The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-07-20
Greeley and Brown.

One week after .he nomination of Horace
Greeley and b Gratz Brown at Cincinnati,
the Democratic State Convention of Tennes-
zee met at Nashville, accepted the Cincinnati
platform and declared it mex xpedieat and
dangerous for the Democratic National Con-
Vention to make straight-out nominal ton
This was significant. coming from the source
II did. bat when. only few days afterwards.
the Democratic Convention of the great State
OF New York virtually instruct ted her dele
gates to Baltimore to vote for Greeley AID !
Brown. it did not require political prophet !
10 toEetell that their nomination would be- !
come an accomplished fact. After the
prompt action of these two States, the Dem>
ocratjc column from Maine to Oregon turned
its face squarely towards Cincinnati and
from there to Baltimore.
1t would be perfectly idle for US now to
discuss at length the question why all this
came to pass. The explanation can be
easily given and will be readily accepted bv
any Democrat Of ordinary political saga city
1t Is this: l. visw of the prcse Mt relative
strength of the Democratic aud Radical
parties. 1t is as absolutely true as any prob>
iem IN mathematics can be, that the Demo-
cratic party, SOLITARY and alone" to use the
words Ct Que of its greatest leaders on a
memorable occasion, cannot defeat the flee
holders and their candidate, (Graut) and
that his overthrow aud expulsion from
power can only be certainly accomplished
by complete aud perfect union upon the
same candidates and the tame platform Of
tue entire Democratic vote aud the vute Of
the Liberal or sBti-Grant portion of ths
Republican party. This is a self-evidept
fsct IN the present state Of parties in this
country. This being SO. il is the great poIit>
teal miracle Of our day that the Southern
Democracy have rolled Horace Greeley under
their tongue "as sweet morseI," and de-
mauded almost with one united voice that
ne should be their trusted leader. Although
be had beer their consistent and iuveterat.
political foe. judged from their own stand
point. they regard him as their Moses to lead
them safely across the political Red Sea and
out of the proScriptive aud revengful rule
ui Grant. the Pharoah Of Rldicalism, into
the bright and happy land beyond-a land
Uf good will. peace and perfect recoucil alton.
These are the plain aud manifest reasons
WY Horace Greeley was nominated at Bal
tlnore by the National Democratic Convep
tlon. Was it right OF was il wroup2 We
say 1t was right, and that it was the fore
bhadowed and logical result of the political
revolution throughout the country culmi-
mating at Baltimore in the anomalous but |
pr@destlned, nomination of Greeley and |
Brown. We say. moreover, that the nomi- /
nation of Horace Greedy, for the reasons we |
have before stated, was wise and prudent.
aud that it was the only nomination, looking
at 1t In all its political bearings and aspects,
that was fit and polite to have been made.
1t Is not now question of what Horace
Greeley has been in his capacity as editor OF
the New York Tribune. nor is it, or ever
ought 1t to he. question with a sound aud
progressive Democrat what amount of abuse
and vituperatiou he has heaped upon the
Democratic party; but the vital aud living
question is, is Horace Greeley in this cam
paIgn 10 tull accord and sympathy with
everything that is honest and pure ip the
administration of the government, and on
posed to all that is oppressive. corrupt and
wrong? We believe he is right and honest
and ia favor Of perfect reunion of the two
sections. based on mutual rights and mutual
concessions, and that under his administra,
tion new ard better era will be inaupura-
ted in the political history of this country.
Neither the Cincinnati movement nor the
result Of :be Baltimore Convention was the
cunn;ugly devised trick of professional poll.
ucians, bnt it was the genuine, strong and
irresistible Impulse Of the popular heart. In
ms suange and unprecedented political
movement party leaders and party organs.
OF high as we'll as low degree. have been
"helmed and swept away by the irresist,
i5le tide Of public opinion as cbaff il beeo,.
tie whirlWiud. The Baltimore C,nve,,;on
was the Supreme Court sitting in ipdor,er,
on the fate OF the Democratic party. SNEAK.
ing 10 a political sense, AMI from its decision
there can be no appeal. As an earnest and
consistent Democrat We cheerfully submit II
its decision. and will give our best efforts in
behalf of the election Of the Baltimore ticket.