Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-05-25


, didates. In its decision we will all
heartily acquicscc; but until it meets
, it is the right and the duty OF every
: Democrat to freely express his opin-
ion upon mootcd points, 80 that the
, tone of Democratic sentiment may
be properly understood and repre-
. scnted. We have no sympathy
with tho feeling which induces II
few Of our cotemporaries to refrain
from expressing their opinion upon
the situation. 1t is the business of
every editor to form an opinion
upon all tho questions Of the day
and to ondcavor to accurately re-
fleet tho tone of feeling of his CON
stitucnts.-Ldncastcr (Pa) MtclH-
geHcer.
To say that wo-aro disappointed
ut the action of the Cincinnati
Convention in nominating a candi-
date for President, does not fully
explain our position, although we
notice that several of our contcm.
porarics rely upon such an express
sion to justify their position. We
looked forward TO tho nomination
Of such u man rs Charles Francis
Adams, Il man who could have con
centratcd all tho opposition to
Grant. Horace Greeley may be q
very good man as we'll as philoso-
phor, but it does not follow that he
is the right man for the sutl',agos of
the people of the country. TO our
mind, he is tho most impracticable
man that could have been selected.
1t is hard to tell where to find him
from day to day. AT one time he was
against tho South and for the nc
gro. Then he slapped over head and
heels and advised telling the South
go. Ho has taken hold ofevcry"ism"
known to the world. 1t was hoped
that person would have received
the nomination who would be &C.
ceptablo to the three million Demo-
traffic voters ofthc country. Moth
ing is now left for the Democratic
party but to pursue the even tenor
Of their way and stand by their
we'll cherished principles which
have had so good an influence in
shaping the destiny Of the affairs
of the nation. 1t is impossible for
the democratic party to cast their
votes for such Il person as Greeley.
By doing so they would forever
abandon principles which they have
proudly stood by since the forma-
tion Of our govcrnmont.-B0StOH
Express.
The wires bring us the thrilling
news that the Cincinnati Convcn-
ton has made choice of Horace
Greeley for President. Verify ~
mountain has labored and brought
forth'-a mice. We have been diet
ing the whole week, preparing our
selfto swallow any dish that might
be served up for us by that Con
vention, and was determined to
swallow it whole, like u baked po-
tao without pccling.
In order to have brought about
change Of Administration, we
would have "swallowcd shoe nails"
dined on billed owl seasoned with
snuff" or even tasted for forty days
and forty nights, but when they
ask us, who have voted the Demo
cratic ticket and advocated free
trade for nearly forty years, to
swallow Horace Greeley, the father
of protection for q standard bearer,
who has advocated all sides of all
questions Except tho tariff that
have como before the American peo-
pie for the last thirty years, VIC beg
leave, most respectfully to tlounce,
and will not wait till "next week"
to say so.- Waukesha { JNs.) Plain
dealer.
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
We give our readers the result of |
tho action Of this Convention, to
which we looked hopefully for the
redemption Of the country.
Perhaps from its late action that
hoped for liberation may result, di-
rectly or indirectly, but it is prop
CIR to say that we have been disap-
pointed.
We were prepared to accept Mr..
Greeley, who is pure and good !
man in intention, as vice-Presidont.
II, that capacity his ability to af.
fict the industry Of the Agriculture
al population by his practically cx-
ploded theories of Protection to
mechanical industry, would not
have been great; but VIC wanted Il
free trader az President, even if II
Republican. We could have been
satisfied by Charles Francis Adams,
by Trumbull or Chase, or Gratz
Brown in the lead.
We think the nomination injudi-
cious, though it may so divide the
Republican party as to permit the
election of a straight out democrat;
but tho prospect would have been
more cheering, had such n nomina-
tion been made, as all honest patri-
OTIS could have supported, whether
urgent democrats or disgusted Re
publ:cans. From such junction
powerful party might have been
formed, which in all its leading
principles would have been essen
TALLY democratic, let the members
have designated themselves as they
pleased. The reader acquainted
with politics knows that it was by
the accession of Northern demo-
Gratis disgusted with party manage
ment, or impelled by the back ac-
tion of the war, that tn, Repnbli-
can party first acquired strength;
and il is this element, essentially
democratic in its principles and
views, that we want back again, in
its natural association, in coniune-
tion with the old wings, who were
always patriots. but had some un-