New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-10
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THE TIMES And THE UNION REpUBLL
CAN GENERAL COMMITTEE.
4 fan. -nd cnrrnsnnndnnt of ILL H.. .


4 favored correspondent of The Times see,
ut to say that ....t
stMr. Greeley : knows that hi, Com
mittee IL animated by intense hostility to the Ma
tonal Administration He knows that II il the purpose
Of handful Tammany helngs whonnhe facetiousy
calls the Republican General Committee at all hazards,
and at any cost, TO defeat the denomination OF Gen.
Grant, Or failing in that to defeat his reflection
"That is the simple truth, and Mr. Greeley, have
said knowsit.
Gle is undoubtedly man Of rare courage but Idoubt
IL he would not quail before the fierce storm Of
Indignation which the frank ayowa of the policy Of bis
Committee would evoke from the readers of THE
TRIBUNE"
Comments BIZ The Tribune.
f. Mr. Greeley does not know that the Union
Republican General Committee Of this City is
"animated by an intense hostility to the Ma
tional Administration" SO far as his knowl-
edge extends, that assertion is the opposite of
truth.
g. Mr.. Greeley does not know that it is
the purpose of the Union Republican Cen
eral Committee, at all hazards or at any
"cOst, to defeat the denomination of Gen.
"Grant, or failing in that, to defeat his re-
election" On the contrary, he has heard no
expression of opinion in that Committee adj
verse TO Gen. Grants denomination; and he is
confident that every member OF that Commit
tee, whether he favOrs Gen. Grants renomina-
ton or not, will support him fOrreGlection if he
be renOminated.
3. Mr. Greeley does not himself favor the re-
nomination of Gen. Grant, and is prepared to
give his reasons at the proper time. For the
present he considers the discussion premature
d. Mr.. Greeley insists on the perfect right OF
every Republican TO avOw his personal prefer
ence as to the Republican candidate for next
President, and cannot realize that rare cOur-
cage" is ever evinced in making such avOwal.
If there be not perfect liberty in the premises
if it does indeed require rare courage in
a Republican to indicate his personal choice
how is the real sentiment Of the party to be
ascertained7 If prescription, bullying, brow
beating, are to suppress all diversity OF Opn-
ion, must not the selection of delegates and the
holding of a Republican Convention to nom
mate a candidate for President be the acting
of transparent farce 1t seems to him that
they must.
When a Republican National Convention,
fairly chosen after free consultation and the
frank interchange of opinions, shall have nom
mated Republican candidates for President and
Vice President, we expect 10 urge all Repub-
licans to give them a hearty effective sup
port whether they be or be not of those whose
original preference has been gratiied. Until
that time Mr. Greeley will maintain the per-
feet and equal right Of every Republican to
indicate and justify his preference, whether it
favor the incumbent or some other Rcpubli-
can. And he must regard that as a mistaken,
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the right 50 to do foreclosing discussion on
the ,pjustihcd assumption that choice has
already been virtually made.