Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-03

IL IS unwlse IN the Greeley papers to say much
about General Grants nomination being accent
ed reluctantly by republicans for that argument
recoils upon themselves, 1t may be true that
some republicans would prefer another candi-
GATE, but we have not yet heard that any of
them speak of Grant as "nauseous DOSE" a
"Ditter pill, "b0iled crow" which men NAV
be prevailed upon to take, but nobody can be
imagined to banker for. This is the general
style OF remark among the supporters of Gree
ley in regard to their candidate, and not one of
them pretends to believe that he is ANYBODY 8
first choice, or even that he is reasonably fit for
the office to which he aspires. Democrats and
liberals" all agree in this, that Greeley has
been somehow forced upon them, and now they
must make the best of him, though with more
or less successfully concealed disgust and many
apprehensions Schurz the acknowledged lead.
er OF the, liberal" movement, was cruelty cha
grined at the result of the Cincinnati conyen.
ton, and it has taken him a long time to make
up his mind to give Its candidate his support.
lie does it now only on the ground, so strongly
condemned by himself in his Cincinnati speech
as narrow and unworthy, that it must be "any-
body to beat Grant"
Some OF his friends, however, are trying to
persuade the public that he has been convinced,
IN the course of recent interview with Greeley.
that he has until now quite misunderstood the
latters character, and only now discovers that
Greeley; though for more than thirty years he
has had newspaper Of his own in which to
speak for himself on all subjects, has been scam
dalously msrepresented and misunderstood
and is not at all the sort of man that people
have supposed. A st. Louis correspondent OF
the Louisville Courier-Journal presents this view
Of the case in a letter, which another '1iberap'
organ eommends TO the attention Of its readers
as probably truthful account OF the inter.
view between these two veteran politicians. The
habitual, and, no doubt perfectly justiflable eau.
lion with which these reformers regard each
others statements is neatly suggested by the
qualifying adyerb probably" which in.
PRODUCES this somewhat remarkable mar
ratye. Mr. Schurz was, according to the
correspondent, and as everybody knows, sadly
disappointed by the result at Cincinnati. Il did
not pour food Of moral principles into oui
political life" nor do several other very desira
bic things described by the reporter in equally
vague and magniloquent phrases. On the con.
trary "the heart Of the Cincinnati convention
got the better Of lis head and the politicians got
the better Of both, and thus by curious com.
binaiion OF chance aud chicane" the convention
found Its candidate. DIR. Schurz felt tina
Greeley "did not represent the essential spiri
Of reform which had called the liberal move
ment into being" lie also feared that "Gree
ley's OVERLOOKING generosity Of character woul,
expose him TO countless impositions in the con
duct Of his administration"
But all this distrust and aversion was di.
PEELED at the interview in New York. Their
Mr.. Greeley protested against the many falls
Inscriptions 10 which no is subjected" assure
schurz Of his "entirc sympathy with the grea
reforms urged by the liberals, and was very PAL
ticular with respect to taking the business q
the government ont Of the hands Of mere part
hacks, and putting it into the custody Of mel
in whom tbe people eau eonhde," such as Gree