The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05

everywhere remember his sympathy for them
and old Ireland, and are enthusiastic over his
nomination A large portion of the Germans,
under the influence Of Carl Schurz and other
leaders, would. undoubtedly, vote for the Gin
cinnasi nominees. This is plainly indicated
already by the German press The working
men are proud of Greeley as one of their own
class and as their friend, and the men of the
press, large and very influential body Of
citizens, are, irrespective of party, DESTROYS OF
elevating him to the Presidency The manu-
facturers see in him warm and constant
advocate of their interests. He has been the
friend of the Cubans and every other people
struggling for liberty. He is loved for his
generous and kind nature. Even his vanity,
quaintness, peculiarities isms, dogmatism
and other defects are only smiled at kindly
because of his good qualities. He is SO much
man of the people and SO well known that
to caricature him only makes him more
popular.
1t may be said, perhaps, that this is rather
an extravngant eulogy of Mr.. Greeley; but
that is not intended. We arc simply speak
ing Of the candidate for the Presidency
and of facts which bear upon the great
public questions at issue. But with
all these elements of popularity and adj
vantages with which Mr.. Greeley enters upon
the campaign, he can hardly expect to be
elected without the democratic vote or endorse
ment Of the democratic party. To obtain this
he must purge his extreme protectionist theo-
ries, and consent, in the language of the Gin
cinnati platform, to be governed by the will of
the people. On this he must be very out
spoken, for it is the greatest obstacle to demo-
cratic support Revenue and tariff reform, as
far as the exigencies Of the government for
income will admit, are imperatively demanded
by great majority of the people. This con-
coded, we do not see what issues there are upon
which he, the liberal republicans and the
democrats cannot unite and act together
Except more decided expression in favor Of
free trade than there is in the Cincinnati plat
form, and that is scarcely practical question
now, we do not know upon what better plat
form or issues the democrats could go before
the people with a candidate of their own.
Should the democrats enter upon the Presiden-
tial campaign with independent candidates
for the sake Of maintaining their organization
they may defeat Mr. Greeley, and
cause General Grant to be reelected either by
popular vote or by carrying the election to the
House of Representatives. There is bare
possibility, and hardly that, of the democrats
getting majority of the electoral votes with
three tickets in the field. The question is
then, will they support the Cincinnati nomi-
nees with good prospect of defeating General
Grant, or will thSy, for the sake OF keeping up
a distinct organization when there are no
issues to base it upon, give the present admin
istration another four years lease of power?
Can General Grant see the importance of
the Cincinnati movement? He ought to learn
from that how much his popularity has been
and is waning. He, undoubtedly, is honest
and means to do the best for the country; but
he has trusted to others who have misled him
and brought his administration into public
disfavor. The people ara weary and disguised
with the Washington Treaty muddle and the
want of national dignity and craftsmanship
exhibited over the Alabama claims difficulty
They feel the country is being Inundated, and
that England has managed to get the advan-
tage of us in the whole of that business. The
disgrnceful and painful condition of affairs in
the Southern States, the tendency of the gov
eminent to military or arbitrary assumption of
power, and other evils which have been forcibly
exposed at Cincinnati, have made the admins
tration unpopular. Outside Of the ofice-hold-
ers there is no enthusiasm or affection for it.
For General Grant personally the people still
have much respect, but little or none for his
administration. Unless he changed his course
and the Cabinet he will run a great risk Of be-
ing defeated next November. Unless he re-
moves Mr.. Fish, and, by the appointment Of
Mr.. Washburne or some such able man to
the State Department, SO as to give
high American tone to all our transac-
tions with foreign nations and particu-
larly in the management of our delicate
relations with Great Britain, he will lose
more and more public confidence. Finding
his popularity declining, the Philadelphia
Convention even might consider the propriety
of setting him aside and either accept the
Cincinnati nominees or enter into an agree
ment with them to take up new men accept
able to oil republicans. Politicians do not
stick long to sinking cause. Now is the time
or never for General Grant to boldly take the
responsibility of changing the course of his
administration. The tide of political revolu-
ton has set in against him, and his own hand
alone can stop its progress.
Tho Royal Geographical Society OF
England and the Herald Expedition