The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-01

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nails, which sanction the action of Balti-
more, and With or Without heart endorse
Greeley, speak ins=no mild terms Of the
'comiue LouisviIle' convention, and handle,
without gloves, the motives Of the men
who will, assemble there. Louisville, they
say, viii be practically for Grant because
it will certainly weaken and may possibly
destroy the prospects, of Greeley by nomi-
mating q candidate, whose election IL .
foreg one impoesibility. Whatever strength
that convention win have, they say is too
weak to ensure the election of its caudi-
date. 1t is strength taken from us, and
while it will be wasted as far as its own
ends are concerned, it will give to Grant
what it takes from us. So reason the ad
vocates of the Baltimore convention 8
and they conclude that the Louisville con-
vention will be undemocratic. But the
straight. ont Democrats will not or cannot
understand such logic, and they sturdily
work, I'M moved by abuse, for what, they
must certainly know, will not be a succe ss.
Now, all men, even Greeley Democrats,
ought to be fair and just. Abuse is the
weapon of the weak and the wrong. The
men of Baltimore having built themselves
a glass-house, should be very wary of
casting stones. For the life Of as we can
not see in what was the Baltimore Conven-
ton democratic save that tho men who
composed it were democrats. In every
thing else it was republican. In fewer
words, the agents were democrats,-tbeir
action wac republican. They, likely re-
presented larger democratic population
than will be represented in Louisville,-
but they certainly did not represent as
much Of Democratic principle as will be
found in the coming convention. Balti-
more bowed down to policy-and may win.
Louisville will be logical,-aud will lose.
And if the success of Grant will be owing
to the division among the democrats, Bal
timoro itself is to be blamed for that d.
vision. And it is not fair for the ad-
berents Of Baltimore to shirt the respon-
sibility of it's vice of principle or virtue of
policy. "
The straiglt-out democrats have a.
even though it he certain that their candi-
date will be a straight out failure. And if
their action should indirectly redound to
the benefit of Grant, it will be their mis-
fortune but not their fault. 1t is not the
personnel but the action of the democratic
party in council assembled that binds them
democrats. The action at Baltimore was
republican. A republican action binds n o
democrat.
Therefore any democrat or any number
Of democrats have a clear arty-right-to
say nothing of higher rights-to assemble
As and where they please to take democrat
C action for themselves and others whom
hey represent. For it is better to divide
he men of party than. its principles.
The men of Baltimore thought they were
LONG right,-and they certainly did right
If right is to be inspired by, regulated by
md measured by mere success. They Just
IS certainly did not do rlght,-if right has
he higher criterion of principle. Outright
r wrong-the thing is done,-and it can
ot be he helped or mended by the Louis
lille convention. Three conventional
hree platforms,-three candidates. We
ill have a lively election. And the peo-
lie will vote, -snd somebody will be sue
essful.. Aud by and by we reckon all
Rings will come right.