Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-06
4 RETENUE REFORM ORGAN ON
GREELEY AND HIS NEW YORK
DETEGATTON

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4 REVENUE REFORM ORGAN ON
GREELET AND HIS NEW YORK
DELEGATION.
The New York Post was one of the first
and ablest advocates in the country of the
Cincinnati convention. 1t gave its whole
influence to start and support the move
ment which has resulted in the nomina-
ton of Horace Greeley for President. 1t
aided to send delegation to Cincinnati,
asking nothing but ar honest platform and
fair nominations. Its friends went to Gin
cinnati with others to join in. the conven-
ton. When the New York delegation
assembled, every man who was not in ia
vor of the nomination of Greeley was ex-
cluded, aud twenty-five of them united |
and put their names to protest against
their expulsion, which was presented to
the convention. Now mark what the Post |
says Of this procedure and Greeley. In
the issue of Thursday, the day before the
nomination was made, it had the follow
ing editorial article in its columns
The Height Of Impudence.
The scheming New York politicians who |
have gone to Cincinnati seem to have carried |
with them the tricks and violences which they |
are fond Of using in our ward meetings. We
refer, of course, to the Greeley protectionists
I've hope their chief is not responsible for
them) who are not originally comprised by
the call for the meeting, which was confined
strictly to the friends Of revenue and other
radical reforms, but who were allowed to come
into 1t on their confession Of penitence and
amendment. But no sooner were they re-
ceived than they began to clamor for the con-
troll of the whole affair, determined to thrust
aSIMPLE MINDED PHILANTHROPIsT
AND HIS VARIOUS SCRAPS OF So
CALLED PRINCIPLES, which in the most
reasonable estimation are the head and front
Of monopoly and Capitalization, down the
Threats of others at every hazard.
Worse than that, they actually insist that
the entire New York delegation, one-third Of
which, at least, are the antipodes of Greeley
in every point of political doctrine, should b,
counted as one in voting for him for the Pres
idency.
Nor is that all; because the minority refus
to be smothered and padocked in this way,
they are threatened with expulsion from tn,
association. One of their number, indeed, Mr.
Lloyd, who is not politician, but a gallan
and upright devotee of principle, and who de
serves the thanks of all genuine reformer
for his persistency, has been already silenced
and the others would be, if they had his dar
ing and determination.
But the Convention, we trust, understand
the ward politics of New York sufficiently no
to be taken in by their effrontery. GREE
LEY'S FRIENDS are of importance enough
to be treated with courtesy. but they ARE
OLD E POLITICIANS, AND WANT
WATCHING. If they should consent to be-
have themselves with modesty and discretion
we should allow them seat; but if they take
airs on themselves, and introduce their
DRUMMER" HABITS into this assemblage
of gentlemen, called together to consult as to
the best means of furtheripg certain definite
and well understood measures of reform, they
should be taught better manners.
% This, mind you, is the lictum Of an
original and leading paperfor the Cincin-
natl movement. Ii the friends and orig.
inators OF the convention speak thas of its
nominee and the means by which he was
nominated, the prospect of Greeley OBJ
tanning many votes is not very bright.
Here we find him called a ''simple minded
philanthropist, = the head and front of
monopoly and Capitalization, those OPP
posed to him are said to have been ''snoth
cred and padiecked," those who support
ed him are accused of resorting to tricks
and violence and to have .sbummer hab
its. r3oT 24fgf '9&. a}{nf
N Wecan bit regard this representation
of the character Of the convention and the
nominee, and the unusual, arbitrary, and
.TammanD mode of securing the nomina-
ton Of Greeley, coming from such a
source, IS very remarkable and impor
tant accompaniment of the Dolly Warden
convention. Entering the campaign with
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friends and prime movers in the Cincin-
natl convention, Mr.. Greeley will have all
he can do TO defend himself against them.
Amight have been supposed that the mov-
ers IN the Cincinnati convention would
hui" 'ogether, even though they had no
packers, but the above shows that the
leaders are going to quarrel and divide
Inc faction represented by the Post is
gong 70 bolt the nomination of Greeley
Judge Davis and his supporters will prob.
ably step back in the same way. Palmer
OF Illinois has declared that he cannot and
will not support a candidate of WHO an
tecedents, and SO will desert Horace Th.
"bummers" of New York and Missou,;
will probably stick, but beyond that the
chance of his obtaining republican votes
Is nothing. His Presidential speculation
Will be an utter, failure any way, but
should the democrats reject him his die