The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-08
The Proposed Democratic Bolt
What IL Thought of II.

The New York World, referring tc
the printed circular OF dissatisfied par
ties advising Democratic bolt at Balti
more, says The design is to assemble
in Baltimore, at the same time with tie
National Convention, a body OF respect
able, representative Democrats, equaI
in number to the delegates to the Ma
tional Convent on, to protest against
the nomination of Mr.. Greeley, ami
organize a bolt against him if he should
be made the Democratic candidate
We take no stock in this disorg ganlzlng
movement. So long as there remaloed
the li,htest chance of defeating Mr..
Greeley a. Baltimore, we spared no
effort, shrunk from no responsibility,
and gave no heed to the yelping oi
"Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart, little
dogs and all" We thought it.
and still think it, a nomination
unfit to be made. But we have had our
say; and finding our strenuous efforts,
aud the strenuous opposition o may OF
the ablest Democratic j,urnata OF the
country, all in vain, we submit to the
inevitable, with such grace AS we NAV,
and decline to take any part In vain
attempt to stem the current We have
never contemplated any opposition to
this strange nomination outside OF the
Democratic organization. We have
constantly declared our purpose to sub
nit to the Judgment, and be bound "y
the action, Of the Democratic National
Convention; and now, when the COM
position OF that body, and the commit
tails of the greater part OF the delegates,
are known, we trust we have sense
enough to understand the situation.
All honest patriots desire the over
throw OF the present corrupf, incapable
and scandslouS administration. There
is no possibility OF defeating General
Grants re- election except through the
Democratic organization. 1t ls our
firm conviction that the organization
would be altogether more united, ETH
cient aud powerful in conducting a
Presidential canvass fora genuine Dem
ocrat than in conducting a canvass Tor
Mr.. Greeley. But the organization L.
more important than any candidate, and
if we split or break up the organlzt
ton the battle is lost before the troops
are marshaled or the first gun Is fired
The vigor and energy OF the campaign
will doubtless be lmpa red 10y so un'
suitable candidate; but il the Demo
cratic army is not kept IN nand, aud
Democratic discipline is svbverted, We
have no chance at all against the rner-
cenary hosts OF the administration.
1t is too late for any effective oppo-
sition to Mr.. Greeley's nomination at
B fillmore, and any bolt against 1t If
absurd unless it has tair prospect of
driving him out OF the field, OF which
there i no reasonable chance.
Nothing remains for true Democrats
but to do the best they can under the
circumstances. They did not create
the circumstances, aud are not responsl.
BILE for them. But the tact that we
have irrecoverably lost the advantage
OF a sound Democratic nomination Is
no good reason why we should fling
the blade after the handle, and destroy
the Democratic organization because
we might have had a better candidate.
Oar government might as reasonable
have given up the late war in It's early
stages because it was afflicted with bad
generals