Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-06-01
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
"When suddenly there rose yell,.
Within that dark and dismal dell,
As tho the fends from Heaven that fel
Had pealed the banner-ery of He'll"

"When suddenly there rose Yell.
Within that dark and dismal dell,
As tho the hends from Heaven that fell
Had pealed the banner-ery OF He'll"
The Cincinnati convention was followed
by great hub-bub, and such a cloud of
dust was kicked up that for a time it was
difficult to gee a great ways into the polit-
ical atmosphere. But the purifying breezes
of public opinion have set in and it is be-
coming more and more apparent that
outside of Democratic hurrahs and double
shufiles no enthusiasm was aroused. On
the contrary, while the men who went
there in good faith, actuated by pure mo-
tives, were sold out body and boots, it Is
now becoming manifest that they were
not delivered. The honest, earnest movers
in the Liberal Republican movement will
not support Horace Greeley. The per-
sonal strength of Greeley is over-rated.
1t may be safely stated that the readers
Of the Tribune are not fools. If Greeley
has any personal strength, there it is to
be found. Not one out of five will now
vote for him, and they will do so without
altering their opinion Of Greeley or the
Tribune. There is one view which espe-
cialiy commends itself TO all those who
regard Greeley as an anti-slavery pioneer.
Gerrett Smith, of New York, and VIM.
Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, oi
Massachusetts, are equally prominent
Now these men, who certainly know
Greeley thoroughly, are emphatically fol
Grant in preference to their old comradc
Whenever man can't depend on those
who know him best, in our opinion " he's
in bad row of stumps." This appears
to be Greeley's situation. He cannot rely
upon his old comrades. His dependence
is upon new made friends and upon his
lifelong enemies. All his life he has
fought Democrats. His enmity to them
has become traditional. On every issue
before the people he has turned up on the
other side. Now nothing will elect him
but their unanimous support. Human
nature tells US he can't get it. The real
truth Of the matter is that Greeley's nom
ination, while it does not divide the Re-
publican party, seriously threatens to
rend the Democratic party in twain. The
loaves and fishes element of the Democ-
racy will favor coalition with the Lib
erals. Those who wish to keep up the
organization will oppose it. Any combi-
nation will necessitate 50 much contention
in apportioning the spoils that sore-heads
won't be confined to the Republican party.
According to high Greeley democratic
authority, unless Greeley can control all
the opposition to Grant he can't be elected.
This he can't do. The Democratic party
can't be transferred to him bodily. AL
ready influential Democrats have declared
their intention to support Grant as against
Greeley. AS betwixt him and Grant, n
reaction has set in in favor of Grant.
Those who know him best and respect
him most are declaring that they cannot
support Greeley. We are aware that
many think differently, but the only way
Democrats can beat Grant is with Dem
ocratc candidate. The breach between
the Liberal Republicans and the regular
organization is impossible. If this delec-
ton is enough to beat Grant it will SO
result. Otherwise he is our next President.