The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-09
The Cincinnati Convention.
Greeley and Brown to Lead.

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made its nominations. and adjourned .
The proceedings chow that the contest,
on account Of personal preferences, was
very warm and spirited. But q general
reform was to be effected, and taxing all
matters into consideration, the result has
fully met the expectations Of the friends
OF the reform movement. On the sixth
ballot for President, Horace Greeley re
ceivcd 432 votes-359 only being nsces
s.sy 80 . .Lo;...---A '."'inn IN nnk" NJ.
Greeley's nomination unanimous was lost,
though thcre was large and general aye.
The nomination for Vice President was
next in order, and B. Crate Brown, on the
second ballot, received 1926 votes. After
some other business of a minor nature,
and short address from the Chairman Of
the Convention, Carl Schurz, the body
adjourned sine die.
And now come the expressions Of tie
people and tho pres, all over the country
That expression is certainly fattering to
the ticket placed before the country
Papers that have opposed the movement,
or rather that have opposed the policy
advocated by largo number Of Demo
Gratis, to place no candidates Of their own
in the field, confess that the ticket is q
strong one, and some come out boldly
and say it would be ruinous for the Dem,
ocra,s to make nomination now. We
believe so, too, and hence we place at the
head of our columns the names of the
Liberal Republican nominees. We do
this, because from the first we have ad.
voted this policy, believing it to be the
only one that would save the country
from spoia.ion, and possibly from bank
ruptcy and Capitalization the only one
to relieve the Grant.ridden Southern
States from financial chaos, and from
what is worse, the rule of bayonsts and
martial law; the only one to dsfea.
Grant, the petty tyraut, and bis vile self
election bills.
A National Democratic Convention will
probably meet, and the prevailing opin.
ion is, that it will make no nominations,
but ratify the nominees Of the Cincinnati
Convention. Such action would certainly y
be the part Of wisdom. The cry of q
few, that the Radical party Is now "spit,"
and We ought to make q nomination, Is
absurd. Encouraged BY the pledges Of
the Democratic press, quite . number Of
honest Republicans, whose earnest desire
is reform in all branches Of the govern
msnt, have renounced their allegiance te
q PARTY that has become rotten to the
core, and have undertaken its overthrow
They deserve credit for it but should
the Democracy provo recrsant to the
trust that has been imposed in them
should they use their former apparently
honest professions as q mere strategy to
enter three instead Of two tickets, could
the Liberal element. thus made the dupss
Of falsohood, be blamed if they returned
sgain to their first love? Not at ALL
Tho evidence before them would be, that
both political parties were full Of corrup.
tion, and if they chose either, it would BE-
tho one that holds tho spoils.
Another equally dangerous element Of
the Democracy is that class who advo-
cate tho nomination Of Democratic can
didats fsr President, with that suicidal
motto: "Victory upon osr platform, or
political defeat and ruin" Men who
osn advocate such principles, whom they
are satis8sd that defeat ,oiN he the result
must possess less Of love than hate for
their country.
Hence We say, up with The reform can.
didstes, Horace Greeley of New York,
and B. Grstx Brown Of Missouri. Dem
oorats, give them hearty support, and
il they are successful, you may expect to
see the cloud Of bayonets roll back from
the South, aud her suffering people made
70 smile; you may expect to see change
for the better in our national affairs; and
you may expect to hear no more of mar
tial laws in time Of peace. of laws enacted
sos the purpose of retaining dishones,
men in Office, o. Of seeing our nation dis.
gracsd by the appointment Of q whole
family ofincapable or dishonest brothers.
iniaw, uaclcs, cousins, &c to responsible
positions. Wha'sf past recosds2 Ho,
ace GseslsSs sctions, ss believe, however
sidsly they have differed With ours, we.s
prompted by honest convictions, and We
believe hs ID IN dead earnest VOC. Gsatz
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