The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES.
F0RTY.FOUR YEARS AGO.

GREELEY AND BRowN.-The Gin
cinnati nominations have been the all
absorbing topic of conversation in our
city since Saturday last, Mr.. Greeley's
nomination being a complete surprise
to all classes. We are of the many
Democrats that having been looking
to the action of this Convention with
confidence, in the hope that it would
not STOP over but would nominate a
ticket on which the people might all
unite and rid this government of that
imperial imbecile U. S. Grant before
it became total wreck.
In another column will be found the
comments of the press Of the East and
South as to what they know about
making Presidents. All we know in
that line would not make very long
treatise and we have generously con-
cluded to allow Mr.. August Belmont
and his associates of the National
Democratic Committee, to attend to
all the preliminaries Of putting Dem
ocratic candidate in the field il they
think it advisable. In the meantime we
shall do all our individual hurrahing for
the Cincinnati Convention nomi-
nations, until the National Democratic
Convention shall have made another
nomination which it's deliberations
shall deem more expedient. Neither
do we share in the belief expressed by
Mr.. Belmont that the Liberal ticket
will be withdrawn in September in
case the Democrats make good nomi-
nations" We have still less patience
with the intimations from Washing
ton, of calling out "some faithful and
Scared veteran" to receive the nomi-
nation from the National Democratic
Convention. How long will this Amer
lean nation stand this military rule?
Have we anything but pair of should
er straps for President now, and can
we reasonably expect change very
much for the better from Scared
veterans" although they be Democrats
and have done good service in the
field. Another twelve years of this
military rule and the Russian Govern.
ment will be considered liberal in com
parison.
SKETCH OF THE CANDIDATES.
HORACE GREELEY.-Horac Greeley
was born at Amherst, N. H., Feb. 3,
1911, and is, therefore, 81 years OF age.
He is of Scotch-lrish parentage. He
spent his childhood on his fathers
farm which was poor one and yielded
but scanty support to the family. He
received very ordinary education
from the country school in the vicni-
ty, but possessing great fondness for
reading, made the best of his limited
opportunities. When about fifteen
years of age he commenced his appren-
ticeship as printer at Poultney, Vt,
In 1881 he went to New York city,
where he obtained employment as a
journeyman. In 1884. in Company
with Messrs. Winchester and Gibbett,
he started The New Yorker, weekly
journal of literature and general in
telligence. The enterprise was not
successful, and, after lingering exs-
tence of several years, was abandoned.
In lS4l he commenced the publication
of the New York Tribune, which has
had such long and prosperous ca
reer. To this journal the labor of his
life has been mainly devoted. In lS4S
he was elected to fill short Congress
sional vacancy in the Thirtieth Con-
gress. In 1851 he visited Europe, and
was chairman of one OF the iuries of
the Worlds Fair. lie has taken a
prominent part in public politics, and
now is played before the people as a
candidate for the Presidency.