New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-15
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
TONE OF THE INDEPENDENT PRESS
THE CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Linn M IoAlsIiIk COMrier-.I ORlIlaL

OF the people. There much surprise at the acoh vi
the Cincinnati Convention There was some dlsappoiht
men The result, though preciptated by agencies ta,
cannot commend was at once an ace,neh nat fhe
nomination OF Horace Greeley possesses healtpTI "en
among the people which could HSt PSSpiGr and well
considered The people love Horace sDd "rrssn2anded
coSrvsnces Of government They want tseT %at
Horace Greeley ideaizes the kind of change tni we NJ
sns they are 1 Tass to R% the eass
purpose-can disregard IT. For our 9" p sunni with
conception of the fitness OF things we su nsi i'm
at the time ana our Hn reelev had no hand IN the
doubtful appliances which prodneen babv hn he
is not only AT this moment as gultees az panS o
Is 40 innocent that he does not even believe
in the treaoherY OF tne ras0ais "n WA wbo
stady tIme conceived his nomination to be a
serious possibility and therefore we nave no rgnt W
hold him responsible for the ntrgues of such men as
Fenton and Mcclure and Frank Blair. He was really
nominated in spite OF then Sa a9 oo ,e Ts bs apart
e choice of the people and though our S
stGe them in obedience to the OF the people
He who this command but an ndlnerent
declaring that all roads which lead from Greeley so 70
Grant We follow mental SUGGESTION "lcn Hao' fop
logically denied In saying that the people are Or
Greeley we merely write down q general order when
any fool may read in the faces OF his ielloW-ciuIehs
THE PROSPECT.
Prom The 1Awa0a (TYoga COZ Chicr
OF the conclusions we have lndlcateu' 10
will take issue with us as TO any eGSeP n and fe
Endorsement OF Mr. Greeley by the National DeniocIao
Sn,nra or mis- we are as certain-nOt from prejudice
or partiaty-as are of anything liable To be gov
esSd Of lSy % o With Grant ana Greeley only
the field present indications leave but little doubt oil he
ratipe ' south and Southwest. Illinois is
counted with confidence and Indiana most con
fdentiy and some OF Eastern States assured,
while NewYOrk and Pennsy vania, being not iar nom IN
equally divided, politically many more kepuDncnnn a
Grant notwithstanding the Grant party VIII
have all the Federal offices for assessment New-i9rR
HfV WO
aspects of the situation as they now present nehses
changing until after all Presidential candidates are in
the field and all issues are made up NO republican can
take exception 10 the Cincinnati platform
GREAT AND TRUE MAN.
From The Yates Cognsy Chronicle -,
To the universal surprise of the country the
Cincinnati Liberal Republican Convention, ON IT'S
sixth ballot, nominated Horace Greeley iOr fresl-
dent giving him 1872 votes to 324 for Charles Francis
Adams We had hoped for this result but had not dared
10 expect it, supposed 1t would continue TO be AS II
has always been in the past the politicians ruling OUT
benefit OF Mr. Greeley's immense services and to be
waited into power by his generons @ S e ens ongb
for Mr.. Greeley has been ruled out, hteraiy
the tool Of poitcal managers But here We are con
froned by the fact Of his actual nomination to the high
Generation has a really great man been selected
candidate for high political station the highest known
TO our Constitution. He was nominated by purely re
publican Convention fresh from the people, and more
representative well more free than such CONVEX
tons usually because 10 was spontaneous ana sell
elected and free from the trammes OF caucus ana the
o
able to the candidate is that effort OF Mr.. Greeeys
has been put forth 10 capture the domination IL mas
,neSse on the part OF his friends He nominated be-
cause Of reals points in his character and
his public record as man and an editor The nOmlha-
ton be laughed down as joke, nor made nght
Of in any way. Mr. Greeley has Deen very IIgTy
laughed by his interiors since he became puDnc
character. But the more they have laughed the hgner
has MT Greeey Tseh IN 5g seros one with back
ground OF gravity too evident to be mistaken Bas
all this to lead toi Can Mr. Greeley be elected
and makes sure Of thing, which is that the Pmade
Gen Grant The prescription of Greeley and Fenton
Republicans in this state by the Administration has
throughout the country that the party cannot be re
united Gen. Grant Should he ana MI greeley Ootn
lie vii hdrawn from the is possible the party
could be brought to work untedly fora new candidate
possible this result might be erected and the election OF
a Republican President he thus secured. But II tne
fatal blindness they will unite form the great party
NJ political reformation which is destined soon 20 control
the country. Should they do so they viii MAKE
Mr.. Greeley's election certain and triumphant
Judging IRON their outgivtngs thus FAR we can
degree of than they exhibited IN 1864 ana 1908
Their wisest course Is 20 rise @ @ 70 uG o e
selves For ourselves we can only say that we desire
the election Mr. Greeley first and foremost because
great and true man, whose real proportions OF
character and service TO humanity viii never he haIi
appreciated while he remains with the ying we shai
certainly support him if the canvass takes any shape
that seems 10 promise reasonable nope OF ms eleeton
Horace Greeley OF natures highest models OF man
hood virtues which all men admire as abstract
the character natural
Phere of his life. His Incompatible abilities are ques-
uoacd by none; His patriotism is only less th S ms
nature lis knowledge 81 the resources, the wants
characteristics and possibilities of great and grow
ing country is surpassed by that Of person living
ttest OF all u be President and the fact
strongly impressed ON so many minds that ms
nomination beyond all doubt the strongest that could
'yt nv stafford Cleaveand Republican candidate for Senator
AS faI, defeated By CustOm-house treaehey
TIE EARLIEST FRIEND OF KANSAS.
The Onara (KaRsasl H,rad
- ehah w M man lNinO whose
Il more familiar to the American people that OF
Horace Greeley For more than quarter OF a century
nfrv and vet sueA IA his farness Ills honesty of pur-
pose his integrity character that during all that time
TIE charge political corruption has been brought
s.,nst lin He better than any other man. is entitled
80 be honor Of being called the father Of the Repub
can party As long ago as the dark days OF 81 and IS
ne took rm aud decided stand for Kansas, and has
ever since her and earnest friend and adYO
To him II is due that she Is to-day better known
ne that FOR the last ten years shehas the center
81 attraction IN the West 10 himnt is due that to-day
,h mas er present population and improvements. For
tbese reasons we indOrse him candidate for the
Presidency. We iudorse him as man pledged to the
one Term principle, and who will not spend the four
years of his Office in paving the way for a reelee-
lion VIC udOrse him the peoples candidate, ana not
The noliticans' We indorse him as h in favor Of
,n,e,v nm favor OF Civil Service Reform. in favor of
ciI t,"S YIN not consider IL his frs duty to pension
man WI" VII nO' S srvernnoent regardless of fitness
qualification. We indorse HIM as hep1Dncah we
ind0rae lin as a friend OF Kansas We lndOISe nun as
that noblest work of God-an honest man.
TARIFF REFORM RESTS WITH THE PEOPLE.
ffOa PeoTya RetieT
The West differs from Mr. Greeley upon
the Tariff question: positively and dialnetrlcally but
the Liberal platform leaves this question 10 the only
tribunal that settle IT, 10 w.t. the people at tner
Soogressonsl elections II Congress favors Revenue
Ie0rm we shall have IT, If Congress does not no Presi-
dent can give it 10 II we can secure an Executive
which the people demand the people themselves
cure the Mr. Greeley - IN favor or
a proectye Tariff but he asserts the Democratic doc
hat The neopl