Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-02

The New York World gives up the struggle
against Greeley's nomination at Baltimore, and
is reluctantly constrained to believe that he
viii have two-thirds majority on the first bal
lot. Reminding its readers how earnestly it
deprecated this result, it adds; "But as this
posterous nomination seems liked, we sup
e we must make the best of it," Evidently
democratic party, with Greeley as its candi-
te, must not look for powerful support in the
,sAvass to the World. That paper can do
great deal in the way of forgetting and of eating
its own words. Some of its feats of facing both
ways have been amusing enough, but it can
hardly, in view of its vehement denuncations of
Greeley for the last two months, have the assur-
ance to represent that a triumph of the demo-
Gratis would be very desirable when its principal
iofesult would be to place him in the presidents
! chair. Mournfully the World calls over the list
of the prominent democrats who few weeks
ago were opposed to Greeley's nomination, and
now are tacitly or openly committed to him:
MIR. Hendricks has virtually committed HIM
self to Greeley by consentng TO run as the dem
ocratlc. candidate for governor of Indiana in
close conjunction with the Greeley movement;
Gov. Seymour has publicly, and Chief Justice
Church privately, Endorsed this strange proposal !;
Gov. Randolph, who, SO long as there was any
hope, was it's most active and jealous opponent,
has given in; Mr.. Thurman's friends and Mr..
Pendleton's friends make no sign; Mr.. Kerr,
who was perhaps the most thoroughly dis
gusted of our able democratic statesmen, has
accepted the situation; and even Mr.. Voorhees,
has Withdrawn his opposition"
1t is pretty well settled fact, the World says,
that there will be but two candidates in the
field, and citizens must choose between voting
for Grant, voting for Greeley, and staying away
from the polls. 'For our part" it adds, eve
shall advise nobody TO vote for Grant, and as
between the remaining alternative of voting for
Greeley or staying at home, we have no advice
TO offer" 1t has some faint hope of further light
on the darkness of the situation from Mr.
Schurz, who has signified his intention of sup
porting Greeley with reservations. When he
has made his first speech, the World trusts that
citizens will be better able to perceive on what
grounds an honest man can vote for this confess
edy improper candidate. 1t is little strange that
the World, the great democratic newspaper,
should look imploringly TO Mr.. Schurz alone for
counsel in this distressing dilemma. Are there
no wise and trusted leaders of the democracy
who can illumine this darkness? Have Mr.
Hendricks and Governor Seymour and Chief
Justice Church no satisfying reasons to give for
Ice FIFTH that is in them, or does the World
tacitly admit that no democratic leaders have
such character that their counsel would be Of
use in helping an honest man out of his per
plexites?
The following report of campaign speech
by Gov. Vance in North Carolina shows the att
tude of most democrats ON the Greeley ones
ton:
He hoped there would be unanimity at Bal
tmore, and was sure North Carolina would
give Greeley and Brown a large majority if in
dorsed there by the democrats, and illustrated
his position by numerous story Of an old
preacher into whose hymn book some bad boy
had pasted the old song-