Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-07-20

CofeIsTENcy NOT A JEWEL. Tho De-
nocratic leaders who have sold out TO the
Dolly Warden party, are,,making strenuous
efforts to get converts to join them in the
opposition to Gen. Grant. Anything 10
beat Grant, is their motto. But they as
sign no reasons why Grant should be beat
en-. 1s it because he is paying of the pub
lie debt which these same leaders were in
strumental in creating, or is il because he
administers the affairs Of our government
in the true and correct spirit Of an Amer
lean citizen? Certainly it cannot be on ac-
count that he is favorable, and is carrying
out Republican principles, or that he was
favorable to the 10Th amendment, for all
| these principles have been endorsed by the
Democratic Convention in erecting their
platform. When we hear these parties de-
nouncing Grant without giving reason,
we often wonder why they will support a
man like Greeley who has been ten timos
more radical than Grant Their opposi-
lion is certainly not founded upon consist.
ency, aud if Mr.. Greeley should be elected
is there any guarantee for any improve
ment ; and if 80, in what respect? Do
these disaflectants support Mr.. Greeley
with the expectation that he will turn his
back to his life long principles and advocate
the Democratic principles TO which he has
been its greatest antagonist? Or has Mr..
Greeley given bis consent, because his as
pirations arc for the Presidency, that he
will give his administration over to the
corrupt sore-heads who call themselves Re-
formers, to control it? Under either case,
is it reasonable to suppose that any think
ing man can support him in preference to
Grantp Can it be supposed that he would
be true to any party or pledge when it is
known he is an adherent to dozen of
isms The question will arise in every
honest mans heart, had We not better let
good enough alone and not swop horses
while crossing the stream? We know what
Grant will do, but we cannot for n mo-
ment entertain any idea what Greeley's
course would be, or what he would do
whether he would support the true Demo-
cratic principles !; Republican principles,
or Mrs. Woodhuls' woman's rights princi-
pics. Having managed to enlist all the
small parties and having broken up the
Democratic party and wiped it out of ex-
istence, in order to reach the Presidential
chair which he has coveted for number of
years, il is not likely that any voter who
feels like seeing this government continued
in its present prosperity and high standing
among the nations Of the earth, that they
will give their support to one who specu-
lates merely to get Office, in preference
to the one who has been tried both in war
and peace, and whose course in guiding the
ship of State is to do good to the greatest
number, both rich and poor, high and low,
whose highest ambition is to do justice to
all. Though every effort will be made 10
create enthusiasm for the Chappaqua
Farmer, by the malcontents, those who are
content with their lot and do not vote for
the sake of procuring Office alone, but for
the best interests Of their county, will be-
lieve rs we do, that the man who so nobly
sustains the interests Of this country, who
has been tried and not found wanting, is
the man to be supported for reelection for
another term as President of these United
States