The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-11-14
Democratic Column.
GEORGIA.
(by fraud violence and corrupticn.)
GaEELEY,s DEFEAT.


Before now every school boy in the
land has heard of the overwhelming
defeat of Harace Greeley, late candi-
date for the presidency Of the United
States. The defeated editor OF the
Tribune himself admits, that "there is
scarcely parallel to the completeness
of the ronte of the Lib-Rep- Dems. and
the triumph" of the Republican party
on Tuesday the 5th inst. 1t is quite
evident, if we may judge from style OF
phroseology, and the use Of common and
we'll known epithets that there has not
been a day, from the day that Horacee
Greeley received his nomination on the
3rd of may last, up to the present time
when the New York Tribune has not
borne upon its face the handwriting OF
its editor candidate for president of the
United States; Notwithstanding the
declaration contained in card published
in that paper some six months since
that Mr.. Greeley would not be the edl-
tor figure head in its columns; that until
otherwise ordered that would be the
business and work Of one Whitelaw
Reid. The Daily Tribune of the 9TH
inst, the morning after the election, is
perhaps in many respects quite as in
teresting edition of that sheet as has
been issued since it fred its first cam
paign gun. To begin we have para
graph of twenty four lines and two
words, in laudation of the candidate
editors good behavior during the can
vass, how modest he was, what great
wisdom and prudence he displayed, how
carefully selected were all his utterances'
puuiiv auu r.r~.o, J-.--- --~-o- L.
had not made his famous copperhead
speech at Pittsburgh, and his bidding
for votes speech at Jeffersonville, lnd
This paragraph OF fulsone self praise
he uses this language, "Mr. Greeley has
made no bargains, he has sacrificed nc
principle; 1--WE coucede the latter state
ment, for where there is nothing of the
kind on hand, there can be no sacrifice
of the article,) he has in no way com
promised his self respect, or used doubt
ful utterances to win votes"
All this says the defeated editor, and
more is conceded, by Democrats, by
Liberals, by those who feared his indi'
cretious, and even by enemies. He
concludes this dish Of fiat self praise a
follows:
"The difficulties of his position were
enormous, and next to the victory
which was not to be attained. we rat
tie honesty, dignity, and wisdom will
which he passed through them"
1t is also very evident that Horac
is not just as highly gratifed with tn
result of the election as he would hav
been had it been different. Nor ar
the efforts made by his Democratic an'
Liberal supporters on that day quite u
to his standard and notions of supper
if we may be permitted to conclud
from his own statement of his appreci'
ton of the help that was afforded hin
but we'll let Horace speak for himse
on the subject.
democrats have wed with Liber
Republicans in contributing to it, SON
of them by voting directly for Graz
electors; many more by neglecting
vote at all."- Tribune Nov. 9th 1872.
Not even thankful for small favors
say nothing of proportionate gratitud
for larger ones. But Horace has al
idea that the Lib-Rep.Dems were
poor to elect HIM president of tn
United States, and again we'll let th
would be President of the United State
do his own talking, he says:
"The Liberal movement was at on
time formidable, and had prospect {
success. Had not millions been expenC
ed to arrest its progress in the Sta
elections of the last threemonths, migl
even have swept the country, thoug gh
the money raised in its behalf would
best have been pence to balan'
pounds. ."-7ribune, Nov. 9th 1872.
Now this last speech of the "wi
prudent" and careful seleeter Of choi
words, is not only highly complinenta'
of those who voted for MIN, but has
peculiar vein of logic running throug
il. Now mark ''the Liberal moveme
was at one time formidable, and had
prospect Of success" as if anybO'