Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-15
Horace Greeley as q Party Man.

The formal call for the Republican
National Convention which is to
meet at Philadelphia on Wednesday
the 9Th day of next June, is now out
1t has thirty eight signatures, inclui
ing three from as many Territories
The only noticeable thing about this
list is that New York is not repre-
sented. Horace Greeley is the mem
her of the National Committee 70,
that State. His standing aloot Is as
sumed by the Times to be proof tha,
lie is no longer member OF the Re
publican party. ale is.' it says
''read out OF the party without cere.
mony by the GRANTEES" ard in the
very next breath we are told that in
the language of the Journal "he bolts
| the nominees OF the convention five
months before its meeting" Evident
ly the Times is confused, and fires its
squib SO as to "hit if it is Ieer, miss
IT it is a calt." 1t Greeley bolted, he
could not have been unceremoniously
read out, and if he was kicked out. he
die not leave of his own accord.
But, as a matter OF fact. Mr.. Greeley
is still in the party, and, what is more,
# we may take his word tor it, he
has no more idea of boiling than the
party has OF driving him away.
Mr.. Greeley has always been frac-
tious, "a sheep that did not love the
fold" He turned against Mr.. Sew
ard when the party as a whole was
for him he tried his best to prevent
the denomination of President LIN.
coin; he opposed the nomination Of
General Grant, prctcrring Chief JAS
tice Chase; and If we were to 60
back to old Whig times, VIC should
find that he was turiously indignant
over General Harrison's nomination,
and was with difficulty reconciled to
the leadership OF Generals Tay lor
and Scott. The first nomination Of
Lincoln pleased him only because his
motto then was anybody to beat
Seward" IL. G. is now veteran,
vet in all onr list Of Presidents dur
ing his day not one has been his first
choice. Not only so, but there has
not been a single Administration
which has pleased him. He has, IN
fact, been less bitter against Grant
than against any OF his predecessors
during his entire journalistic career.
Coupled with this faultfnding rec
ord IS the fact that he always wheels
into line when once the party contest
begins. We recall no exception, ex.
cept in unimportant local campaigns.
In view, then, of his antecedents,
1t was to be expected that he would
be against the Administration, but
in favor Of the ticket of 1872, wheth-
er headed ny General Grant, or any
other man. He has the consistency
of the Maine man who was in tavo:
of the prohibltory liquor law but op
posed to its enforcement. He inces-
sanity grumbles at the action of the
party, aud uniformly submits to its
decisions. He has always been hui
| mored in his contradictions, and the
party is certainly no less tolerant
now than in its younger and weaker
DAYS. Tho truth is that the bland
and smiling Greeley is q fighting
man; war is his native element. No
sooner is the compaign closed than
he begins series OF guerrilla attacks
upon his own companions in arms,
from the sheer necessity of his ma
ture. He is All Irishman, although
born in New Hampshire, aud he can
never see head without th,rstine to
hit it whach with his big shillaleh.
1t would have required no gift oil
prophecy TO have told at the begin.
ming Of this Administration that the
more satisfaction President Grant
gave to the country and the party
the more bitterly the New York
Tribune would oppose his renomina
tion; but that the editor would take
care not to sever his connection witt
tho party.
Accordingly, as the time for hold
ing the convention nears, he beginl