Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-06
TIE PRESS OF Nz1Nr ON THE
CINCINNATI NOMINATION.

Il lAG x11 90 VI M6xNE ON zdA =
CINCINNATI NOMINAL 7ON.
The republican papers of the State as far
as heard from agree in the opinion that the
nominations of Greeley and Brown are the
weakest that could be made and what might
have been expected Of the Dolly Warden con-
vention.
The Portland Press says. The Cincinnati
assemblage of Adullamites have made tick
ct as incongruous as themselves. Horace
Greeley, extreme protectionist and life long
temperance advocate is united In bonds Of
Presidential matrimony with Benjamin Gratz
Brown, extreme free trader and not by any
manner of means teetotaller. Greeley 10
thoroughly well known to the people of this
country. The whole affair il 90 utterly in
congruous as to give rise to the suspicion that
it is the work of the adversary; that many
of the conventionists, finding that their own
pet measures were to be defeated, united up
on this ticket to make the matter 80 ridiculous
that none would follow and that the result
would become practical nullity.
The Bangor Wing says: The great convo.
cation of self-appointed reformers who were
to gather at Cincinnati for the calm and I'M
selfish consideration of the public welfare,
has been on exhibition before the country for
several days, and after such series Of po.
litical bargainings and caucus trickeries as
were never before witnessed outside of the
Tammauy primaries, the sharpest convention
jobbers have won the stakes hosting Horace
Greeley upon stultifying platform amid the
curses Of one faction and smiles of the other
while the homogeneous spectacle of the oracle Of
Protection mounted in front with the Missouri
Revenue Reformer, Crate Brown, astride
of the crupper, has already provoked a loud
guffaw from one end of the country to the
other. One can hardly re-
alize tile possibility that seven hundred men
could respond to Schurz's vehement demand
for a Statesman" by presenting that genius
Of discord with such an elephant as the vac
illating, gullible, ofice-mad old gentleman of
The Tribune. The republican party may be
congratulated that 1t has at last got rid of one
of its heaviest loads, and If those who have
got him can get the bargain off their hands
by any method short Of smother political rattle,
they will be fortunate indeed.
Turning to the democratic newspapers w
find the Bangor Commercial speaking high
ly Of Mr.. Greeley and pronouncing the nom
ination strong one for the liberal republi
cans, but lacking the cheek to hoist his name
as the democratic candidate.
/ Not so however with the Portland Argus
That paper raises the names of Greeley AM
Brown as "the peoples candidates." what
ever that may mean, and endorses them a
follows:
The nomination Of Horace Greeley 70
: President by the liberal republicans at Cincin
natl will doubtless take many by surprise
though he has been prominently mentione
for that position for weeks past. Nearl
t everybody was looking in different direc
e ton for the candidate, and perhaps did no
weigh, as the convention evidently did, tn
power which Mr.. Greeley has with the masse
y Of the Republican party-the party which h
If may more truly be said to have built up b
y his own efforts and really to be the father o.
- than any other man whatever. We dare SO
:. there are many Democrats who may hesitat
= to give their support to Horace Greeley; b.
this hesitation will be but momentary. Th
ia situation now demands of Democrats a signs
proof of patriotism. They gave the countr
, good government when they had the power
re now, the reign of abuses is scandalous in tn
r. eyes Of the world, dangerous to republica
n government, threatening to the liberties
the citizen, and Democrats have not the pow
= er to correct the evils. In this emergency
rs the purer and better portion of the republica
l. party break from the ties of their organization
and with the banner Of reform over the
heads and its purpose sincerely in their heart
march out to do battle against the men
ID power and the abuses which they tolerate an
IT practices In such an emergency can Demo
, Gratis hesitate where their path of duty lies
Not for moment The good of the countr
h demands that they vote for Horace Greeley
E the honest man, the fearless patriot, the abb