Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
RILAHEGToR, DEL.
Saturday Afternoon, July o.
WILL PENNSYLVANIA GO FOR GREELEY

WILL PENKsYLyANIA GO FOR GREELEY
Two influences may, separately or Jointly, cast
Pennsylvania's vote for Greeley and Brown.
These are
First, the dissatisfaction, largely mAnufAc-
tured and fomented,) of nti-CAmeron and other
Republicans with the State ticket.
Second, the disposition of some very sincere,
but quite iniudicious Republicans, to follow
Greeley, personally regardless Of his associations.
The first Of these influences is by far the most
dangerous. It is supported urged, driven, By
some four or five Republican newspapers, of
which three-the Philadelphia Press, Scranton
Republican, and Lancaster EIpresS-Rre infu-
ential, and have hitherto commanded the conf
dence of their party. All Of them, it should be
here understood, strongly advocate Grant and
Wilson, but their opposition to the State ticket
has, naturally, an unfortunate and injurious
effect upon the party, and if they should sue
ceed in electing the Democratic candidate in
October, they will have SO angered, disappointed,
and disgusted many Republican voters as to
make the issue in November very doubtful in
deed. Other influences may, as we shall here
after explain, reverse the result, but the expe-
rience of many years has been that in Presi
dental year, Pennsylvania votes in November
by an increased majority. for the party ticket
which succeeded in October. In the light Of all
previous elections, therefore, the Republican
newspapers which advocate Buckalew and
Hartley are doing effective work against Grant
and Wilson, all their protestations to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
As to the personal following which Greeley
has among Republicans, it is very small The
prominent men in it are mostly confirmed sore-
heads, chronic fActionists or place-seekers who
have exhausted the willingness of their party to
keep them in Office. There are, it is true, some
honest voters, among the mass Of the party, who
place confidence in Mr.. Greeley, and shutting
their eyes blindly to his deserton Of Republican
principles and policy mean to follow him, even
If the road leads directly into the Democratic
camp, and compels close association with the
Tammany Ring. But this schism is small rs
yet, and we think will not spread. There are
no Republican newspapers in the State, of any
standing or influence, mot more than two or
three OF any sort, whatever, to our knowledge
which support Greeley, and this is a sure indi-
cation, how few Republican voters there are who
do. Whenever there is strong popular feeling
In behalf of any cause, it finds newspapers, al
ways, to give it expression.
10 Offset these causes Of Republican weak.
ness in Pennsylyanis, there is one great and
important counter influence, which will i'm
mensely aid Grant and Wilson. This is the
Democratic disgust with the nomination of
Greeley. The pretense Of Mr.. Grseley's friends |
ID that the Democrats are sure to support him
must support him = will be whipped in by the |
party ashland forced to swallow him, pleased
or mad. This is deception. Mr.. Greeley will
not get the Democratic vote Of Pennsylvania, in
November. He will, no doubt, get the bulk Of
1t - certainly three fourths possibly seven
elghths. But there is quiet, resoluts and un-
yielding class Of radicals among the Democra-
cy, whose disgust and dissatisfaction are
30 great that they will not give him their
support. We speak, not upon :he theoretical
view of the situation merely, but also with actual
knowledge of the facts. There are good many
Democratic newspapers in the State who will not
even make pretense Of advocating Greeley, and
fully half Of the whole number will urge his
election in merely formal and languid manner,
exciting no enthusiasm for him, and leaving
their party indifferent and careless as to the
result. And the course of these papers, moreover,
is not merely important, as regards their infu
ence upon the Democratic voters, but it is highly
significant of the feeling that prevails among the
party back OF them. They are disgusted and
indignant at the shameful surrender which ia
about to be made at Baltimore, but 80 are tens
OF thousands upon whose confidence and sup
port they will rely We could name in this
connection, were it either necessary or desirable
to do 80, dozens of Democratic newspapers in
Pennsylvania, which answer to the description
Just given. They have not concealed their oppo-
sitionito Greeley, and do not, even now. After
the Conyention,we do not expect them to openly
continue it, though some may but as for the
work which they will door which thev could do
toward casting the solid, complete Democratic
vote for Greeley, it could be put in a MOSQUITOES
eye without causing him annoyance
Under these circumstances, the prospect of
Pennsylvania voting for Greeley is, to-day, very
slender Those who hope it will, hope in the
face Of common sense, and disregardful of the
facts. Republican follies may increase the
chance but they can hardly make it respectable
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