The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-08
Reasons for Voting for Greeley

Reasons for Voting for Greeley
I 1. Because we want a change ot
Administration and we see no Other
way to get it.
2. Because he received the unani-
nous nomination of the regular, vel
| qualified representatives of the Demo
cratic party
3. Because he is more intelligent
and quite as honest as Grant. On the
score of honesty, the Radicals cannoi
| justly claim any superiority for theil
candidate.
f. Because he has some heart, ane
feels for the sufferings of his fellow
men whereas Grant Is a selfish, cold
blooded man, without such heart.
5. Because Greeley has pledged
himself to a course of action in har
mony with the principles of the Dem.
ocratic party, and in no other way
than by his election can the people
now hope to see them once more il
the ascendant.
6. Because Grant, and the party OF
men who handle him-or whom he
handles-it makes little difference
which, have shown, unmistakably
that they do not intend to allow oui
our Southern brethren to be free men
| or the Southern States to have any
real sovereignty, or any rights such as
States should possess.
z. Because Grant, and his men
forming the Grant Government have
exhibited before the whole world the
meanest spirit ever shown by greaI
Government. They cannot disgrace
the American people, but they have
disgraced themselves, any lowered ouI
peoples government in the estimation
of fair men among all nations.
s. Because Grant and his tools, as
unscrupulous as himself, have senl
hordes of Radical thieves into the
homes. of our Southern brothers and
robbed them of their pittance left by
the war, and involved them in vast
debts, in the most barefaced and out
rageous manner.
8. Because Grant, and his men,
have no respect for the people, North
or South; caring only for, what they
can make off them; whereas Greeley
is himself one of the working men
and alive to their feelings and both
kind and considerate.
10. Because the best men among
the Radical leaders, who Enoac Grant,
have pronounced him unfit to be the
ruler of free people. s...
Ii. Because he makes self and. his
own personal greed and qualification
primary. and the affairs of the govern
ment mere plaything, and entirely
secondary.
II. Because he appoints men to
public offices who are unfit, and dis
honest, knowing them to be so; and
retains them, to the serious injury. OF
the peoples pockets. - '5sa -,..l
13. Because Grants sspolicies' have
been simply ridiculous. He came in.
to Office with the public declaration
that he had "no policy" whereas his
whole action, from beginning to end
has been but succession of Grant
policies. =. -. ~
IA. Because his San Domingo pol.
| icy is not dead, but sleeping; and in
case of his reelection it win be put
| sun shines and it is notorious that il
is a wicked scheme-nothing more
than corrupt and most dangerous
Grant job.
I5 Because Greeley, nominated as
he has been, and supported as he will
be, by the well disposed men of the
United. States, will naturally rally
around him the best men, and secure
an honest administration of the Gov
ernment.
| 16. Because we can stand an hon.
est Administration of the Govern
ment.
IL. Because. although Greeley as al
Editor has through long politica
life opposed many of the principles o
the Democratic party, our nominating
| Convention has satisfied itself that ht
is now ready to harmonic with then
upon great measures, vital to oul
country's prosperity, and the existenct
of free government.
1S. Because we have ever since thu
war condemned the policy inaugura
ted by the dominant Radical party al
inimical to the true interests of thu
Southern States. whilst Grant not only
supports it but aggravates it BY
his military tyranny over them.
10. Because Greeley condemns thil
tyrrannical and wicked course, anc
stands ready to discard it from oul
Government as dark modern civil
zation. se ss ;5st5s
20. Because there is nothing what
/ ever, no policy and no act of our gov
4 ernment more important, more
i fraught with high consequences in th.
/ Immediate and distant future than ;tht
real fraternization of the North ani
the South. 3ae=ysa
81. Because such fraternization un
der the rule of Grant and his men, il
an impossibility while under the ac
ton of Democratic principles it viii
be certainty, speedily realized. !
%. Because Greeley is willing tc
flearn, while Grant is notoriously, a.
well as childishly, stubborn and mul
ish. ss sr
%. Because, if these or any of these
reasons are to be regarded as praise
of our old political enemy, we can af
ford to let it SO stand, when brought
to square choice between Greeley
and Grant. "Look on this picture
and ON thss. el4..ss fs, 5s.a
"a. Because our course as Demo
cratic organ has been and is consistent
We favored the nomination of 6
straight ticket, believing that it. could
be carried. We believe so still; bnl
our party has marked out its plan, and
we intend to stand by the Democracy
and by Greeley and Bfown.---Post. %
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