The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-15
CIIAPTER XIV

WI Liberty that had hymnci her |
birth 10 the last century now hymn"d .
her destiny IN the voices ~ bard and
orator crowds II men gathered ia
public squares. ~ bulletin boards. on
street corners arguing gcsticulatlng
e1clalmlng and cursing Cheering mul
titudc- went M and down the city by
night with bands aud torches and
,hrr- was such a howl u oratory aud
applause On uic lower hair u hanhat
Tan Island that Il gave the reporter
no rest william II seward. Charles
Sumner. John \ Dix. Henry Ward
Reccher anil Charles O'Conor were the
giants ~ tho stump There was more
violence and religious fcryur ln the 20
iltical feeling ~ that time than had
been mingled sltrc liza 4 sense u
outrngr was IN M. hearts ~ men
Honest Abe" Lincoln stood. ~ they
tonk Il Tor their homes and their cUun
Try. for human liberty and even Tor
their God
remember coming into the count
Ing nom late Que evening l'ha
voices had halted me ~ ! passed the
doar Mr. Grr,lcy stoui back n the
counter. a rather isG. w!ry. gray head
ed man befurc n Each was shaking
n rIrit nst under tie others nose.
They we're shouting loudly as ih"l ar
viod The stranger was or war MI
greeley Tor waiting The publisher "
a.. Tribune stool hosIir the latter
smoking pip,. o. small man leaned
o,.r the counter az the strlug'rs ~
bow putting 90 % vorl here lul There
baIf q drrrn people .iuri by. listen
ing Mr. Grrcicy turned 90 bis pun
Usher ln moment
"uhoadc. said be-. Z wish yc.d pu
these men out They boiler on yen -
I can't hear myself uth.
Tbrp thor was general laugh
learned. 10 nay surprise, when h"
had ron, that the tall man was WI
Ham II seward The other John :
plN
T,sn one N those fcycr~i days cam
the pr.nrc " walcs % r-i."nd-'
aIlay passion with curiosity
II was my duty to handle SOM"
"thc latest news by magnetic '''
rr,ph" nni help o. GIT the plans nl
pr,src,s " the campaign ~ he'llul
Ter. The printer. us they r1llrl VI
Greeley. was ut his desk when ! can
4, nj p,,p. newer leaving che Office bl
Tor dinner until past mldulghi W"
dnys And hc made the Tribune
mighty power in thc state Ills ta'
An IA efficacy was sublime. nud ~"
line went uudrr bis eye ucforv u "
=, nj. readers. remember q n'e
when he called me tn his oiilc ain
20 ,.l,.t lie was No a. his knees
m, rubbish N the DAY newspapers N
a, had rad anil thrown upon th" 10.
"A. Jr.t was utirrrd with prcoi'
ga, mn src the t'riucr - Wales
ala Tb,t interesting young man y
arrived on the Harriet LAW mat n'
ns and ridlcn up broadway '"'W'
cheering hostsl "Tvc go, ssci'h
him bcrc. an rs an twaddlc I"N
something new about him, " hcN
hole IN his sock We ough, to know
MIR pnna came In to see him WI
was there ,,.
Look here. Dana" said the pr,u
IN n rasplnv humor ny The E'u.
war, Here's two columns about !
n,rf,rmnnrc NJ the Academy AMI 9
two sticks " the speech II scwani
NJ Paul III have to ct some on
~ am burn thu, ,hcaier an send
bin 10 mc'
In the morning Mayor Wool IN
duc,,i me ~ the Duke OF NcWeW
who In turn presented me tn The Ut
Of Wales. then slim. blue eyed Eo'
s,cr Of nineteen, as gentle manu-
ns any | have ever met " was
unpleasant, duty to Keep ~ nca ai
possible 10 the royal party IN NV
festivities ~ that week.
Tho hall IN the princes honor ~
Academy " Music was one OF
great social events Of the CENTURY,
fair " vanity In the western
sphere ever quite equalcd ", Tue