The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-04-24
Timely Suggestions.

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in recent article, offers somo timely
suggestions to the Liberal Republi
cans, by way of caution against en-
pertaining theidea that the Democrat,
party is a weak and used;up organi,
zation, ready to follow any lead and
to adopt any candidate, Ou the con-
trary it is an imm ease power in the
country, proud ofits past and hopeful
of its future, and to secure its support
of the Cincinnati nominee, the great
est care viii be necessary in the Sc
lection of a candidate. Proper pre-
cautions will unite the action of the
two Conventions on one can ndidate,
and q platform Of honesty, and thus
sweep the country. It says:
" The Democratic party is in very
quiet state. What it will do remains
to be seen. We warn all who are in
terested, however, that the day is
Ioug past when a few men can prom
iseanything for that party. We have
seen the 6ay when" ten men could be
named whose assurance Of Democrat:
ic action would be a aguarantee Of the
course Of the party. Not 80 now
Those were timos when the party was
in power, when its discipline was per.
fect-when the leaders were trusted
and followed. Now there are no
leaders but there is an immense party,
uDshake, by advcrsity, although act
ing like mob, and devoid Of ordi-
nary common sense. A few hundred
votes changed would have given them
New Hampshire and Connecticut, and
will give them Pennsylvania and New
York. Under such circumstances, if
the Cincinnati Convention should
mako a nomination in May, trusting
to the insane idea that the Democrat
ic party is demoralized and dead, and
that it's poor remains will gladly in
dorse their action, it is just as likely
as not that q large portion Of the
Democratic party will go wild with
the idea of raining in: candidate be-
tween the two Republicans. and will
make o separate nomination for that
end. Such a course would in all
probability re,elect Grant; but as we
have said, the Democratic party with
all it's power lacks common sense, and
it's old leaders are powerless to con-
troll it.
The course of the Democrats might
be such as the managers of the CiT,-
ciunati Convention hope for, bat it
might not. If for example, that con.
vention were to nominate Judge Da-
Wis, who is understood to be an old
protectionist, and Supreme Court
Judge who has voted to revise the le-
gal-tender decision, it would be very
difficult to persuade thousands Of
Democrats to support him, or prevent
them from making an independent
nomination. 1t might be accom-
plshed, Out IL WouId De q very uncer-
tain chance. :
If the Cincinnati Convention is
wisely managed, so that it will be the
origin of a representative Republican
Con, cntion to meet at q future day,
and the Democratic convention be
called to meet at the same time, it
may be feasible to unite the action Of
the two conventions on one candidate
and platform of honesty, and to
sweep the country. Or if the Cincin-
natl Convention adjourn till after the
meeting of the Democratic Conven-
tion it is probable that the latter
would..not dare to make a pronounced
Democratic nomination, and would be
compelled to choose such man as
the adjourned Cincinnati Convention
would endorse. g. '''.' ''t'