The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-11-14

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~ changed ins the wnfs. the history
and .l.ssinicA III bis reHntfs. Thrss
transactions relate IN III. m.murall,
campaign yent lsass. There se nlenl,
~ wisncxrc~ to isA vrrions parts: tlers
" hn' onr Witness whe can rnl the~,
paris together, nni shA. onc iH myself
A close personal friendship. and .he
hope that Mr.. Til,lrm would ,nlnniaril,
retire from contest in which hr musi
have felt conscious ha hal ~ righ, 4,
participate, have hitherto htl.l me back.
Tut since IL II manifest that hr still In
tFiEnrs a. become President, dvenl
u my duty ~ apprsSc my ro,nirymcn
nf what snrt u Presidential timber hu
II roml uscl.
Tho great ISSUE tha, framed The plat.
forms mud indicated thr Presidential
candidates of is0s was that of paying
OF the national debt HI gtcenbacks ot
in coin. Mr.. Pendlcton WIS tle rs.
poncnt of the former policy. anl NJ
numerous and enthusiastic were his fol,
lowers thai They succeeded ia carrying
tho all.importAnt third resolution ol The
Democratic platform. This vtctory nj
clated them thA, they boosted TINT they
~cnld camp down In Tammany Hall
until their candidate wns nominated
but after many frnitlcss ballots this WAS
seen ~ bc impraciicablc. aud Mr.. Pen,
dleton'S friends. finding TINT they could
not rule, determined tu rnin. They
suddenly makscd upon Seymour on,
who had repeatedly cvinscd hls ub.
lection ~ any Sucl, distinction md
succeeded in carrying 4 man who, foi
that and other reasons. they believed,
could not hc elected.
hut SEYMOUR urslcvelopcd more strength
thnn these plottrrs had imagined
Aside from tho bond question, tho cam
paiEn ~ 1865 hal turned VI first ml,oi
tho war iSS'lcs, III which respect thc Re-
pmblicans hal u decided advantages
Later on. however. tho questions III ex
pcnditMrcs, ,A,lmlnistrativ. u Extravaganza
etc. took pOrscssiun VI the public mind
In all partc of the country. and Ind.
fair to carry Mr.. Seymour into Iii,
White liousc, Al this jnncture all the
marplnts VI the party came io thu front
MIR. Scy monr was the single heroic iig
nrc Of the occasion, and him the poll
ticinns intrigued to crush.
The tirst of tlcs. wms beautiful and
highly accomplished lady, whose nam.
l,as lately bccn brought into mn unfoft
innate prominence, chiefly. m believe
through her irrcpressible passion foi
political intrigue. Her father Ind beer
MI unsuccessful candidate before thu
Democratic National Convention, and
anxious 10 push his fortunes farther
than his counseltrs had deemed II
prudent, IL IN sHid that. In thr early pMrl
~ October, shc prevailed upon proini
nent politician Ia New York 10 tele
graph 10 Wash Mclean, Mr.. penIle
tons manager that tho result I'll iii.
October elections called for Il chang.
u candidates; that Mclean replied
acting upon the nuggeation. and naming
Mr.. Chase IN his first choice In Eli.
place ~ Seymour: nnd that this repl,
waS plAcc.l In tho hands III Mr.. Barlow
and af,crward Ia those of Mr.. Til.lcn
This matter relate merely upon hear
any, and ~ part of tho history u Iii.
caHc, which, however. IL complete, and
strong enough without IL.
The most formidable ally of the Pen
dlctoniMn intrigners WIN Mr.. Iildcn
This gentleman wax himself, although
~ yet not ol~nly, mn aspirnnt for the
Presidency. u WAS first requisite t.
control tho politics of his own State
and meanwhile necessary to prevent my
New Yorker from occupying the White
House; otherwise, lring himself well
advanced IN years, his own chances for
the coveted psciermcnt would hc pIac,
tically cstingnithed. These were hi,
motives; his opportunity waa Mr.. Hel
montx neglect ~ official dnty md nb
scnce from the city. The instrument
selected for the damaging blow. which
hc wAs about ~ inhict upon the party
waA the Now York World.
Previous 10 tho events now To be RI.
lated II WIN generally understood tha,
tho World wins owned between Til.lcn
Belmont md Barlow. II VA. uni
vcrxAlly regarded and trusted ~ III.
organ of thc party. and this trnst II ha.l
tacitlx accepted, and In. since cxplicitl,
admitted. Tn itX editorial II Aug. II
1874, on pcndlctonism. II proudI,
avowcd itself - leading organ u th.
Democratic party" spoke II the Demo
cratic ~ "our party" aud admitted Ill.
duty u practical corporation III sup
port u the larty'x nominees. noinl
back 10 the ycAr lHGS, the U'Orid hat
Scalo,isly iudor@d tho entire platform
including the famous third resolution
and had supported Mr.. Seymour viii
enthusiastic warmth.
have said that Mr.. He, monr slevcl
orcd much greater strength than ha.
bcen anticipated. aud that In the lntsu
part u Hcptcmbcr aud early part VI Oc
toler thu snccrssful diversion 0f Oh,
public mind from Tho war issnes 10 th'
finances gave W every reason ~ cxWe
M overwhelming victory In November
II wAs this moment III success nnd cla
tion that Mr.. Tildcn selected 10 betrA,
and defeat hin own party.
On the 10th VI October. iHGS, and Il
tho MmMxcmcnt and CONSERVATION u
every Democrat III thc country, cxcrp
thu arcl,-intrigurrs who planned al,
executed thu movement, tie Nu~ iurl
jvOrid came nnt ilails and iirml,
against itx own ticket, aud urgsai TIL,
withdrawal III Mr.. hoy ynaonr ~ the Drin
ocratic candidate for President. With
slMwal within Two weeks VI election
day Withdrawal when victury WI
plMinly IN vi0wi Withdrawal, JUDGED