New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-24
ry.sEy1roR yyAsLOWS REPLY.


Mr.. Norris WinslOw, in denying that he was
Maid for his vote on the Tweed Charter IN
1870. makes gratuitous and slanderOus at
tack upon the memory of Horace Greeley. lie
alleges that he was induced to vote for the
charter "by Mr.. Greeley, by conversations
"with him, by his articles in THE TRIBUNE,
"and by a letter from him"-which letter, be-
ing produced by Mr. Winslow before the COM
mittee, proved to have no reference whatever
to the charter, but to relate entirely to an
"honest election law" Mr.. WnslOw also ex-
presses his "belcf' that Mr.. Greeley went to
Albany and made a speech in favor or the
charter before the Republican caucus. MIR.
Norris Winslow is either lacking in common
sense or he does not tell the truth
When the Tweed Charter was sprung upon
the Legislature and rushed through the As
sembly Mr.. Greeley attacked its most objection
able features through TIE TRIBUNE, and urged
the Republicans to amend it in the Senate.
With numerous and important changes, which
he Indicated he believed that it might be an
Improvement upon the old state of things
but rs Tweed devised it, and as Winslow
voted for it, and as it finally passed, he fought
il from first to last. There was no installing
his attitude. There was no ambiguity about
The TRIBUNE's opinion. Horace Greeley gene
rally called spade spade. The Union
League Club requested him to go to Albany
and discuss the charter before the Senate Com
mittec He made long speech there IRE
ported the next day i'm the New-YOrk papers,, in
sistiug upon the necessity of amending the bill
by the adoption of some fifteen changes, recon-
A Of ln cIu
approved by THE TRIBUNE. Mr.. Tilden also
spoke in favor of amending the bill. Mr.. Greeley
afterward addressed the Republican caucus;
and the next day he wrote III HE TRIBUNE
that "in each case he presented with what
"cver ability he possessed the leading objec-
"tions of the gentlemen composing the club
"to the proposed charter and urged the
"adoption of such amendments as its meeting
chad indicated. He did not demand the
"rciection of the bill outright, finding that to
edo so would strongly tend to insure It's
"passage as it stood.n And what he thought
of the bargain that Mr.. WinslOw has the
assurance to represent him as favoring may be
seen from the following paragraph, printed in
double loaded type in the same number OF
TIE TRIBUNE from which we have just quoted
namely, April 6, 1870:
We detcst political dcllcTnc. The Republicans in
our Legislature have accepted and passed the Tweed
Charter for our city condition thai the Democrats
should assistin passing stringent Election law. Tho
latter il is hoped will put end to repeating and mis-
counting votes in elections; the former surrcndcrs
our city to the rule OF Tweed and Sweeny for number
OF ensuing years We do believe in voting for bad
bill on bargain that else shall help us pass
good one. We believe friends III the Legislature
have made mistake which will vet be palpable. We
admit the great need OF stringent Election law we be-
lleve the law actually passed quite good one we do not
realize that our city should have been given over to the
Tammany Ring for an indefinite future in payment for
such a law"
That seems to be plain enOugh and as for
Mr.. WinslOws story that Horace Greeley urged
him in private conversation to vote for the
Tweed CHARTER it is enough to say that Horace
Greeley declared over his own signature that
he urged Mr. Wins!ow to do just the reverse.
The pu'l'c will not hesitate which of the two
To believe.
There is no ey' so far that Norris Wins
low voted corr .. but when he attempts TO
excuse his hy traducng the dead he
exposes II to the most injurious sus-
picons. nj sort of character can 1t be
that nee, ch u defcnscf
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