The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-08
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Wednesday Morning, May 8, 1879.
fHc Cincinnati Convention
and ltS Nominees.

by reference to our teleg,aphic
columns it will be seen that the Ciu-
cinnsti, or Liberal Republican, Con.
vcntion concluded its labors last Fri
day, after adopting q platform Of
principles and nominating candidates
for the Presidency and Vice -Presi-
dcncy. Its nominees are Horace
Greeley for President, and Governor
Gratz Brown for Vice President. two
of the most disti1 guishcd men Of the
tunes, and tried leaders Of the Rs.pub
lican party, Mr.. Greeley has q
worldwide reputation rs the chief
editor Of the New York Tribune, and
is recognized as statesman of great
ability, noted for sound seuse end hon
esty ofpurposc, nnd is one Of the orig .
lnators Of the national reform move
ment which brought about the nee, :
ing at Cincinnati, aud which we earn
eHt'y hope will finally culminate in
driving Grant ard his "Nlilitary
R.ny" Io.n eho White House.
Cratz Brown, present Governor of
Missouri, is man Of moro than ordi-
nary mind, possessing statesmanlike
views on all natioual political ques-
tlohs, and is looked upon As the most,
prominent young politician in the
great West. lie instituted the liber-
al movement in Missouri which freed
that State from Radiculism, and re-
stored tho rights Of citiz,nship to
many thousand Confederate sold;c,s
who had been prescribed. Ills tffi
clal ac's as Governor have proved him
TO bo possessed Of fine executive
ability and illustrative talents,
aud SO impartial and just has been hi,
course that Democrats vic with hi,
own party in doing him honor, and all
bear witness to the fact that he has
raised Missouri from q state of politi-
cal chaos and gloom, and mado her
one of the most tlourishing common
wcallhs in the Union.
The association, then, of tho names
of M:ssrs. Greeley and Brown for
Pee ident and Vice. Pre- ,ident pre-.
sents, in our opinion, the strongest
Lh 'eral combination that could have
been possibly made, and is entitled to
the support of every Conservative
member of both parties ia our ooup.
try. In these two distinguished men
the FREQ trade and protective tariff
elements meet and harmouize, ioin
'orccs, aud wage war upon military
"surpa,ion, centralization, and off,
cial corruption. The past is buried,
and henceforth new party enters
the political arena to build IN the
waste places in tho land, and restore
to divided nation lasting peqce and
prosperity.
1t is said by some that Mr.. Gree.
icy has been the lifelong enemy Of
the Democracy, and on that account
cannot claim support. Admitting
that this is so, for it is we'll known tba,
ho has been an uncompromising Re
publican for many years, the position
taken by him now is to act without
reference to tho past and its issues.
and grapplo with the present in pro.
greSsivc spirit, aiming to inaugurate
an era Of genuine reconciliation and
reform, heal up the wounds and as.
perities of civil strife, and reestablish
the general government upon con.
st'tutional basis. Upon tho people of
the South he has claims which should
not DO disregarded. In tho facs Of
fierce denunciation and abuse he he.
came % bondsman for Jefferson Davis.
whereby that great and good man was
enabled to loave a loathsomo DUNGEON