New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-22
NrwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER p 1882


posod Of the diverse elements which were In OPPOSE
ton 70 the old regime. In 1880 it had begun Wig
orous war on the Albany Regency; and the capacity
Cor no,tical work which Mr. Weed had shown rec
commended him as the proper person to lead inc
movemont against that powerful organization. lie
WINS accordingly sent to Albany as the editor OF lac
Lrenro Journal OF the 211 papers In New YORK q.
that time so were anti Masonic, and the JoHrHd'
made+he33d. In coming into existence as nm organ
~ this Marty. The journal absorbed The NdnOnd'
Monitor npbl ished by Solomon Southwick, whowas
tbo anti-Nasonic candidate for Governor In 1873
and who at.an early period rs editor OF Inc h'ody
Regisfcr had been an ardent Clintonian. John u
spencer. who. with Seward and Weed, wasa leadns
anti Masonic man in the Legislature possessed Oh a
original and brilliant mind, wrote for The Jo~"d'
on tho topics of the day. and it soon became ono Vi
the most influential newspapers In the state heSo
DAYS saw the beginning of tue political careers u
VIM H. Seward and Thurlow Weed.
POLITICS REDUCED TO SCIENCE.
The Albany Regency which Mr.. Weed had Deen
chosen to oppose, was composed OF nuuoeroi po'i
ticans who had the management of the Democra'io
marty in New-York. and consisted OF MARTIN ' an
Buren. VIM. L. Marcy, Silas Wright, JOhh A. DiN'
Azariah Flagg and Edwin Crosweh the ia'ter oeiIis
sole editor of The albany argus lheSe men n"u 10
duced politics 10 science, eVen III 'nU'0
oor1v davs in the history of the Republic.
In conjunction with the hltchen
at Washington and the Junto at Richmond
thew were the great regulators and governors
of the then powerful Democratic party. They had
THAR faithful ne spapers IN Nashville Charleston
BOSTON. Concord and Columbus and when there
WAS voice from The Argus. The Globe and Inc
Enouiyer. 1t was ca ght up and carried into every
corner of the nation These men had public patron
age at their disposal and the principle enunclatod
by their great figure-head. Andrew JACKSON tnat
to the vic,ors belong the spois," was carried out
with scrupulous precision.
Thurow Weed, still young man-not YET thlrtS-
five wears old-went to Albany to oppose THIS pow
erful combination. He worked there as he always
did in "a quiet way, showing in practice II not IN
omen profession that he believed with Ialleyrand
that speech was n very useful means for pol'lclan
TO conceal his thoughts. In 1880 he was warm
advocate p the election of Francis Granger Tor Gov
eruor, and so well was the war organized against
the ruling party that 12s,OOO votes were poilou
for the ticker against only $4,000 votes In 1888 LOT
Solomon southwick. The excitement gradually
sorsad n other States and in 1881 a National Con-
yent,on, in winch nearly all the free st1tes
were representsd. nominated William Writ
for President Of the United States
Andrew Jackson was the Democratic
candidate with Henry Clay his chief opponent on
the issue of the National Bank aud protection. In
1898 Mr.. Seward visited Europe, and wrote letters
TO The dbqny Journal until his return IN the follow
ing year when he was nominated for Governor
against William l.. Marcy. Despite the fearful odds
presented IN such a contest seward led his ucKet
everywhere, but was defeated. In the following
election the same men were candidates, ana seward
was elected 10y 10000 majority.
Rut an important circumstance had interviewed.
The oower Of Democracy in tins State if not III tine
Nation. had been gradually undermined through
the opj os ion led by seward and Weed their ma
jorties bad decreased in number publication, leu
by Calhoun in south Carolina, had drawn many
away from tne Democratic party, AMI the policy OF
President Jackson IN 1888 toward the National
Ban had created strong opposition, known there
alter as the Wing party, of which ebster ana
Clay formed par and became the leaders. In THIS
movement Mr.. Weed WAS leader III New-fOrk
The nomination of William Henry Harrison in
1886 agal st Martin Van Buren,, oneof The Regency,
lor President, received his cooperation, and he gave
il AN answering support In the canvass.
Van Bulen bad not been long In Office when the
terrible financial cOmvulsiOn OF 1897 came upon tine
country. AS III the panic OF 1873, those mislOrtuhes
were LAID At the uoor oil the party I'D power &hI
The albany Journal was a willing exponent Of such
s,ntIm Iue dissatisfaction became general.
and in 1888 Seward chosen Governor Oy
large majority. This efectHal blow al the Albany
Regency did not stand alone. The Wings earned
Now-York Clty-somethng unknown Oefore--and
AK of Inc eignt Senate DISTRICTS, with 100 Out 81
1Ds menii,.rs of the ASSEMBLY. The 't6lHy Argus
lost the SUae printing II had so long eiDoN eo, ana
tina Doweifui patronage fell 10 the fortune of Mi.
Need; ana wh:u some time a. ter "A law was passed
when virtually took ths place OF state Printer
away from him, Governor Seward gave 1t Ills ex-
phcit veto. be two men IaOOred more lnuustri-
ou,v TO ether than ever be or ana, because o.
new opportunities, their WORK became more
WEED, SEWARD AND GREELEY.
At this time begal the long Intimacy between
Seward. " eed and Greeley. Two years before, it
was deemed wise that campaign paper should be
published AZ Albany, ana Mr.. eed VAS chosen by
the state COMMITTEE TO select IT'S editor Mr.
Greeley, IN the co ulnns of his New Yorker, which
however, was essentially news and literary paper
had shown decided sy.nDathIes with the Wing
party and Mr. Weed called one day at his dmgy
little Office in Ann-st aud made offer of the ed
lto-shIp of the paper, winch was accepted. The
circulation of the paper, which took the name OF
Tine {egersOeiqR reached $1,000 copies; and
in CONJUNCTION with The Journal, it was the most
important Wing newspaper III the state
That tall the party, though beaten In
Maine Pennsylvania and Oho-wnich IT had G. =
RED TWO wears DctOfe-was successful III NeW-lOlk
on an average vote largely De- ond precedent. IL
was Ia these days tuat Dir. NeeA came into lnti-
mate and confidential re atoms with thc late Area
bishop lIugbcs, Inch continued thereafter LOT more
t1uu twenty -nve year. Ii 1887 40 "ecdme mucn
interested IN the cOmmon-schOOl question, and III
that way the two were thrown together ana
ia ored i,r tn, election OF Cuban =. Nerplanck tor
Unlted StaGeo Senator.
now at flood tide. and more
quickly saw the opportunity than M
" eed. Popular dissatisfaction with mo Ma
tloual Adn..i,.ra ION grew apace; Van Buren,
WAS unau.e To control cvens the star OF the Nn-
Dairy was III tne ascendant everywhere and III
1910. Z34 N, Z94 votes IN he Electoral college
wrIe cad for Oeuer;d HARRISON for Pre- iieut. TINS
was IT,, 6is grea VictOly OF tao wing ofganlhd-
t,ou Ia that rTBg aid hilarious cdmpa,gh
winch taugAU tie ,ear .uturo rs netDOd' OF e'ec-
II, II eunz thIOugI me tactic, of bOuti.cs aId an
al uuc uf d se.u.-s 'IlOus OuH0OHery toward me OF
Du.tion Air Wecu " as an ardent worker
Before the Harrisburg Convention three candl-
na e, mad ca men. ioneJ by the " hlgs-harriSJn.
C1y anu tirnei8 scout. Nil. N ced, Ia COMMON Win
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