The Hickman courier., 1872-05-11
The EIberaI Candidates for
President and Fice-PresTdeHT

power, VIC place the names of Horace Gree
ley, of New York, AID Benjamin Gratr
Brown, Of Missouri. at the head of our col
umns, as candidates for President and Vice
President OF the United States
We do not present the ticket as our frs.
choice; nor arc VIC prepared to object to il
because it may not represent all we think
desirable; but We have confidence 70 believe
that it is the only means possible Of stamp
ing out the military despoiism which is
running the country.
. Hence. viewing the situation from this
standpoint, We are prepared to offer the
ticket an humble but enthusiastic support,
precisely as democrats rallied to the support
OF senter in Tennessee, Brown in Missouri,
and Walker in Virginia; and We are conf
dent the results of the election win prove
equally as triumphant and glorious, freeing
and cnfranehising the people Of the nation
precisely as those elections freed and en-
frsnehised ;he people Of those States.
I, can be said of ,'lr Greeley the nominee
fer President, that no public man in the Re
publican party has stood by the interests Of
the southern peoPle since the war, more
boldly and consistently; and we are certain
the Liberals could have named no candidate
20 uore largely divide the Radical party,
or strike greater terror to the friends oil
Grant. Mr. Greeley was the first of the
great Republican leaders who boldly adyo-
Gated complete amnesty to the soldiers and
people Of the South, and his simple act ef
going urOn the bond Of ez-President Davis
IN the face of the scora and abuse of his
party, exhibits his earnestness, honesty and
holiness. The political world, friends and
opponents, all admit, sIr Greeley to be an
honest man.
whesEne- -eomc to speak Of Che neminee
ror =e<sSsJen' Gov. Brown OF missouri,
we approach i, if net with more respect
md vencration, with warmer feeling Of
friendship.
As FAR back as 1866, when the disrran-
ehised Democrats, citizens Of Missouri, had
10 friends within the party in power, b.
Grat1 Brown, a prominent Republican, to
whom every avenue of preferment was
open, if be would bow down to Gran; and
worship Baal, set on foot the movement
which had for its ultimate objects universal
amnesty and universal enfraAchisemcnt,
together with important reforms in the rev
enue and civil service system of the coun-
try. He was the champion Of the disfran-
chised classes at an hour when they were
almost friendless, and to say that any Re
publican in the country would suit the Con-
servatiTes as well as he, is simply prepOs-
ferrous
The platform presented by the Liberal
Republicans is splendid one, upon which
every honest man and friend of Republican
institutions can stand. We regard it as
purely and eulinently democratic, en-
bracing only the advanced positions taken
BY be Democratic party in the contests Of
last year, and. for which the Hickman
CoURiFR earnestly laSored. The Democratic
party when assembled in National COnven-
tion can affirm no more and no less. The
Liberals presen. our platform with tlsir can
didates, our principles with their leaders, and
if we earnestly favor the success of those
principles, we should accord their ticket an
earnest support. This is the only way to
unite al the elements CT opposition to Radi-
calism. Their ticket IS capable Of success;
while one presented by US is doomed to de-
feat This being the situation, the path Of
duty is plain.
If the Democracy viii unite with the Lib
erals the defeat of Radicaiism is sure; and
If not, the defeat Of both the Democracy
and Liberals are sare. HENCE. we earnestly
hope that the National Democratic conven
tion, which II IS understood viii assemble
in Ct. Louis the 4th Of July, will ratify the
Platform and nominees of the Liberal Re-
publicaus.
The better policy, however, would doubt
less BE- fer no Democratic National convcn-
tion to assemble. renting the Liberal
nominations to the calm Judgment of the
people. We find that the people of this
section, democrats. conservatives, old wings.
and all. save the extreme type of Radicals.
except the nomination wen, and many with
enthusiasm.
If the placing of these names at the head
OF our columns, gives ofensc to any old
party associates, in an courtesy, let ii be So
We believs it the only ticket that can snc-
eesd' the only oae that can secure general
amnesty and enfranehisemeut to the people
of the soath' the only one that will insure
focal self gosesunenf aud the en,v nm.
that can eouansna the po~er 10 stoo ss-rnr