New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23


"reminiscences its old homes and also with the personal
characters who had dominated the town. Those were
the very best days of Democratic COMPROMISING de
Washington. John W. Fomey, Gales ana neatOh' an"
several other editors, constantly upon the grO"
these boon companions dincd each other lived mnch
IN each others company; and they were always feduS
to welcome Mr. Mclean, who brought news from the
West and told them Of the shifting personal relations
aud changes OF phanta>magOrl out there when I'm
cinnati still the greatest city IN the west ana
sNsipp Valley. thcago IN thoso tiH'S va ,,h tn
ng. but stu a subordinate city. t. Loul, WIN prop
abc de,tnies had firmly taken hold oil her sltua
ton. Ohio at that time was i OF Dilgtl, dpic ,i,i i'
IN both political parties, aud There also inc ->poAt.o"
cause wac hrmly planted III the nature anu .Tn1. ti
had from the slave states, a. from Nirslhls'
the whole play OF National ana noiai poiuu ian ill.,
being enacted upon that soil There were men iAo
Ihoma, Ewing, and niddings, the McC0oh' ana Vaion
heads VI lamilie, more les, interviewer Win ohia'
HE. -,
ohio sent portion Of her Democrats over into the
Liberty party. and the nlsi of all the anu slavery sen
ator, to come t. Washington city was MI 'ha'e;
think. While he maintained IT, his DAY NJ view 'n S
the southern people being too much forced to ie
wall by the moral questions which hhd arisen VII.
Mclean Kept an admirinS ana ifenuS n'Ug iUi ,i ~,
Democrat, other who did not folio" hl> views ol
and worker about tir New orlt convention. which Ii
was supposed would transfer the Executive power iOm
New York to ohio lie wa m favor Ol George fehule
ton. and probably admired a>U Mr.. Chase, VINO hdu
signed AT that time 10 make hi, return to the Demo
,tb n the Drmnr,tir pouiuoti0n To that party had
~ r.,,,,,., ,,, , f the nld Wing ruIer and states
1,,, ,r'',,,. E,,n,, TI. times we're nr,natule how
, g.. " N,t,,,n',l n.rnn,,,tic ,ict,rt since the i'm
,,,. i, -, tH, uI,r ,r,,. Ia h. more lasting than
.nn,. had sIuuo.od Mr. Mclean. however. cordially
liked llIrac, greeley Who wa, taken into the Demo
cr,tir mart, i'm l-T1 he probably felt the greatest
Interest and pleasure OF his life e Triumphant
election OF william Allen to be Governor of ohio, who
had h,, nominated mainly through his eNcIOns. In
, ..od many uf L yic,- me- MINT have been called
ncuncr,tc Vlr While he II, ll,vrd In the people and
ga, .,.. a. t1. p.uuili,au marty from II, 100 great
d.,nr IA m. utro-t Is n the ri, aud 10 the corpora
ti,u- lie "a. far from taking A narrow. pro cOnstitu
tiu,l yrv nf the .,. 10 which thi, Government might
~. NM rr the bcurat of the many. lie also believed
tina, fine oullcnc, of the cUartry should not be stined
a, merely tine banks and those who advance ~
their fellow citizens iu comfort and power lie EN-
uh,tlcalh believed 10 the daN and hour ia which lie
lived and that a. Generation should take every step
"a, d,vclnp tlr Difrd stale. MI MP IA" titcs ana
nanny iou,- and iug into Intercourse all the families
! ,,f fine pp,l. Nprt aud south. East aud West. lie
Yk,d mi mo- ci, Inil- eve upon the phv seal improve
mont. If his time and iu.'", IF rriilcl,ug those who
Won. urc- f Ll their 0vu c.rYtiOus. be- always bdde
t.l cod t.l and tod, them into h, nature fellow
,r,u,r.r ,irI himself ard entitled TO the best tins
| ,,ltn ,,ud .iIr
!
Few men have been -""u u ms country VINO hdd
| more Instantaneous trupr1W'ni-. While he Va,
! .ldom ovct5rarlul OF mOuopolat Of the views ana
oiVrr-ailpu hi plea Up-. hi- investments hi, ovlc
propositions DIS national politics were al OF the I'm
| med ifr -lir li' had tIc foresight Of h, scotch
orl.n hu most oi hl- temperament Wa genuine Nesi
Earl 10 Ifn nd