The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-29

We hear a cry of wrath and recrimin alton in
these watches of the political night All the
time we have heard sweet harmonies from Mr..
Greeley and his followers, from Mr.. Belmont
and his followers, from Sumner and Schurz and
Trumbull, who, having no followers, follow one
another. The stars were bright; all tokens
were ausp'cious. Mcclure was rising in
Pennsylvania and Ssallo was doing noble
work in Ohio. Ashley was tramping through
Massachusetts to fad delegation for Sum-
ner; Impeachment Ross was arming himself
In Kansas, and Joshua F. Bailey, the default
ing Collector, was hurrying back from Monte
video to join in the gathering. The demo-
Gratis were passive and dormant, hidden in
the heather, like the clansmen of Roderick
Dhu. waiting for the ''liberals" to
come and fraternizs. Every day the
party papers gloried over their strength,
Mr.. Greeleys journal especially, which
we read for agriculture and historical
statistics about Henry Clay, assuring US that
the movement was CROWN, beyond concep-
ton. When the HERALD, In the interest of
peace, suggested that as the meeting in Gin
cinnati was Conference" while that in
Philadelphia was convention, and that both
being republican, Grants friends should 60 to
Cincinnati, Tom Murphy leading delegation
from New York, and CONFER" Mr. Greeley
became angry, and his democratic coadjutor
warned us that the halls would be enga red,
and that if Tom Murphy and his friends APP
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they would be turned away. The alliance had
made. The liberals" and the democrats"
had coalesced. The '1iberals" would name
their ticket upon a succotash principle-half
beans and half corn-and the democrats
would endorse it.
Now, all this time we have been cruelty de-
ceived We have believed Greeley and Stallo
and Sumner, but here comes a sound of dis
cord. The leading democratic organ Eyes,
brethren, there is even such an instrument in
existence, and it may be seen at the Manhattan
Club y announces that it has been cheated.
And we confess there is logic as we'll as pas
sion in the lamentations. The ''liberas" have
that "fatal weakness an infrm will" They
did not "strike at the moment the iron comes
out of the forge, soft almost as wax" They
lack those two great qualities "ready insight
and unflinching courage" They have be-
haved very badly in Connecticut even as they
did in New Hampshire. We beg pardon for
using this harsh language, but the truth must
be told: eff Jewell is elected" we are assured
that the liberals twill show themselves
more puslanlmous Cf that be possible) than
they have already and skulk back into the
Grant camp They have forfeited
proud commanding position by
sheer political cowardice, and" horror
of horrors ''the Cincinnati Convention
will be of as little consequence as the Cleve-
land Convention in 1854" Furthermore, the
names are given US, and here they are ELF, +"
says this screaming, angry editor, ''Messrs.
Sumner, Schurz, Greeley and Bowles" had
done their duty if ''Sumner, Schurz and
Greeley" Owe presume Bowles does not TALK
''had each delivered one bold, ringing Speech"
the whole "Grant party would have trembled
in their shoes and the State carried" As it
| is, this editor sees no further use of ''any
further billing and cooling with the leaders, "
and the ':iberals" twill go to Cincinnati
without any authentic badge of popular en-
dorsement and support.
We confess there is much reason in these
EXPLANATIONS. The rhetoric is somewhat
clumsy and imperfect, but, then, it was written
in anger. These liberals" have, undoubtedly,
treated the democrats very badly. They
hau OH o;clr
ueir share of lbels against the President,
but they have contributed nothing else. Mr..
Greeley is a candidate for the Presi-
dency. It was essential to his success
that New Hampshire and Connecticut
should 60 democratic. Yet we venture the
assertion that he did not give the democrats
one dollar 10 carry Connecticut, and we have no
doubt he charged full rates for such of his
papers as were used for campaign documents.
The same will hold true of Sumner, Schurz
and Bowles." Not one speech have these men
made, not one dollar have they spent. They
knew very we'll that money was needed, and
that this was dismal year, financially, to the
unterrified nutmeg manufacturers. The old
| princes, the Tweeds and lngersolls and Wood
wards and Garvcys, whose homes were in that
State, and who spent their money so freely,
have been absorbed by other engagements,
mainly with the deputy shsriffs, and have
permitted the election to go by default. In
time like this, if these ''liberals" had not been
Hacking in ready insight and unflinching
courage" they would have risen to the occa-
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if necessary. But, 'pusillanimous' creatures
as they were, they never gave a dollar, they
never made speech. They stood by and
looked on. If it turned out to be cheese they
| Monld take il: il only skimmad milk they did