The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-08-09
TO LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
The Cincinnati Gazsit. of JaIy sO.h.

| The Cincinnau Gdzefte OF july 5Uth,
asks the following pertinent questions
of Liberal Republicans
What assurance have you that the
platform Of principle declares a Gin
cinnati, and reaffirmed at Baltimore.
will be observed in good faith? ? 1t
lis understood alike by yourselves and
by the Democrats; or have your
new allies another and different
Interpretation suited to their past
feelings and history?
Is it credible that the submission
of the Democrats to Mr.. Greeley,
consummated st-Bltimore in the
face of strenuous opposition on the
part of the Bourbon wing, WAS made
without long and careful corsidera-
tion and satisfactory guarantees ? Do
you believe that o large and well or
ganized political body, IS was the
Democratic party, would suddenly
and entirely cast aside its old creed,
and, under the leadership OF the man
whom it most hated, profess a faith
that is abhorrent to all it has hither-
to believed, unless it had full assur-
ance Of q sufficient compensation
What compensation is possible
other than q surrender into Demo.
cratic hands of the reins of govern
ment, and q share ofthe spoils Of Of
flee proportioned to the number of
Democratic voters?
What change in the government
does the election of Mr.. Greeley
imply? What is the measure OF. your
strength as compared with that of
the Democrats; and what would be
the relative distribution of power as
between you and them in the two
houses of Congress Assume the
success Of Mr.. Greeley, and what
checks to Democratic aggressions,
legislative and executive, could you
interpose if it should prove true that
the Democratic convention to the
doctrines Of the Cincinnati< plstioyW
are only apnarent, and net ffsssl
viii you, representing less than
one twentieth of the votes required
to elect Mr.. Greeley, have one-twen-
tieth Of the influence and power that
will be welded by your more nu-
nerous allies? Concede that Mr..
Greeley and his ancient enemies have
made no compact or compromise,
rhat means. Of resistance could he
oppose to. a Democratic majority
n both houses of Congress, and to
he public sentiment Of the people
Who gave him office? -
Admit, what is by no means true,
hat you have just ground for serious
complaint against the present admin
stration, and what do you propose
o gain by charger Can you doubt
hat Mr.. Greeley, il elected, will be
controlled by Democrats, and that
hey WIN fail to pursue that policy
which has governed their action in
he past, and has influenced all their
lopes in the future? Is it probable,
,r reasonable, even, that the princi-
lies which they have embodied In
he platforms OF their national con-
from 1860 until the present
Tear, are really changed through q
conviction of right or duty; or is it
rue, as we have hithertofore asked,
hat this change is only apparent, and
8 used as a cloak under which their
cal designs are. hidden
Aside from his stand upon the
lavery and tariff questions, hasiMr.
Greeley shown such fxedness Of
purpose and stability Of character as
will commend him to your favorable
as a fit President Of
bis country?
These are questions to be carefully
onsidered, for as your answers shall
e, 80 will be our future as q nation.