Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-09-17
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The horror with which some of the promi-s
nent Radicals thfoug houe he country pretend
now. % regard Horace Greeley as Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency would be
amusing from its :abaurdity were it not con-
temptible for its meanness: Suddenly the
j man whom they loved to eulogize for his pa
Striotsm, has become one among the most
dangerous to his country! He has consented
: to accept the aid of Democrats in his attempt
to restore the pristine purity of the Federal
Government, by driving out the thieves and
money changers. To accept aid of the Democ.
racy to accomplish a laudable common object,
is quite as heinous as it would be in a miuis>
ter Of the gospel to accept the aid of an inf
del in suppressing the flames of consuming
: church. These gentlemen who hold the De,
mocracy in such holy horror that they will
not consent to accept its assistance for the
purpose of accomplishing laudabe common
object, do SO because of what they conceive
to be the rottonness of the principles, and the
unscrupulousness of the men of Democracy.
The charge that Greeley has abandoned his
principles, because Democratic Conservatives
have expressed an intention to vote for him,
would be sufficiently answered, so far as the
GRANTEES are concerned, by the question,
whether Grant would accept the votes of
: Democrats, either as individuals or in consid-
cradle bodies. I'VE imagine Grant would not
object if the entire Democratic Conserva.
tive party should suddenly become of the
opinion that as between himself and Gree
. ley; lie would raase, the best President
for another four years. IF he would,
! under those circumstances, accept the votes
of the Democracy-which by>,he>way he
couldn't help-he would be guilty of lust
as efectual an abandonment of his principles
as Greeley in accepting the nomination of the
Baltimore Convention.
But this reputation of man merely be.
cause his life long opponents choose to con-
slider him less abandoned than another who
has proved himself unworthy of confidence, is
decidedly ridiculous, when we consider the
avowed reasons of the reputation The dem.
ocrats are all rebels and copperheads and
should not, on account of their many sins. past
and present, be permitted to vote for repub-
fcan Yet during all the eight years-from
1858 to 1S6l-that the democracy was in
power, the discovered frauds and corruptions
of that party amounted to scarcely tenth of
the robberies of the last three and half
For economy of expenditures, for respect for
the Constitution and for the honesty of the
officials, the administration of either Pierce or
Buchanan was iucomparably superior to the
present one of Grant. The Southern States
were not robbed thousandth part as much
during all the Democratic Administrations put
together, as during the last three years and a
half The truth is, the Democratic party has
been purified by having been kept so long out
of power. All the unprincipled and worth
less who remained in the party while it was
in power only for the sake of the spoils have
long since deserted, and only tho men of char.
acter have stood fast. Greeley's democratic
constituency will be purer men than the mas
jority of those who are clamoriDg for the re.
election of Grant.