The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-22
s. G.
Wednesday Morning, HAY %, 1872.
Good Faith Requires tho Endorsement
OF Greeley and Brown.

Good Faith Requires tho Endorsement
OF Greeley and Brown.
When Liberal Repubicanisnl was
in its infancy; when it was exceedingly
problematioal whether the reformers
would secure respectable Republican
following, and when Democrats and the
Democratic press were doing all in their
power to give impulse to the young
enterprise, by promise Of Democratic
help, the Grant organs hoping then to
crush the movement at it's birth, by
frightening the Liberals from a danger
Gus undertaking. were very positive in
pronouncing the encouraging offers OF
assiatsnce, made by the Democrpts, as
nothing but sham, specious trick to
delude Republicans into creating dis
sension within their own ranks, in ordor
that Democratic President might thus
be elected. Ithas been scarcely month
ago since such predictions were made by
the GRANTEES, with all the earnestness of
apparent sincerity, and made, too, mani
festly with view to dampen the arder
of the Liberals, and to keep other rest
less and dissatisfied members within the
Radical fold. by pioturinjg to them the
terrors Of the dread Democratic wolf.
Now that the Cincinnati Convention
has met and acted, and by the number
and character of the delegates and the
enthusiastic reception with which the
candidates and platform have been re-
ceived, evinced to all that Liberal Re-
publicanism is power in the land, the
Radical organs have changed their base.
Foiled in their efforts to frighten the
Liberal Republicans by dwelling upon
Democratic deceit" and "scheming
mendacity," they turn now to the Demo
Gratis. and are striving to induce the
party to do the very thing which they
did but yesterday. as it were. denounce
as "trickery" and "deceit." A short
time since. they told the Liberal Repub-
licans that the Democrats were making
false promises, with the sole view of dis
organizing the Republican party. Satan
himself, according to them, is not
more artful, treaoherous and unrelia-
BILE, than was the Democratic party.
The Liberal Republicans moved on
boldly in the execution of their patriotic
work, regardless alike of the sneers and
the bug-bears with which the GRANTEES
endeavored to thwart their righteous re-
solve. Now the tables are turned. Not
q word is said of the virtual pledge which
the Democratic party unquestionably
made to sustain the Cincinnati nomina-
tions on certain conditions, which condi-
tions have been entirely satisfied. Not
ord is said of Democrats being Slip
.ry and false hearted. Oh, no! Demo
Gratis are no longer time-servers and poll
tioai intriguers. In wonderfully short
space of time they have made astonish-
ing changes in their natures and in the
respect and esteem of the GRANTEES.
They are now too honorable, too con-
sistent, too devoted to the lifelong prin-
ciples Of their glorious old party, to take
mp suoh bitter foe, such pronounced
and unoompromising Republican and
advocate of protection as Mr.. Greeley.
One day the Democrats are so utterly
unreliable that there is not the slightest
dependence to be placed opon their pro-
misses to the Liberal Republicans. The
next day they are 30 honest, straightfor-
ward and sincere in their convictions,
that they cannot be expected to keep
their promises to the Liberal Republi-
cans, because such course would in
volve some alleged inconsistency with
their past record.
Democrats need only to read the Ad
ministration press to convince themselves
where the path Of duty lies in the pre-
sent juncture of affairs. It is as safe
maxim in politics as in war to ''frst find
out what your enemy desires you to do,
and then don't do it," Thihalone should
determine the Democratic party in favor
of endorsing the Cincinnati nominees,
even if they had no other and higher