The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-26
REID AND HORACE GREELEY.

The Republican Candidate for Vice
President Charged With Treachery.
Just now, when republicans and their
organs are trying to whitewash Mr.. Reid
with a view TO catching honest mems votes
and hoodwinktng the wage-worker, it may
be in order to recall little history, writes
james G. Clark in the Stockton Call
Mod. Not far from quarter of a century
ago the New York Tribuhe's editor and
founder took Whitelaw Reid into his Office
and his heart and became his helper and
benefector. Twenty years ago this sum-
mer Horace Greeley was nominated by the
republican liberals" and Endorsed by the
democratic national convention at Balti-
more for the presidency. Greeley was just
twenty years ahead of his time. In the
goodness of his own simple. trusting, and
forgiving heart he thought the era of re-
newed union and brotherhood was at hand.
But we all know that he was mistaken.
Both sections were still nursing the bitter
memories Of the war. While Greeley was
absent asking both sides to ''join hands over
the bloody chasm" his old political friends
were censuring him and deserving his paper
which he had trusted TO the care and eotto-
rial control of his confidential friend, White
law Reid. The latter, whom he saw that
Tribune stock was declining, sought out
Jay Gould and borrowed from him-for a
consideration that has since been made OBJ
vious-suffioient money to give him con-
trolling interest ia the plant
In this way Mr.. Reid, "who was always
an honorable man )" became editor and chief
owner of the newspaper founded by Hor-
ace Greeley"
Mr. Greeley returned home at the close Of
the campaign, wearied and disheartened.
He supposed his.interests safe In the hands
of his trusted friend, and without waiting
to examine into business matters went
directly to the bedside of his invalid wife
and watched with her day and Dight-goIng
without sleep for over week-untu the
end
1t was about this time that an editorial ap-
peared In the Tribune reviewing the CAM
paign. 1t was written In Mr.. Greeley's Pc
culisr style and reflected severely upon old
friends for whom he entertained none but
the most kindly feelings now that the bat
tie was over and lost.
Whitelaw Reid, who from long and init
mate association with Greeley could coun-
forfeit his style to perfection, was author Of
the Objectionable editorial. But, greatly to
Mr.. Greeley's grief and modification, it
was widely copied and credited 20 the de-
feated candidate for the presidency The
latter wrote a disclaimer, saying he knew
nothing of the editorial till he saw it in
print, and that he greatly regretted its aps
pearance.
He sent the correction to the office, order
ing its prompt publication. IL was not
published, and he sent another message
which shared the fate of the first. He then
tottered down TO the office aud upstairs
where he called the foreman and asked him
to print the disclaimer In the next issue.
The foreman answered: MIR. Greeley, IL
is the most painful task of my whole life to
tell you that / am instructed by Mr.. Reid
who has lately been elected editor in chief
OF the Tribune, to take no copy from your
hands"
This was the first intimation that Greeley
had received OF Reid's treason and perfidy
The poor old man gasped for breath as the
truth dawned upon him, and exclaimed
from the depths Of an already stricken and
overburdened heart: "Well, am of no
more use in the Tribune office, and I guess
am Of no more use anywhere"
No wonder that the next act in the drama
took place in an insane hospital, and that a
few weeks later the curtains lifted and re-
vealed a new made grave. This is the true
story OF the Tribune tragedy.