The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-18

The Prcss and the Presidency.
Our partisan exchanges throughout the
country may be regarded as having quietly
settled down into the political faith they are
10 worship until next November There were
several democratic papers which at first refused
to accept the gospel according to Cincinnati
and Baltimore as the true democratic doctrine,
but they have since yielded to popular clamor
or to partnership interests, and are now swing
ing their editorial axes in harmony with the
champion Woodchopper of Chappaqua Those
democratic papers that still wage war upon
Greeley are the Chicago Times, Louisville
Ledger, the Sag Harbor a. ~ Watchnan,
and, perhaps two or three others. The De-
troit Free Press succumbed the hardest, yield
ing only under the pressure Of q change in its
editorial management. The La Crosse Demo
crat Brick Pomeroy) surrendered only by
giving up the ghost absolutely and having
reared upon it's names Liberal Democrat,
devoted to the Greeley interest. The Louis
vile Ledger, it is understood, has also abjured
its Bourbon and adopted the Greeley faith.
Perhaps one or two Grant papers have 'gone
where tho woodbine twineth" since our
last published record and few Independent
papers Qhe Boston Herald and the Baltimore
San, for example), have declared for Greeley;
but, as general thing, we find the press Of
the country never SO equally balanced, as re-
CARDS circulation, in Presidential campaign
as il is in the present one, with whatever ad-
vantage there may be in favor Of the coalition
under Greeley.
The Albany Evening Journal (Grant makes
point in behalf of its candidate by quoting
from the Rochester Democrat Grant state
ment to the effect that Mr.. A. T. Stewart, Of
this city, is opposed to Mr. Greeleys election
for the reason that ''the financial and COM
meroial interests of the country would be un-
safe in his hands," The Journal is Of opinion
that tho every doubt and uncertainty in
evitably following Mr.. Greeley's election
would palsy trade and industry" There are,
however, conflicting opinions on this point;
and it would no doubt, be good idea for one
so familiar with the commercial and financial
interests of the country as Mr.. Stewart to
give public expression to his views in the
premises.
The Newark Register touching upon the
influence democratic managers had over the
nomination Of Mr.. Greeley at Cincinnati, puts
the point very clearly and concisely when it
says Greeley name did not have the slightest
democratic support at Cincinnati, such pres
sure as there was there from that quarter
favoring either Adams or Davis. Another
fact showing the absurdity Of this theory is
that after the nominations at Cincinnati many
of the democratic members of Congress were
inclined to look very coldly upon them. It
was only after they had gone home and taken
counsel of their constituents that they yielded
to the great popular pressure which insisted
upon reunion Of the North and South"
The Macon (Ga.) Messenger takes similar
view of the case, and AYERS that the Greeley
movement ''took an organized form only
seventy days ago, and yet to-day it holds that
gigantic Grant despotism by the collar, and, in
spite of oil its affected rdicule, 1t is shivering
in the grasp in conscious terror of impending
DOOM
The Philadelphia Press (Grant) declares
that President Grant is from ten to twenty
thousand stronger in Pennsylvania than the
republican party, and insists that while the
October election may 60 against the republican
State ticket, everything is all right for Grant
in November following. Don't know about
that. The Pennsylvania State October election,
following that in North Carolina, and espe-
cially that in Maine, is very pointed indica-
ton of the way the State will swing at the
Presidential election.
The Philadelphia North American believes
Grant scan go over the political course in No
vember under strong pull" The Age
(Greeley) also thinks he can. con paper"
''but," adds the Age, ''when public feeling in
reference to his administration is carefully
canvassed. it becomes very apparent that it
will need heavy application Of the whip and
spur to keep the administration nag up to the
shoulders of the racer of Chappaqua"
The Selma (Ala.) Tines says it did not love
Horace Greeley, but on the issues of the hour
che is as unexceptionable as any man Of the
North who would have the least show Of an
election" The Times believes that Greeley
will be elected, and that his election will be
the dawn Of 9 return to genuine peace and
prosperity to the whole land.
The Albany Journal (Grant) regards the
division of parties as sharp and unmistakable.
eff we look to personal fitness" it says, 1--WE
find Grant the superior of Greeley. If we look
for the assurance of steady and prudent adj
ministration, we find it in Grant and not in
Greeley. If we look to the elements which
constitute their support and shape the ten
dency of their rule, we find behind Grant
those which have saved the country and be-
hind Greeley those which have sought to de-
stroy It,