The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-21

49, roupcaI NOES = ' 'saass
The Dsnocrasse Oosvsa tisa, (which ~
sembled at Bs.tihsfS IN tug s9ths INST 7,
without any discussisn az men. 1oEth the
name, with nos discussion of Psineiples'
with niorotiian enough 81 eHthusiatn, and
with very few aissenting yelcsss asespted,
without note, comment or uodjacstioas
the Liberal Republican platforms and,
with b round. rigging hurrah, nominated
the Liberal Republicans, l.. Greeley and
Brown, rs the presidential and vice-presi-
Dental candidatesof the Democratic party
The Baltimore Convention discussed
nothing because there was no need Of dis
cussion. That course was certainly the
wisest. II would have been dangerous to
discuss principles. It might have divided
the convention ;-and If. divided, there
might unfortunately have been ssregu'ar
democratic nomination, in which case
Greeley would have Withdrawal in favor of
Grant,--ana the, soldier.presidsnt would
certainly be victor in the coming. contest.
;. In Tie tonveltion there wns no serious
choice OF candidates. s5a..t.i % s49ay a,
2 ITO have discussed the merits of any can
didates would have disturbed the happy
concord Of the assembly. and might have
ended ,disastrously for fthai prospects, Of
Greeley and secured the triumph 81 Grant.
The enthusiasm for Greeley was too mag
ni8cent to be married, by disagreeable dis.
cnssion. That enthusiasm, however, sPrang
not from democratic love Of Greeley, but
from democratic hatred of Grant. XII.
:. Thus, Grant was the cause Of Greeiey's
nomination. -" -. -, . - 1'"' -
d, Not the merits of Greeley, but the de-
merits of Grant made tue convention al
most unanimous in favor of the Editor of
the Tribune. -" .. '-S'
The only question before the Convention
was: how get rid of Grant. The answer
to that question was-Greeley.-Such was
the almost unanimous opinion Of the dele
gates. Whether Greeley be the right an
swer,--snd il the right, whether he be the
only right answer to that question remains
to be- seen. Deliberatiop, however, gener-
ally answers questions better than enthu-
siasm. as 3HD rE- % H"i' y
A comuittee from Baltimore went to
New York, called on Horace Greeley, adj
dressed him with the nsual compliments,
and formally notified him of the generous
SETON of the Convention. He returned
The usual thanks informally, in q brief
speech, accepted the nomination, and with
profound political philosophy, informed the
that, while they had never been
70 democratic ~ they proved themselves
to be in nominating him, he himself. in
grasiously becoming their nominee, had NO
Intention Of ceasing 60 be and 20 DO called
. rspubiicah.. Then they al shook hapds
and went ON "a peacsful picaie to Horace
Greeley's farss, where the modern 2Cinein-
natus, In tie character OF d staple farmer,
regsted their ears, tired Of politics, with
homely ceuntry-talk. The whole proceed-
ings wsrsexeesdingly picturesque h. y. I
According to Horace Greeley, therefore,
the Democratic we've rnors demeeratie than
ever they were by nominating him; and
of course they viii be more democratic
than ever by voting for him and, there
fore, they will not be democratic at all
or, at least, they will be less democratic
than they ought to be, IL they refuse to vote
for him and yet, all the while, he himself
is as far from being q democrat as ever he
was. True to his original party and con-
sistent with his life long principles, he has
the honor Of still remaining republican.
And while he condescends to accept all the
made by the Democrats, he
gives them nothing in return except the
privilege OF using his repu blican name as
their democratic candidates. fact, which
in some happy way, makes the Democracy
more democratic than ever. t.,...,....l
Is that speech of Horace Greeley's
Philosophy. irony, or Nonsensei What
does he mean The Democratic party in
selecting republican candidate has become
more democratic
This singular phenomena, in the political
history of this country, contradicting, az it
does, all the accepted rules which govern
parties, is profoundly explained to the
satisfaction of every one, by calling it an