The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-14
WHAT WILL THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY nor

The Wing says that mo Democratic
ticket can be elected. If one should be
run, its only effect would be to elect Grant.
Another Liberal ticket put in the field by
the Democrats would have the same re-
suit" Yet we are very sure that pre-
cisely this thing will be done at Balti-
more. If the Wing knew the Northern
Democracy better, it would not expect
anything different. To accept Horace
Greeley is virtually to abandon the party
organization. And this is all that is leftit
except bad character. But while it has
no cargo it still has ship. A pirate craft,
it is true, unused for legitimate commerce,
but capable of sailing anywhere, and with
any wind, and strong for mischief.
Long ago its crew threw overheard the
ballast of patriotism, and the compass of
fixed principles, and begun to range the
seas for plumber, carrying any flag that
would decoy the unwary. Is 1t to be eX-
pected that such a crew would ship with
honest Horace Greeley? 1t is useless to
represent that in this manner they would
secure their only chance of association
with successful party. They abandon
their organization By so doing. riley lose
their prestige and sRyank to nOthingness.-
They can no longer rally the great host of
ignorance and savagery in one horrid pha-
lanx to aid in doing their bloody and wick
ed work.
We shall think ourselves a year or two
nearer the Millennium when Democratic
convention dominates Greeley for Prcsi-
dent. 1t will show that even that hope
lessly besotted party has been galvanized
by the progressive spirit of the age; that
it has been crowded forward with the rub
bish that the rising tide lifts and carries
inlaLd to fill up the low places and form
materials for new soils. .....
We think that the Southern Democrats
are in earnest in support Of the Cincinnati
movement, and there are many excellent
and honest men North who feel the need Of
some change, and are not quite ready to
Join us in full fellowship. But the North.
ern Democratic leaders have used Cincin-
natl as they have Civil Service Reform, as
an occasion for dividing the Republican
strength and disintegrating our party
They have never intended to indorse the
nominations of that convention. When
they have used its fruits long enough
they will quietly ignore it. No
thing will change their determination,
unless it be great uprising of the people
of which we see no sign. The Northern
Democratic masses have no voice, and never
originate movement. They are led blind
ly by few unscrupulous men. They arr
largely from the uneducated and savag
portion of the Northern people. Whiske.
is their inspiration, and to get whiskel
there must be paying candidates. Wa
look, therefore, upon Democratic nomi
nation as quite certain, and the ultimae
withdrawal of Mr.. Greeley as a candidate.
This is the only way to maintain thu
organization, and that has been figured on
as more valuable than a fruitless elior
which brings neither plumber nor power t.
them.
The Democracy is essentially Bourbon
If it were not, it would have dug its gray
and begged somebody to bury it long ago
1t will always do what is most foolish ant
insane to the eyes of everybody else. |
fights like Hood, upon the principle tina
there is large element Of chance in al
human affairs, and he who fights at ever,
opportunity may hit it some time.
1t sneers at progress, and believes tina
events move in circles or like the swing c
pendulum, and that its palmy days wi
come round again. Hugging this delusio
it will 60 up to Baltimore and show, that
has never learned anything, like its Bour
bon prototypes. Horace Greeley has to-
large and grand record to be trusted b,
party which has opposed every human
and progressive movement for the las
thirty wears which is destitute of a de