The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-27

against constituted authority. The politicians
who take part i'll it place themselves outside
the pale of their own party. They do not
desire, they would not consent to forego the
name of republicans and join the ranks of the
democracy, yet they throw overheard the
regular action of their organization and strike
out in an independent path of their own.
They cannot hope for success unless they
can carry with them in support of their
candidates the whole strength of the demo-
cratic party; yet, like Lyman Tremain they
avow their determination to return to the sup
port of Grant, as a republican, rather than to
risk the election Of democrat through the
split in their own ranks. In other words they
say to the democracy, we will desert Grant if
you will help us to elect a republican who is
more acceptable to us; but we prefer Grant or
any republican to you, and hence, unless you
aid us in our revenge upon the President, we
will vote for him and elect him for second
term. Tho risk and hazard of such game
will be readily appreciated The democracy,
still powerful party may rebel against such
q one-sided proposition despite the efforts and
wishes of their leaders. They may be unwill-
ing to suffer their large body of voters
to be used as cats paw by mere faction Of
their divided and distracted rivals. They may
argue that it would be folly, after bearing
twelve years of absence from power to vir-
tually abandon their organization at the very
moment when republicanism seems to be in
evtably on the verge Of dissolution. All these
Ho~ 10 Ha o,o1
and, as we have said, they demand from the
Cincinnati gathering the most temperate and
prudent action, or the movement that seems to
promise so fairly will be certain to end in
digraceful failure.
There are two points to be borne in mind
form must be moderate in its tone, brief and
concise in form, and indulgent to the past
faults Of tho democracy. The new allies Of
the liberal republicans must not be made to
seat too much pork" The candidate for the
Presidency selected by the Convention must be
one acceptable on his personal merits to the
democrats The support Of that party is not
likely to be given to any nominee who
could not be trusted by them to
carry out in good faith an implied, if not an
expressed, agreement in regard to the policy
and the patronage of his administration. Of
all the names mentioned in connection with
the Cincinnati nomination that of Horace
Greeley seems the best calculated to insure this
confidence on the part of the democracy,
while it certainly would be likely to draw
more strength than any other from
the republican ranks. Greeley is the
father Of republcanism, and is, besides,
singularly popular among those respectable
citizens in the rural district who cultivate cab
bages and raise stock. There is a certain
blunt honesty about him that commends him
to his political opponents as well as to his
friends, and that would serve as guarantee
to democrats that he would carry out bargain
in good faith without the form of written
bond. AS newspaper man, who has
for years furnished ideas for large
number of country political organs,
he would command o more extended
support from the republican party press than
would any other republican politician and
this alone is on element of power not to be
despised. Objections may be raised against
him on account of his protection absurdities
but they are readily answered by the fact that
Congress makes our tariffs, and not the Presi-
dent Besides, no candidate who has been
mentioned in connection with the Gin
cinnati nomination Is free from objections
Charles Francis Adams, upon whom, ac-
cording to our Cincinnati correspondence
the Ohio boilers look with favorable eye,
would be IN unavailable candidate in many
localities in consequence of his strong anti
Catholic prejudices. Trumbull could scarcely
pass muster as the author Of the Civil Rights
bill and the insufficient, partisan plan of
reconstruction. There are objections against
Sumner on account of his bitterness and vim
dictiveness against the democracy; against
Judge Davis for his intermeddling in poll
tics and labor reform while occupying o
seat on the bench; against General
Cox because Of his Oberlin letter, which
would deprive him of the colored vote against
Gratz Brown on several other accounts besides
his want Of intellectual stature for the posi-
ton. So Greeley is not alone in possessing
some Objectionable points, while his strong
ones, on both the democratic and republican
sides, are unquestionable. AT oil events, the
Cincinnati movement is bold one, and only
by decisive and determined action can it hope
to succeed. There should be no squab-
bling and scrambling for Office, no
hesitation in the course to be pursued. Let
the Cincinnati crowd nominate Horace Gree
ley by reclamation; lay down q brief plain
platform, avoiding all unnecessary subjects;
leave the position Of Vice President to be filled
by the democrats, and 60 about their bust
ness. If they do this they may yet accomplish
a revolution in the administration and enjoy
the federal spoils for the next four years.
Lydia shermnn-A Strange Verdict.