New-York tribune., 1872-08-01
CAMPAIGN DECEPTION.

The anti Greeley lie ~ is becoming a marked
feature of the campaign. Whatever may be
its purport it has characteristics which crop
out in every instance. In the first place 1t
invariably originates in the columns OF an
obscure country TwO-term organ. and Is lnevl-
tably copied by The N. y Times, which is very
glad to circulate the SANDER, but is as willing
when convicted to throw the whole RESPONSE
bility upon the knave who first printed It, in
the next place the statement is always made
on the authority of "a well-known resident
whose name is conveniently suppressed, and 1t
invariably winds up with the assurance THAT
"he stands ready to prove his statement
{" should it be questioned" Here is specimen
of these fabricatiOns reprinted in The N. 4.
Times, rendering it evident that to edit New
York journal it is no longer considered
requisite to know the primary facts of the
city annals ,
"The Chicago Erentng Journal commends to the sober
consideration of those German and Irish voters who are
being 'roped into the Greeley meshes the following
a New Yorker The Journal says now well-known
resident and merchant OF this city, informs US that In
1856 he was a member OF the first KnowNothing Council
formed in the City OF New York. that the question Of
curing newspaper organ came up; that committee
w appointed
that committee at No. 6s East Broadway, drug
store Horace Greeley personally present and sub
mted proposition make his TRIBUNE the organ Of
the KnowNothing party OF NewYork they would pay
him $4,000 Our informant who Is as reliable man as
can found in Chcagos business circles stands ready
to prove his statement should Horace have the hardi
hood TO question it."
The n. Y. Times gives currency-it cannot
| give credit-to the above prepOsterOus fabri-
cation. Every intelligent person in this city
knows that the "Know- Nothing" American
party first ran a ticket in our State in 1854
that it carried the State (by a plurality in
| 1S55-that it was badly beaten by the Repub-
| licans in 1856-that it then sunk into impo-
tence, and was last heard of at the election of
1859, when it nominated no State candidates
of its own, but made up half-and-half ticket
from those of the Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis. Through the whole course of its exist
ence, THE TRIBUNE effectively reprobated this
ow-Nothing" American party, opposed its
candidates, and was prescribed and denounced
in all its lodges and councils. Mr.. Greeley
was active in forming coalition oi
the Republicans and Democrats of
Westchester County in opposition tc
the American or "Know-Nothing" party in
1883, and voted the anti-Know-NOthing coali-
ton ticket then formed. lie was never fol
one moment il any " Know-Nothing" OIL
American" council, committee, or meeting oi
any kind, whetherat 6S East Broadway or else
where, and there was never money enough il
New-YOrk to buy or hire him to attend such 8
meeting. He never made proposition OF anj
kind to any Know-Nothing Committee, coun-
Gil, or clique, and no one ever dared offer him
money to secure his adhesion or services to
their course. In short, whoever is responsible
| for the above quoted story is bad-minded
1 liar, who never had shadow of excuse for his
| fabrication, and will now doubtless sneak Ou
of it as quietly as possible.
Another Western liar has started story
that Mr.. Greeley once made speech in
Ulster County advocating the requirement of
| twenty one years residence in this country
| prior TO naturalization. He never made such
| q speech, whether in Ulster County or else
where.
No one who has taken part in New-Yor
politics during the last twenty years needs to
have the above denials sustained by any cita-
tions; but to show how groundless are the
imputations against Mr.. Greeley we take the
following extracts at random from The TRIB-
UNR of 1854. The TRIBUNE of Oct "a, 1854,
contained the following resolute defiance:
"we arc evory day greeted by some saso friend WIKI