Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-20
REID'S CIVIL RECORD.
HE WROTE COLUMNS OF BIT
TERNESs AGAINST GRANT.

He Said Flatly That "Gen. Grant Is
Not Fit Person to Be Prest-
dent."--He Pursued Logan
with Maltgnancy.
The Republican candidate for vice
president owes all political prominence
to his connection with the New York
tribune. This is admitted, says the
New York World. Whitelaw Reid
the diplomat would never have ex-
listed but for Whitelaw Reid the editor.
Whitelaw Reid the candidate is the
natural outgrowth OF Whitelaw Reid.
chief of staff of the senior Republican
organ. Mr.. Reds history rs the
Tribune's editor, therefore, is the
history OF his puplic life. 1t began on
May Is, 1872, when Horace Greedy
laid down the reins OF control lii the
following card, printed at the head OF
the Tribunes editorial columns:
| The Tribune has ceased to be a
party organ, but the unexpected nom.
nation of it's editor of Cincinnati
seems to involve it in q new embar-
rasment. All may be aware that the
| position of journalist, who is at the
same time a candidate, is at best irk-
some and difficult-that he is fettered
in action and restrained in criticism
by the knowledge that whatever he
may do or say is closely scanned Dy
thousands eager to find IN 1t what
may be 80 interpreted as to annoy or
perplex those who are supporting nm
as a candidate, and to whom his
shackled condition will not permit
him to be serviceable. The under
signed, therefore, withdraws absolute
" from the conduct OF the Tribune,
and will henceforth, until further no
tice, exercise no control or supervision
over its columns.
May15, 1872. HORACE GREELEY.
Whitelaw Reid from that day to
this has been in control OF the Tribune's
editorial columns. The day after
HORACE GREELEY WAS NOMINATED
for president by the Liberal Republic
an convention at Cincinnati the sturdy
old journalist wrote in his newspaper
this modest statement:
We do not feel at liberty to print
the personal kilograms receivrd last
evening from widely separated points,
indicating hearty acquiescence in and
support of the nominations made
at Cincinnati, but the senders will &C
cert our thanks. This was printed
on May 4, 1872. Nine days later the
Tribune editorially said:
A single illustration is sometimes
more expressive than realms OF alb
stract exposition. TO people who do
not seem to understand the difference
| /. and
we would say that the Times on Sat-
urdav contained six columns OF abuse
of Mr.. Greeley and very little news:
The Tribune OF that date contained
interesting and valuable information
from every quarter OF the Globe and
not one disrespectful or unkind word
of Gen. Grant.
Horace Greeley was still the editor.
Gen. Grant was the Republican presi-
dent of the United States and can
didate for denomination.
The Tribune had said that it was
not an organ. On the day that Hor-
ace Greeley's resignation from the
Editorial control was announced the
newspaper reiterated its declaration
in these words:
1.-The Tribune is not, and will never
more be, a party organ"
The editorial utteranceS OF the III
bune from that day on We're therefore
the expressions OF
WHIrELAw REDS CONVICTIONS.
and ideas. Two weeks after we had
been in the editorial chair, Mr.. Reid
began that bitter series OF invecJives
against Gen. Grant, which the vete-
rams of the war and the veterans OF
the Republican parry have never for
gotten.
Strangely enough there was before
congress at that time bill which was
in effect and which in fact bore the
name OF the present force bill. 1t had
for it's object, as Whitelaw Reid wrote,
the transfer OF election machinery
from local jurisdiction to the hands
OF United States marshals. The same
force bill which Whitelaw Reid de-
tends to day he loudly denounced
twenty years ago.
The bill was thought to be in the
interest of Gen. Grants denomination
then. To day it is in the interest OF
keeping Republican administration
in power. And today Whitelaw Reid
hopes to become part and parcel Of
the Republican administration. The
Tribune of May 80. 1872, said:
'Till the Cincinnati convention met
it was generally understood that the
president meant to have the advant-
age in his canvass for reelection OF
the legal power to suspend the habe-
as corpus and muster the bayonets
to his support. Even after Cincin-
natl, the Senate, now by reason OF
it's Pomeroys, it's Caldwells and Conk-
lings the real lower house, persisted
in renewing the KuKlux bill for his
benefit; but the house has clearly
shown it's willingness to take another
step in that direction. Cincinnati has
prevented presidential elections under
martial law in the hands of a presi.
Dental candidate"
THE FORCE BILL.
And in the second issue OF the Trib
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