New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-16


tant trust, which, under the necessities Of
the crisis, required above all things an hon.
est man: TO use ahOmely phrase, che filed
Tue Dill OF the occasion, and nothing but a
sense OF deCOrum and respect for the other
candidates, all of whom deserved well at
their hands, prevented his nomination on
the first ballot. The New York Herald.
Win It's usual sagacity, recognized the fact
that he had the heart of the eonyen-
Ilon early IN this week, and had the re-
porters Of the other journals represented in
Cincinnati been equally as frank. if not far
SEEING the final result would not have taken
the politicians of the country by surprise.
Ar. Greeley's nomination was no surprise
to the people, for they ordered il: and it
matters not what the politicians or party
rings may do IN the way either of indorse-
ment OF reputation, passive or active, the
people intend to stand by him The unmis-
taxable response which is now pealing frqgB
all parts OF the country, particularly from
the entire South, and censpicuously from
She Irish and Germans, deprives us of all
uneasiness upon this subject.
And here we will embrace the opportunity
to make the explanation, that the reason
why we did not introduce the name of Mr.
Sumner to the convention, after having so
long advocated it as our first choice, was,
that the distinguished Senator, though SYM
pathiziHNswith the convention and its pur-
poses, declared to us, in a personal CONVEX
satiOn held with him a few days before we
left for Cincinnati, that he did not desire to
have his name put in nomination for the
Presidency We, nevertheless, took the
liberty Of continuing to urge his candidacy
in the columns of the Spirit in order that
the Democracy, after being familiarized
with the fear of our EXTREMIST candidate,
might enjoy feeling of relief in the less
Obi AS,--,. L l.. r. N
press Mr.. Sumner, therefore, was to prac-
tically advocate the choice Of Mr.. Greeley,
for both gentlemen held equivalent posi-
tons in party point of view, and one was
consequently the natural inheritOr of the
others votes. We obtained at least our
second choice which choice we now believe
was best adapted to the canvass, and we
feel an especial qualification that it was ar
rived at in strict adhesion to the programme
we had advocated. That programme, it
will be recOllected, was to regard the Gin
cinnati movement as a Republican problem
solely, which, however much it might in
Vite the sympathies of the reform elements
OF the Democratic party, must, for due sue
cess, be played strictly within the Repub-
Hcan lines. That, in order to attract the
Republican vOtef from its false representa-
tive in Washington we must choose candi-
dates of the highest authority with the Re-
vs. !
would be bugle blast to the radical sub
stratum, gathering them to the liberal
standard, and crumbling the thin shell of
the pretender's power like the walls of
Jericho before the trumpet of the ancient
Joshua.
Equal in Importance to the selection of
the candidates was the selection of the |
platform, and decidedly the most important |
feature of that declaration was the enuncia- |
of %ba koV Il
Grated our future Presidents from the |
to misuse their patronage, and |
{ Is In itself a civil service reform, fully y
adequate to the correction of the worst of |
)ur abuses. So essential is this prime re-
Orm as a check to the President against
his subOrdinates, with view to |
lis reelection, that General Grant declared,
previous to his nomination at Chicago, !
the liberties of the country could not
70 preserved without q one-term amend. |
nent to the constitution" We would
lere remark that the phrase of the Gin
innati platform which asserts the one
erm principle might, through a lOoseness
# expression, be made to misrepresent the
obvious intention of the convention and
De construed into an allowance of a
ertain form land the worst fOrml of the re-
lective principle; but the first application
# the phrase is happily to fall on a straight i
We feel that Mr.. Greeley will be sure to set
himself right upon that principle as soon as
e is required to express himself about it.
Ne have only to add upon this point. that
he declaration of this vital Republican
,rinciple was first made by the COlusubus
labor Reform Convention and its affiliated
ocieties; next by the Cincinnati conven-
ion and its State opponents; and is to be
OllOwed, as we have the best reason to be-
EVE, by a similar enunciation on the part
the Baltimore Democratic National Con-
entiOn. And this united authority will be,
! effect, preliminary plebiseIte, in mass,
gainst the pretensiOns Of the Philadelphia
royal candidate.
In treating Of the nominations of Mr..
reeley and Gratz Brown, there is but one
ONT left for this present article to CON
der, and that is, will the Cincinnati can
idates be Endorsed by the Democratic Ma
onal Convention Our answer to this
ropOsitiOn is that it is not matter of
rime importance whether they are in
Orsed at Baltimore or not. We assume, of
purse, that they will be Endorsed by the
altimOre convention, however much some
the old Democratic wire-pullers may
lake their heads and express their sage.
rebodings to the contrary. The truth is,
% Democratic masses have themselves
ken up this question of indOrsing the Gin
matt nominees, just as the Republican
asses, breaking from their old leaders ,
ade the nominations in the first place. It
the movement Of the Democratic pOpu- ,
&c, and not the movement of their here
fore sO-called leaders; and all we have to
Y to those pretended Democratic leaders
that the boat is started which is to bear
lcle Horace to the Presidency, and unless
ey make haste to jump on board they will
left behind. Gloomy representations :
d threatened opposition, with the view of
tting Cabinet positions and promises of
Iser loot for the heads of their cabal, will
of no effect. As in the previous por- i
ms of this surprising canvass, NO bar |
ins, compromises, or even mutual un- Z
will be entertained. Horace ,
reeley represents not only the reform sen
nent, but the revised political sentiment
the entire nation, and through his candi- i
icy the country feels that it will commence S
new era of national regeneration. L
Inc Liberal Republicans understand the
5uauOu. They did not separate from their
d associates to give Democrats the lead,
III they intend to champion the present
oblem to the end. The present state of
lngs is the prime opportunity of the De- '
OcTacy, rather than ours, for we chose to n
-eak the cOmpactness of a Republican die +
.Uorshlp IN order to give the Democrats a f
lauee' All that we have to offer them at s
70 present JunctUre is the request that s
l0y consult their common sense Is must n
. Olear 10 them that, as there was but one | 1.
;tual candidate at Cincinnati. there will :
uuG one candidate for next President he | :,
ne the people; and unless they wish to .
aTG company with the Irish vote which G
III go In mass for Mr.. Greeley. and like 4
ise Will ii1 VnSlr portion OF the German vote q