The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-05

ty points you to the past as a guar
anty Of its sincerity, the Democrat
ic party points you to the future
and gives you naked promises and
pledges, while its history gives the
lie to every promise that it makes
II stranger should apply to a
man of business for q position of
profit and trust, he would be re-
Quired to establish his character
and qualifications. II it should be
ssid to him, sir 1t appears that you
have been charged with and con-
victed OF enormous crimes, how o1n
you be trustcd7 Would it be sny
answer for him to say, I know 1
have been guilty of these things.
bullet US consider them "dead is
Sues" ] promise you in the future
I will do your bidding and become
honest? This is now the attitude
Of the Democratic party. ltis ask
ing to be entrusted with the import
ant affairs Of the nation and wants
its past forgotten. When its char
acter is questioned, it gives as re-
feI ences such names as Davis,
Voorhees,, Toombs, Morrisey, Ju-
. lian and the like. When it's integ-
rity is doubted it refers US to Hor-
arce Greeley and Tammany Hall.
have spoken of the opposition
and desig mated it as the Democrat
ic party, for such it is. 1t may be
called by another name, "bu! names
cannot alter the substance of
things" It is hard to see the eft
ness" when an old time Democrat
is called Liberal Republican. You
may clothe an ass in q lions skin,
but the nature OF the animal is not
changed thereby, it is an ass still.
Mr. Greeley and Mr.. Brown were
regularly nominated by and are
the accepted candidates of the De
mocratic party. are supported by
Democrats, andif elected, Demo
cratic votes must do it, and who :
ever says differently, to use the
words of Mr.. Greeley, is s'liar, a
william, and horsethief.'
But We are reminded, that the
Cincinnati Convention was a convo-
cation OF LIBERAL Republicans, thai
the nominees of that Convention
are Republicans. Judas Iscario'
was one Of the twelve Apostles un
til che communed with the chic
priests and captains how he might
betray his master unto them" AZ
ter he had done this, Judas, evil
IDENTIFY 70 longer considered him
self one Of the chosen twelve, fol
he went and hanged himself. Mr.
Greeley, however, is nos SO modest
tor after giving his master-th,
Republican party-the hetraya
kiss, he receives his thirty pieces
at the hands of the Democratic
part in the shape Of a nomination
for the Presidency, and then coolly
informs Mr.. Doolittle, as a tida
wave Of emotion overwhelms him
that "the timu will come, and
trust in God the opportunity too
when the world will see, that 20,
are 20 less a Democrat because yo,
have pursued the course you have
and. that l am no less q Republi
can because | accept your nomina
tion.' Here is his confession
that he considers himself the Re
PUBLICAN nominee of the unre
generated Democracy. Mr. Gree
ley as liberal Republican is
great success. Such iiberality a
he exhibits is unsurpassed; indee,
60 extravagant is his iberality
that the people will hardly deem
safe to entrust him with the man
agement of national affairs, bu
will conclude that it will be bette
for him to remain and learn to b
more economical in politics in hi
retirement at Chappaqua, he beln,
now too far advanced in years t
"go West and grow up with th
country
We are told that the Cincinnati
Convention adopted platform es
sentially Republican; but this pla'
form is "only badge and rot
faith" a new pretense and not a be
lief. The object OF this convention
and the character of the men com
posing it, | think are now pretty vel
understood. In it were men fron
all the political parties in the LAM
while they represented none. /
was gathering of "a great multi
tude of impotent folk, Of blind, hall
withered; waiting for the movin!
of the waters" a meeting for tn
purpose of initiating and vitalizin,
political mummies. Disappointe'
Office seekers and broken-dowl
politicians formed 9 large msjorit
of those who were here gathere,
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