The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The Waning Fortunes of the "Liberals.'

The Waning Fortunes Of the "Liberals.'
Mr.. Sumner has gone to Europe for his
health. He possibly discovered before
starting that he had been under terrible
delusion, for SO wise man as he is reput-
ed to be, in believing that the professed
democratic conversion to Republicanism
was real; and that their rallying round
Greeley was anything but an attempt OF
the boldest and most desperate kind, to
cheat the American people into turning
the Republican party out Of power, under
a delusion that the Democrats, the sworn
enemies to it's principles would enforce and
carry them out better than the party which
originated them had done. That the prin-
ciples of the Republican party had not
been carried out by Grant and his advisers
was given as a principle reason by the
"Liberals they used to be " Revenue
Reformers for their action, and in the
Cincinnati Mass Meeting they reiterated
their fealty to Republican principles. At
Baltimore the Democratic party professed
to place their old principles. under foot
and take their stand ON the most advance
ground marked out by Messrs. Sumner,
Schurz, Greeley and others. Such won
derful conversion, took the country by sur
prise, and a good many Republicans, like
wild geese in fog, circled round, not
knowing which way to go. In this state
of bewilderment not a few of them got
into the Greeley Democrat net. This pro
fessed change was so unreal that the dis
guse could not be kept up, and the indi-
vidual members of the party declared pub
licly that they had no notion of becoming
converts to "old Greeley" and his abomi-
nable doctrines, and that their only object
was to use him to divide the Republican
party and got into power. At this day
there is but small per cent. of the Repub-
licans who hastily attached themselves to
Old White Hat and his fortunes, who are
not satisfied that the pretended Democratic
conversion was not a most audacious cheat,
and as this fact becomes more and more
apparent every day, the movement loses
ground. This was obvious to most of per-
sons very soon after the ground and lofty
tumbling of the Democratic leaders had
been performed, but Mr.. Sumner seems to
have been slow to believe that that party
who protested to endorse Cincinnati and
Greeley, meant nothing but deception
:,1i hot i,o
of the Republican party had not been car
ried away by the Greeley delusion. West
Virginia added still further proof, and now
Vermont comes down with an old-fashion-
ed Republican majority, showing plainly
that no "tidal wave" has been raised by
the moon struck "Liberals'
The nervousness shown by Mr. Greeley S
organ over the Straight-out Conven-
ton indicates how fearful the Liberals "
are lest the least breath may at any time
carry the whole Democratic party away
from the white hat and coat which have
proved so utterly incapable Of Disgusting
their designs.
The Democrats who were :jubilant for a
short time after the Baltimore Convention.
have for some time been manifesting a
good deal of down-heartedness, which
every election increases; while the spirits
and confidence of the Republicans are cor
respondingly elevated. That the popular
tide is every day rising for Grant and Will
son, and threatening to leave Greeley and
Brown high and dry before the fifth of
November, is acknowledged by every call
did observer of the times. Maine, which
will speak next, will only serve to strength
en- and deepen this impression; and two
weeks hence it will be difficult to find a
sane man who will believe Greeley has the
ghost of chance of ever becoming Presi-
dent by the vote of the people. The vac
Hating philosopher of the Tribune is near
the end of his tether. and ready to be
placed on the shelf with host of other
played out politicians. Those Republicans
who have hoped to follow the old white
hat to fame and fortune, had better get
back to their cd party before they find
themselves in the Democratic camp. bound
hand and foot. That party always makes
shure of its prisoners by binding them
securely.