The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-06-02

GFor the Spirit.l s
Grants sslIilifary Necessity''--GlO
ry versus Greenbacks.
Ne National Convention ever before
made 50 conspicuous an exhibition Of
conscious weakness as that at Chicago
n..its paucity Of numbers, its feeblsness
of spirit, its timid platform, its make
shift candidates, its lack Of talent, and
its frothy speeches it gave painfully ap-
parent evidence that its strength and
vigor had departed.
Heretofore when party opposing the
Democracy has feltits power waning, il
has hooked itself fast to some rising fac
ton, and by sinking itsidentitY preserved
its vitality. But the Radicals had abb
sorbed all the factions in organizing their
party; nothing, therefore, remained for
them but to make the best show they
could of their resources--to place all
their pressntable wares in their show
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The most noted /, example of their ex-
treme weakness and os their extreme de-
sire to concealis, was the unanimous nom
ination of Grant. g lsi so g
tits reasonably certain that if thai
Convention could have elected 3 Presi.
dent, instead Of merely nominating a can
didate, General Grant would not have re.
oeived ten votes out Of the Eve hundred
aud 6fsy-eight. While be was not the
FIRST choice Of ten delegates for Presi:
dent, he was the unanimous choice for q
candidate. Why? Simply and solely
because the Radicals knew they could
elect no other man, but hoped they nigh,
elect him. BE was Hobbs choice; Grant
or nothing; probably Grant and nothing
but If il was but one chance IN thou.
sand that chance they must take.
Of ali these Eve hundred and ifty-eighi
delegates, negroes included, there did mo-
appear one so hopeful Of his party as t
risk the nomination Of any other candi
date, If any member from rural dis.
trict went there ignorant of the distres
sing necessities Of his party, all the pro
ceedings confirmed what the more know
ing ones told him, that they had but on,
little trump card to play-0ne straw
which they must catch, or drown.
So Grant was nominated d--nominatet
unanimously, and big effort was made
70 get upa little enthusiasm. It PARTIAL,
succeeded, but the snccess was hardly
commensurate with the effort. They die
cheer, though.
A man can laugh while his fingers arr
pinched in the crack Of . door; but it il
not merry laugh; neither were those
very cheerful eheers.'
upon 'ne country a. iaIge there a na'
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