The Placer herald., 1872-09-28
THE FLAME ROLLS ON.

reasons lOr Udking SucI OfOdd assertion, IL
attempts to eineh it by saying: "The work
is accomplished, and the Baltimore candi.
dates are numbered with the great army of
wrecked politicians" We do not know how
the Union can put on the face to make such
an assertion, when the facts in the matter 20
show conc'usively that the very opposite is
the case. We know that few weeks ago
the Grant party claimed with some degree
of plausibily, that reaction had taken
place in the political campaign, but that such
is not the case at present, brief review will
plainly show.
The true patriotism and love of honest
government which in the past WAS 20 marked
a Characteristic of the American people, had,
by repeated abuses become nearly dormant
The people were becoming dull to the appre-
citation Of their honest privileges, and allowed
themselves to be imposed on. This was
condition to be dcplored; and to awaken anew
in the breasts of Americans those principles
lOl MiIIClI Oul IOit-idllltIS DICi W tSidDiiSH,
a band of honest PARROTS assembled at Cncin-
natti and rekindled the fire of unaoyed 10y
atty. This flame, famed by the breeze Of
popular opinion, spread rapidly through the
country, gathering both size and strength as
it advanced The only Intervention for a
time was the action of the GRANTEES at Phil
adelpbia, but this proved an Intellectual bar
rier. The flame leaped the obstruction and
bounded on with new strength, volume and
rapidity. When this acton, great in itself,
was augmented by the endorsement Of the
whole Democratic party at Baltimore, it be-
came so formidable as to create great alarm
and CONSERVATION in the ranks of The opposing
forces. The Grant party began TO feel that
their defeat was certain unless something
could be done that would ally the flame al
ready warming the hearts Of honest patriots
Throughout the length and breadth of our land
Within themselves they were weak, having
exhausted their strength at the onset; hence
they had 10 honest means of opposition
Calumny was resorted to, but it fell dead at
the feet of their opponents. Feeling that OF
themselves they were powerless, they, as a
last resort, formed an alliance with few
disaffected, soreheaded Democrats, and paid
them literally Of the peoples money for per
forming trick at Louisville which they
hoped would be the means of drawing from
the opposition and thus leave them the dom
mart party. For time it did seem, to
some, that this Louisville dodge was going to
have the desired effect, and it was then the
Administration organs set up the cry Of Gre
action" 1t was then they proclaimed the
"Greeley movement, as some of them are
pleased to term it, was dying out, and that
it would soon be powerless. 1t was well
for them to say so, but the truth is, the
Liberal movement has never rctrograGed foI
one hour. The Louisville movement was SO
far successful as to check the fame fo.
time, but it did not SET them back. The
structure Of this Convention was Of poor ma
terial and unable to withstand the mighty
pr ssure of the purified element which bore
against it. 1t fell, as it deserved to do, "and
great was the fall thereof" The pent NJ
flames burst out with renewed vigor Those
who had been waiting for the action of this
Convention waited no longer, but joined in
with he popular current. The Democratic
ranks closed up more soIilly for Greeley, and
thousands Of Republicans, previously uncer-
tain, now join, or talk Of joining in with the
cause of right and reform, and to-day the
strength of the Liberals is greater than it
was yesterday and promises to be stronger
tomorrow than it is to-day; so will it keep
growing in strength and numbers until the
day of election when it will roll up the great
est victory for the Liberal candidates that
has graced our country for many years. In
consideration of these facts, we must CON
clude that the Jnion is lacking something to
say when it allirms "the Greeley movement
has fallen stone dead"
SAN Francisco IN A RAGE.-When the
law was repealed which permits the voting
of subsidies, it will be remembered that San
Francisco was exempt. Since then the
monopolists, grabbers and subsidy schemers
have centered their attacks on that city.
For while the people were unsuspecting
feeling that their schemng would have no
effect upon people 50 bitterly opposed to
subsidies as those of San Francisco. But