The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-08

Virginia. John Good e..... Norfolk.
West Virginia.. John Hall ...... Point Pleasant.
Wisconsin. Fred W. Horn. .Cedarburg.
GREELEY AND THE DEMOCRACY.
Democrats Failing Into Line for Horace
Greeley.
The National Democratic Committee, composed
OF delegates from the various Assembly districts,
met last evening at Cooper Institute, exRecorder
Smith presiding There very large attend
ancc. Mr.. Benjamin Wood offered the following
resolution
whereas the corrupt course pursued by the present
portion OF the republican party to abandon the admins
to represent the principles OF reform that deemed
ss on are Mos p "na
history guarantee iortheir honest miegry ana that
they WILL elected carry out the expressed VIII OF me
peRSp.c ma, no,oss National Democratic conven
other canlldsics for President and vice President
believing that by doing will succeed in relieving the
country from m ion that has created ditrt
abroad.
This resolutions was adopted amid much en-
| thusasm.
A resolution was offered that mass meeting OF
the democracy be held for the purpose of obtaining
/ an expression OF public opinion, with view Of in
hucncing the National Democratic Convention.
! While this resolution was under discussion Ger
man delegate suggested that the position OF the
democracy, after endorsing Greeley, wOud be rather
unpleasant were the Philadelphia Convention to
and Greeley for Vice President, course which he
heard was contemplated.
| In reply, Mr.. Wood stated that he had had an in
terview with Mr.. Greeley, and asked him whether
there was any possibility of his withdrawing. Mr.
Greeley IN answer, declared that no action taken
by the Republican Convention would his
withdrawal but that the failure of the Democratic
1 Convention 10 endorse him might.
i EX-ltec0rder Smith supported % resolution favor
ing mass meeting in an eloquent speech, III the
course OF which he eulogi2ed Mr.. Greeley and said
| that the obvious course for the democracy to pur
sue was as they could not achieve success them
selves, to elect an honest man to the Presidency
who would reform the republican party.
Finally, after some objections from delegates who
thought the action proposed TO be taken premature
the resolution to hold mass meeting passed. and a
committee Of arrangements was appointed.
A Democratic Journal Endorsiny Horace
Greeley for President.
SYRACUSE N. ", May I, 1872
The Syracuse courier tdemocratic viii to-
/ morrow morning place al the head OF its columns
| the names of Greeley and Brown for President and
Vice President subject to the approval OF the Demo
cratic National Convention In giving its reasons
at length for taking this course the courier says:
We have carefully watched the utterances Of
the leading democratic papers OF the United states,
and cannot but conclude thereirom that majority
OF the democratic journals regard with satisfaction
the nominations of Greeley and Brown and see In II,
and in it only, way to hnrl from power
ing the life blood of the country. The sentiment
OF the democrats Of Onondaga county, we are conf
racy Of the country A majority OF the democratic
party OF the nation having endorsed the nomination
OF the democrats of this state and section being
| strongly in favor OF the ratification of his
nomination by the democracy Of the nation,
are forced to the conclusion that
| National Convention will IL it obeys the wishes of
the nation, unite with the liberal republicans in
/ putting an end TO the extravaganza, corruption
and frauds that have characterized the administra
ton OF Grant, by defeating his reelection, on the
living vital issues Of this campaign, and the pre-
|
~ one could meet The question now before
the country is shall Grant be again elected
PRESIDENT majority of the people say no.
| They can defeat Grant by uniting TO elect Horace
| Greeley. Can they do SO in any other manner TO
the end that such grand result may be obtained
/ as the overthrow of Grant and his corrupt ring
are willing, forgetting the past. which with its
as desire the overthrow OF the present Executive
! by placing in the Presidential chair Horace Gree
i ley
The Pending Presidential Campaign and
tho Cincinnati Nomination.
The Utica Herald tdemocratic) says
The democrats expect to make their regular
nominations, as usual, and to have only President
Grant in the field against them They do not even
/ count on Greeley AS an ally. His chances are so
totally mythical that they expect the ticket bearing
his name to be withdrawn.
The Cincinnati Commercial, INSTRUMENTATION
says
Mr.. Greeley is in many ways worthy high ONCE.
He is unimpeachably honest; he Is candid and sin
and affairs are invaluable to an Executive. He
has, too as many elements OF personal strength as
\ He IL the friend OF the farmer and better
exponent OF the workingman's interests than
any man who could have been named He
would largely secure the colored vote. He Is the
representative OF the most generous policy of re-
Cancellation, North and South, for he was the first
to demand amnesty and equal rights for all. YET
/ IL n10y be necessdjy-dnd IL IS tOr Ute democrats to
say ,chether TIE necessity shall De upon Me cOun-
4 uD--tO set dsiJe TIE ticket made IN this city ana
urge the election or the nominees Of the Phttddelphid
COnreatiOn
The Cincinnati Enquirer (iemocratic asserts
4 that there is n hearty disposition to cooperate
i with the liberal movement and willingness to ac-
cept Greeley and Brown, with the prOvis0 that the
liberal republicans display strength enough to in.
sure success when backed by the democratic party
The majority Of them indicate desire to await the
we certain that when the liberal movement de-
veops into the great political power that it will in
! few weeks these journals will urge upon the Ma
tional Convention the propriety and policy Of en-
dorsng the Cincinnati platform and nominees.
Says the Cincinnati Gdzette:-
In Horace Greeley 1t Is only honest simplicity.
While he has the fame OF leading champion Of the
republican cause In the work OF rescuing the coun-
Try from democratic treason i is also found that
! rebel sympathies. In others this would be called
dupicity and unfathfulness but in him 1t Is only
| honest simplicity. For the future safety OF the
country, with Horace Greeley for President it has
the evidence that If his advice had been taken at
any time during the last twelve years. when
| he has dictated public policy, IL would
| have brought Unreasonable caainities. His
character Is 10 the country q sufficient guarantee
that although an unprncipled party coalition shall
weaknesses shall use him, and although his diosyn-
cracies and rash experiments in finance may be
more calamitous than war, pestilcnce and famine,
and although may have the most corrupt ad-
ministration that ever dared to exist EARTH yet
we shall have an honest, simple-mindcd President
in Horace Greeley.
The st. Louis Dispatch concludes that, while any
ticket the Convention might have nOmina ted would