The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-29
Greeley and the DcmOcracy-.-A Solution
of tho Difficulty.

of tho Difficulty.
1t becomes more apparent every day
that the great body of the Democratic
party, as we'll as many of the leaders
are unwilling to accept the Cincinnati
nominees, or, at least, to accept Mr..
Greeley for the Presidential race. They
see that to do so would be the end of
their party as a great national organ
ization, and would prefer defeat even
to preserve the party in tact. They
would rather live in hopes of the future
than make the sacrifice required of
them. We shall not discuss now the
wisdom or folly of such views or eN-
pectations, and only treat of II fact.
Nor do we think it likely the Balti-
moro Convention will endorse the Gin
cinnati nominations. 1t might accept
Mr.. Brown as 4 candidate for the Vice
Presidency if he were on the ticket
with an acceptable candidate for the
Presidency, but will hardly take Mr..
Greeley and the ticket as it stands. All
the professions oflcaving the tariff and
other questions to the representatives
in Congress cannot bridge over the gulf
which separates the Democrats and
Mr.. Greeley in their views of public
policy. lfcvcn the Baltimore Conven-
tion should nominate Mr.. Greeley the
detection of Democrats would be, prob
ably, greater than the accession of votes
the Liberal Republicans could bring
and the election, consequently, would
be lost. Mr.. Greeley may imagine he
would obtain II large popular vote from
the floating and not very decided par
tisln elements; but we fail to sec ut
present any such elements of pOpu-
larity. Besides, it must strike every
one as an anomaly in political affairs
for Il great and still powerful party to
go over to Il small body of secctlers
from another party. 1t would be like
the mountain going TO Mohammed in
stead of Molammed going to the
mountain. There are great and serious
difficulties in the way of the Democrats
accepting Mr.. Greeley, and unless he is
blinded by ambition he cannot fail to
see them.
Under such circumstances what
ought he to do: If he be more iesi-
rotts to defeat Gen. Grant and to reform
the Government than to crafty his
own ambition he might be willing to
withdraw from the contest should a
more available man, who could unite
all the opposition elements, be nomi-
mated at Baltimore. This thought was
suggested in reading II high and we'll
deserved culogium in Mr.. Grccley's
own paper on Saturday on Chief JUS
ticcThOmpSOn, ,Of'cnSylVania.T Though
this editorial article did not mention
Mr.. Thompson in connection with the
Presidency, it was very pointed in
speaking of his great influence and
popularity in Pennsylvania, as we'll us
of his high character and ability.
I nr.,f
statesman, that both the seeding Re
publicans and Democrats could unite
on. lie, perhaps, could carry Pensyl-
vania over any other candidate, and
if that State is the keystone OF the po-
little arcl:, why might not Chef Justice
Thompson be taken as the candidate
Of all the opposition elements with Il
much better prospect of success than
with Mr.. Greeley? Thompson Of Pen
SyIVania, and GEttz Brown, of MiSsou-
ri, for example, would be II good and
strong union ticket. We throw out the
suggestion to Mr.. Greeley, the Liberal
Republicans and the Democrats with
out charging anything for it. Can they
not come to some such compromise"
Can they not make II bargain acccpta-
bic to all? 1t is q curious coincidence,
too, in connection with this mention
of Chief Justice Thompson, that the
New York sol distnnt organ of the silk
stocking and Manhattan Club Democ-
racy had yesterday II similar culogis-
tic editorial article on Mr.. Thompson.
What is in the wind? Is there some
new political movement contemplated?
Whether there be or not il is clear that
there must be some cSmpromisc-
some change Of action-to bring about
II cordial cooperation between the
Democrats and seeding Republicans.
We think some such compromise
ticket rs suggested affords the only
chnucc Of s,,crr4S--N. y. Iry,u/,i