The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-07-13
The Co-partnership.


advantage in business" differs from all
similar business arrangements usually
classed under that head, in the fact that
each party proposes to cheat the other
Greeley has never signified or entertained,
we presume, a purpose to take any OF the
old stock of principles of the Democrats
into the new firm as working or reserve
capital; while the Democracy have never
shown "hankerin' after any of the
Abolition and free love varies of Uncle
Horace, but have generally excused their
acceptance of the new partnership with the
patriotic sentiment of "anything to beat
Grant" In joining the new partnership
Extra Billy Smith a famous light Of the
Democracy expressed his disgust in the
following forcible language.
"Give me Jew or Gentle, dog or devil, l
care not which, SO we beat Grant.
After him came one Col. Lacy, who
accepted Mr.. Greeley with the remark: "
kin cat crow, but don't banker arter 1t.
This remarkable endorsement of Greeley
took place in the Democratic Convention
of Virginia few days ago.
By such declarations made on the eve Of
signing the Cincinnati articles, it is evi
dent that this was about the last thing, .
as we'll as the most nauseating they evel
expected to be compelled to swallow.
BY keeping their eyes steadily fixed or
the rich spoils in prospect, and never once
looking back, the leaders have managed tt
march up pretty steadily to the feast o
"boiled crow" but the rank and file hoe
struggled and "swore like our arm, III
Flanders" while coming to the dete'aoie
work. The object of this alliances very
plain to those who look calmly p IT, All
the old Tammany thieves are ssen' "ofn-
ers for Greeley w. NJ. Tv'so, feter D.
Sweeney, Harry Genet, P@amln Wood
A.. Oakley Hall. Were hese and such'
ever known to work ft., "reform?' New
er-but always for s'ils. They, by sup
porting Greeley BE pretty good assur-
ance that their cances for restoration to
lost power is each better than through
Grants succss. There never was before
s,.h h.,id shrewd politicians got to-
,other a, composed, or at least managed
.he Ciu snnati Convention. The dissatis-
so.;a and resentment they manifested
-s,d Grant and his administration could
y nearly every individual prominent in
rat convention, be traced to disappoint-
inert in procuring Or controlling federal
Offices The same class of men in the
Democratic party seeing favorable oppor-
tunity for share of public plumber joined
the Cincinnati men, and by clamor which
drowned all opposition foisted Greeley on
to their party. Their plan was evident
from the first. The Democratic party had
given up in despair of beating Grant, and
this had tendency to decentralization
The Office hunting managers on both sides
took advantage of this to force the Demo-
cratic party up to the support Of the Gin
cinnati ticket, by holding out the assur-
ance that enough Republicans could be
split off from the party with the aid of the
Democratic party to elect their candidate,
while the Democrats alone would be hope
lessly defeated. But a careful survey of
the situation is likely to prove that at least
as many Democrats, if not more, will either
refuse to go to the polls at all Or will vote
for Grant as between him and Greeley, as
there are Republicans who will be found
supporting Greeley, so that it is pretty evil
dent that if the Democracy are able to
elect the Cincinnati ticket, that they would
have been able to elect a straight out candi-
date of their own choice.
Honest Democrats now begin to perceive
that the game that has been played on
them by the politicians, under the hue and
cry of " Reform" and corruption in the
Administration, has but one object in view,
which is chance of office for the profess
sional Office huetcrs at the cost of sacrifc-
ing all the principles that their party ever
cherished as valuable. 1t is certain that
Greeley has never published a line through
the Tribune taking back jot of those
political doctrines so odious to all good
Democrats, but plainly intimates that they
are expected to sink all their political prin-
ciples and beliefs in following him. There
is but one thing certain under this co-part-
nership, and that is the Democrat party is
smashed as party. They can never hoist
a Democrat ticket over Greeley's name
The thing would be too preposterous; and
they can never return to the old organiza-
ton whether defeated Or successful; and
in case Of the latter event, the only men to
make by it are the office thieves of the
Tammany class who are crowding so thick
about the old man of the white hat as to
exclude all honest men from his presence.