The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-22
Thoughts for the Greeley Demo-
Gratis.

A bare possibility has been limited
that the Philadelphia Convention may
swallow the leek and head their ticket
with Greeley. Should this be the case,
what, then, will be the position of those
Democratic journals who would so
rashly aud Unexpectedly commit the
party to his support That Mr.. Gree
ley would vastly prefer to stand upon
q consolidated Republican PLATFORM
rather than rely upon Democratic aid,
no one can doubt, and should the lat
ter party be injudiciously pledged to
him, its prospects for successful oppo-
sition in the present campaign would
be materially damaged, if not utterly
thrown away. That Mr.. Greeley will
obtain the Philadelphia nomination we
do not anticipate but we, neverthe-
less, earnestly recommend its POSSIBLE
ity to our contemporaries at the South
before hosting his name at the head OF
their columns. Mr.. Greeley himself
almost goes so far as to intimate that
he holds the Democratic party In the
hollow of his hand. Editorially in the
Tribune he kindly informs us that the
nomination of a Democratic ticket
would be a suicidal policy, and that no
dispassionate observer would ensure
such a nomination for less than ninety
five per cent. premium. CONFIDENTIAL
" he remarks: ut is whispered that
, General Grant may be induced to de-
cline, ard that this, with the nomina-
ton at Philadelphia of a personally un-
Objectionable successor, will dissolve
tile Liberal organization, and secure
the withdrawal of its ticket. We are
unaware of any warrant for this as
sumption. A Bourbon Democratic
ticket might possibly evince strength
s enough to shake if not shatter the Lib.
5 eral organization; not SO change o.
front at Philadelphia"
, "We are morally certain that the Lib
I eral Republicans will maintain and ex
tend their organization, uphold theil
. banner, and support their candidates
to the end, unless the Democrats shall
see fit to drive them off the COURSE
u which they are not likely to do" Thu
i cool assurance with which Mr.. Greele.
: would thus appropriate to his own ser
e vice some three millions of Democratic
Q votes, would simply be laughable, if
b was not in some degree caused by tn
+ premature utterances of certain Demo
n cratic journals. If he reads his owl
q paper to-day he may condescend t
/; notice that a Democratic Convention
has been called, and lie can furthe
" feel assured that the party can only b
Il guided by its voice. In what way h
B. so readily discerns the course it wi
le take, it is not for us to know. AS
Re the accuracy of his predictions, tim
Of will tell. He assuredly can only clai,
d self-imposed authority for BLOWN
,e defiance to Philadelphia through
10 Democratic trumpet. His intimatio
"a that he will, in case the Democrat
- "drive him off the course" abando
, , the friends who have chosen him the
~ leader, and ignominiously make tern
OF with the faction he now opposes, is tx
u puerile to be regarded in any 9th
ag light than as an idle menace. TT
elf gist of the whole matter rests in Il
of fact that is more and more potent, tn
pc the real power in the present campail
ic- is in the Democratic party. What
IN action will be cannot be certain
, known until after the 9th of Jul
II Baltimore Gazette.