The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-16
THE HER AID.
TROY, NO.. MAY Is, 1879.
Horace Greeley.

the information that Horace Greeley has
received the nomination for President at
the hand. Of the Liberal Republican Con.
ycntion. In advance, VIC desire to say to
eur readers that in discussing the position
of ca ndida,e for this high office we shall
not descend to personal vituperation and
abuse. Especially do we feel bound to
refer to the gentleman whose name is now
thrown to the popular breeze, in terms
BETTING the very honorable and snvab!e
position he has sustained tefore the
American public for the past thirty five
years. In every particular, Mr.. Greeley
has shown himself a thoroughly honest
man, patriot OF the purest intentions,
Statesman Of catholic views and journal
ist acknowledged by the world to be ut
the head Of his profession. He is man
of various and untold whims and
crotchets; but underlying all is heart
and soul most generous. His impulses
often lead him where more cautious and
polite men would never be found, hence
tho frequent association Of his name with
projects which tsrminate in discontinue
and ridicu!e to all concerned.
We think Mr.. Greeley will never be
President Of the United States; but tits
glory enough for ono man to have
founded the New York Tribune, and
thus have achieved an immortality second
only to that Of him who POUNDS repub-
lie. Every journal in the land will now
take up bis history and tell the story OF
his struggling youth and oft bafiled man.
hood. But no man will tru;hfully stat,
his fair name with charge Of dishonesty
or dshonor. lie will be ridiculed by
some aud 10 made the butt Of our Nasts
and penny a-lners for sensational papers;
but his name stands fair and above re-
proach teiore the American people TO
whom he to day appeals for confidence
and au elevation to the highest position
known among them.
His name was tower Of strength TO
the Wings in the day Of their srucgl,s
aud Gefeats; his services to the Union
cause will never he forgotten by his
countrymen; his devotion to Henry
Clay has become historic, and the tenac.
ity with which he c!ingc, at all times, to
what he believes to be right is proverbial
A high tariff pro,oc,ioui.t, he has re-
ceived the nomination from q Convention
called BY Free Traders in the interest OF
Revenue Reform. Before his rallying
cry, "On 10 Richmond" has died away
upon the passing breeze, the rebels OF
the Southern Confederacy are cheering
for him iu Richmond and New Orleans
as the most available man to beat the
Federal Geueral who crushed the rebel
lion and forced the rebel forces to an un-
conditional surrender 1t will be a
strange and novel sigh, to see our vener
able copperheads walking up to the polls
and dsposi,ing lusty ballot for the
philosopher Of Chappaqua, our later
Franklin.
Mr. Greeley was born in Amherst, New
Hampshire, February, 3, 1911, HIS
father, Zaccheus Greeley, was farmer,
and the historian Of Horace says he was
always eager to acquire knowledge and
know the why's and whcrefores of things
Before ten years Of age he had borrowed
and read every readable book within sew.
eral miles of his fathers house, and this
eagernoss to read induced him to become
printer. In 1921 the family removed
to Westhaveu. Vermont, where Horace
worked on farm for 6vo years. In
1926 he entered printing Office and
speedily became an expert printer. lie
was soon called the best work man in the
Office and sometimes rendered importan,
assistance iu editing the paper. 10 June
1880, the printing Office which he was in
was discontinued and he soon travelled
70 New York. Even at that age hi,
knowledge of politics was so extensivs
that among party leaders he was an
authority. When no was lacking six
months Of his majority he found himself
in New York with scanty wardrobe and
butten dollars lie soon found employ
ment and worked in different Offices TIL
January lst, 1888, when he began, with
Mr.. Fraucis Story, the publication Of the
morning Post the first daily penny paper
ever published in the world The paper
failed in three weeks. On March %
1884, he began the New Yorker, a paper
which continued seven years but never
made any money. In 1910 he edited the
Log Cabin, a small weekly journal in the
interest Of Harrison and Tyler.
On April 10, lS4l, he began the publ
cation of the Daily Tribune which soor
rose to paper Of wide circulation and
immense influence in the Wing party.
In lS4S he was elected from New
York to Congress to fill a vacancy anC
served from December, 1913 to March 4
1919. lilo was known in Congress as
bitter opponent OF the abuse of tn,
mileage system. lie has abored faith
fully as an editor for high tariff, Main,
law and other like Issues. Iu 1851 h'
crossed the Atlantic and was cordial,
greeted by the journalists and publ,
men Of Great Britain. In 1859 he mad,
visit to California by the way of Kan
sas, Pixies Peak aud Utah, When tn,
war broke out he was one of the mos
jealous and determined friends Of tn,
policy Of conquering the rebellion. 81