Download or read book Horace Greeley in 1872 written by James S. Pike and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Horace Greeley in 1872: His Political Position and Motives in the Late Presidential Contest In the numerous notices and "recollections" of Mr. Greeley by partisan hands, since the death of that distinguished man, the intimation is often made thate not only lost caste as a Republican, but lost character by becoming the candidate of the opposition at the late election; and this chapter of his life is patronizingly passed over as one which might better be treated with silence and left to oblivion. In the first place, no such thing is possible in a life as eminent and as conspicuous as that of Mr. Greeley. In the next, it is an impertinent imputation which every friend of his desires promptly to repel. No such forbearance is asked or desired. His friends challenge the closest scrutiny on this as on every other chapter of his eventful life. Mr, Greeley threw himself into the canvass as the determined opponent of a sordid corruption that he believed was disgracing the Republican party and destroying the public morals. The late numerous and painful public disclosures of Credit Mobilier, Senatorial, and other corruptions, that have simultaneously burst upon and astounded the country, demonstrate to the world how well founded his convictions were. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.