New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-06

a, th,s movement or 10 predict with certainty
tho measure Of It's but there s no longer any
OF the Republican party the past two or three
have aenatod from thomselvos the very men who gave
dnS Of purpose the Cincinnati Convention has
been all that ts most ardent prpno' az, uoulu nave
but when have learned how ia action " re-
ceiyed nv the country we speak with more certainty
IA TO iis results Mr. Greeley will be strong candidate
IN fhe south and East and perhaps even IN me west In
spite Of his high protection d9oirnes; but thos who
wish indulge In prophecy Will DO st 70 wan nht inc
two PARTY conventions have met, at Philadelphia ana at
st. Louis.
.. THE CANDIDATE FOR VICTORY.
WON 7N Wdsh,aeon TtdnsrtpL
For the first time since John quincy Adams
was President there IL probability that truly great,
national long xperenced, and wordrenOwned political
leader will occupy that place Had we named mo can
didate we could not have suited ourselves better. A
man who for upward OF has been tho leader
ponent and earnest advocate OF eysry good word ana
American growth and true IN American progress durng
the period Of bis Snt Of our use's craft p"G tho
chief OF American journalists, whose frank out
spoken honesty, yet shrowd penetration ana i9ressht
has ever tho Of all dishonest politicians,
whether adhcring to his party or the oppotluqn eoun
not have been improved upon nt he Is more than TINS
One of natures nOblemen broad humanity rcaGhes
ont strong unwayeng heiP 10 cHty Geeu Sas yen
him TO know the right, and whose conscientious convio-
tons seldom err We congratuate Anstca pCn ,o 5ns
man to highest place in the gift OF the people Ne Of
all others in the country best represents tue dea OF
10 hold up maintain the bcsts interests OF the woe
nation Ono OF the best signs for the nominations ana
nj tforn made at Cincinnati Is that The pOthOuse pot
cjans about town seem % be generally disappointed
This proves beyond question that all their lnlgnes 10
control tho action OF the Convention have failed ana
that the honest intentions OF the Org!natOrs Oh mo
movement return 10 the principles OF iree govern
ment and an honest Administration have beeh iully
carried out Standing on the broad. liberal platform
agreed upon, with Horace Greeley ana IT, Graft Brown
es our standard bears, shall march forward conn
IDENTITY to victory.
AN HONEST MAN.
iran T2e Har.J0rd Ioss .
The Convention surprised many Ivy the
manner In which IL escaped trouble over s platform,
come inensc But the surprise at the unanimous ad0
ton of the platform nothing to the almost universal
surprise at the nominations. IL was unfortunate tnat
the Convention passed ont OF the control OF inc
men who called 10 and whose highest ambition was 10
elevate and purify politics and call to the Executive
chair statesman but its promise Of success was so iar
that il was Impossible to keep out the managing poll
Davis and Brown. l. rly in the week they were
frightened out Of the DAVIS programme, but ola not
let go hold Of the Convention Ii has not been so
grand had been hoped by the friends OF re-
FORM and yet it has felt its responsibility 10 the people
ana thus recognized their expectations OF reform IN te
nomination of an honest II not great man. Perhaps
this is the best beginning for reform after all Te man
OF the nomination cannot be defended Inc hoinni
ton Itself such least must set the flauei-
pha managers thinking whether on the whole IL Il BEST
10 push the denomination Of Grant and ruin the party
There il pressing haste for men TO make UP iher
minds what snail be their political action next N0Vc,l-
her Two great parties yet act. We shall be able
to judcc the situation more easily aud act WIN WIDER
nsOn OF duties aS citizens i month hehce
tnau to-day.