Worcester daily spy., 1872-07-12

The Cincinnati Commercial has pointed out
strongly, that, if Mr. Greeley should be formally
nominated by the Baltimore convention, it
would become impossible for honest ''libera re-
publcans" to support him. Such nomination
would make him the candidate of the democrat
ie party, and place him completely under con-
troll OF that political conservatism and Bourbon.
ism which the democratic party represents
This, it said, weuld "driye from support of the
ticket multitude of voters" 1t may be added
that this is the only party nomination he has
received. The Cincinnati mass meeting repre-
scented no party. 1t was in fact largely com
posed of democrats who have never thought of
leaving their party. Its original projectors,
who have mostly repudiated its nominations,
may have intended to organize party which
should be honestly devoted to reform; but it
was captured by political adyenturers and used
by them as a device for drawing thoughtless re-
publicans into the snare of the democratic spi-
der. 1t was hoped that the Cincinnati gathering
would place some republicans in false position
and prepare them TO go into the democratic
camp.
1t has been shown that the negotiation be.
ANSSh thN dthiOIidis anu MI. NIttlty, WHICH
made him their candidate, was formally opened
in secret, last autumn. He was ready and will
ING TO accept their nomination. This explains
the change which came over the spirit of the
Tribune, at that time, and shows why it has
since assaulted the administration with so little
candor and so much violence. Its villanous as
saults would have been understood and properly
appreciated, il Mr.. Greeley had given notice TO
his readers that he was bargaining to desert the
republican party and join the democrats; hut
this was necessarily concealed, for it is not usual
for parties conducting such a negotiation to
proclaim it on the house-tops The arrange
ment to 20 into the democratic party by way of
Cincinnati came later; but formal nomination
by the democrats was understood at the begin
ming. II is democratic nomination which has
small regard for liberal republicans beyond A
desire to use them in aid of this desperate effort
10 restore the democratic party to power and
crafty the unatic ambition of Horace Greeley.
Mr. Greeley expected the Baltimore nomination;
he had Dargained for it, and he will accept it.
il is probably true, as the Cincinnati Com
mercial says, that the Baltimore convention
would have spurned and scorned the PROPOSE
tion 10 nominate Greeley, il the delegates had
believed it possible to elect "straight-out"
democratic ticket As it is, their action Is in
describably grotesque; but IT seems more SO,
doubtless, 10 outside lookers-on than to the
parties who, for a year past, have cultivated
the understanding which has resulted in
placing Horace Greeley at the head of the demo-
cratic party. II the editor of the Commercial
finds himself mystihed and amazed by this
result, II is because he and others like him have
hitherto failed TO comprehend the fact
that Mr Greeley's friends and their
democratic allies did not mean. M Cin.
cinnafi, what he meant He sought IN
organize a new party which would uphold PRO
gressiye republicanism;" they meant the demo.
cratic party and nothing else. If MIR. Greeley
could be elected, the result would not differ in
any respect from that which would follow the
election OF a siraight-0ut democrat, cxccpting
that Greeley is wholly and most lamentably un.
fl % be president Of the United States, while
there are democrats who have sufficient strength
Of character, sagacity, instructive knowledge of
men, aud executive ability, to conduct the ad-
minisiraion In respectable manner. A Gree.
ley administration would be wholly democratic,
and, at the same time, II could not fail to be
very weak and very corrupt
n any liberal republican shall now fail TO
understand the entertainment TO which he is
invited, The fault will be bis own. The nm.
princpled, interruptions. aud reckless passion