The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-08-01
DID GREELEY BARGAIN?

Whether the BinghamtOn RepUb-
Hcan's exposure of Greeley's bargain
and sale had been published o. not,
the evidence of such q transaction is
broad enough to condemn any man.
When the Cincinnati Convention
was called by few honest Republi-
cans, it was not done with view of
nominating a candidate, but TO arrange
a programme by which some other
man than Grant might be presented to
the people by the Republican party.
Before the convention met, some
papers, and among them the n. Y.
Tribune, advocated q nomination. The
Tribune went into the matter heart
and soul, and ,said the Convention
"might indicate the next President u
When the Convention met it was
taken possession of by political trick
sters, the OriginatOrs oft were set aside
and Greeley and Brown nominated.
Their nomination was an infamous
trick, but Greeley, with all his bOasted
honesty and child-like simplicity, ae-
eepted the situaticT. II he had stop
ped here, the evidence of eonniving
with the Democracy might have been
questioned. He did not however, but
he Immediately published to the
world that it was embarrassing for a
candidate for Chief Magistrate to be
connected with paper and he absO-
lutely withdrew from the New York
Tribune, a position not to be thrown
aside, unless assurances of the proba-
bility of something better were had.
Is it probable that Horace Greeley, a.
this time, before the country had pub
licly given in their adherence to him,
would have given up the Tribune for
what was the mere empty honor of a
nomination? No one can be so obtuse
as to believe it for a moment. IN
doubtedly the Democratic leaders had
told him that he could have their sup
port-that if he put himself in prop
er position, the Baltimore Convention
would nominate him. No other oOn-
clusion can be arrived al, and Greeley
did make bargain and sale of himself
4..a I.ia r4-i..oiPfoS.- So much for Gree
Iey's side.
On the other hand, the Democracy
watched the incubation and growth of
the Cincinnati Convention with feel
ings Ofwonderful anxiety. They con-
suited and advised with class of Re
publicans that are fair representatives
of the Tammany stripe of politicians,
and laid plans to have them take pos
session Ofand control the Convention.
They attended the Convention in
numbers and helped TO work the wires.
After the nominations they swallow
ed Greeley, and made all preparations
to have consummated what resulted
the nomination of Greeley at the Bal
timore Democratic Convention. Does
it look reasonable that these men, the
most corrupt that ever had control of
party, would thus labor for, and Sc
cure for themselves q nominee such
as Greeley is, unless they had assur-
ances of the control of the Govern
ment. Is it reasonable that these
starvelings for Office would nominate
Greeley, their lifelong opponent, theiT
most inveterate hater, their vicious
enemy, who never attacked them in
any way but with the clubs of vitup-
Grafton, nnless they expected to reap
a reward ?
1t was bargain and sale. Greeley
sold himself and principles for an i'm
possible OfIice-tne Democrats nomi-
nalIy threw aside their principles, fol
a time, that tn ey might feast at the
public crib-that they might assume
the entire and unquestioned control
Of the Government.
All things point to a bargain and
sale in this matter, and the evidence is
as convincing of it as though twas in
black and white, in the writing oi
Greeley, and signed by himself and
the leaders of the Democracy.
Can any honest Democrat submit TO
these things? Can any Republican
follow Greeley into the Democratic
camp?