The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-26
The Action at Baltimore.

A straight.out nomination at Baltl lore IS
impossible, il the Democratic delegates
already chosen have any respect Tor the de-
clared wishes OF their constituents. The
question which remains to be determined is,
the best manner OF giving the support OF the
Democratic party to Horace Greeley and the
Liberal movement. The Convention may
declare its approval OF the Cincinnati plat
form, and say nothing about candidates; Or
it NAV adopt the platform, and renomlnate
Greeley and Brown; or it may declare i's
annroyal OF the Liberal platform, and pleoge
the Democratic party to work for, and vote
for, the Liberal candidates. This third course
we have, from the beginning, believed to be
the wisesS and safest, aud we see no reason
for changing our opinion.
1t is necessary that the Convention should
be clear and positive In its action, or thou.
sands of Democrats may wander OIL, and
either stay away from the polls or vote for
some one OF the independent candidates,
whether it be George Francis Train, Vir-
einia Woodruff, or Vim. S. Groesbeck. The
Democracy OF the country must understand
that their leaders have pondered the pros
and cons of the campaign, and have made
up their minds that one line OF conduct
alone can beat Grant and save the country,
But it is not desirable that MIR. -e@ro"''y auu
Mr.. Brown should be- e-ssotuaiiy nomlnaIea ny
tho No,;onarDemocratic Convention. These
Gentlemen are Liberal Republicans, not
Democrats, and intend to remain 80. 1t is
true that they stand upon platform which
Is acceptable to the majority of the people
platform which the Dem ocrats can take
ready-made. But they are Republicans all
the same and the reason why Democrats
propose to vote for them is, that in no other
way can true reunion be obtained, the
rights OF the States be restored, the consti-
tuition be held sacred, and the civil service
be reformed. Country is higher than Party.
The Democracy will vote for Greeley and
Brown rather than, by nominating Demo-
Gratis, give the Grants, Mortons and Conk-
lings other four years Of ''addition, division
sand silence" It must be borne in mind
that q nomination by the Democratic party
might weaken Mr.. Greeley with the very
Liberal Republicans who ore now his enthu-
sastic supporters. They are ready to work
for Liberal Republican candidate for whom
Democrats will vote; but they may be indis-
posed to vote for Republican who has be-
come the candidate OF the National Demo-
cratic Convention. This is weakness, per-
haps: but it is human nature oil over. In
any event, the cry will be raised that Messrs.
Greeley and Brown have sold out to what ls
known as the "Ku-Klux Democracy" but
this will not be powerful for harm if the
Democratic Convention does not formally
place them in nomination.
Looking over the whole field, it is our de-
liberate advice that the Baltimore Convent
tion confne itself to adopting substantially
the Cincinnati platform, and to urging the
Democracy OF the country to work heartily
and systematically to secure the election OF
Greeley and Brown. II deemed necessary,
the reasons for so doing could be embodied
In an address to the people; but our own
is that the less the talking and
writing in Baltimore the better it will be for
the Liberal cause.