The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-07-25
THE OSKALOOSA HERALD.
Thursday, July Is, 1872.
TWO DOCUMENTS, APPARENTLY,
BUT NOT REALLY INCONSISTENT.
Extract from a private letter published in the
Hartford Times.
NEW YORK. June IL, 1872,

l. from private lcttcr puDlleueul Lue
Hartford Times.l
NEW YORK, June IL, 1872.
/ have no possible claim to
Democratic support and never made
any. The Democrats will, of course
be governed by a consideration of
their own interest. It's nowise prop
er or probable that they should be
influenced in making their decision
by any consideration personal to my
self, and if they could be l do not de-
sire it Hence / have said nothing
to any Democrat unless he first ad-.
dressed me. And even then / have
gone no farther than to say that if |
should be elected l would treat all
those who supported me alike, not
asking whether they had been in the
past Republicans or Democrats.
Yours, III. GREELEY"
IL. from an editorial article in the Binghamp-
ton Republican, June 20.
We have come in possession of
some facts which account, in part, if
not wholly, for the remarkable and
hitherto inexplicable action of the
Democratic leaders in endeavoring
to force Horace Greeley upon their
party as it's candidate for the Presi-
idency. In October of last year,
months before the ''Liberal" Repub-
lican Convention of Missouri began
the Cincinnati movement, Mr.. Gree.
ley was in conference with Demo
crat of this State, whom we know,
on the subject of the Presidency !;
that Democrat was hunting for com
promise or dissatisfied Republican
candidate whom the leaders of his
party would endorse; and Mr.. Gree
ley agreed to accept, if nominated.
Mr.. Greeley wrote letter to this
Democrat, in reply to one and these
led to the conference, at Mr.. Gree
ky'S iaa0itdtiOaa, at which meeting Mr..
Greeley consented to become the
candidate. if the nomination were
rendered him. We have seen MIR.
Greeley's letter to which we have re-
ferred, in his own well-known hand
writing. - a .. H..
The Cincinnati Convention of So
called Republicans was hardly then
thought of, but we have proof, that
we deem conclusive, of the fact that
Democratic collision with some of
the delegates of that Convention,
particularly from this State, led di-
rectly to Mr.. Greeley's nomination.
A prominent Democrat of central
New York wrote to prominent man,
hithertoSa Republican, Que of Mr..
Greeley's chief friends and advisers,
in New York city, only few days
before the Cincinnati Convention met
on the subject of the proposed candi,
dacy That Democrat was in favor
of Greeley's nomination and he be
lieved that the Democratic party of
the country could be brought to his
support in certain contingencies. The
reply to the letter was reply which
pleased and gratifed him it crown
ed the negotiation; and the result,
an understanding of whatthe Demo
Gratis were prepared to undertake,
was, as We have said, made known to
the prominent men in the New York
delegation at Cincinnati. The name
of the leading Democrat we have
mentioned is Horatio Seymour and
ofthe Republican friend of Horace
Greeley, Waldo Hutchins. That the
negotiation was carried on, we have
seen the sufficient and undeniable
proof We have been shown letter
from one OF the well-known writer's of
the last named correspon dence. Hor-
ace Greeley, Waldo Hutchins and
Horatio Seymour are the shigh con-
tracing parties to the greatest scan
dial of American politics. We state
the fact ofthe correspondence on our
proper responsibility; and ifany one
of the persons we have named de-
MES, we will give dates and details,
and procure testimony, that they will
not be in position to dispute. The
statements not contained in the two
letters, one of Mr.. Greeley, which,
by the way, set aside Chase for Dem.
ocratic use as "broken down"-and
the other, signed by one of the three
mentioned, are given upon perfectly
good authority. There is no longer
any reason to doubt that there has
been perfect understanding between
Mr.. Greeley and the Democrats for
at least eight months past. Repub-
licans who have regarded Mr.. Gree
ley as Republican, and who have
given any confidence to Cincinnati,
will be astounded to learn that he
was in effect sold to the Democrats
before Cincinnati; that he would I'M
doubtedly have been made a candi-
date before the regular Democratic
Convention, if there had been no
Cincinnati, and that they are the vic
TINS of bargain carried out by trick
cry, which wilt grows more and
more likely-be consummated at Bal
timore.