The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-07-18
VOLUME FIFTEEN.

Cloud, TIE JOURNAL will be de-
voted to the Interests oSall Of Stearns
County and Northern Minnesota, Of
which this city is the leading COM
mercial point, and will sustain any
movement or enterprise which may
have for its object the further devel-
opment of this country.
We would say to our friends that
the business coud ition Of the paper is
prosperous and satisfactory, and that
wo have every reason to anticipate
steadily increasing patronage, in every
department, during the year just enter
ed upon.
THE DEMOCRACY UNDER ITS NEW
LEADER.
The Democratic National Convention
has done what for some time has been
plainly toreseen it woull do-nominat-
ed Horace Greeley for Presid ent !; and
Mr.. Greeley has done what every body
believed he would do if opportunity Of
fered-accepted the nomination. The
Presidential issue Is thus plainly
marked: Gen. Grant and the Repub-
lican party, with the record which that
party las made during the past twelve
years, on the one side; and Horace
Greeley and the Democratic party, with
the record that party has made during
the same time, on the other.
Essentially, the Liberal Republican
party is only the Democratic party
under new name. The National Con-
vention at Baltimore selected as the
leader Of the Democracy a man whom
that party hated intensely aud who had
for years been its implacable enemy,
and it gave an endorsement to a plt-
form Of principles radically antagonis-
tic to almost everything the party had
heretofore proiessed. Is i, to be sup.
posed that large aud powerful organi-
zation, which for years controlled the
politics Of tho country, and on a popu
lar vote is even now but fraction in
the minority, would make concessions
such as these without some proportion
ate equivalent Has the Democratic
party, when in power, been so zenlous
for reform-has it manifested so strong
lya spirit Of honesty and economy is
its reputation for purity in the admin
istration Of public affairs SO great--that
men will believe this sacrifice to have
been made solely for the national well
fare? Not at all. Horace Greeley is
in the hands of the Democratic party
to be moulded to its purposes. If he
! is elected, it will be by Democratic votes,
and he cannot ignore the demands of the
men who furnished them. Although
MI. Greeley may be President, get the
Democratic leaders will be the power,
and Democratic policy will control the
administration Of the government. The
present sacrifice is only for the purpose
Of ultimate gain. Liberal principles
may be professed for tho time that
Democratic principles may triumph in
the end. A change of name carries with
It no change Of heart. The same
spirit which made men, as Democrats,
sympathize with the rebellion and pro-
nounce oil attempts at its suppression
failures, will actuate them, as Liberal
Republicans, to make failures" of
whatever the suppression of the rebel
lion effected. The Constitution al
amendments and the reconstruction laws
Of Congress were fought by them at
every step, and they will feel none the
less Of this autagonism should they be
called upon, as officials under Horace
Greeley, to oonstrue and administer
these laws.
What a triumph of the Democratic
party means is best told by Horace
Greeley himself, in words written in
February, 1871, little more than one
year ago:
+f@ '.It is in our view Of great importance
that the opposition shall be kept out of
power. For . Democratic national tri-
umph means q restoration to power Of those
who deserted their seats in Congress and
4 their places under. the last Democratic
President, to plunge the country into tho
Red Sea Of Secession and rebellidh.-
Though you paint an inch thick, to this
complexion you must come at last. The
brain, the heart, tho soul Of the present
Democratic party II the rebel element of
the South with its northern allies and
sympsthisers. It 10 rebel at the core to-
day" 81 a'n2a,n -: Il -. ...
Although you may paint Horace
Greeley an iuoh thick all over this
new movement, it will be, nevertheless,
Democratic to the core aud the cleo
ton Of MIR. Greeley would be a complete
y Democratic triumph. That party cares
D nothing for reform. It accepts a pro-
fessed Republican and a ready made
platform only fur the sake Of gaining
place and power. .,-. .~-....-
We believe in Gen. Grant and the
Republican party. We prefer results to
promises. The country has been saw.
led by Gen. Grant wise laws have been
enacted and executed during bis ad.
ministrat;on; and millions of dollars
Of debt have been PAID. Every ma
tionsl interest has been guarded, and
every pledge made has been faithfully