New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-30
THE DUTY OF FREE TRADERS.
ADVICE OF COL. GROSYENOR-WHf GREELEY IL
A STRONG CANDIDATE, AND WHY FREE
TRADERS SHOULD SUPPORT HIM.

ADVICE OF col. GROSyENOR-WHY GREELEY j;
A STRONG CANDIDATE, AND WHY FREE
TRADERS SHOULD SUPPORT HIM.
Editor Cincinnati Times and Chronicle:
A recent telegram in your paper asserts that
at meeting in NewYork urged that the Free Traders
ticket" On the contrary urged and shan az all times
urge that Free Traders shorld support the Liberal
movement with an their strength IN order 10 secure the
election of Congress devoted TO Reform IL by their
onpositon the Liberal movement could be broken down.
tdv would Inevitably secure not only the election OF
Grant Tut also CongreSs not better than the present
Joining with that movement, IN thIeeIourts OF tue aus
frcfs fbey will naturally unite with Democrats IN nomi-
Mating and eectng members OF Congress pledged to
Reform MI Greeley bound by his letter o acceptance
neither to resist by Of patronage nor 10 veto any
tariff bill. Mr. Greeley, thus pledged WIN Reform
Congress, / infinitely prefer 10 1Idht' Win
Congress controlled by Protec'lon,ses' an op,
has for many years Is INV ,ouele,i'
Philadelphia will not dare to commit Repibiil-
can Congress candidates TO Protection and yet II
will be forced 10 nominate President Grant whose acts
commit him to the cause of monopoly Ihe Industrial
Mr.. Greeley. These iron monopolists would laugh t.
the NewYork Free Trade League coming to .ner
well they understand that the system Iasey called FRO
tectve be sustained only by maintaining party d.
visions based upon obsolete issues. which VIII be
forgotten i'm the election OF like Horace Greeley aud
Gratz Brown. Mr. Greeley in The TRIBUNE has been
more powerful than Presidents as candidate he VIII
be silent That paper will hardly denOunce Liberal
candidate for Congress because he Is frce IIaaer'
while expecting him and his friends 10 support MI
Greeley, Protcctonist. Gov Bowl whose casting
vote in the Senate yet turn the scae Is an earnest
n
must choose. Any new nomination, ht b'illl9ie OF
elsewhere, will simply help to elect Grant, to divide
the friends of Reform, and TO enable nnoIiy Oh
Protectonists more TO elect majority OF congress
men. / earnestly opposed the nomination OF MT Gree
ley not doubling his honesty or popularity Dut prefer
ring a candidate nearly representing those with
whom this movement originated, ana 70 whom IL O0keu
mainly for support hoped the convention would not
only destroy but build. Because we could not there
construct machine to p0w ana plant at the same tine,
am not, therefore opposed to the Plow Grant means
Reorganization prefer Reorganization to organized
evil. with abiding faith that the American people VIII
range themselves in parties based upon ldeaS l
stead OF pref dicesupOn living issues Instead OF dead
issues. No selection at Cincinnati could change the
essential character reverse the inevitable tendency
of this movement. minority OF the people, controlling
the Republican organization. have made tariffs TO suit
themselves. disruption OF that organization gives
the majority power to make laws. Not until
that disruption has become complete, We build anew
The Convention voted for political earthquake, ana
chose its candidates accordingly. Some say that Mr.
Greeley is weak candidate We shall see. He is known
and the people do not want TO elect bindfOd lie Is
man Of peace and the people do not want 10 elect war
with Spain He Is plain man, and the people are urea
people tired Of those who worship the golden calf
Above ALL he is civilian, and shoudersrap groyern-
ment has become bore Every Free Trader ought first
TO be patriot Reforms OF the grayest Importance are
to be secured by the Liberal increment and to these Mr.
Greeley is fully committed OF the greatest-that com
pete change in policy toward the conquered States
which alone can bring genuine peace-he has been the
earliest and brayest champion. He ia honest
and will not knowingly suffer thieves TO plumber
the people. That system OF corruption which makes
public service the spoil of party warfare he pledged
TO destroy. Return TO specie public lands for actual
settlers, he has consistently urged His letter OF accept
declares unequivOcaly for local selfgOyernment
and personal liberty, and against the whole theory OF
Capitalization. Those who seek these reforms will not
wisely oppose him. 1t seems TO because he does not
personally favor another which, President, he VIII
have less power to oppose than editor. When his
sincere desire for these reforms led him to
break the barrier between himself and
lifelong antagonists, they could not refuse 10
show a spirit equally patriotic. Better known
than any other man In America who owes his
success not to luck but to honesty industry and ability
he Is the strongest representative OF amnesty and peace
ana civil instead OF military rule To oppose hun, must
believe that the Tariff Reform Is important ana OF
immediate necessity than all Others and that 1t
will be defeated by his election do not SO believe
IL seems 10 me that Free Traders have but one
wise and consistent before them-to
Join heartily the Liberal movement and
make Its triumph overwhelming thus remOv-
ing forever those war issues which, long they re-
main unburied, bloch the path TO any economic REFORM
and meanwhile TO seek earnestly the reform OF the Iar
by the nomination and election OF members of Congress
who represent their convictions Respectfully,
ST. Louis, May q, 1872 w. NJ. GRosvESoR