The Van Buren press., 1872-05-14
Cincinnati Nomination {.
Jeies Of the Press.
FROM THE WASHINGTON PATRIOT

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committee will be composed OF the wlsesL,
ablest and best men of the party from all sec
I tions Of Che country, and Will authoriGtiyely
| speak the wish Of the great Democratic heafI'
! Its first duty win br to present 10 the people
such candidates a. wal command The respect
and support Of the good ana true men oi ths
| country and rally to the standard they bear
the great body Of those who regard the pro-
! motion Of the best Interests of the nation IS
! tho paramount duty of patriotic citizens
FROM THE MY. ExPAEss.
The Express says OF the nomination: The
| old white coat viii take large portion OF the
rank ana file Of his party with him. As 10
the question whether the Democrats will on
dorsc his nomination the Express says Gree
ley has ut times abused Us all roughly, but
we are iorgiyin- race of msn, and shall do
what is best for our country.
FROM THE MY, TRIBUNE,
We make no comments on the ticket pre-
spntcd yesterday at Cincinnati, as people
without distinction of party are considering
! it, and will in due time indicate their judge
ment thereon. The platform has been to us
throughout an object OF much greater Solici-
| tude than the nominations, and our Interest
! has centered in what should be said bearing
on protection and free trade. There Is honest
and sereus difference among Republicans
and Reformcrs OH this question. Our convic-
tions are strong on the one side; others, at
! least equally patriotic and intelligent. hold
opinins antagoniStic to ours. We did not
wish the convention to say that we We're
rieht-we did not see with what propriety.
to what profit, it could pronounce us IN the
wrong. 20 declare for either protection or
free trade would repel some, perhaps many.
from the support of the Liberal movement,
while it would win over no opponent to that
movement We therefore urged the conVen-
ton simply to remit this question to the peo-
pie as one on which we are not agreed, asking
them to pronounce Judgment thereon III
choice Of members Of congress, by whom, ana
not by the executive it must be discussed and
decided. This view we rejoice to say has pre-
vailed but its prevalence is no triumph over
free trade, much less over revenue reform. II
the majority are for free trade, or against IT,
they are IN no wise precluded by the Liberal
platform from making Acknowledgement known
, and respected; on the contrary, they are cN-
pected to do so. with the assurance that their
! wish, thus automatically expressed, shall not
be oycrborne by executive power. This is as
I we think it should be, and We do not see why
/ any who have faith in the people should be
e alicnated or offended by such reference oftAe
subject.
The ST. Louis mes--Democrat,
The Cincinnati convention could not have
selected from the names before it ticket so
c strong with Republicans and yet so accepta-
bic to Democrats generally as that or Greeley
4 and Brown. The more We examine and con-
= slider it, the stronger and more worthy OF
z Democratic support does il appear.
i Horace Greeley is not Democrat-thst,we
t are quite willing TO admit-and yet he is the
author of all that is liberal in the Republican
party. 1t was he who first gave us the words
: "Uriversal amnesty, and to him, more thar
G to any other man, Is the South indebted 1ol
5 the restraint of that mass of retaliatory leg
! i.ia "A
Whipster threatened her with in the summer
- and fall of 1868. II was Mr.. Greeley, let IL bt
If remembered who, by Lincon's express desig
= nation. endcayored to bring about cessation
!. of hostilitics by his Niagara Falls Conference
II in the fall Of 1851; ; and it was Mr.. Greeley, a
: is well known, Who, when TO utter q word il
d excuse or defense OF Jefferson Davis was eX
a tremely dangerous in the North, affixed hi
h name to the bond which made il possible 70
Ii Mr.. Davis to appeal from the tyranny of un
II restrained military power and the mob to III
e to the copts and the law.
l. We shall support the candi
l. dates nominated at Cincinnati for President
t, subject, of course, to the approval Of tn
h he cardinal point Of det
Of encc between us and the advocates Of th
passive policy" but that it will be obtained
we 10 not have even so much as a doubt.
y The 81. Louis Republican Liberal.
st The ticket stamps the convention with sue
te cess, and mparts TO the nsurgent cause ne,
e force. IL is needless to inquire whethe
d Adams or Trumbull or Davis or Paine
N would or would not have been a better candi
Y date for the first place the distinguished mn
It actually nominated for that frst place Is :
l. good and fit, as TO leave little room for regre
" among the partisans OF the defeated aspirant!
IS and to produce among the people feeling o
Is emphatic satisfaction, One thing, at least, i
n certain neither OF the opposing aspirants is
C stronger man than Horace Greeley
:. The great mass of Democrats d
d not want q Democratic Presidential ticke
y presented to them; they are satisfied with til
y field rs il is
u From the Quincy Herdid-Dcmocrdtic
: Greeley and Brown come before the coun
try as the representatives OF reform, with un
4 impcachahle records for honesty and intcgri
a ", backed by the brains and deccncy of tn,
y party II there are in the Republican part,
any considerable number of honest wei
, meaning men, it is not difficult to determin,
! the result Of contest between the ticke
. headed by Horace Greeley and one bearing
aS its strongest Endorsement the name o
; Grant. In such contest it will be an eas,
:, matter for Greeley and Brown to carry witt
. them the wisdom and patriotism of the Re
4 publican party. 1t ought 70 be an easy mat
> ter for them to secure popular majority O
y that same party. II character, ability anC
! the best Interests of the nation were the test
- to prelerment among Republicans in tn,
= present situation, the party vote would b,
. cast rs n unit for Horace Greeley and B. Graf.
I Brown.
!, TIE Indianapolis Seatia,i-Dcaocratt
o While Democrats may not indorse all tht
5 ideas advanced in the Liberal Repunlics,
c platform, is It not liberal enough does II no
: concede enough, so that the Democracy cal
in good faith unite with the Liberal ReDubli.
cans in tho patriotic effort to wrest the gov.
ernment from the spoilers and corruptionists
and to aid In the restoration Of honesty, puri.
: ty, and economy in the conduct CT public af.
, fairs?
CmcinHah Eq7Hirer--Dem.
, The convention has done itself honor by
, the manner in which 1t has settled this yexcd
business OF platform, and proved Themselves
worthy representatives OF the masses of theiI
l countrymCn who, disagreeng upon many
: questions are determined to unite to save the
= government from being destroyed by a mill
! tary tyranny or by the cancer of corruption
. peryading every branch Of the public service
!, From ta0 Cincinnati COmmercial--Iad.
4 Among the things that arc likely to be OBJ
a jecuonahle in the candidacy of Mr.. Greeley, q
1 want Of popular. strength will not in oui
s opinion, be numbered. We have no doubt OF
j the immediate and thorough CO. operation of
= the Democratic party in the Greeley move
c mcnt.
Kansas Ciy TimeS--Dsm.
To our view, no better candidates could
J have been selected 1p1 Na how, H., ~. n.