Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-07-27

SiCK.-Gray Meek, editor Of tho Belle.
fonte Wotchn,dn, and one of the leading
Democrats In the Pennsylvania Legislature
is suffering, not in consequence of any i'm
prudence of his own, but from the folly and
degenency of his party. He strovc hard
to keep his party free from the contagion
of Grecleyism, but all in vain and he is now
sick. lie appeals to his Democratic breth-
rem who are not afflicted as he is, to let him
and others of his party, afflicted like him,
alone. He indignantly points out to them
the evil they have wrought, and calls upon
them to 'halt" where they are, and not
attempt by any driving process, to force
the sick and reluctant into an acknowledg-
ment ofthis wisdom or justice of their dirty
work. Hear him for his cause. He says :
"You have succeeded (he says, in his
| 'advice' to the Greeley wing of the party
sin getting your choice for Presidential
candidate. You have gotten the man, who
! above all others, you believe to be honest,
| patriotic and competent, and qualified for
the position--the man whose past record,
public acts, private life and present profess
sions induce you to image him just the man
for the times. There are thousands of good,
true Democrats who cannot believe as you
do who think you have made q mistake
"a fearful, disgraceful mistake, and yet
are SO situated, and such the circumstances
surrounding the whole matter, that they
can do nothing but accept the inevitable,
and allow you to have Il fair trial. You
have placed the Democratic masses in the
position that they are compelled to vote for
Greeley whom they despise, or silently nc.
quiesce in the reelection Of Grant, for
whom they entertain the most supreme
contempt. This is the situation you have
placed them in. They kao,o it. They feel
1t. You know it, aud knowing that you
have them in this situation, should certain
ly be satisfaction enough for you.
Don't attempt to drive
Thousands of Democrats who are COM
pletely disgustcd with the situation, who
feel the disgrace that has been brought
upon the Democratic cause, who have a
perfect adherence for the cowardice that
would desert principle and rally around a
banner upon which is Inscribed Anything
for Booty" will, nevertheless, vote for
Greeley as the lesser of two evils-vote for
him only on this ground, and you can get
them to do no more. Make up your minds
to this. DO not attempt to make them say
you have done we'll, or your candidate is a
Democrat. Do not try to force them to
assert as right, what they believe to be
wrong. Don't say "you must throw up
your hat for Greeley, or you are no Demo
crat." Do not threaten, bully or drive, for
remember that while the great masses Of
the party may swallow the dose you have
mixed for them as the only alternative,
they will noteay that it is good.
''Bc content, then, with the fact that
you have got the Democracy into the posi-
ton that they are compelled to vote for
Greeley or acquiesce in the reelection of
Grant. Cheer yourselves with the idea
that they knoec this, and that they are not
for Grant. But don't try to drive. Don't
try to further humiiate them. By attempt
ing to force them to say that the dose you
have fixed for them is good you may make
them puke the whole thing up"