New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-24


public. 1t adopts and indorses Mr.. LlOyds
nominations of Groesbeck and Olmsted, and
calmly tells Mr.. 0lmsted, who protests against
the unwarrnted annoyance to which he has
been subjected, that it makes no difference
whether he likes it or not; he will not be
elected, and that is all he need care about.
1t then informs us that it has no disposition
to ridicule this nth root of the nth root OF a
bolt. No Good lack 1t has no heart for
laughter. 1t then melts almost to tears in the
tender ecstacy with which it contemplates the
beautiful attitude of itself and Mr.. Lloyd.
Narcissus never had so good a quarter of an
hour adoring bis own visage. " In this atti-
"tude," says The Post mot only there is
"nothing ridiculous but something essentially
" admirable Insensate world which giggles
and does not admire.
But it could think of nothing else on Satur-
day. After its transports over what it calls
the Second Conference" had Gained little,
it proceeded to its daily task of giving bad
names to Mr. Greeley. But even here it
could not get away from the Conference.
And here, we regret to say, and we hope that it
was uader the influence Of grief which rem
ders il irresponsible, it wandered sadly from
the truth. 1t tried to show that the determi-
nation of majority of the Conference to sup
port the Cincinnati nominations was confined
to the Democrats, and included no Reformers.
The men who dominated that Conference by the
sheer force of intellect integrity distinction-al
that eDes to make what Is called Character-were
Messr. Trumbull, Schurz, White, and Waiter
son. Are not three of them Republicans
Are not all of them Reformersf Is a man of
the four capable of corrupt bargain Yet
in the incidents of that Conference The Post
pretepds to discover plot by which the Dem
cratic party, just as it was in 1860, is to be re-
stored to power, This mares nest is set forth
in language as crazy as the thought:
whether it was preconcerted plan to do this at Cin-
oinnatltrbfch as zee all knor, most likely The fac-
or whether q happy accident at Cincinnati made 1t
possible the fact remains the same that the proposed
election of Greeley is merely measure Of the Dem
ooratic party"
1t seems positively to dawn upon The Post
for tho first time, that elections cannot be car
RED without votes; that the Liberal party
cannot elect their candidates and carry out
proposed Reforms without Democratic votes
If The Posts faVorite candidate had been nom
mated at Cincinnati, would no one have been
allowed to vote for him but the editors of The
Post and, of course, Mr. Lloydf Is The Posts
approyal of Mr.. Groesbeck's nomination
founded on the fact that he is to get no Dem
ocratc yotesi If 80, it is reasonable and
honest.
One more quotation from this unhappy arti-
Gle will give a fair idea OF its claims to truth
and to propriety of language. 1t says of the
Democrats:
fetn apknOWl-
edgng nothing promising nothing, they have captured
a feeble old man. whose desire for Office ia almost an
insanity and who, TO compass IT, is ready to turn Ills
back upon the record of his whole life"
Can such raving excite anything but pity
for It's authorf We have witnessed since the
first Of last month the manifestations of the
most marvellous political growth and progress
ever seen in the history of American parties
State after State has sent its prominent work
ing politicians into Convention, and one and
all have adopted with something like unanimity
the platform of principles drawn up by the
Liberal Republicans at Cincinnati, and the still
more faultless exposition of advanced Liberal
ism contained in the mastery letter of Mr..
Greeley. and all have agreed to support him as
the leader in the movement for Reform. Instead
of yielding nothing" they have yielded all
their opposition to the triumphs OF the war.
Instead of compromising nothing" they have
compromised everything to gain restoration
of liberty and law. They have given no
promises, but they have asked none. Both
sides are working in open day for the same
beneficent ends. This may indicate to The
Post dark conspiracy, but to eyes unclouded
by ancient hate and prejudice it indicates the
silent growth of liberal principles. for the Last
ten years among Ae thoughtful men of the
Democratic party, which has only waited for the
proper occasion to manifest itself. Successful
eonspiracies do not include so many thousand
men.
COLLECTOR RUSSELL EXPLAINS.