The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-10
Greeley and tho Dcmooracy--A solu-
ti0n Of tho Difficulty.

VAOn % tho OAmCU1tys
1t becomes more apparent every day that the
great body of the democratic party, as well as
many of the leaders, are unwilling to accept the
Cincinnati nominees, or, at least to accept
Mr.. Greeley for the Presidential race. They
see that to do SO would be tho end of their
party as a great national organization, and
would prefer defeat even to preserve the party
intact. They would rather live in hopes Of the
future than make the sacrifice required Of
them. We shall not discuss now the wisdom
or folly of such views or expectations, and only
treat Of o fact Nor do we think it likely the
Baltimore Convention will endorse the Gin
cinnati nominations. It might accept Mr..
Brown as candidate for the Vice-Presidency
if he were on the ticket with an acceptable cam
didate for the Presidency, but will hardly take
Mr.. Greeley and the ticket as it stands. All
the professions Of leaving the tariff and other
questions to the representatives in Congress
cannot bridge over the gulf which separates
the democrats and Mr.. Greeley in their
views Of public policy. If even the Baltimore
Convention should nominate Mr.. Greeley the
detection Of democrats would be, probably,
greater than the accession of votes the liberal
republicans could bring, and the election,
consequently, would be lost. Mr. Greeley
may imagine he would obtain large popular
vote from the floating and not very decided
partisan elements; but we fail to see at present
any such elements of popularity Besides, it
must strike every one as an anomaly in politi-
cal affairs for great and still powerful party
to 60 over to small body Of seceders from
going to Mohammed instead Of Mohammed
going to the mountain. There are great and
serious difficulties in the way Of the democrats
accepting Mr.. Greeley, and unless he is blinded
by ambition he cannot fail to see them.
Under such circumstances what ought he to
dop If he be more DESTROYS to defeat General
Grant and to reform the government than to
crafty his own ambition he might be willing
to withdraw from the contest should more
available man, who could unite all the opposi-
ton elements, be nominated at Baltimore
This thought was suggested in reading high
and well deserved eulogium in Mr.. Greeley's
own paper on Saturday on Chief Justice
Thompson, of Pennsylvania. Though this
editorial article did not mention Mr.
Thompson in connection with the
Presidency it was very pointed in
speaking Of his great influence and popularity
in Pennsylvania, as well as of his high charac-
ter and ability. Here is man, war demo-
crat and statesman, that both the seeding
republicans and democrats could unite on.
He, perhaps, could carry Pennsylvania over
any other candidate and if that State is the
keystone Of the political arch, why might not
Chief Justice Thompson be taken as the candi-
date Of all the opposition elements with q much
better prospect Of success than with Mr.. Gree
leyP Thompson, of Pennsylvania, and Gratz
Brown, of Missouri, for example, would be
good and strong union ticket. We throw out
the suggestion to Mr.. Greeley, the liberal re-
publicans and the democrats without charging
anything for it. Can they not come to some
such compromise Can they not make bar
gain acceptable to allp It is o curious coinci-
dence, too, in connection with this mention Of
Chief Justice Thompson, that the New York
SOD disant organ Of the silk stocking and Man.
haitian Club democracy had yesterday q similar
eulogistic editorial article on Mr.. Thompson.
What is in the wind? Is there some new
political movement contemplated Whether
there be or not it Is clear that there must be
some compromise--som change of action-to
bring about cordial cooperation between the
democrats and seeding republicans We think
some such compromise ticket as suggested
affords the only chance of success.