New-York tribune., 1872-05-28
HIRAM P. CROZlER TO THE HON. GERRIT
SMITH ON THE PHILADELPHIA CONYEN-

SMITH ON THE PHILADELPHIA CONYEN-
TION.
Hon. GERRrr SMITH-Dedr Sir: In your re-
cent letter President White urging his attendance as
your alternate at the Philadelphia Conyention you as
sume the denomination Of President Grant, and remark:
The country yet afford to have the Democratic
party come into power. But the success OF either the
Cincinnati or the Baltimore Conventions will be the sue
cess OF that bad party. The Philadelphia Convention
will doubtless nominate President Grant. The anti
Slavery battle not yet fought out and, until IL Is We
shall need Grants continued leadership"
Now my dear SIR are old friends since 1874 tilI
now we have stood shoulder 10 shoulder in every cam
paign; and in many instances IN the aLtsayery bat
Ties when cost something TO be an ADohohlst SIDE
by side on the platform. feel perfectly Tree 10
address you this public letter. because you have set the
example IN cases, OF thus addressing pr0nl-
nent public TO call them out, and, possible, 10
correct their msapprehenson of public issues, and Of
important duties and policies How you, as wise,
logical and consistent man, say The success OF the
Cincinnati Convention will be the success OF the Demo
cratic party q" The Cincinnati Convention is sound
Republican Convention. It's platform is Republican; l.
In assuming and guaranteeing that all the issues
Of the war are forever settled in the permanent interests
Of Liberty. . In pledging solemn constitutional OBJ
legations maintain lie equal rights OF all citizens"
II promising Civil Service reform in reality, and not in
name by making the President ineligible for a second
term thereby at one blow stripping him Of the ire
meudous temptation TO the appointing power, as
GEN Grant has done to his own denomination.
In holding the public lands sacred Tor occupation and
ACQUISITION by cutiyators not allowing them 10 be
numbered by the hundreds Of millions OF acres upon
greedy railroad corporations. In pledSng 70 main
tain inviolate the public faith and credit
These are the leading OF the wise and states
maniise Cincinnati Convention; to which Is added o,
Ful and complete political amnesty. Upon this platform
we ulaced by unanimous nomination, Horace Greeley
and B. Graft Brown the offices Of President and Wee
Pres,deut one he father Republican party in the
limited states; the other the father OF RepuDicanm in
the great state VI Missouri How can tne election OF
such men, on such platform, be IL any the tn
uuuh of le bad" in the Democratic partyi You and
hc ped organize the Liberty party. We used to ask
ollr Ticket They came. We came In such numbers as
to elect YOU 10 Congress. Did your election 10 Congress
cOmuif yuu 10 Wing or DtmOcrauc policies, because
elected ~ Who were once Wings and Democratsf '
nctlunl Then lat becomes " the doctrine O Christian
repentance and OF human improve bleuesst Nhy PRINT
aud speak, and preach, and vote no door ~ pen Tor
| for lntltf Is Lue day past ioI new
political dcparurcsf Are there demands IN the decay
morale Ol tIe Rrpubncan party, IN NE alarming
grOwth OF its IMPERIALISM, properly named Grahtlsu,
You favor Of unrestricted colADleIce. Iho So
called Republican party n4s swept oar commerce ItOu
by is mCrclrss tGatIOn secretary Boutwell,,
IN recent political Lecture, suu MOI steamship
crossing the ocean the cy trade Europe carries
the American lag :" You are IN fuYur Ol Governments
giving lands 20 the lauItss Gen Grant, Wlin year,
has ri ued bill giving % O00oa ~ acres 20 one riload
! cDrpurtpu-lu NUrAtlu llt ulitot
hcl OF wheat land TIC gOLe. You an Jtous o l-e
military power tnca OF profound pcucc. Cen Grant
Lls kelit Casey ana Packard u power m NcW-ulirans
using United rtal.a gtttiuu-.uiti To hbo4 lct lt-
tlaut mCuutrs O Tie stats LoS-l4 utcs W-O4e Iu-lt