Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-01
a.. From the Detroit Free Press.
Fourteen Reasons Why Hor-
ace Greeley Should Not be
Nominated.

There are a great many reasons
which, to the honest Democratic mind,
are all sufficient TO show that the nomi-
nation of Horace Greeley for the Presi-
dency would be the greatest blunder
and outrage on the party organization
ever committed. We present below a
few of the reasons which just now oe-
cur to us that are convicting OH this
point: r-.
Horace Greeley should not be nomina-
ted for the Presidency by the Demo-
cratic national convention because he
has all his life been violent opponent
of Democracy and defamer of Demo-
cratic principles and men.
, Because he has entered into the Lib
eral movement from purely personal
motives; his opposition to Grant being
occasioned by the President turning
his back" on Senator Fenton, and his
head being now turned by the prospect
of the Presidential chair.
Because the Democratic masses can
not and will not be used to crafty the
personal ambition of any one man or
set of men, and have greater work to do
than to depose Grant for the purpose of
electing Greeley to the Presidential
chair.
Because there is nothing to show that
Horace Greeley, after being elected
President, would not administer the
government in the interest of Radical
ism; that he would not again attach
himself-if he admits that he has served
his connection-to the radical party and
be viper in the bosom of the party
which elected him.
Because this not being day or an
age of miracles, the people have no con-
fidence in a man who can suddenly pre-
tend to abandon the convictions of a
life time merely because principles OF
which he has never been an advocate.
and against which he spent the best
years of his life battling, begin to as
sert the old time popularity with the
masses.
Because personal honesty alone is
not sufficient in candidate for Presi-
dent to make him acceptable to the De
mocracy, when that same "honesty'
has during his entire life made him
anti-Democratie. .......
Because Horace Greeley is held up by
Liberal Republican newspapers to theil
Republican leaders as the incarnation
of everything Republican, as maj
who, by reason of his Republicanism,i ii
preferable to Grant, and as man who
will never surrender to the Democracy
Because judging even by his letter o
acceptance of the Cincinnati nomina
ton, Horace Greeley is in favor of 1
"paternal" government-a government
which exercises n watchfu care ovel
the States.
Because his nomination at Cincinnati
was secured by unfair means: and be
cause similar unfair means are bein!
used to impose him on the Democratic
party.
Because he has no strength anon:
Republicans, his nomination havin:
disgusted the really Liberal Republi
cans and driven them to Grant or
third ticket for refuge.
Because, while adhering to the mott
of ''Principles, not men," Horace Gree
ley cannot be considered i'll this connec
ton, inasmuch as he is not 4 represen
tative of Democratic principles.
| Because the Democratic masses de
mand Mt the hands of the Democrat
| National Convention the nomination @
a man who at least by his past life ha
shown that he has been an advocate {
those sterling Democratic principles o
which it is now sought to secure Oh
nomination of Horace Greeley.
Because Horace Greeley is an uut
and dangerous man to be intrusted wit
the execution of the duties of the Pres
ident of the United States.
All these points could be elaborats,
at great length; but this is needless, ;
there can be no disputing them. Theu
are many others which we have M
touched upon; but these are sufiicien
to show on what Democratic hostilit
to Horace Greeley is grounded.