Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-14
MISREPRESENTATION

The Boston Globe has been looking over
the Presidential ground and has arrived
at the following conclusions:
Now that people have got over their jolly,
eood-natured laugh at the work Of the Gin
cinnafi intriguers In nominating Horace Gree.
ley for President, they are asking all sorts Of
Questicns whether the democrats will support
Greeley or run . straight ticket. Upon TINS
point this action Of the Democratic National
Committee is not without its significance. AT
the meeting held in New York city on the stb
inst, that body voted down q proposition to
indefinitely postpone calling National Con
vention, and issued q call for such convention
to be held at Baltimore on the 9th Of July.
No doubt the Greeley men are very anxious
that the demccc ratio party should fall into his
wake and adopt the old white hat for their
liberty cap. The unsophisticated Horace
himself cherishes this idea, and In in his Gin
terviews" as well as in his paper, in,imates
that it would be a suicidal course for the Dem
ocrats to overlook him and put up ticket OF
their own, since by such course they would
give fresh lease to their enemies. The
philosopher stigmatizes any democrat who
would 90 for a straight-out nomination under
such circumstances, as a Bourbon and Fossil.
IL is also said by the Greeley men that they
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nominate ticket Of their own, and that the
necessity Is imposed upon the democracy to
adopt Greeley or see Grant reelected by the
withdrawal of the Cincinnati nominee from
the canvass. This is pretty bold language
cert&inly, and naturally leads one to inquire
where the strength lies? Is it with the Gree
ley men or with the democrats ? Thus far it
does not appear that the former have carried
of so much as a corporars guard from the
republican party. while the latter boasts Of
nearly three million voters. 1t seems to be
the old question over and over again, wheth-
er Mahomet shall come to the mountain, or
the mountain to Mahomet. Just now there
seems to be considerable indication that the
mountain may move and 60 over to the proph-
ct Of Cincinnati, but we are Inclined to think
that 1t is only an appearance, and is gotten up
for effect. In the first place it is necessary
in order to stifien the philosophers back and
make him hold on, that he should be made to
believe that he has got party somewhere
and a. the republicans stand aloof from him,
there seems TO be no other way left than for
the democratic organs to practice this sweet
delusion' upon him. Hence some ofthe shrewd
old foxes among the democrats talk knowing
ly about the superiority Of Greeley over
Grant, and what nice boy Horace showed
himself to be in his conduct towards the reb
els, and what capital democratic Cabinet he
would get around him when elected, and how
they mean to support him, If their democrat
ic convention only just says they may. In
the second place, it is all important that the
republicans should be frightened into the ap-
prehsnsion that the democrats are going to
take Greeley, so that they may do with him
as they did with Grant In 1868, that Is, snatch
him up a. their candidate in order to prevent
him frov, hoipD nominated hv tho IL
convention. Making due allowance for these
apparent advances towards Greedy, by the
democrats, it yet looks entirely probable tina,
i their convention will put up true blue par
ty.ticket and that the rank and file will sup
port 1t, even though they should thereby in
cur the Bourbonism and Fossilization from
the oracular mouth Of Horace.
Another question propounded many time
5 day 10, whether the republicans will with
! draw Grant at Philadelphia and put up Gree
Z ley. The Philosopher says they will not
; that the time for such move has passed, an
! that it would do no good now. This time W
y think the Sage Of Chappaqua is right, and tina
. he understands the situation much better tina
? those who talk of the possibility of such
! chance. Standing as Gen. Grant does befor
; the country, and sustaining the relations h
3 does to the republican party, to withdraw hiI
> at this time would be for that party virtut
4 confession of defeat in advance, and niue
. clearer case of suicide than the nominatio
of a straight ticket by the democrats. tn
: sure way to elect democratic Presiden
would be to take Grant down and put up Mr.
Greeley; and the chances of success wit
any other substitute for Grant would not b
i very inspiring for the republicans. Accord
ing to the present outlook it appears a
though the democrats and republicans woule
have an old fashioned, regular battle, ant
that Cincinnati and Greeley will be nowhere