The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-24
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eOtVA Us
He who considers it an easy matter to defeat
Horace Greeley does not fully appreciate the con-
test in all its aspects. He who thinks President
Grant has nothing to do but to walk over the
course and claim the victory when be has done
it, labors under a grave mistake. He who con-
siders it unnecessary to put all the energy, vigor
and vitality Of the Republican party in the can
vass misreads the signs of the times. He who
thinks the triumph of President Grant already
achieved does not understand the situation as it
is. We have no desire to discourage or dispar-
age Republicans in any section. 1t is not our
purpose to beget lukewarmness in the Republic
can party Far be it from US to influence one
man TO relax one effort he is making TO indicate
the record and policy of the Republican party
during this momentous canvass 1t is our firm,
unwavering purpose to throw all the stimulus
and vitality in our power into the reelection o:
the nations hero and the peoples President.
But we would not have any one believe it not
necessary to make bold, vigorous, determined
aud manly effort to roll up the column of votes
as high as possible. We would not have any one
relax his effort. We would not have any labor
rnder false idea of the strength and energy of
the opposition. We would not have any sincere
Republican over rate the strength, the vigilance
and working capacity of the Republican party.
We would not have any under rate the strength
and determined energy of the opposing forces
with Horace Greeley for their leader. Horace
Greeley may be elected. But there is no spark
of reason why he should. If every one does his
duty aud votes bis sentiments President Grant
will De reelected by popular majority of be-
tween two and three hundred thousand votes
He had more than three hundred thousand pop
ular majority over Seymour in 1868. And if the
Republican party stands up to its work, if its
members do their duty, if every man who is at
heart in favor of President Grants reelection
and is brought to the polls and votes his senti-
ments his majority will be equally as great in
1872 as it was in 1868.
But to do this no effort must be spared. No
devotion to the grandest of causes must be with
held. We have a willy, determined, energetic
and deadly foe to contend with in the conflict
The Republican accession to the Democratic
ranks by the nomination of Horace Greeley has
given the Democratic party very valuable work.
ers. The most of the leading men who have
thus arrayed themselves against their party,
their record and themselves are men of enter
turned. They will leave no man uninAuenced
who can by any annoyance or inducement be
influenced to vote for Horace Greeley. They
will put all their eloquence, their ambition
and in a considerable measure their purses into
the contest. They have swung loose from their
former moorings and turned their backs upon
their former political associates. Their case has
become desperate. l. is neck or nothing-"Gree-
ley or no fodder"-with them. And then there
is associated with them the Democratic party
This is urged to desperate work in the fight by
twelve years hunger tor office. Twelve years
political starvation is a powerful incentive to
chem TO do their best and their worst to enthrone
themselves in fat places by the election of Hor-
ace Greeley. Every one knows the certain pro-
pensity that Democrats have to vote on election
day. There is no more certainty attending the
rising of the sun than there is that Democrat
will vote on election day. That be will vote the
Democratic ticket is just as certain as be votes.
The history of the bitter, determined, despe-
rate effort made by Greeley and his hackers to
carry North Carolina and the same determine
ton that they are now making to carry Maine,
eonvinces US that they will do every thing in
their power to elect Horace Greeley.
But with the vigilence, the vigor, the devotion
that has characterized the Republican party
heretofore, Gen. Grant will again be triumph
anily elected by an overwhelming majority. And
it can not be done without earnest work. 1t is
the duty of every Republican to feel that it is his
business from now until election day TO work
as best he can for General Grants election. We
are, encouraged that we have the same grand
chietain at our head who lead Us triumphautly
through the dark days and places of the Will
derness. While others were respondent bis or
ders were "forward !" And success always fol-
lowed the order.
To-day we say, forward Republicans" Smite
the enemy and the victory is ours, for Horace
Greeley says "Grant never will be beaten"
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