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Letter to Editor
January 2, 1872
Grant County Herald
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Horace Greeley responds to P. Denan, agreeing with a suggested policy for his party but declining to run for president due to differences on trade policy (protectionism vs. free trade). He recommends candidates like Gratz Brown, Gen. Cox, or Trumbull to promote peace and reunion after the Civil War.
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Horace Greeley on the Presidency.
St. Louis, Dec. 26.-The latest issue of the Caucassian, published at Lexington, Ky., contains the following letter, addressed to its editor:
New York, 1871.
To P. Denan, Lexington, Mo.:
Sir,-I have yours of the 14th inst. I have no doubt that the policy you suggest is that which your party ought to adopt. They should have had Mr. Salmon P. Chase in 1868-Then, as the result of that contest, the return of general peace and thrift would have been promoted. That policy gave you more last year in Missouri than could have been achieved by a party triumph. You may err as to the proper candidate. I am not the man you need. Your party is mostly for free trade, and I am a ferocious protectionist. I have no doubt that I might be nominated and elected by your help, but it would place us all in a false position. If I who am adversely interested can see this I am sure your good sense will, on reflection, realize that you must take some man like Gratz Brown, or Gen. Cox, or Trumbull, and thus help to pacify and reunite our country anew.
Yours,
Horace Greeley.
St. Louis, Dec. 26.-The latest issue of the Caucassian, published at Lexington, Ky., contains the following letter, addressed to its editor:
New York, 1871.
To P. Denan, Lexington, Mo.:
Sir,-I have yours of the 14th inst. I have no doubt that the policy you suggest is that which your party ought to adopt. They should have had Mr. Salmon P. Chase in 1868-Then, as the result of that contest, the return of general peace and thrift would have been promoted. That policy gave you more last year in Missouri than could have been achieved by a party triumph. You may err as to the proper candidate. I am not the man you need. Your party is mostly for free trade, and I am a ferocious protectionist. I have no doubt that I might be nominated and elected by your help, but it would place us all in a false position. If I who am adversely interested can see this I am sure your good sense will, on reflection, realize that you must take some man like Gratz Brown, or Gen. Cox, or Trumbull, and thus help to pacify and reunite our country anew.
Yours,
Horace Greeley.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Horace Greeley
Presidency
Protectionism
Free Trade
Salmon P Chase
Reconstruction
Missouri Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Horace Greeley
P. Denan, Lexington, Mo.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Horace Greeley
Recipient
P. Denan, Lexington, Mo.
Main Argument
greeley endorses the suggested party policy but declines to be the presidential candidate due to irreconcilable differences on free trade versus protectionism, urging selection of a candidate like gratz brown, gen. cox, or trumbull to foster national pacification and reunion.
Notable Details
References 1868 Election And Salmon P. Chase As Missed Opportunity
Mentions Missouri's 1870 Results Favoring The Policy Over Party Victory
Self Describes As 'Ferocious Protectionist'