Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-19

certain il is, that Horace White soon
became editor and part proprietor OF
= the Chicago Tribune.
How natural that Reid should be
impelled by emulation.
URIAH HEEP WAS NEVER MORE OBJ
sEoUIOUS
than was was now Mr.. Greeley's new
lieutenant. The Tribune founder still
mourned for Young, whose ways were
so clever. His absence made him mo
rose and sullen, yet everything went
on as usual. 1t, however, was not
long before the principal stockholders
discovered that there was a baneful
influence surrounding Mr.. Greeley,
more subtle, but not less potent, than
before.
MR.. GREELEY's OVERWHELMING DE-
SIRE FOR OFEICE
alarmed his friends. His proprietary
interest in the paper was small, vet
his will was absoll te. Had bis life
long associates had but the courage of
their opinions, how easily they could
have rescued their chief from the tolls
of the gushing Professor of the new
school of journalism. But fate de-
creed otherwise.
THE TWO MEN WHO CONCEIVED THE
! PLOT
were actuated by the most selfish of
motives. With one it was envy with
/ the other it was asarice. Both, in
any event, were bound to win, as the
sequel Will prove. They p aged into
each others hand with a cleverness
and ingeniousness that challenges ad-
mirstiOn. Each thoroughly cOmpre-
hended the predominant weakness of
their victim, ana they played their
respective games successfully to the
end. The most persistent efforts were
made to enlighten Mr. Greeley as to
the true situation of affairs. Every
attempt was met with anger and con-
tempt. Flattery and dissimulation
held full sway; and
HORACE GREELEY RUSHED HEAD |
LONG TO HIS RUIN,
carrying with him his business assO- !
ciates, who, notwithstanding they |
had DO heart in the cause, were will |
ing to share the fortunes of their /
chief; and to-day, Mr.. Greeley's life
long partner, and once principal own
er of the paper, who for quarter of
century tOiled with him 10 build up
the Tribune, is bankrupt, and with
out an occupation. Tue it was, when
the great Publicist, bowed down by
cruel disappointments, broken hopes,
and crushed desires, said | am ru-
iDed; the Ts-i6Une's ruined, and /
have ruined my friends"
The last two years of Horace Gree
ley's life were passed in
i
DECEIT.
The writer, who from childhood knew
Mr.. Greeley Intimately, and who for
a score of years worked on the Iri-
6uile, has been behind the scenes, a
spectator of the farce which ended so
The true causes which led
Horace Greeley TO desert the Repub-
lican party have never been narrated.
The following incidents, briefly stat
ed, have
NO PARALLEL FOR MENDACITY AND
KNAvERY:
In August, 1870, Horace Greeley !
was desirous of receiving the nomi-
nation for Governor His personal i
friend of thirty years standing, the .
late General Hiram Walbridge, re- /
viewed the political situation in an !
able letter, which was published in the i
and Herald of August 9th, t
1870. In that letter he strongly re- \
his old friend for the Gu E
nomination, and General '
Grant for another term. About the q
,ame time the Executive Committee
)f the Republican State Committee n
net at Saratoga, and appointed the I
# n.a
ion. At that meeting the strength a
If various persons was canvassed, and (
he Hon. A. b. Cornell pressed strong
y Horace Greeley for the coming
Notwithstanding the OBJ {
ectiOns urged from the northern coun f
les, it was finally decided Horace o
Greeley was the strongest man TO run, j
md q committee, among whom was q
Judge Ward Hunt, waited on Mr.. o
Greeley and urged his acceptance, to a
which, in his peculiar manner, he as l
ented. 1t was known that Marshall
Roberts had strong claims ON the
,arty for the nomination /; but so de
irous was President Grant that Mr.. y
Greeley should receive the nomina- I
ion, that he visited Judge Pierrepont :
t his residence at GarrisOn's-on-the q q
l.,
onal request of Mr.. Roberts that he y
would withdraw in favor of Mr.. Gree q.
ey, which he did few days follow II
ng, in letter published in the New Ii
FORK Herald. At the opening of the
everything looked favor "
ble. Cornell, Murphy, Judge Hunt 7
nd Others, considered the nomination "a
f Mr.. Greeley foregUne conclusion. Il
But watching his opportunity, Chas. n
! Spencer broke the slate by naming a
ieorge w. Curtis. This action was. n
Il return for the 7ri6tfne's denuncia- Al
lon of him while counsel for MeFar- d
and, who shot Richardson, of the n
Tribune. Greeley could never be n
nade to believe that the leaders had II
ept faith with him, and he declared
7ar on Murphy and Cornell, who :.
TeTe entirely innocent. Gen. Wal - -
ridge, however, pacified Mr.. Greeley u u
Y pronouncing his failure to receive ~
he nomination blessing in disguise. =
he General Immediately consulted =
nth prominent Republicans of Wash q.
lgtOn regarding Mr.. Greeley's pOlit- y y
eal prospects. He strongly urged his 3,
omination for Vice President. Ev- ~
rywhere In political circles in Wash u
1gton the proposition was favorably T.
ntertained. Gen. Walbridge being
confirmed invalid, he could not give ,Y
be matter his personal supervision, \,
nd il was now that Gen. Walbridge q,
egan 10 look around him for some =,
erson skilled in political diplomacy "
Tho "
COULD "FIX THINGS" h
1t was at this junc;ure of affairs !,
nat Horace Greeley was brought into y
Ontact with the person who was to a
lay an important part in his destiny. Il
'harles A. Lamont had come into pos T
ession of a patent for the desiccation
eggs, and was attempting the or VI
aniZation of q company under the n
anne of the United States Egg DesIc- n,
ating Company. The company new A,
r succeeded in getting into operation n
and never has to this day. Several 4
arrels of this article had been manu- r
lctuTed, but it found its way to the ir
where it was used as ma -
ure. Lamont made no more attempts m
, manufacture, but opened an office r.
here he exhibited newly desiccated II
ggs. The thing appeared feasible, n,
ccordIng to Lamont's representation. pl
ieneral Walbridge was the first vic ia
m. Possessing a glib tongue, La
lOnt elOquently discoursed on the ad- nj
antages of the desiccating process, s.
ntil General Walbridge invested sew ID
raj thousand dollars to push along az
be enterprise. Lamont frequently at
ined with the General at the AstOr f
louise, where he soon succeeded in m