New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-08
The Path for Honest Men.
A"io evening Post IA Oid and Homes Demo
per, Repudiat.s Greeley and De,Ia for Grant,

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Mr. George j. Bryan the Buffalo Ereinq Post admirably
states follows his reasons for spurnnr the nomination
| Wilson: II" i''or vi 'ne eicc'on 'i "f'n' ana
lifelong Democrat casting my first vote for James X Polk
@ nd Sa+ nave tor upwards of quarter of
the Democratic party the pen and upon the stump
Wnethef fortune smiled or frowned organization did
80 IN my independent Buffalo Ering Post despite unscr-
nuou and malignant opposition mot honorable competiton of
n party hack or collar the Buffalo Daily claim
70 DC an old school Democrat and derived theories views
OF nmocrcy, not from the tievng and degenerate Tammany
or Their Buffalo chum Joseph the Scribe " but from
the writings ofJeerson Madison and Monroe interpreted in
as Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren, sias Wright and
@ o ~, benton -Four years sustained, did
denc He conceded even by his political opponents
statesman scholar, and Christian gentleman He was the
Gratis who dared proclaim their upon subjects He was
at the polls by the present incumbent of the Presden
iu once but there no dshOnor in the defeat
beaten but not conquered Time pasedon year. thanks
to the bold and mastery exposures the Daily Times
va pronounced Grant Taper) the colossal Tanmany
were unearthed 1t was shown that Tammany had
the revered of Democracy set of INSCRIPTIONS villains
aa robberes without parallel in the history of
the people of our country justly indignation
against the authors of such ourages. 1t felt that blow
mad been struck at the existence of republican institutions
m Meow did the leaders Of the those aud its
Nothing OF the Sort The resolutions adopted were of
mk-andwater character and the insult the Tam
In confederation of the truth of my assertion have only
mind my readers that the Buffalo Courier whose political editor
fairly and squarey condemned either Tamany the
VINO committed the robbees AS Illustrative views of real
Democracy need only say that from the denounced in
ana out OF Post not only these frauds but the dasas who
peIpetfaed them The failure of the Democratic
to face the music them induced give but cold and
uctant support to the State ticket fall only
OF the chance that the Presidential of it might
right ITSELF But how stands the case? Trading politicians
renegades Tamany thieves the followers Brooklyn Ring
and the leaders of the Buffalo
King have Joined hands Unepenant rebels the very
elements North and South have united of the most
mt men IN the Union for President Horace Greeley the very
personcaton and embodiment of all the that have
aced our land has been nominated by the who
met at Baltimore and called themselves Democrats for the De-
mocracy to vote for What insult honest Democrats!
nat baretlced fraud What supendou farce! Bamum,
the king OF showmen and high priest of hmbug did
sharper thing. repudiate such nomination. further
shall vote for and work for the election Ulysses s. Grant for
PRESIDENT and Henry Wilson for Vice President. President
Grant is by all odds the SAFEST the best of the His
administration has been abe honest and patriotic The great
business interests of the country prosperous
we enjoy the blessings of and prosperity unpaal
eled extent have abiding faith in the intelligence in the
patriotism in the sober second thought of the American people
That faith induces to confidently predict that the of
the Philadelphia Convention will be rrmphanty elected.
Buffalo, July PC, 1872. GEO. j. BRYAN.