Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-11
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, JULY 8, 1872.
Baltimore.

baltimore.
The attention of the whole country is
now turned toward Baltimore, the seat
of the National Democratic Convention,
which assemblies on the morrow. This
is to be a strange council at which
once great party is to lay down its long
time principles, and trail its already tat
tered banner in the dust-and under the
cry of anything ''to beat Grant, they
are to adopt as their standard bearer one
who has been their lifelong enemy. The
Democratic party, in doing this, ARE will
ing to blot out all the honorable ira
ditions of once popular party-disgrace
the honored names of the stalwart lead
ers Of former period-Jacllson, Polk
and Pierce-with the hope of securing
power in the government through the
acceptance of a candidate whom they
feel sure they can make supple tool
for to the Democratic party will Mr.
Greeley owe his election, and every
President is governed mainly by those
who put him in power. This is the eX-
pectation of the men who are to assem-
bic in conclave, at Baltimore, on Tuesday.
There is no question of what will be
til. action of the convention. The day
of speculation has passed. The almost
universal sentiment of the party has been
announced in varied ways, and its .Opin-
ions are well understood The party
has spoken in primary, local and State
conventions, and through its press, Civ
ING its views and stating its determine
lion. 1t is pretty sure that there will be
no divisions that will give encourage
ment to the Republicans, and such high
common ground will be taken as torally
and unite all the elements of opposition
to the present administration.
There is now no doubt that Horace
Greeley will be nominated at Baltimore
Oh the very first ballot, and all OPPOSE
ton to him will probably be overcome
in advance, so that the nomination will
be unanimous. The convention will also
accept of Gratz Brown, and adopt the
Cincinnati platform without the change
of a single sentence. This is all natural
enough for the Democracy to do for the
Cincinnati platform is well understood
10 be the Democratic platform the let
ter Of Horace Greeley's acceptance iden-
titles him with it as clearly as any Dem
ocrat could, or were he to hold a life
long standing in that party.
Republicans should no longer blind
their eyes to the fact that the opposition
to General Grant is to be a united and
strong one There should be no more
self deception in reference to the
strength of the new movement, but look
at things as they are and prepare for
vigorous campaign, which will be crown
ed with victory, only after holly con-
tested canvass. No longer hope for
divisions, for there will be none. Dis
guise the opposition under whatever
name you please, the impending conflict
must be narrowed down to the two
parties that have confronted each other
for the past Sixteen years. The mere
name of the opposition is nothing. It's
men and principles are too well known
to mislead the people. The Liberal Re
publicans hope to gain, in the Democratic
party, what they have failed to get in
our own The Democracy believing the
Liberal Republicans to have many fol-
lowers, have been led to surrender their
ancient policy so tar as to accept these
men as figure heads for the campaign,
knowing that the defeat of the Republi-
can party places the administration of
the government in Democratic hands.
There will be some honest men however,
who have hitherto been prejudiced
against the Republican party, who have
made up their minds that the best inter-
ests of the nation demand the continu-
ance of the present administration in
power that has already done much to-
ward the development of our resources,
toward the payment of our national debt
and the reduction of taxation, toward
the establishment of prosperity and
good government throughout the nation.
We believe many such men, who clung
to the Democratic party until itsurrend-
cred its identity into the hands of Gree
ley and Brown will come to Us. But
the battle will be only to the strong,
and let this fact be remembered by
Republicans and arouse them for
the contest.