The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-09
GREELEY AND BROWN.

the all-absorbing topic of conversation in
our city since Saturday last, Mr.. Greeley S
nom nation being a complete surprise to all
classes. We are of the many Democrats that
have been looking forward to the action of
this Convention with confidence, in the
hope that it would OF slop over bat would
nominate ticket on which the people
might all unite and rid this government Of
shat imperial imbecils {. S. Grant before
it became total wreck.
In another column will be found the
comments Of the press of the East and
South as to what they know about making
Presidents. All we know in that line
would not make very long treatise, and
We have generously concluded to allow Mr..
August Belmont and his associates of the
National Democratic Committee, to attend
to all the preliminaries of putting Demo
cratic candidate in the field if they think
advisable. In the mean time we shall do all
our individual hurrahing for the Cincinnati
Convention, nominations, until the Nation
al Democratic Convention shall have made
another nomination which its deliberations
shall deem more expedient. Neither do We
share in the belief expressed by Mr. Bel
mont that the Liberal ticket will be
withdrawn in September in case the Dem
ocrats make good nominations" We
have still less patience with the intimations
from Washington of callinn ont t.
.aIlnIuI ana Scared veteran to receive the
nomination from the National Democratic
Convention. How long will this American
nation stand this military rule? Have
we anything but a pair Of shoulder straps
for President now, and can we reasonable
expect change very much for the better
from SCARED veterans although they be
democrats and have done good service in
the field. Another twelve years of this
military rule and the Russian Government
will be considered liberal in comparison.
All such governments grow suspicious,
and, in short time, men in their regular
business pursuit would be snatched up on
the point of the bayonet, rushed
off to military headquarters
they attend divine service, their usual diet,
what their wife's back hair costs, &C. &C.
Just imagine for moment man weigh
ing 900 pounds dangling on the point Of a
bay6net in an effort to make grace FIJI
salute to these regal lords at headquarters
If unsuccessful, would he be put into the
Awkward Squad until proficient? Would
the government furnish trusses to the
Awkward Squad after perforating them
with bayonets?
These are but few Of the questions Of
vital Importance which the coming cam
paign must decide. Mr.. Greeley's high
tariff proclivities are urged by some as
against his chances in the Great West
We think that question was very nicely
disposed of by the Convention, and, in our
judgement, need not be made bugbear
The Hon. Chas. Eldridge can see
. to that for the present, and
the next national census will give the
West and South such majority in the
National Councils, that the New
England States, with her high tariff
policy will be but speck in the political
horizon, and that Congress in The
mean while must hold them
as level as possible by ordering the gold on
hand sold from time to time, and save from
six to ten millions interest annually instead
of keeping funds lying idle in the Treasury
The oldest man in America cannot foretel
the action Of the National Democratic Con
ventlon called yesterday, but we hope that ii
viii endorse the nominations made at Cincin.
natl, in case the Philadelphia Convention
dominates Grant on the 9Th of June next
as we believe that course would be the
only sure way of squelchung this Grant
Dynasty a separate nomination by the
Democracy would probably amount to politi-
cal suicide, and in taking this view of the
situation, we do not see that we are less
patriotic than other Democrats Even Mr.,
Belmont, who seems very cautious
as he certainly should be while
holding his Craftsmanship says:
Will do most anything to beat this Adj
ministration. do not lie his
idea of government" Other comments
from the Democratic press hold they should
have nominated Adams and Groesbcck
We cannot see the wisdom in nominating
Adams who is an appointee un Ter Grant
IN preference to Greeley; Others are con.
cerned for fear &. Y will not bring the
whole or largest half of the Republican
party. In our Judgement we could not
affiliate with the whole party, as that
would include grant and the philadelphia
Convention, only that portion who prefer
honest officials, and a government respect
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