The Lincoln County herald., 1872-10-02
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fbs Nev YORK Usy. DOCK nse tufns
smother soaersasis. A short tine Hisc
IL hsisssa the ss9ss Of Greeley an
Brow. sed gave .o~s very sxcsllen
reasons for 90 doing; bu. so~ Il gss
back on thew, and places tls nasss o
CCoSer ssd A6sns at Its sossthead.
professes 10 have done this bcesuss III
Greeley vssts a letter to sove Of hi
sosossd friepds 10 the South stasing tina
if elected he should use oil .hs power o
his.ofice 10 uphold aud sOforcc the equs
rights sf all citizens, whether white o
black" Itclaims that this 10 . pledge Il
continue military las in that section
which 10 about as far fetched as any ar
gument the Day Book ever made, s1-
trsms a. it is on oil political questions
There 10 no such intination 10 Mr
Greeleys letter. and if that paper sup
posed that he wonld, when it hoistsd hi.
name, immsdi,tsly declare war upon the
race he has done 90 much too free, it
certainly was very foolish. He has al.
ways claimed that he would uphold the
rights Of tho blacks, and his labors to day
are to secure to the whites the rights that
have been denied them BY the Radical
party. While he would not take q single
right from the blacks, he wanted to 80.
cure to the whites Of the South their
rights. This suacks Of anything else but
military rule. The trouble with the
Day Book is, that after it hoi'ted the
name Of Greeley, its patrons, all, or q
majority, Of whom were Bourbous, bsgan
to write threatening letters aud stop their
subscription; and to save itself it takes
hold of the frss opportunity to march
back into its old beaten track. This 10
independent journalism with vim.
A short time since it's argument was
"that three tickets in the field elect Grant
Hence, We must necessarily conclude
that the Day. Book is now willingly lend
iuS its aid to the present tyranical Prssi.
dent, and that with a full knowledge Of
what it is doing. 1t said a short time
ago, that "shs preliminary steps to save
this country and to give immediate re.
lief to the crushed South, is the election
Of Mr.. Greeley, simply because no other
man to-day is strong enough to do it !;
Mr.. Greeley may not be strong enough,
but certainly no second anti Grant man
can do it." And in regard to refusal
to support Greeley, it said: "This is not
patriotism; this 10 not love Of country {;
this is not principle-nay,not euen pardon
able policy, but it is what We Democrats
have ever charged upon our political op.
ponents for the past quarter Of century
blind, bigoted fanaticism."
This sudden right about policy Of the
Day Book, after reasoning in the forsgo
ing style . short time sincs-and iti
reasoning was surely correct-cannot be
viewed iu any other light than desire to
assist in the election Of Grant, or down
right foolishness and "blind, bigotsd
fanaticism." Certainly if its friends ever
had any confidence in its independence
aud adherence to principle heretofore. its
wishy'washy, wriggling, wiring in and
wiring out course during this campaign
will destroy their faith in its honesty Of
purpose. A great many papers claim
independence, and don't know what the
word means. Good.by Bayoust Gran,
Know Nothing Wilson Day Book.
A Delegation from Texas, composed
Of Democrats and Republicans, have been
in Washington asking to BE- relieved Of
military rule, so that they may have 4
fair election in their state this fall. II
they are successful, there will BE- q legs
lature elected that will be three to ons
for tho impeachment Of Gov. Davis foI
high crimes aud misdemeauore in Office