The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-05-11
The Cincinnati Nominations.

On yesterday week the republican anti
Grant convention which met at Cincinnati
nominated HORACE GREELEY for President
aud BENJAMIN GRATz BRowN for Vice Pres
ileut- The name of Horace Greeley is famil-
lar to every man in the country, and for
that matter, to every woman also, "icithOut
regard TO race Or color" As the editor OF
the New York Tribune he has acquired
national reputation That he has been a
bitter partisan all admit, while at the same
time his personal integrity has never been
questioned. With his associate on the ti5k>
ct, Mr.. Brown. although a gentleman of
prominence in the southwest, the people are
not 80 well acquainted. lie was born il
Lexington, Kentucky. in 1926, studied law
and removed to St. Louis iu 1850, where as
democrat he identified himself with the
political fortuncs of Missouri's great states
man. Thomas ii. Benton. Like legions Of
other active and prominent democrats in all
sections of the country. he left the democrat
&c party on the celebrated and unfortunate
Kansas questiou-that DEVILS rock 10 the
hta OF democratic politics. lie WAS several
times member Of the Missouri Lsgis ature
and was elected to the United States Senate
in 1868. lie came prominently before the
country two years ago as the candidate Of the
anti-Grant republicans for Governor of his
State. His well known liberal views, cou>
pied with his avowed opposition to certain
Iroscriptive clauses which the radical party
had Incorporated in the new constitution OF
Missouri. rendered him all acceptable candi>
date to tie democrats of the State, W ho gave
him cordial support aud elected him to the
of1cs he now holds by The oyerw helmirg MAJ
j,rity of $4,000.
We have few words to say in reference
to what we conceive to be the true position
Of the democratic party in view of the nOmi
nations made by the Cincinnati convention.
ia the frs pace, we assume as a fact, Il at
there is not democrat from Maine to Cali
fJrnia who is not ready aud willing to make
any reasonable sacrifice of party prids aud
consistency in order to overthrow and drive
from power the present corrupt dynasty at
Washington. A Democratic National Con-
vention is the true and only regularly con-
itituted organ OF body to speak aud act in
behalf Of the democratic organization. and
when it does so act its DEGREES ought to he
a" irrevocable in the contest then pending as
the laws Of the Medes and Persians Every
member of the party ought to be bound by
is decisions, from which there should be no
sppeal. 1t sreaks the voice Of the whole
party, and 10 no other possible way can its
harmony aud organization be maintained
il. therefore, when the Democratic National
CJuvchtion ASSEMBLIES cn the eth day ci
Jliy neat It shall deem it wise and ex x2edieul
10 nominate candidates for the Presidency
nnd Vice Presidency. that decision should
be respected and obeyed by every democrat
IN the land, aud the ticket then nominated
should he unanimousy y supported. If on
the other hand, upon 3 calm survey CT the
Political situation, and alter full and free
interchange Of thought and opinion among
It's members, the convention should deter
nine that single handed and alone the dem>
ocrStc party is powerless to defeat Grant.
and II It should endorse tie Cincinnati tick
st and beSpeak 'or it a united democratic
support, then, for the reasons before stated.
no democrat can 60 behind its recommends
ton or refuse to yield to It's decision the full.
est AID most implicit obedience This is our
pJstioa IN reference to this voxsd question.
plainly. distinctly aud honestly stated. We
believe i. to be sound. aud Que from which
70 Intelligent democrat viii dissent. We
viii only add. that on q q uestion surrounded
ni,h g. many gravs ticulties- one which
il CT such E..G:...cus AID cYershadowipg