New-York tribune., 1872-05-28
THE CAMPAIGN IN BROOKLYN.
RATIFICATION or THE CINCINNATI TICKET-ELo
QUEST ADDRESS BY WM. K. ROBINSON.

the election Of Horace Greeley President of the United
States held, last night, at Temperance Hall, Ham
ton-ave Brooklyn. TIE assembage called 10 order
by W. j. MeDermott who said; "Our object tonight Is
to indorse Horace Greeeys nomination for the Pres
dency of the United States lappIause and the nomina
ton OF b. Gratz Brown for Yce-President" IAppause
wm. J. Davis then introduced, and said: II there
80 men in the field. care not what their politics
might be, would vote for Horace Greeley. tAppause
say that because he has always been the friend OF the
Irish people, and they can never be accused OF fngra
tude. He the aid Of our native land when she
most In need Of friends he has always been fair
frank and generous IN his dealings with all be-
eve that nothing can prevent the honest welthnkng
portion Of the Irish people from voting for him" Grea
applause.l The Hon. W. Z. Robinson then intro
duced and spoke, in substance, as follows
over 80 years ago. while IN Yale College, It was my
good fortune TO become acquainted with Horace Greeley
II was before THE TRIBUNE started, and while he
editing The Neo Yorker and Log CABIN soon aiter
THE TRIBUNE was established became its Washington
correspondent and was connected with IT, correspond
ent and assistant editor for 10 or II years After eeas
ing to be his correspondent and assistant was for
nearly ten years his lawyer. saw much OF him. had
much correspondence with him. and ought TO know him
weIand be able to give proper estimate Of his charac
ter, and such an estimate am able TO give shall
submit TO you my neighbOrs and friends IN all truth
and sincerity
feel that can speak impartialy upon this subject
for If he should be elected expect personal favor
from him. II have any ambition for Office. 1t Is not
through appointm ent by the Executive, but from the
votes of my felow-cuzens that seek it. They have
honored me once, and shall try them again. 1 never
very earnestly sought any appointment but one, and
that did not get and never held but one OF any i'm
portance, and that dld not ask. Beside there s no
Office in the gift Of the President for which could
reasonably ask that he would DO at liberty 10 give
can therefore speak unreservedly, and without
reference 10 what may may not happen hereafter.
Some things DO said Of Horace Greeley which no
lbeer even dare question. lie is natural Democratic
Republican Of the best type. Burns was not truer
Democrat nor was jefferson purer Republican. ven
ture TO say that no man could detect change In Lis
countenance whether Duke asked him for Information
or an outcast solicited aims. With him, above all men
ever knew, rank and wealth nothing; manhood Is
the gold and mind the true nobility. He is the abest
writer and journalist chief among the giant intelects
Of our day. His life is one Of singular
purity and simplicity. he never fOrgets his friends
His word given, and you stake your life on its
performance and his monogram, written on his face
and in his heart by the Almighty, and inscribed by him
self on every step Of his career from the dawn Of early
childhood TO the Of honored manhood, IS honesty
His charity is unbounded convey no idea Of this
trait Of his character. Hour after hour, and daily,
have seen the destitute and hearbroken Of both
the unfortunate Outeasts and wanderers from all clmes
and all classes invade the everopen door OF his charity
and never have any sent empty away while he
had shilling, could borrow Onei often looked on
with amazement knowing his antipathy TO whisky and
tobacco as I have some poor creature, whom he
had known in earlier days. staggering to his desk and
asking for relief, which not dened even under the
certainty that would be left in the first barroom.
have seen his full Of protested which he had
lent money, and when. as his lawyer I have remon-
sraed with him for taking such paper, he usually re-
piled that any one would lend on gooo paper. A. was
those that could not borrow eseWheIe ana on paper
negotiable nowhere, that compAmented HIN with tAer
business.
Hcisa sing1larly pure and modest man. In thirty
years Of pretty intimate acquaintance, never heard
him word that would bring the slightest nuter OF
crimson the purest cheek that womanhOOd ever un-
vailed 70 society. do not believe that he ever told or
could be induced to listen TO vulgar story Aud TINS
almost superhuman purity OF character 5 PeIu9Ps nlV
has made him such favOrte among talented ana re-
cur losing Eden brought with ler more than man
did OF ITS purity and loss would have been ntOler
But there are things his character about which peO
pie differ OF pretend differ. Even those who c0ncede
deprecate his election TO the Presidency through fear
that le lacks sound Judgment executive ability, nn@-
they mistaken VINO 70 the shadow OF those
suspicious MS election ana brilliant administration wiz
show. have had some experience among public men
many years at Washington have known Intimately
most OF The ustrOus American statesmen Of the second
geneTaOn-Clay, Webster Calhoun Benton, Crttenden,
Mangum, and Others-and never knew any one whose
Judgment was keen and unerring, whose ideas OF
executive management were more enlarged and
liberal, whose knowledge Of finance and poll
teal economy was clearer more extensive,
and whose estimate OF character was quick and
comprehensive; and we honestly weigh his character
against that OF the and less LlustrlOus OF those
WHO have filled the Executive chair shall discover in
the honesty OF Washington, the brain OF Jefferson,
the rmness OF Jackson, and the wisdom OF half Dozen
OF Presidents, while writer he IS Tar supe-
rior them ALL and il will be something to boast OF 10
more IN the char OF Washington an honest ana
an able II Will De something 10 D0ust OF tlat at
close OF the trst century Of our Government the
ablest writer tAat ever ned the Executive chaH was
elected by votes. IL viii be pleasure worth cen
tury's waiting to read his messages.
There is "a stubborn error among certain nervous
mOneyDags that things are goIg 70 rum greeley Is
elected Aud this is said by men VINO have e proud 9i
having voted iOr harflsO, TOM LneOln' anu ITanl ~
is not my 10 say anything against Gen. Grant.
think the country owes him 100 much to hear with pleas
ure anything against nm PersohaLy 1uI WHAT was ne
when taken from his Missouri annery, IN knOwl-
ley What was Abraham Lincoln cIacKlng JOKES
Western circuits. compared with Horace Greeley
often heard him acknowledge from Mr. Greeleys paper
What Gen. Taylor, or James r. POLK or Gen Har-
ship ana character before they were elected as com
pared with Horace Greeley Clay, Calhoun, Benton,
and Webster could not get 10 the chair which HarrsOn
Polk and Tyler filed and when Lincoln was nominated
tie same sneers were common against HIM that now
dignity were better than Greeleys He was rall,
splitter as Mr. Greeley ls %ooachoppeI nut I9r pt az
deui Second only u that with which Mr. Greeley VIII
DO these men who object to him as wanting ability
not know that he has Taught most OF our ylng states
men "at ne INV % tbo nationjs bearG and in mo
much IN Mr. Greeley can ihat craving ne graf
ned He is thoroughly upright and ingrained and
sffbornlv honest There gold enough California
nor stamps enough in the national currency 70 DlDe nm
To do a dishonest act. You could easily drive the
most stubborn mule that baced his foot against his
drivers mandate 10 drive MI Greeley INTO tAe pain
way which leads 10 dishonesty. -,
MY candidate for the Presidency since the close OF the
war has been the most brilliant soldier OF tAat war
Winfield Hancock, greatest in war, and greater IN
peace And it because love Hancock, and Keep hlm
In INV hear for President that would protest against
his acceutlug the nomination II any well known
Democrat should be nominated at Baltimore, 10 pre-
serve slow OF consistency, he Will secure his
electl by resigung in favor Of Horace Greeley IAe
Democratic party will hoard IT'S richest honors ID tne i
ture Tor that son VINO willingly makes compromises
ma ia he