The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-26

licans disposed to follow hoEAcE
GREELEY into the camp Of the enemy.
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Ir is undeniable that Hon.
ACE GREELEY expects obc nominat-
ed at Baltimore, that his principal
supporters in the Cincinnati convcn,
ton were Democrats, that the mass
of his supporters, North and South,
are Democrats, that his personal or
gan, the Tribune, CLEANS, and daily
dishes up to its readers the Democrat
ic newspaper sentiment of the coun-
Try, and that in all things he shapes
his present course TO catch and plac-
ate the Democratic masses. l. he
not, therefore, for all intents and pur-
poses, the Democratic candidate, and
is he for any reason entitled TO Re
publican support!
Should he be elected therefore,
could the people expect anything else
than Democratic administration,
and tkc adoption and enforcement of
old-timc Democratic doctrines? Is it
possible to believe that JEFF DAVIS,
A. II. STEVENS, WADE HAMPTON and
FRANK BLAIR, or the masses of the
Democracy, have become sudden con-
verts, have abandoned the sentiments
they have been advocating within the
last year, and sincerely embraced the
tenets of the Cincinnati platform?
Have they not rather, initiating the
example of their Presidential leader
in the ScoTT campaign, agreed to
swallow the candidate and spit upon
the platform, expecting to enforce
their favoritc doctrine of Reputation
when they come into power!
When we recall the past history of
the men now so active in this move
ment, and remember that while they
have at times cloakcd or concealed, or
denied their political sentiments and
purposes, they have never changed
them, the success of their schemes
NAV well be viewed with serious ap-
prehension. Once in control of Con
press. with a man in the Presidential
chair so notoriouslv facile as is GREE
LEY, it is impossible to predict where
the now-slumbering malcvolence of
the Southern Democratic leaders may
lead or end.
The success of the hybrid Cincin-
nati-Baltimore ticket will lead to a
complete restoration Of the Demo
cratic leaders who brought about the
rebellion, and all who remember how
,i:iably GREELEY vascillatcd and
vrung his hands, and wanted to "let
he crring sisters go in peace and
shouted ION to Richmond - and
'ushed to Canada, a self consti-
uted ambassador, and shook his fist
IT Old Abe's shadow, and hurried to
Dail JEFF DAVIS, can readily conceive
he remarkable administration that
would be set up at Washington by
this quasi Republican and his allies,
who bitterly hate the party to which
he Processes to belong, detest the
principles of which he claims to be
the chief exponent, and are savagcly
to exterminatc, if posi-
ble, the party that drove them from
power, conquered them when in re-
bellion, and indissoluably cemcntcd
the Union they hoped to destroy.
We have, however, no fears of the
success of this conspiracy against the
Republican party. The high contract
ing parties may sign and seal, but
thew cannot deliver the masses
Throughout the land, the feeling of
contempt and disgust is daily spread
ing, and neither true Republicans or
Democrats can be induced to become
parties to a dirty bargain, the sole
moving cause thereto, being personal
jealousy and hatred of General GRANT.