New-York tribune., 1872-05-11

the election OF Mr. Grant whose hostility 70 them is so
nronounced Equally futile would be the hope OF Judge
Dayiss friends any such there be- who believe thatany
considerable portion OF the Liberal Republicans Woulu
oS Of Of political honor and integrity to vote for Mr.
Greeley They went into the Convention with thcir can
ddates and urged his nomination with sea and eafnen f
ceve the undivided support Of the friends in that ION
venton OF al the other candidates such ale posV on
ethics that all honorable understand that such an
implied pledge is given by acting in pohtle I SOnsS
ton and disaster and dishonor mas always IooTedd
Davis would be the last to allow bis friends In nat Son
venton to be guilty OF suS nreaen oI I ha name 70 be
used In that Convention he is or is NOS IN honor Do
not to be candidate against the nominee OF tnt pcb
wish otherwise, that II is utterly impossole Ior JuTso
Days the to ensues ges SC6g ecn
only effect Of his running must be TO MAKE SURE hov no
on Of mr. G Grant fenns u ey o be are SeheMaH viii bend all
their energies and exhaust all their neYe ~ Seeiav
by Deoocratio National Convention and IT requires no
prophet to anticipate that all the friends of the Adm
orators will by aunts and bes and filings, endeav4r
provoke the Democrats 10 make sepaIase What
other means more dishOnorabe than these ana no
harmony with their welknown etHies VIII ecifv o. Inc
event viii show with whom. and how iar' '"'N '-O'
wiz '"''' PURIF1cArIoN THE GREAT WORK
,d wa 90. down into the very heart Of the people OF
this country we should find that that which alarms nei"
most and that which they are most de'elihnou " ~
FORM is the reeldng corruption when mas
itself into the administration of pubic dS' AH1S vas
perhaps necessarily begotten OF the ae M u1 conTd
crown with almost the rapidity OF 1he pioP% % go ~
Were this an Old republic was Rome az the tllV W
the first Caesar we msGt WEE TS voice Of patriotism should
be hushed and the voice OF the peOllo snouu G III
Inv imnerial power. But We are young natiol onS
Growing M TO manhood, full OfVigor ana u Cl NaI'y,
snd fuy cfable, when burden becomes lntlotupIe vi
abuse dangerous, throw 1t of and rample nnIer our
feet Hence is that with scarcely fear for the na re-
suit have watched this threateng sr0Witng ~ oNd ifo
of t6e people which would in despite OF party tles UT
old political affiliations crush II out Wlt pdIlOtlC ven
geance. Like great storm, It Will clear inc p9nllel
sphere of the very OdOr of corruption, which has be-
stencil III the nOstrs or honest lneh bcacey Elk
months ago the first muterngs OF tins storm were ucru
the City OF York, and the CLEANS OF It's hghthng
ia n soon reached Chicago and It's eject you ana an
heavens and he who would oppose it should take warn
ing and stand aside. To this Work Of pucatOn Horace
sasm David Davis or L. man ITmbul, or any otner
In this, the greatest of all the reform measures
feet accord with US, and is entitled 10 our cOrual sup
port So, too in relation to personal OF Ii9
suppression Of tie civil government q ne states anu
the elevation OF the dcspOc pOWet OF the PIesldeu
supported by the whole army and navy OF tho UuIed
ana decrepd Roman Republic. nave already SHOWN
that the time has not come for tins To occur win
dued and who ever undertakes IL will lind his arm lar
too feeble accomplish his end The election OF Horace
Greeley Will efiectuay Overturn all such wicked pur-
poses, would the election of any other man whose
was presented 10 the late Convention at Cincin-
natl In TINS great and vital measure so important 10
the preservation OF our Liberties, lie Is IN 1ul accoIu
with us. So' too, upon the suu9ect OF uNeIsal a-
tiOn commenced with the close OF the war; nor mas nc
ceased to urge it with all the powers at ms
command. AT a glance he that to enfranchse the
cOlOred in the South, and thus deprive al lhOse
sarly the government OF those States over TO the
hands OF shrewd and unpIlnCped adNcntuIeIs, VINO
would ruin them for their own personal gam.
The result has shown the wisdom Of his conclusions
By such misrue those States are SO oNerWhelneu III
debt that it DpossIby pay the interest,
by shameless mlsnangtncll ln6g are rs near
borders OF absolute ruin as II Is possible Tor bad govern
nent TO them and yet 10 maintain those Wreches
IN pOwer is the strong military oil the Government
stretched forth, guided by the hands OF the President
Nav we hope that IL is not yet too late TO remedy this,
in part least, by allowing those who have an interest
there and who really qualified TO govern 10 come 10
the rescue OF that PROSTATE country. In this great
measure OF hope none more pronounced than MIR.
Greeley, and in supporting him We support measure
which, to our apprehension AZ least Is Oi INC most NII
importance 10 the well-being OF the country.
The TARIFF QUESTION ALL RIGHT.
And so / might 20 through with other but minor
questions which he is in full accord with the Demo
cratic party, and with the Labor Reform party,
but space viii not permit. Upon one great question
alone does he disagree with the prevailing sentiment Of
the Democratic party-at least in the west-and that is
upon the Tariff In this also he dsdgrees with large
portion of the Liberal Republicans who have placed m
In nomination. No political party III this country has
ever been agreed this subject, and no President
has ever had any marked control over Congress on
form on the Tariff question was suggested by Mr..
Greeley himself at time when he could have had very
little expectation Of being the nominee IL RENTS the
question Of the Tariff to the people III tier several Con-
gress Districts, and there is where 1t properly belongs
tx we can elect majority OF Tariff reform men
TO Congress, Mr.. Greeley stands pledged not
in veto any MEASURES OF reform which they may
pass and this is all can or ought to ask TINS s all
We could expect of Judge Davis or any Otner one
whose name before that Convention. On the sub
iect Of the Tariff there is wide disagreement among
those who have proposed TO act together IN the present
would agree on tins subject While may regret that
od he folly TO y that we will vote for none VINO does
not GQp /
aud SO far as you know, presume the same OBJ OBJ
Davis At least the question recurs what is duty
under the circumstances Shall we vote for Mr. Greeley
or for Mr.. Granti for have already shown, and think
nOintelgent doubt II, that every vote given
against Greeley, matter for who clso is in effect
vote for Grant. Shall we vote for man whose per-
sonal integrity is as proverDia as was that
of Mr.. Lincoln, ana which, III Tact, endearcd
him TO the people more than any other one
element Of his character, and VINO agrees with Us
all the great and vital questions upon winch the very
peIpetuiy OF our institutions, believe depend;
or shall vote for Mr.. Grant whose very name em-
bodies its suggestions the very opposite Of all these
elements, which should recommend candidate to our
fayorl For myself propose 10 vote for Mr. Greeley,
ana do all hOnOraby can to secure his election and
quite confident that in this shall be joined by all
Democrats who do not prefer the election OF Mr.
Grant. Yours truly, j. ID. CATION.
COMMENTS By THE CHICAGO TINES.
Judge Cations letter concerning the duty of Democrats
in view Of the Cincinnati nominations, assumes
dition which does not exist and which may not
is; his conclusion is therefore, at the present time
wholly irrelevant. 1.-THE whole question is answered"
he says, when determine in minds whether
the election OF Mr. Greeley OF Mr. Grant will best pro-
mote the interests OF whole country" How
determine this question in our minds when Mr..
Grant has not been nominated for the Presidency and
when there are beginning TO appear significant out
groupings indicating that he may not be nominated
Suppose il were known that Mr.. Grant would
nominee Of the Philadelphia Convention, would Jndge
Cation unhesatingy declare that is the duty OF
Gratis TO pronounce for Grceeyi suppose further Il
were known that instead of nominating Mr. Grant at
Philadelphia, the Republican Convention at that place
would ratlfy the nomination OF Mr. Greeley. made by
the other wing Of the party at Cincinnati, would
Judge Cation say that the duty Of Democrats
is TO ignore their own National Convention
and rush in bindly to the support Of the Re-