The Portland daily press., 1872-07-02

The following extracts from the Tribune
were published before it became an independ-
ent organ and written by Horace Greeley be-
fore he thought of seeking Democratic votes:
From the Tribune, October IL, 1867.
If there were not newspaper, nor a COM
mon school in the country, the Democratic
party would be stronger than.it is. Neither
elementary instruction nor knowledge of
transpiring events is necessary to teach the
essential articles of the Democratic creed:
Glove rum and hate niggers." The less one
learns and knows, the more certain he is to
"vote the reg lar ticket, from A to lizard"
But Republicanism rests on a radically diff
ferent basis, and is sustained by wholly di-
verse considerations. 1t lives by intelligence; I;
it dies in the murky sitting atmosphere of ig-
norance. Canvass almost any township in
the land, and distinguish those who take
from those who fail to take newspaper, and
you will find that two-thirds of those who
take vote Republican, while three-fourths of
those who read nothing but chance news
paper picked up for few moments in bar
room vote the Democratic ticket, and will
not be persuaded to touch any other.
From the Tribune, October 25, 1867.
To smoke is a Democratic virtue; to chew
is that virtue intensified; to drink rum is that
virtue in the superlative.
From the Tribune, October 80, 1867.
This would amount to six in bed, exclu-
sive of any other vermin, for every Democrat
ic couch in the State of New York, including
those at Sing Sing and Auburn.
From the Tribune, December 10, 1867.
IfDemocracy has concocted or borrowed
an Interference theory which justifies such
meddling, it is worse theory than even we
had supposed. All do know that there are
several hundred thousand mulattoes in this
/ country; and we presume no one has any Sc
rious doubt that the fathers of at least nine
tenths of them are white Democrats. And
we hold that those Democrats, if they will
have yellow children, might better than 9TH
erwise treat the mothers respectively as wives
after the laudable pattern of that eminent
Democrat, Vice President Richard NJ. John
son.
From the Tribune, December 27, 1857.
First-What proportion OF the voters at the
Five Points and kindred districts of our city
have usually sympathized and voted with the
Republican and with the Democratic parties
respectively?
Second-What proportion of those voters
is likely to vote for black enffanchisemsnt
North or South?
Third-How will it compare with the vote
of the intelligent, moral, industrious farmers
of this State, or of New England, on the same
qustion?
Fourth-How do the blacklegs, pugilists,
keepers of dens of illiame, criminals, and
those who are popularity designated "roughs,
stand on this issue? How would the World
like to have the question of impartial suffrage
decided by the votes of the members in good
standing of all the churches and synagogues
in the countrya Would it not feel more con.
fident OF such verdict as it desires, if these
were not to vote at all, while the dog-fanci
ers, cock-fghters, shoulder-hitters, gamblers
and rowdies were polled to decide the great
issue?
We shall see whether the World dare give
candid responses to our inquiries. 1t often
talks sneeringly of Republican morality, so
briefly, decency, &C., &C., as though they
were preposterous, Pharisaic assumptions.
Now let us see what is its own estimate Of
the relative moral worth of the two great par
| ties.
From the Tribune, january 4, 1865
The World recently gave graphic account
of the dens and denizens which give charac.
ter to the Five Points aud other "slums" o.