Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-09
Tho Convention
OF THE
Liberal Republicans!
NOMINATION OF HORACE
GREELEY AND GRATZ
BROWN! =

The Liberal Republican Con-
vention which assembled in Gin
cinnati, on the first of May was
everything in point of number,
enthusiasm and harmony, that it's
friends anticipated, and the sue
cess of it's nomination will, of
course, depend entirely upon the
support received from the ele-
ment which made it. There is
no sane person but must be con-
WINGED that the ticket is popular
and that it will gain strength and
adherents as the canvass progress
es. HORACE GREELEY and GRAFT
Brown are men of mind and in
tenect, and they will carry with
them a large element of the Re
publican party, aud should the
Democratic National Convention
in their wisdom and liberality
see proper to adopt them as their
standard bearers, there is no
doubt of their triumphant cleo
ton, by an overwhelming ma
jority. A prrer man, in private
or public life, than HORACE GREE
LEY could not have been chosen
la more generous and warm
hearted pearson does not exist,
and no man could have been se>
lected whose election would be
hailed with more satisfaction by
those who desire the closing mp
of the difficulties of the late civil
war. His nomination has been
received all over the country
with the widest of enthusiasm
and the best of feeling, and has
struck terror into the hearts of
the GRANTEES. They see the
hand writing on the wall.
The platform adopted by the
Convention is a good one, upon
upon which every honest man and
friend of republican institutions
can stand. It's adoption by ac>
elamation, was the death knell
to the hopes ofthe friends of the
Grant Military despotism." We
give it below, with the address TO
the people of the United States:
The Address & Resolutions
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED, STATES.
The Administration now in
power has rendered itself guilty
Of wanton disregard of the laws
of the land in the exercise OF
powers not granted by the Con
stitution. It has acted as if the
laws had binding force only for
those who are governed, and not
for those who govern. 1t has
thus struck a blow at the fnnda-
mental principle of constitution
al government and the liberties
of the citizen.
The President of the United
States has openly used the pow
ers and opportunities of his high
Office for the promotion of per-
sonal ends. He has kept notori-
ously corrupt and unworthy men
in places of power and RESPONSE
bility, to the detriment of the
public interest.
He has used the public service
of the Government as a machin-
cry Of partisan and personal in
fuence, and i~nterfered, with ty-
ranical arrogance, in the politi-
cal affairs Of States and munich
palities.
He has rewarded with inf1uen-
tial and lucrative offices men who
had acquired bis favor by valn-
able presents, thus stimulating
the decentralization of our politi-
cal life by his con picuous ex-
ample.
He has shown himself deplora-
bly, unequal tothe tasks imposed
upon him by the necessities OF
the country, and culpably are
less of the responsibilities of his
high office.
The partisans of the Admins
tration, assuming to be the Re
publican party and controlling
it's organization, have attempted
to justify such wrongs and palli-
ate such abuses. to the end of
maintaining partisan ascendency.
They have stood in the way of
necessary Investigations and in
dispensable reforms, pretending
that no serious fault could be
founI with the present admlnis>
tration of public affairs, thus
seeking to blind the eyes of the
people.
They have Kept alive the ras-
sions and resentments- of the late
anvil war, to@use them for their
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