The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-01


sensible thing of nominating Greeley the Time,
would be poverless for good, even should it rem.
der him q nominal support The good thines i,
might then say would be more than ueutrslized
oy the bad things already said. Some of the
heretofore leading Democrats are making simi.
lar criticisms on Greeley. However just these
criticisms may have been, they have no applica.
tion now. What is Greeley to-day, and not what
ne was yesterday, is the only inquiry need be
made. Ny fervent prayer is, then, as one of the
very humblest of the Democratic masses. flat
the lightning may strike very near the sitting
OF the Baltimore convention and disperse that
crowd, and that the Times be suspended for not
lees than six months Since 1860 the self.con.
ssituted Democratic lesders-really quacks a.
ieaders-have been utter failures. These lead.
ers do not know US at aldo not appreciate our
whims and capriees, our likes and dislikes. The
masses OF Democrats were led into the Republ;.
can party BY songs, banners, pictures and other
foolish devices. They are probably no wiser
than whom seduced into that party. By the
same means they must be led back. We are not
half 30 intelligent as We are assured BY our
stump orators. We do not think half as much
a. We feel. We have more heart than head. and
hence are more frequently lead by appeals to our
feelings, to our passions, than to our reason
Since the death of the great Douglas no one hs.
been authorized by natural Or acquired ability
70 lead US to victory. He reached the great
heart OF the Democratic masses, and led them
on TO victory. Since the disruption of the Dem.
ooratic party at Charleston, 8. c., in 1860, all
subsequent conventions held by tho Democratic
Leaders have been absolute failures. Not one of
the three quadrennial national Democratic con.
ventions has been responded to heartily by the
Democratic masses. We need, then, to treat all
OF our old'time leaders as the sportsman does
his fast nag when besten-keep him off the
track. Voorhees,, Hendricks or Seymours opin.
lon concerning how we feel and what we will do
under certain circumstances is not worth "tvo
shakes of . lambs tail" They have hung
around the skirts of aristocracy and PLAYED
dunky at the feet of place and power so long az
TO know nothing of how the silent and humble
working masses feel in the great upheaval which
is now going on. These men are still talking
law, sitting on platforms on 4th
81 July occasions, presiding over festal and pic.
mic gatherings, aad making fine, classic, after.
dinner speeches. But the great human hear. Of
the Democratic masses remains as pulsstionless
und.r their opiate speeches as dead lamb.
tongue We, the masses, must change our lead.
ers. They must be taught TO sit still on the
platforms as respectable fgureheads, and We will
choose some one to lead US from the masses Wa
Will forestall the Cincinnati convention. and all
other conventions We will forestall our lead. |
ers and connect ourselves to the leadership Of
Greeley. 0, for Spurgeon or a Beeeber. to
awaken our feelings, to arouse our passions. TO
strike bold and strong the tkrobbinp heart Of the
Democratic masses and rally them for Greeley
and Brown Principles, however sacred, arc
dead distractions without success. Give 70 our
Democratic masses one victory, and all is we'll
for our country. "Sink or swim, live or die. |
survive or perish" I am, as one of the masses.
asking no office, expecting ofiice-ooking for,
hoping tor, praying for the redemption Of nv
country only, for the endorsement of Greeley |
and Brown by the Democratic masses, and their |
election in November next. will not become
accessory to the suicidal course Of putting in |
nomination another man with whom to beat |
Grant than Greeley. The masses of the Demo.
cratic party are already committed irretrievablv
70 the support of Greeley. Three cheers, then. |
Tor Horace Greeley! wv. BROWNE.