The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-05-11
A LOOK Ar THE LIBERALS.

The Cincinnati Convention has met
adopted apla,form, nominated Greeley ant
Gra.E Brown, and adjourned. The mex
movement of the Liberals will be to get tn
Democrats to stand in and elect them. With
out the support Of tue Democrats, the Gree
ley movement IS utterly hopeless. Let u
see what inducements the Democrats hav
to support the Cincinnati movement. First
the Liberals adopted a platform which, will
the exception of the one term and land gran
prop0siti0ns-matters Of individual judg
ment, neutrality-suspicious. can heartily Up
prove. They are mainly the principles tn,
Republican party has advocated and tn,
Democratic party has fought for many years
It reduces the invitation to Democrats to {
proposition of unconditional surrender 81
all faiths. tenets aud principles they hav'
avowed and fought for. There is not much
butter on that crust. Next they nominate
Horace Greeley, one of the first and fore
most aboliti0nIsts, and one between whom
and the Democratic party on political ques'
tons there has been deep, bitter aud intense
hatred since 1910! They are invited to rally
under his banner and over their own. Next,
by anticipating the meeting of the Demo.
cratic National Convention, they have or.
ganizcd new party, selected their leaders.
and Democrats to join them must shelve
their own eminent men. abandon their party
organization and bid farewell to it and its
hopes forever. These are the bitter ingre
dients in the Liberal chalicc held to their
lips, with the simple inspiring ASSURANCE
drink deep of this, and We shall beat Grant"
If ON the altar OF Hatred to one Republican,
three million Democratic voters can he in.
duced 10 sacrifice every vest,ge of Democ.
racy, and elect another Republican identi.
fed more prominently than Grant with their
overthrow, then have the days come when
the lion shall lie down with the lamb, and
when they arise there will be no lamb there.
But Ms no compact holds without some con.
sidera,iop, It's far to presume the Democrats
anticipate swapping on Congressman. or
getting share Of the post Offices. The first
would be an extremely trescherous, dishonest
and dangerous combination for Republicans
to enter into. and very many Of the three
million Democrats will come up missing
when they see they IRE asked to give up
their political heritage for pottagc to satisfy
the NAV of few hungry place hunters.
Greeley, the obnoxious, cannot SO readily
transform himself into Democratic denis
god rs to acquire from their ranks sufficient
votes which, with the Liberal sorchesds, will
equal the full strength even of the Dcmo-
cratic party.
Believing we have pretty fair knowledge
Of the extent of the detection In the Rcpub.
lican ranks, we feel justified In that predic.
ton. The so.csllcd Liberal movement 10
not nearly 70 formidable in numbers Us is
indicated by the prominent poll.
ticians and papers advocating it. 1t is com.
posed Of theoretical perfectionists, turbulent
spirits, who would join revolt rs readily
as Liberal movement, those having per.
sonsl grievances to avengc, or constitutional
sore heads to growl about, and in the whole |
kit and posse we do not know one justified |
by the circumstances in this concerted act |
IT treachery. Grants administration is an |
good one. 1t is strong, straight.
forward and sincere 1t Is safer To trust than |
me composed of discordant elements har.
nonized temporarily by y common Hate.
Hotspurs and Marplots, revolutionists by
nature and reactionists through spite, cannot
n the nature Of things organize Oh admins.
ration under which the country will be
ecure, prosperous and pesceable. 1t seems
o have failed even in its inception. We do
'ot anticipate the Democrats will Join forces
With them, and it they should, they will be
worse defeated in ~ than in g. We pre-.
lict that q straight out Democratic ticket
will be nominated. and if strong men head
I, and frame it's platform, in that. unless
he 90. called Liberals stampede back within
he lines aud redeem themselves by valiant
ervicc, Ia the only threatening danger to
he Philadelphia nominees. In doing that
hey will come shoulder to shoulder again
With the unwsvering rank and file who stand
compact and faithful by Grant, rs he has
TODD by them In an administra alton of un.
npeachable RcpublcAnism, and one which
u history will stand eminent among the
Brightest in the annals of the Republic.