The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-01
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Groesbeck, Adams or anybody in his stead Like
sensible men, however, they
KEEP THEIR WOES TO THEMSELVES;
only somtimes unbosom their aching hearts to con-
l5,es like myself. There Is no doubt about It, not
w1tlstanding the hurrahs Of newspapers and penny
politicians that strong antipathy TO Greeley exists
throughout the State. But Grant Is disked still
more more heartily The Maryland democrats would
rather have almost any republican than either OF
these two; but OF the two prefer to pat Horace's
back and call him good little boy. The fact is the
south mas made grevous mistake; has pledged
Itself for Greeley too soon, before 1t found out what
the North was going to do; has given Greeley
IN. ph ITS aASD BY NO MEANS IT'S HEART ~.
long and determined enmity TO States rights; his
bitter denunciation Of the South and warning that
not SO many months ago-all these stick In the
craws Of Southern cavaliers, who neither forgive nor
Of spirit for he was the prominent Instrument
In crushing them out, whereas Greeley, In the
midst OF his bitterest invectiyes, stood JED Davis
ball Now the only way IN which the Philosophers
advocates can keep the Southern element true to
the white hat is by putting that same .white hat"
General Grants surroundings, out In the glaring
sun; By keeping Horace quiet by braying loudly %y
81 on sne Wte blouse ms there Se any n.s
Grant; Greeleys obliquities, quips and quirks Will
fade into gloom.
Don't have him meddlng here In Baltimore; our
people can't stand IL. That bland old face would
revive thousand bitter memories which would
CRUSH THE OLD WHITE HAT LIKE AN EGGSHELL-
Though the country has rung with the welkin cries
OF Greeley's following, I don't really believe the
democratic masses buried deep in primeval forests
can be got TO the poles of their 'brother agricul
turst.o Greeley's absurdlttes are what they can't
stomach anu Mont stomach mne o. ae
sents the most democratic, perhaps, OF all the state
districts He votes for Greeley but hundreds OF his
gentlemen down the back door steps OF public
office for what they consider most undemocratic
behavior. Old backwoodsmen shake their fists and
shrek QUIT vote tor Greeley. what helped to
elect every dimicrat we've had down to old Buck
mary tall" Said an ancient democrat to mel
won't disclose his name he has an Inane aversion
toward getting in the papers"-"The honest men
OF our party don't want Greeley; OF course Irefer
to our leaders, now. We, who saw the party born,
don't want Greeley. We've been forced Into taking
him by ONCE seekers, who hope to have a chance
under tho new administration. Why, Sir, II we
vote for Greeley-tf we elect Greeley, where's our
party sir; where's the democratic party ~
Nowhere nationally" said !.
EYES, exactly so; that's why say we who are
honest who want to see the party live, can't abide
Greeley; for with Greeley elected we die. These wire
pullers don't care damn for party, and 80 are for
Greeley. The Convention here is packed-worse'n
| at CincinnatLn
but" said T. "may you not just as well die ?
Yon have no principles very distinct from the re-
| lie looked solemnly at me. ''Slr, we have state
rights stll to uphold; we have Capitalization still
"Whewl" saidI. "Jer Davis come back to life.
Pray, sir, how many of your party are OF your
opnlSSn ~ Macn Geg answered. wTnt my way
be nameless, said to me 1.-THE trouble about this
| matter Is that our party IL not so thoroughly
drilled as Grants Our leaders are all for Greeley,
| but not the rank and file. We can't dragon
them into 1t ether-theyll vote just as their Stub
born prejudice dictates. l do believe now that il
| Adams or some popular man were put In the field,
| the whole South would quickly change base. The
changing to do There is here in Maryland a
large class OF stay-at-hOmc dem0crats-these
men won't come out for Greeley, because they have
their doubts as to whether he Is as much OF dem.
Ocrat at heart, or even as liberal at heart, MS
General Grant. II a man they could trust, stable
man, like Adams or Trumbull, for whom we might
get up little enthusiasm, should be presented
we might drag these fellows out OF their dens.
| They hold the balance Of power, but don't seem at
all disposed to use It," The politicians here are for
| ANYTHING TO BEAT GRANT
e., for Greeley. Judges BartOl Robinson, Miller,
Brent, Stewart and Alvey are said to side thus.
| called on one OF these gentlemen the other day.
From amid the fumes Of q Havana he thus oracu-
| larry delivered hmsef:-"ln favor Of Greeley Not
! by q long shot. wanted our people to do as the
Baltimore Gazette said-that u.s. to put forward
Adams or some other liberal man our choice i'm
medately on Greeley's nomination. They didn't do
| 1t, and so our chance to wedge In Is lost. Still
shall vote for Greeley In preference to Grant"
tried TO get at" Governor White, but he fits abOu,
so, first here and then in Baltimore, that found II
matter impossible. He Is said, however, to follow
the general current In favor OF Greeley.