Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-15
UNION. REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION.
The Democrats, at their Nationa

The Democrats, at tnelr NaJlOnal
Convention at Baltimore last Wednesday,
did exactly what they said they would
do, and swallowed Greeley, hat, coat,
boots and the whole concern, at the first
gulp-626 votes against 40. 1t was
like dose of very bad and bitter tast-
ing medicine, given as last resort to
very sick man, who takes it all down
at once, to get rid of as much of the bad
taste as possible. The first day of the
convention was so extremely hot that
the delegates we're obliged to pull off
their coats and 60 in their shirt-sleeves,
and even then great drops of sweaty
tears marked their way down their dusty
cheeks, as they looked up-as Nasty
says-from the slum below and saw
Greeley coming, down the ladder, and
thought, like "Maud on summer S
day." of "what might have been" The
ringing words of Manton Marble, and
Daniel Voorhees,, and Brick Pomeroy, and
host of others of their old warehouses,
tried and true, who felt that this was
mot their wedding" had not been for
gotten, and they seemed sober to think
they had gone so far that there was no
backing out. A bolt was seriously
talked of and secret session was had
of those in favor of it, but the move
ment was badly managed and turned
out complete fzzle over which there
was great rejoicing Wednesday, the
second day, everybody seemed to feel
much better, and Horace Greeley and
Gratz Brown were nominated amid great
enthusiasm, and our Democratic friends
now tell us that they will surely be elect
ed. They told us the same thing four
years ago, and many times before, but,
sad as it may seem their dream did not
come to pass. We will admit that per-
haps they will be able to make strong
fight, that there is now little danger Of
bolt, and that of course they will dc
their level best. But, gentlemen, mark
this down in your little diary. Horace
Greeley can not be the next President.
Here are few good enough reasons why
he cannot be elected.
First, almost every thinking man in
the country knows and will freely say
that Mr.. Greeley is utterly unfit for any
executive office.
Second, double policy and dividend
life was never success. In first fight
ing slavery and urging the utter EXTERN
ination of rebels, and afterwards battling
the rebel chief and counting the favor o.
the vilest traitors, Mr.. Greeley has but
repeated the experiment of the old mar
and his son in the fable, who first rode
their donkey and then let their donkey
ride them, in their efforts to please every
body.
Third, the business men of the coun
try have no confidence in Mr.. Greeley
If he we're in the presidential chair, ev
cry importer, every banker, every larg
merchant or manufacturer, would be il
continual fear of his action concernin,
the finances and the revenues. Tn
price of our Government bonds would
fall at once in every European market
and We should be perpetually threatene'
with financial crisis.
Fourth, Mr.. Greeley is not a candi
date Of any compact or homogeneou
party. 1t would be impossible to con
struct any platform of more than on
plank, which would represent the idea
of all who are relied on to support him
and that plank would be: We desire t
beat Grant. A little school-distriC
fight might turn on such point; bu
no grand national campaign can be sue
cessfully prosecuted on so contemptibl
principle.
Fifth, even large portion of the yer
convention that originally nominate
him knew that they were swindled by
trick and thus, though he should e,
the entire Democratic vote, he will r
celve very little support from even 'Li1
eral' Republicans.
Finally, he can not be elected, b
cause the people are satisfied with IL
moderation, the economy, the fnanci
prosperity, and the general safety
Grants administration, and have no
sire to change it for the perilous expe
iment of an inOrdinately eccentric al
unstable President, with Democrat
Cabinet and following of adventure
and aimless agitators.
In view of the alleged trial of NJ
Ronuor'c horsa ssIoa ElI;o++ &c . - .