The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-06-21


Reuben Fenton had cooked a nice
kettle of fish for him, but the hash
was not appetizing, and he bolted.
His stomach was weak, and he could
not get it down. He was bent on
having the "pure quill' or nothing,
and he was determined to run in a
straight ticket, even if he had to do
it on his own responsibility, and
hence he thusly put up the Hon. A.
G. Thurman, in his issue of May
9th:
The able, the honest, the fair-minded DEM
ocratic Senator from Ohio. To his standard
we can all rally, Democrats and honest Lib
erals.
Then he goes for the Greeley tick
ct after this fashion:
Our readers have generally heard, by this
time that the Liberal Convention, which COM
menced its session at Cincinnati on the first
day of Nav, wound up its inconsistent and ex-
traordinary proceedings by nominating Horace
Greeley for President, and Barter Graz Brown
of Missouri for Vice-Presidsnt. There had
been latent feeling throughout, that if suit
able persons should receive the nominations
the action of the Convention would be endors-
ed and confirmed by the Democracy.
Throughout the land there was a deep feel
ing among the people that something must be
done to put an end to the military sway and
usurpations of Grant. But, contrary to gen
eral expectations, contrary to the real feelings
of the Convention itself, nominations were
made that can not and t0iH not be Endorsed By
the Democracy.
Horace Greeley has lived in this world some
seventy years. A long and healthy life has been
spent in an untiring and unscrupulous fight
against the Democracy and especially against
the West A high protectionists all his life,he
will not change his mind at this late date. In
deed so arrogant and strenuous was he on this
subject that he published in advance that he
would not support the nominee of the Conven-
ton if Liberal tariff plank was inserted.
And yet through the manipulations of willy
politicians this man was put at the head of the
ticket.
He has belonged to every grade of fanaticism
that has invaded the land.
He has advocated all the extreme Maine
laws in the land, and will therefore loose the
Liberal German vote.
4 He has always been a native American and
advocated Know Nothing principles when
that silly movement swept the land.
He is this, that and the other, always. He
is mystery in virtue and an unresolVed prob
lem in religion. He has neither the energy or
ability as an executive man to administer the
affairs of the Government.
And in his issue Of May 10th, he
kept up his fusillade under the head
of'"Will It Pay?"
The logic of a lew Democratic papers is to
the effect that it is of more importance to
crush Grant than it is to deIeat the Republi-
can party. That rather than run the chance
of routing political enemy in the shape of the
Republican party, we should go to work and
interfere III an interesting family quarrel and
help the weakest faction merely to CRAFTY our
personal spite. We believe that the masses
of the Democracy are above all such consider
ations. The prospect of success to the eyes of
politicians is exceedingly good, in case the
| Democratic party, as a solid body, can be mar
shalled under the banner of Greeley. It mat
ters little to the professional politicians how
they obtain Office and power, only SO that they
get it. With such men politics is only trade
But the question will present itself-can you
trade Democratic gold for Greeley dust? Can
you barter manhood and political principles 10
appease the greed of ofice-seekers? VIII three
million Democrats, bearing aloft the banner
| OF Jefferson, of Madison, Of jackson, of all the
noble old patriots who never wavered, and in
their strength and might march out with the
| old flag Of Democracy furled, with mufled
drumns and stihed or bought up press cow
/ ardly humble themselves before a faction of
Radical rebels, craving place in their camp,
and like cravens bury forever the good old
Darfvp Gan ha 6nUap
man to look upon the subject in the serious
light which 1t deserves. Let no spiteful i'm
pulse goad us on to declare and do anything to
beat Grant. Is the meat of the nut so sweet
that we can meekly endure the bitter of the
shell? Are we sure that the kernel will not be
rotten and worm-eaten2
What has Grant done outside of his personal
vanity, greed and stubborness but to carry out
the principles OF the party that Horace Gree
lay tathered? Is Greeley honest? If he is will
he not carry out those principles which are as
hateful TO free men and Democracy as is sin to
virtue? If he IS rot honest, and will betray
the history of a life time, is he fit to receive
the vote of any honest man?
Ponder well these things. Beware of Office
holders and professional otfice-seekers. Be-
heving In Democracy, believing that the mas
ses are honest, we hold that there is too much
integrity in it to go down to hell because a
mirage Of success looms up In the distance.
Now this was all very well, but
very undemocratic, and already
there were signs of commotion among
the leaders, and determination to
make him "go SLOW" But his ire
had been too hot to give way sud
denly, although it was evidently
cooling, as indicated in the follow
ing:
Geo. Engler being the original Greeley man
in Fremont, has control of the offices. Our
editorial brother Wilmer has secured a con-
suIship, George is not ready to promise us any
thing yet, holding that we have not done work
meet for repentance and that he wouldn't 90
a red on US until we have a change of heart.
Let George perseyere.
George has persevered. George
is triumphant, and Van has expert
enced a "change of heart" or a
change of tune-either is significant
enough. What position he has set
cured in expectancy, has not We
been developed, but the change hav-
ing been perfected, he records the
result, in last weeks paper, with
gusto which proves that he had al
ready forghtten the exalted senti-
ments which he fanced animated
him a few weeks before, and with the
courage of patient who has Just
swallowed disgusting dose, he goes
the anything to beat Grant" ticket
in this name:
HOW ARE YOU HORACE GREELEY?
On the Eth day of July the National Dem |
ocratic party will meet in Convention at Bal |
timore. 1t will be the largest assembIaog of |
people at a convention ever gathered toSetb- |
er. The enthusiasm will be genuine. No |
long array of Office holders and paid velners |
will be there. 1t will come up spontaneously |
and honestly from the people. They will. in |
a voice that to all intents and purposes. unan- |
imously nominate Horace Greeley for Pregi-
dent. The "logic of events have SO shaped |
it, and there will be no opposition. If the God |
Of the universe permits Horace Greely so lo1g
to live, in March next ne Will be inaugurated /