Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-26
THE SPIRIT Of THE CAMPAIGN.


", d MGushedln thu Cincinnati OEzsite
!. We need hardly report that since Greeley
Joined the cabal last winter not a single election
has gone Democratic or Greeley,
q There was very great boast Of the number
Of Republicans who were going for Greeley;
hut now we SEQ them going back on every side.
The number OF Greeley Republicans IN Indiana
will not be one twentieth Of the Democrats who
either vuto for Grant or don't vote. Indiana,
which two months ago vas put down doubtful,
will 20 for Grant by large majority. 10 Ohio
there were several thousands VI Republicans
who protested to he for Greeley, but half OF
them arc already back In line, and nine tenths
Of them will, in the end vote for Grant.
3. Tho South Ia dead against Greeley; not
that II does not want 10 defeat GRANT, but that
the south desplses Greeley. There u nothing
In him or about him which The south can 70.
spect. The South despises Greeley, and can you
give any reason why II should not 7 IL there
a more despicable being than the man who do
nounoed slavery, and then wanted the Govern
mont TO pay tiOO, 900 OOO for slave property
who, believing In secession, and yet dared not
aid seccssionists In their struggle 70 succeed
Who, boastlnE OF honesty, Is yet In alliance with
TamInanyl No man denles, or eau deny, that
the great body Of thieves villains and scuundrels
Of every degree supported Greeley. Why :
Can It be possible that thoy support him with,
out any motive or reason No Birds OF a
feather flock together But we dwell not on
that point II lie enough that non see II, aud
that honest men are yet Ia the majority.
l. The stralght-Out Democrats aIe aEalnHt
Greeley We do not know whether the L1uls
Vile convention Is any advantage TO Republl-
cana Perhaps not; because the straig ht.Out
Democrats would either not vote at all, or vote
for Grant Still We may speculate upon what
would be the results VI = Straght-Out nOmlna.
ton. IGureeley runs alone against Grant ho
may get nine States. II thore be stralght-Ogt
candidate, the probability IL that Greeley would
not yet OHF State. The ulTaight.Uuts would
carry every state that Greeley could got. This,
for tho Democratic party, win have a great al.
vantage; for they can then show that there Is n
Democratic party, and that the party Itself has
not com mltted WhOrodOm with Greeley. Then
the miserable hypOcrites OF the Baltimore con.
yentIOn can crawl back to their original den, and
have had II suggested that, In TACT, the Bait.
more convention was mere trick; that It's OBJ
iect was to divide the Republican party, while
the Democrats united on the candidate VI the
Louisville convention. We know nothing about
thla because We are not Democrats. But there
IL one thing We do think about the Democratic
party. We believe that the majority OF tho
Democratic party are honest, patriotic men. As
such, We don't believe In the possibility Of their
voting for Greeley.
he has not only abused them beyond meas sure,
(thAt a Christian man can fOrEive,) but he holds
no one idea or principle In common With them,
be Il religious, social or political. We Afhrm,
without any fear Of contradiction that Greeley
holds not one idea, principle or sentiment In
common with the great body Of Democrats In
this country.
This fact IL becoming obvious every day, and
Bls utter unhtness IL beclmlng more obvious.
This 0unntry has To pass through fiery furnace
70 prove It's rights u the Iegdership VI nations.
II did this In ths rahallign, but T. innst he tEtsd
again; and we trust that In the Idea Of NOVetn-
ber It will be shown that this great republic 10
not only capable Of conquerlng a rebellion, but
Of rejecting an impoator as President