Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-11

OF the historian Wht n we say tuht IN tNoiy
single point and attribute II was an utter and
complete failure. In the character Of lts
delegates, In the work that 1t has done, IN
the enthusiasm which Il was expected y
would inspire, In each and every elrcum-
stauce and surrounding, II has been, one OF
the greatest political 6Ezles Of the last twelTe
years. Its chief characteristic was grov,l
lug cowardlco and lmbecllity, that as the
campaign upon which the country Is just
entering advances, will not fall to have liz
effect upon every one TO whom II appeals for
sympathy and support. Through Ii the Dem
ocratlc party yesterday abandoned principle,
surrendered conviction, renounced all that u
had ever protcssed, declared It's past lhe a
lie and fraud, and bowed TO the dietaaon
Of few sore disappointed office seekers and
dissatisfied polhidans who have LEFT the Re-
publican party for the sole reason that they
were not permitted to divide It's patronage
10 manage it, cuslon-housos, to select its
ofIlcc.holders and dictate It's policy.
The Democratic Convention sat mcckly at
the feet Of the Fentons and the Seizures, OF
the McClures and the Cochranes, and humbly
learned the lesson that they taught II. These
gentlemen pulled tho strings and the ma
chlncry moved. Belmont disappeared In .
dash OF blue flame; q venerable old gentle
man 10y the manu- Of Randolph came upon the
scene; DooliItle spoke his little piece I
Augustus ScheI was trottcd out, aud
John 7. Hoffman, the tool Of Tammany
Hail nnfolded his roll OF fifteen thou.
sand Germans, (more or less) all TO the
tame Of "DlIie" and the "Bonnie Blue
Flag" by the band. Sincere Democrats Ike
Mr.. Bayard, Of Delaware, protested against
the cut-aud dried character OF the proceed
lngs, against the uu Democratic action OF
this so.called Democratic Convention, but
the mob carried Il all ia own way and gulPed
down the bitter draught that Cincinnati Insist
ed II should swallow. In all our political
history there never has been such scene,
and we are certain that there WI never be
again. From hrstto last Ii was dlsgracetul,
ignominious surrender, surrender ofhonor,
manhood, political honesty, integrity, and
principle.
Horace Greeley aud GTatZ Brown have
been given to the Democratic party as theil
candidates for the Presidency and tho Vice
Presidency. In the one they have a candl
date who has never had anything In common
with them, who has denounced them n
"thIeyes, burglars, dTuukards, gamblers
keepers Of pOlicy.shops and Of worse deus o
Infamy." 10 tue other they have sharp
tricky politician, nsincere, uoachcrous,
sort Of political Robert MacAire, who has
way of sllying himself To political Pariio
merely TO plumber aud betray them. Asso
cIaied wlla ,h"se two gentlemen are some o
:s- worst men Id the country. Greeley !
hand aud g'"se With the convicted and I'm
convicted Tammany 53,'s5lrAtors. Boss
Tweed Il, or was, his partner In tue Tobacco
buslness. TIE ex.prrsldent OF the lniamon
! sEindilng New York Printing Association
that robbed the city ;;::cc=-arv Vi the EwPiI
city Of millions Of dollars, Is a stakeholder !
| the Tribune aud the secretary Of the 1f'ibun
association. Browns political and persona
associations are not one whit better. lie
the mere puppet OF the BlGirs, whose name
arc the synouyms OF political corruption
triokery and debanchery.. 10 put two me
Of this character at the head OF refou
movement Ia q ridiculous farce. The ang'
Of darkness leading the angels OF light woul
not be a more absurd spectacle than that {
Gresley and Brown, aud the mon who met I
Baltimore, leading the leglous OF reform.
Tails movement cannot succeed. HoraG
Greeley and Graft Brown cannot possibly I
elected to the head OF this Governments "
have too much faith In the common sense au
INTEL igence Of the. people 10 suppose for
moment that they could vote to put these tW
men Into the positions for which they ba'
been nominated. IN only QUE suppositlo
that the reason Of the republic has beeD III
seated, and that orr people have goGe ma
can we bring ourselves 10 believe their su
cess possible. During the last ten years v
passed. through too terrible an ordeal OF
schooling has been too bitter, our eHPerien
too sad To admit Of the country rushing upS
W great and awful danger Us the eleyalt
10 power Of the unPTiBclpled party that
now endeayorlng TO obtain control OF u
Government would inevitably prove TO b
National suicide Is impossible ip Amerlc
The election of Mr.. Greeley would be fraug
with danger and dlsaster-danger which '
have just escaped, disaster which Il oost.
unparalleled loss Of life and of treasure
avert. The history Of The last ten years speA
a warning that the country cannot hut hee
Every line aud page Of II arc so many Pr
tests against the election Of men like N
Greeley To the Presidency.
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