
plous rolling OF his eyes over the editorial INK
| stand whenever he writes about the mis-
deeds OF political adversaries touching poll
former expressions which proved the similarity
between railroad building and eectioneerng.
| "Some men, quoth Horace, "survey the routes,
others 40 the grading: some bury ties or clamp
rails few run the locomotive afterwards; but the
VINO ag the denes snd get 5acGenea at the
1--WE leaders who raise the capital for the ditch dig
gers don't need to know what kind OF soil they put
ink0 pih
| cars into the successful depot"
From my knowledge Of Horace Greeley (and have
stud ed him for years DR.. Cainochan would study
of morbid anatomy share the belief of thou.
| sands In his own party that II he wanted to help q
railroad grant at Albany to ENJOY the nteres OF an
Irish fund well Invested, to share the profits OF a
Congressional land grant, or to elect himself to
paying" office qke Comptroler), there Is no rough
election chance he wouldn't take II he thought his
ditch digging could be covered up by the successful
running OF the cars.
The hypocrisy OF this man Greeley approaches SUBJ
Unity. The late charcoal sketcher Neal (would that
he had lived TO sketch Ii. G.'s) clever essay
on the suDllmity OF impudence. The editor Of
the tribune fully answers the descriptions. Some
years ago furnished 10 all the libraries OF the world
| d pamphlet called Horace Greeley Decently Dis
sected," and in Its pages showed how one ny one
| his Tom Pinch adorers fell away from their Peck
snin and students OF morbid anatomy who wish to
| how the suhlimIty Of Ii. G.s hypocrisy and impu-
| dence was unmistakably demonstrated.
IL Is possible that his vanity SO leads him to believe
| i'll himself that he Is convinced he possesses the
power to shrive himself daily and thus to realize the
| Byionc idea OF a .'deiormed transformed" man
| who so supremey believes III himself US Greeley
does cannot very well believe in any other nor
accept any alien Criticism. What, therefore, you VIII
ask, IL the use OF answering II. G.f Why
Why simply to expose him. The prophet Matthias
was years ago. tired Tor the mere object of exposing
his impostures You must keep on arraignng tnis
"profp' philosopher at the bar o
public opinion Tor the purpose OF saving people
! from accepting ms selfdelusons | VIII engage
to prove Horace Greeley monomanIac
| before any commission OF tu,adttco utQanenao,
although u was composed OF ST. Lawrence radicals.
HIS inconsistencies during the war: his vuperatiuns
OF men OF all creeds and politics for quarter OF a
century Dack his forglving the enemy OF Yesterday
| or abusing the friend OF aet week whenever he
wished thereby to gain point; his everyday antics
before the Fourth avenue barber shop: his snrN OF
| satisfaction when he steps on or on the stage
wherever "ladies are present." al lecture or EAR
OpenlnR;" his ugrateiul treatment OF John School,
| craft, Weed, McEirath and dozen Others who be-
frended his poverty; his particularly searching
| after odd Catharine street costumes, whereby ne
attracts as much public notice as the corset on
| Broadway; his greed for oIice whether 1t be Con-
gress or Register, delegate or senator, railway
| director or Comptroer-aii OF these well known
and widely appreciated teccentr,ces his rtte circle
| call them Greeeylsms can only be eXpalned upon
| the vanity, monomania hypothesis. "Do lax
about me-" said the spnster IN one OF BrOugham 3
comedies. Glow beautiful you are.' would come a
chorus, and then how sne simpered and made friends
with everybody. 'l GU are an old humbugn would
excaim some courageous young belle. Then the
| spnster quilted the charmed circle and the looking
glass 10 throw an Old shoe ut MISS Courageousness,
| precisely as H.. g. quits his Immediate circle
| OF toadies 10 throw one OF his old boots al any
one who ever dared TO expose hun. An when a man
who IS an ''old charatan" undertakes to pun hni-
OF his 'busy llfe book that fills Tribune column OF
loaded type 1t s the duty OF everybody to cast his
pebble at the philosophers glass house. | now end
this episte by challenging Horace Greeley as can-
| didate Tor Comptroller to meet me as political
stumper next week in any rural portion OF tie state
ne may select and discuss for three hours side
the issues OF the day, and Will promise to please
the radicals who might attend even more Than j
| would hope to crafty the democracy.