The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11
TIE ACCIDENTAL CHOICE THE BEST.
The Rupture Between Schurz
and Brown.
PeriIs of Political Re-
specta bility.
GROESB Eek ROANS

ly threatens to elect him still are the talk Of the
hour. As the Democratic Convention will meet
late, and as the Philadelphia Convention has to look
in the face the possibility OF Grants non nominal
tion-either by his persuasion into retirement or
the substitution of stronger candidate-the names
of Greeley and Brown will be before the country
nearly two months to come-a formidable period to
be left to two such energetic men and the revolu-
tionary party which they now lead.
1.-THE JEsUTRY EVENTS"
Look at what is passing The great municipal ris-
ing OF New York against Tammany overwhelmed
the Northern democracy, and the reform fever
extending to national politics. has overwhelmed the
republican party. few democratic congressman
at Washington, assuming to make Justice David
Davis President by the use of the Cincinnati move
ment, and falling have set the whole democratic
party on the run TO support Horace Greeley who
was nominated there. Nothing seems to stop the
current. Newspaper after newspaper of the old
democratic stamp comes over. The Oldest Bourbon
veterans cry:-"IIail, Horace ~ The little Wash
ington f15'iot helped to kindle fire beyond its
local energies to eXtnguish. For all the democratic
rank ana die cry:-'Why Is not all you had to say
ofDavis good for Greeley? Both were wings: both
Lincoln men; both amnesty men; both justice men,
and Greeley is besides merclul and liberal man,
and known everywhere in the land while
Davis is little known and penurious ?" Let
The Patriot answer this rs best it can,
and let the New York I0T1 cXpound
the difference between its ayorite, Adams,
and Greeley, to the same length. They made the
argument for one application and their readers en-
dorse it and apply it to another The demo-
cratic journal is not yet success on the nde-
pendent principle. 1t must either come over to
fusion with bluff good WILL like the Missouri Repub-
ltcon Cincinnati Enquirer, or stand out and never
take bid, like the Cincinnati Conamoner. But
its trimming and gallivanting are not appreciated
in the democratic family. NJ journal can afford to
be Independent which cannot afford to bolt, as the
Independent republican papers do. And if both the
World and Patriot threaten tomorrow to bolt
Greeley they cannot make the Greeley dag come
down from any democratic masthead which has
raised it. Parties have been taught the of in-
dependence well OF dependence rapidly n
this country.
THE SOUTH AND THE FREE TRADERS.
There has been for years growing revolt against
the New York directory of the democratic party
and the shrcwd William NJ. Tweed once sought to
avail himself of it and become the executive head
OF the whole party in the land. The alleged at
tempt of Mr.. Belmont to make Adams the Cincin-
natl nominee awoke again the feeling among West.
ern democrats. This feeling defined, is that the
New York directory is not honestly, but selfshly
democratic, and that it cannot erect organ here
cratic voters. The Southern democrats are re-
solved on fusion this year, matter how probable
separate democratic chances may be, because they
tried the democratic chances in 1868 and got for
their faith four more years OF carpetbaggery and
Ku KuX legislation.
The free traders have sufficient reason to make
bolt and they can command no vote upon any
thing but proposition. Free trade is economi-
cal question, not a candidate for the Presidency,
and after the free traders agreed to the Cincinnati
platform they had nothing to do but to support the
candidate. otherwise they are no better than
Spanish American republicans, who raise the stand
ard of revolt after submitting TO an election This
position they cannot take and ever again command
confidence in any political convention, and nobody
With with an attack Of the high striker The power Of
economical reform has always lain in combinations
and not in political conventions. What business
has IL struggling down in the cockpit with it's
gospel, among the galcd ana clipped birds OF the
bloody
Thus we may presume that the free traders can
not make any revolt OF consequence, and probably
York and Northeastern politicians make combina-
ton and again cozzen the democrats or the South
and Southwest, there Will probably be no demo-
cratic candidate against Greeley The chances, at
any rate, point to the democratic party being in
yted to half the patronage OF the country il Greeley
be elected Such was the expression In the Cncin-
natl Convention Mr. Greeley will not now say as
much, and his stake Is saying nothing; but every
body knows that the people who put up the liberal
ton OF all our politics TWO or three years ago. and
GRANT AND HIS RIVALS;
that they are not more weary OF the elastic rule
OF Grant than Of the head centres of republicansm
The success OF the Greeley ticket will break up for
time Mortonism In Indiana, Shermansm In Ohio
and Camercnism in Pennsylvania. The whole char
acter OF our politics has been slowly changing by the
ainnites, and the times have required less rigid
parties and a President with q more tractable ma
ture.
Grant more accommodating to this spirit OF the
period Not Boutwell,. whom Grant is said to in
cline toward as the exponent OF the best indicated
feature OF his administration. Perhaps Blaine who
is more dashng, plant, shrewd and snowy. Ger
tainly the souls OF the regular party are disturbed
Gold moving up three per cent on account OF the
failure OF the Alabama Treaty; and yet the compli.
ment of this ascrbed by the administration TO Gree.
Iey's nomination The Mormon prosecutions by a
united supreme Court thrown 10 the ground az ie-
gal, although supported solely by the President
against his own legal advisers The Spanish aues-
ton disgraceful and the President requesting OF
Congress the war-making power TO get out OF it
under investigation. Finally Grant himself satcd
almost disguised with things. And upon this mess
the revolution rushing up, headed by an Old white
hat and Gratz Browns red head.
GRATZ BROWNS COUP DE MAIN.
Gratz Brown has been censured on all sides for
the action he took at Cincinnati. Some OF the
young boys like General Brlnkerhon, and the pout-
Ing girls, like Mr.. Hoodley, who think that the
United states ia bound up In small topic Of po-
litiea economy, cried out immediately. after Gree
leys nomination. 1--WE have been soldW
General Brinkerhoff, OF Mansfield, chatty and
cheerful lecturer employed by the Free Trade
League, rushed into the Burnet House ust after the
meeting OF the malcontents Of ohio and said, 1--WE
have done u glorious thing; have rePudiated
this bargain and sale between Gratz Brown and
Horace Greeley; mean to vote for General Grant,
and not for any such bargain.u
Now, as General Brinkerhor had been stating at
CINCINNATI for three days, that unless Adams or
irumbul was nominated, he was for Grant anyway,
ms opinion VIII pass for little with men who at
tended the Liberal Convention for business pur-
poses, anu VINO meant to abide by the result and
II astonishing how, in a town like Cincinnati
sseiy ci,izen grows To be Of Importance when YOU
nou national convention there. Mr.. IIalstead
Mr. George Pugh, the Hoadleys the Drinkerhons
tnc otaiios, &c &c, at once began Presi,len max.
ing and when they boted they thonyhi the pin,