The New York herald., 1876-08-02
wlNSL0W, THE SANITY F0RGER

HOW HIS STATEMENTS ARE VIEWED IN COM
AERCIAL cIRcLEs IN BosroS-cHARAcTKR-
IsTIc cHEEK-RIDIcULE AND CoHTEMP1
INSTEAD OF sYMPArHY-rHE swINDLxR's
CAREER As POLITICIAN AND LEGISLATOR.
Bosros, August l, 1915
Not even tho lapse OF time the exctsnent Of .
political campaign the horrors of Indian the
public interest in the Centennial will allow foreer
wnsow to pass into obscurity. The reverend rascal
Is today much talked OF In Boston az he was the
afternoon his crimes ana flight announced the
public and It is generally anticipated that ssl
will be heard from him the immediate future The
remarkable letters which he DR.. Ingalls, Of
this city, and which have been pretty fully given the
HKRALD. have revived his whole career, and since
their publication little else has been talked about In
commercial and business circles
HOW MS STATEMENTS vfEwRD PUBLIC
Although the letters written as private CORE
spondence 1t is not to be supposed for that
the writer did not intend that thoy should be pub.
sked They too elaborate. much In the line or
q justification Of his 'wrong doing" he mildly
terms It, anu too decidedly In the line OF appeal for
mercy for any to believe that they were intended
only for the ediacaton of personal friend This il
tho way they viewed by the public in general and
II tho righteous writer expected stir up sympathy by
them he has most signaly failed. How far he may be
the regulations OF OF those will whom he has had
business transactions is very questionable, for any.
thing that the fugitive from justice may say will
require the most indsputabe proof to popu-
lar belief The letters which he has already written
have only met with contempt and rdIcule, for It will
be observed they fail to intimate any feelings Of
row or penitence but on the contrary, are full of
bravado and rebukes for the friends whom he injured
and sought to ruin.
It was pure unadulterated check that enabled the
ministerial swndler to gain his position In society and
politics. and with this commodity and absence
OF scruples he managed to enrich himself by a
of frauds upon those who trusted In him These letters
which have just been published, may be added
characteristic Of tho man. and those who know him do
hesitate declare that II guarantee from prose.
cution vouchsafed to the swndler he would within
ayear rank among the most active commercial mon Of
Boston.
RxxxIscEScEs OF MS poRwARDxEss.
Out in Newton, where Wlns!ow lived, he was never
looked upon a modest rctring man. In the mat
ter of politics he was especially cheeky He was
prohib'tionst when Wendell Phillips was up Tor Gov
profitable TO return to tho republican party aud return
nc did The motive for this was to secure an election
to the House, and he eminently successful In
that body he soon became marked man account OF
bis debating qualities and the tree use which he made
House. but only by small majority, and the year alter
he determined 20 try for the Senatorshp
aud the hot Those arrayed against
him Of tho upper ten element, and these Winsow
openly ridicued and dehed He had The ohoy eisment
Whether it was principle or policy that led HIM TO make
friends with the lower classes cannot be said definitely
but il Is certain that the mob always with hum.
Whether they wanted at the caucns or at the polls
this Methodist parson was sure oil N host Of Irish
democrats, many OF whom had received employment
from him while he making his real estate purchases
and improvements During the campaign for the
Senatorship the story was gwen out by some one In
his interest that was planning mako great improve
ments the next year. which would give employment 10
of shoycers and that his friends would be most
the tpcart brigade in large numbers election day,
all ANXIOUS 10 vote tor him early and often
WORKED THE CANVASS
In the contest Tor tho nomination cherry town was
cauvassed. Not that he visible in the canvass,
were busy early aud late These included some Of the
Of The worst politicians in the district
chances but the wrepullers captured, however,
and the nomination secured
A snREwD DODGE
Ono OF his shrewd bits OF practice was his change OF
trout regard to the Hon. }. n s. Williams nOinina
for Congress. He opposed this most strenuously
from the drst until alter enough delegates had been
chosen to make it certain that Williams would be
nominated alter which be came quietly round to his
support There were those who were uncharltAbie
enough suppose that no was bought up
in way by Williams friends, but
ofMr Williams supporters. Besides, he was always
loyal PARTISAN and believed generally in standing by
! the regular nominations. The election or winsow.
after ss nominaton was not sure thing for the ais
trict had gone democratic year before The clerical
manipulation was equal 10 the occasion, however for
nearly every irish democrat the various towns wera
for sumo reason other persuaded to scratch their
own candidate and go Tor the man who now declares
that in politics he WAS always pure and honorable
now HB APPEARED on THE STUMP
winslow also took the stump during the canvass,
Dawes and others HIS speeches were characteristic
He was bold, cheeky and radical, almost frightening
squsrcy where ne stood on tho liquor question. III
you want man to go to the State House to vote for
Incense free you had better vote for the other
| man, Tor shall vote to shut up every rum shop
the State" he said plainly IRON the platform. In spite
Of this perhaps from cause Of It, ho got the votes OF
| the drinkers and even o the Sellers while he lost
those OF the pronbitioniss and church going people,
large numbers OF whom, even at that tme had no
confidence him. HIS speeches State and national
issues very eloquent aud the State Central Com
miltee had numerous demands for his services outside
of his district which he filed. He elected
wNsLow's SENATORIAL CAREER
There was no more active or srsstor I'm N
chairmanship of two Of the most important joint
miitecs those Labor and Prisons His capacity Tor
| work enormous No legislator toiled harder or
| accomplished more and all this seemingly, without
fatigue man OF trail physique, he had ncxhausti
session. in tho heats OF early summer when his COL
| leagues and jaded, Winsow would como
bouncing up the long ghts OF steps at the Capitol
entrance looking as fresh Al II the cnervating at
mosphere Of the Senate chamber and committee rooms
had nad ior him only the tonic and exhilara'ing effect
head and front Of the woman suffrage movement, and
held tho chairnanship of the special committee on
that subject He led the prohioitionist campaign in
the Senate, and showed himself a good general He
full pluck and courage. and showed himself an
able and courteous debater. Among his political op-
ponents he personally liked, and his presence WAS
| everywhere the assurance OF urbarity
YEARS CANVASS.
Last fall he entered into the for the nomna
tion expecting opposition, but he found his Newton
enemies were determined to beat him. lie rcsorted
| again 10 the which had served him we'll in
ls74 but beaten BY a single vote In the Conven-
ton. Thus II happened that one vote saved Massa-
chusetts the disgrace Of an abscopding Senator In all
! his career IN politics Winslow made warm frienda
Perhaps the most singular OF these that of DR..
Loring President OF the Senate who frequently in
the habit OF calling him to The char I'LL the place
| his abseDce lie was good presiding officer aud was
much liked by the members, and might possibly have
been eeccd TO the sdency Of the senate Il that