Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-07-31
A DESPERATE RESORT.

Ifanything was wanting to convince the
people of the United States of the utter
unreliability of the Greeley party, it would
| be the desperate character of the whole
concern. The nomination of Greeley is
the climax reached by set of the most
recklessly desperate men hat have ever
| figured in any Presidential cam paign from
the days of George Washington down to
the present time. If the people are once
convinced of this, and bare statement of
facts will satisfy any unparalleled mind
on the subject, Greeley stock will begin to
go down, and long before November, will
become worthless in the market
The movement showed desperation in
its very inception. 1t was begun by maxi
ing charges against the A administration
without any foundation in truth. One after
another of these charges were made, and
after full investigation by committees of
both Houses of Congress they were proven
to be utterly false, SO far as the President
is concerned. When these committees
made such report as they were bound to
make upon the facts in the case, they were
assailed in the coarsest and most vindictive
manner. Simultaneous with these attacks
the Missouri movement was started, and
adopted with striking tlnanimity by the
anythng-to- beat-Grant men. The Gin
was a large assemblage of disappointed
Republicans and interested Democrats.
\ bargain made by Fenton, Blair, Graft
Brown and others, resulted in the nomina-
ton of Greeley and Brown. At once "any-
thing to beat Grant was made the rally
ing cry, and Democratic National Con-
ventiOn was called to meet ut Baltimore
The Democrats in the various States held
conventions and endorsed Greeley with
great unanimity, and OH the 9th of July
they met and nominated Greeley. Such
an Inconsistency was never before heard of
in the history of politics. They had taken
their lifelong enemy as their chosen lea.
der. Does any one suppose that they acted
blindly in this matter? Does any one sup
pose for moment, that the leaders of De-
mocracy were prompted in this movement
by patriotic considerations Never 1t
is an evidence of the desperate straits to
when the party has been reduced 1t is
evidence of the desperation of political
leaders, who dare not go before the coun-
try upon the record of their own party.
They dare not make an open fight on their
own cherished principles. AS a sort of
forlorn hope, a last resort, they take Gree
ley for their leader, hoping that by flattery
they may gain control of him and use him
to propagate their peculiar ideas, to reward
their friends and punish their enemies.
1t was to them matter of life and
death. No man could succeed on
strictly Democratic platform. Their
banner would drive voters from any leader
they might select. There was no possible
chance for success, without q trick, by
which voters might be deceived. The
nomination of Greeley was the expedient
hit upon. The men who did it are not
such men as the American people are will
ing to trust The "pet lamb" of the Re
publican flock has been put with the
coarse wooded sheep of the Democratic
fold, with the hope that voters who are
partial to Greeley will take the flock with
which he is found. But the trick is too
thin. 1t shows how desperate the man.
are, and for that reason if for no other,they
will not be trusted