The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-06-20
From the Christian Union.l
What Henry Ward ReeeheF says

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The detection OF Mr.. Greeley, and
his nomination by the Cincinnati
Convention, has brought surprise and
uncertainty for the moment upon the
public mind, but il ought not for an
instant to throw doubt upon the path
Of duty. The Philadelphia ConVen-
ton Is now bound, even II it were not
its duty before, to raise up the old
Republican banner under which nave
been gained such illustrious victories,
and 10 print on it then anne Of General
Grant.
1t is not s question whether Gener-
al Grant has been a little too firm or
too lax, too fast or too slow. By the
conduct OF those who have abandon
ed the Republican party, he has been
placed in a position where order,
public safety, and honor require his
reelection. We believe the public
peace, order and safety require the
continued ascendency Of the Republi-
can party, and that no other man can
now 50 well lead the party as General
Grant.
IT is not the fault Of the Republican
party that personal piques and private
ambitions, mingled in few cases
with some worthy aspirations for re-
form, have broken ont into revolt and
political revolution. But it VIII be
its fault II it shrinks from the conflict
forced upon it, or loses victory,
through encouragement or indiher-
ence.
II the danger which lies before US
be once appreciated, we do not believe
our citizens will step of from firm
and stable ground into the morass
and quicksand Of experiments.
II Is time for making plain the old
landmarks-fOr arOusing again that
staunch courage by which the Repub-
lican party has often carried the
country safely through perils more
threatening than those which environ
1t now.
What are we TO gain by a new party
made up in haste without common
principles, jumbled together not to
correct grave public evils, bnt to
avenge private griefs, or to reward
violent and irregular ambition?
Every great interest in the land is
fiourishing. Even in the South,
eEfeebled by war, and bewildered by
the total revolution Of its industrial
economy, there has been a slow but
steady recuperation except in the case
Of one or two States where local
causes thwarted the honest endeavoT
Of government for their peace and
security. Is it prudent to abandon 8
ship that has been tried and proved
in hundred storms, for new ship,
a new crew, made up Of deserters, Of
malcontents, of raw landsmen, and of
suspicious men come from we know
not where2
Can that be q safe leader who has
so suddenly become a favOrite Of the
whole Democratic race, by whom he
has for thirty years been immeasura-
bly, abused, and against whom he has
fought that incessant battle on which
his political fame rests? What is the
meaning Of this strange new friend
ship between lifelong enemies
Such friendships are suspicious
Horace Greeley, President of the
United States by the votes Of the
Southern men who carried on the
war, and of that Democratic party
which hung like a dead weight or
Lincoln's administration!
II the Democratic party, in view O
its past history and testimony shall
now indOrse Mr.. Greeley, their lif'
long antagonist, it viii not be by con
version or honorable surrender, but
by an act of political immortality a
shameful as ever was recorded
There has been, before this, coalition.
between antagonistic elements for th'
mere sake Of power. They have never
been deemed honorable. But they
will all turn to the color of virtue by
/ the side of the infamy Of such a coali
ton as is now meditatedl Is it int
the hands of such 8, party that on
circumspect merchants, our pruden
mechanics, our intelligent working
men, are willing to commit the gov
ernment Of this great nation? Ar
we TO live 70 see the man in whom
we have taken such pride, conduct
ing an administration by leave Of the
men whose policy he has all his lifi
abhorred, and against whom he ha
emptied q thousand quiVers ?
Horace Greeley, borne to the Presi
Dental chair by Democratic votes
Do the Democrats love him Do they
believe in his past life? Are they il
sympathy with hfia in ideas, princi
Piles or policy? If they adopt him
will 10 not be for the sake of breaking
down the Republican party? Failing
/ in an election, Mr.. Greeley nigh
perhaps yet serve the Democratic
party by dividing his own formeI
party to let his lifelong enemies pas
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of their own?
Mr.. Greeley is in bad company
He is in false position. He is aband
oning his old friends and taking
council with his enemies. He is OF
the wrong path. Possibly, but no.
probably, at the end ofthis new rOaC
TO which his feet have been so honor,
ably unaccustomed, be a dreary one
He may gain in will and lose in hon
or. It viii be an illustrious careel
efulgently disgraced. We believl
Mr.. Greeley is under a ProvidencC
that has better things in store fol
him than hOnors gained at the hands
of men who only use him to destroy
his life long friends.
In such day as this there should
be no faint hearts at Philadelphia
Let a declaration of principles bC
framed worthy OF the city from
which was issued the old Declaration
of Independence. Give to General
Grant an enthusiastic denomination
Then, by every honorable means, LEI
Republicans strive for victory oYel
open enemies and insidious friends.
If defeated in November, let the
party stand compact, courageous, en-
terprising in opposition sure that
soen the banner will return to it:
hands, and that it viii complete the
great work of national reformation
which it has so nobly begun.