Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-15
The Z" Worldo on Greeley"

The New York World of May 18th,
is particularly savage on Greeley. 1t
has long editorial on the election
prospects, in which 1t says g 1t would
be contrary to all precedents for the
Democratic party to adopt Mr.. Greeley
as its candidate ia unrefecting haste,
without inquiry into his strength or fit
ness 1t we indorse him, it must be
intelligently, not bliDdly. The only
reason for nominating Greeley is the
Republican reinforcement he Is expect.
ed to bring to the Democratic party.
He could not get a single vote in our
convention if it were understood that
he would Join us alone without strong
body Of Republican followers 1t is a
match whose only recommendation is
the expected marriage portion. If it
should appear on examination that it is
in fact mere seductive fiction, the
proposed nuptial would certainly be
brok en- of, for no Democrat even affects
to regard it otherwise than as q mar
riage Of interest and not of inclination
Greeley is the very antithesis of a
Democrat He has strenuously fought
the Democratic party all his life. There
is no one q uestson, either of principle
or policy, on which he agrees with US,
except the transient question of am
nesty. by nominating him We would
stultfy ourselves as Free,traders--stul>
tify ourselves as opponents to the pa
ternal theory of government--stultiiy
ourselves as champions of State Rights
-stultify ourselves as antagonists of
the ku klux law, the odious bayonet
election law, martini law ia the South
ern States, and the whole series OF sub
jogoting measures, which Greeley has
ehampioned aud the Democratic party
has unanimously opposed within the
last two or three years.
We do not believe he can control
or even divide the negro vote of the
South. Within the last few days we
have had an opportunity of conversing
with Intelligent Southern men and
Northern men who have recently
returned from the South, and
they all concur in the opinion that the
blacks win 20 solid for Grant This is
intrinsically probable enough, and is
confirmed by the fact thot Fred Doug
las and all the captivating colored ora
tors are committed to Grant, aud ready
to stump the South in his favor. Most
of the blacks are organized into pollii>
cal leagues or associations, which have
long been under the control Of Grants
friends We do not believe that Mr.
Greeley can make any impression on
the negro vote. A good Democratic
candidate would probably receive more
white Southern votes than Mr. Greeley
In the next place. Greeley has no
strong running qualities as Republi-
can candidate in the North He is
popular, but it is not the kind of popu-
larity that controls votes. We may be
mistaken, but at any rate this seems to
be the estimate which has always been
put upon him by his Republican associ-
ates. Mr.. Greeley has never shown any
1isinclination to be n candidate for
elective offices, but the Republican party
has seldom had sufficient trust in his
popular strength to make him candi>
date"
The World then cites several in
stances in which Greeley run behind
his ticket, and closes the article as fol-
lows:
"The expediency of nominating Mr..
Greeley, self-respect, principles, and
political consistency apart. depends
upon this simple consideration, whether
more Republican votes will be gained
than Democratic votes ropelled. There
are Democrats who will not vote for
him In an event, not even under the
constraint of the Baltimore nomination,
if he should get it. The Irish religious
influence will never be reconciled to
him j; moro important tha all, multi
tudes Of Democrats who prefer princi,
Piles to expediency have already made
up their minds to bolt the Baltimore
ticket if the convention nominates him.
With our present data for forecasting
the situation, we have no doubt that
Greeley's nomination at Baltimore would
drive away two Democrats for every
Republican that will follow Mr.. Greeley
into Democratic alliance"
"Well David" said poor but worthy
citizen. to one of the City Hall mag