New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-05-02
The Democratic Press ON Clncin.
natl.

The New York World very plainly tells
the Cincinnati Convention boilers that the
Democracy viii support CHARLES FRANCIS
ADAMS, and no other Republican. 1t adds
Gin that case it will be of little Importance
whether the Democratic National Convention
is held or not. A convention would merely
satisfy the foregone conclusion of the Demo-
cratic masses. If Adams is nominated the
Democratic party will support him without
waiting for a formal endorsement of their as
sembled delegates. He is the one Republic
can whom Democrats can support without
condoning anything or making any apologies.
His name is an all-sufficient Recommendation
both to Democrats and Liberal Republicans.
We can all unite upon him without the slight
est sacrifice of self-respect, without feeling
astonished, much less degraded, at finding
ourselves in the same company"
The Patriot Of this city, the central, as the
World is the metropolitan, organ of the De-
mocracy, is equally emphatic as to what the
Democracy will do. 1t probably speaks for
Democratic members Of Congress:
"Two facts may be accepted as virtually
accomplished, though they have yet to come
to pass First, that the National Demo-
cratic Convention will meet, as it has always
done and second, that it will present candi-
dates regularly. BY these modes only could
a full vote be called out, and the discipline
preserved which is just as essential in pOliti-
cal as in military organizations. With that
convention will rest the responsibility of de-
termining whether candidates within the Or
ganization shall be nominated or Others can
be accepted. If the idea is entertained that
any nominations made at Cincinnati will be
adopted by the national Democracy it cannot
be dismissed too sOOn--fOr it is doomed to
certain and bitter disappointment"
The Detroit (Michigan) Free Press is the
acknowledged mouth-piece of the Democratic
party of that State, and represents to some
extent the views of the Democracy of the
Northwest. This is the way it talks to the
boilers:
"We do not think the Democratic party,
as such. or individually, will do the dirty
work of the Liberal Republican faction. Ii
the faction amounts to anything and draws
away from its party strength, the Demo-
cratic party will succeed this fall with its own
nominees. The Liberal Republican move
ment has already helped the Democratic
party. 1t cannot do anything else than help
it. 1t reinforces from the ranks of the enemy
all of the charges we have made. 1t begets
in its ranks healthy spirit of criticism. 1t
has already begotten, to a certain extent,
Reputation of party ties. All of this weakens
its party and strengthens the Democracy;
and certainly if this faction can afford to in
suit and denounce the Democratic party the
latter can afford to initiate Colfay, and smile
and wait"
The Cincinnati Valksfeund, speaking for
the German Democrats, utters these remark
able sentiments concerning tbs " Liberal Re-
publican" Convention:
"There are many used-up politicians who,
having made shipwreck in one or the other OF
the political parties, are anxious for new
combinations and new party organizations,
in the hope of finding ways and means for
satisfying their ambition or their greed. On
the LIST of May Cincinnati will swarm with
people who have proved a nuisance in the
Democratic and Republican parties. 1t will
be full of people who hate Grant simply be-
cause he refused them Offices or would not
give them an opportunity of stealing, or took
Office and opportunity from them. There are
also plenty of Democrats whose stubborn
Bourbonism has made them unpopular in
their own party and unavailable as candi-
dates. This is the class of politicians who,
when they find themselves stranded, are
prone to take big leaps"
The following is from the Chicago Times, the
ablest and most influential Democratic paper
of the West:
"You two-tenths want to nominate a
ticket for us eight-tenths, and yet not consult
us about the men. We eight-tenths tell you
two-tenths that you can't do it, and we tell
YOU further that if you declare the Demo-
cratic party must die in order to elect your
ticket, we tell you the Republican party must
die also.o