New-York tribune., 1872-08-01
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.


past four yearsi Not II any attributes such
change OF opinion 10 Greeleys desire for once, Mr..
Greeleys whole life repels unjust accusation. Ana
bIti0us he IA, and ought 10 be- but his Ia q high
and noble ambition which would not stoop falsehood
for 80 70 go ooo ST m from 6 ,o or
what he felt to be night. Sec how he deliberately
State of York, and afterward Senator OF tho
United States, rather toah postpone his deoIars-
bailing JEFF Davis. After these acts Of self
sacrifice no man con accuse MN % Oi meeS Shce ny
breast forges that his tongue must yeh ne would not
Neptune for M ss w pe od S that he has
the Democracy without measure That Is the
geiSnr sy9neei is said the Administration published
pamphlet collection OF his hard sayings A agains rs.
be published Of the hard things have SAID against
six years; He was always an IN The thick.
est q the s, aTn aa Ee na ResEG gsSed c4 n De 0f as
batterng down the posern gate Of Iorgustone he
for sincerity then now, would rather support this
outspokeD honest and earnest man. with al his past
from motives self-expediency stood dumb spectator
ofthe great conflict and therefore said hard things
quoted.
FELLowcrTTzESs do Bot affect 10 feel entirely satis-
fed with the platform Of principle made at Gin
cinnau and adopted whole at Baltimore It's
treatment Of the Tariff question is in my judg-
ment unstatesmanke, and is postponement
OF It 10 another canvass and for distinctly reject
its declaration that must speedily % specie
payments We have less specie the country and ess
had before the war, but our bnsiness
ia twice large now as then, and needs more than
the volume OF currency to transact It, An attempt
a specie payments without reduction Of the currency
idle for II would inevitably fall and to reduce tae
currency to its dimensions before the war would
be disastrous TO our business interest We might az well
require he Growing SO PpsSded E commerce % Of tbs
country 10 the small measure or currency We
tain for week under any system OF specie payment,
But this talk OF returning 10 specie payments Is inc
as such Is comparatively harmless. No statesman
is rash enough TO treat the declaration as
sensbly omts to notice IT, The Cincinnati Platform has
word Of sympathy with the labor organizations Of the
itics. This think Is a grave omission
HORACE GREELEY THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
Yet there is nothing in the platform concusvey oo-
jectionabe. take it, ior it is good on the three great
questions have briefly expressed. Settle THESE anu al
other surviving questions Of former canvasses on
which the Liberal platform is SILENT as
well as those which now only loom on the
horizon will be met and settled in the same wise and
patriotic spirit If not by this combination 1l Pgs'
then by some other which will represent tne people
Well il is enough to satisfy reasonable expectations 70
secure by campaign peace ana goOo.woi
North and South white man and blacK honest
I'm the South restoration of the autonomy Oh the states
and national administration undsgraceq oy , nepo,,
tsm. AS all the questions when nc OeyOno
let the masses recolect that the per
sOnal and political life or horace Greeley
run In the right direction. He Is one or the people
raised from the level TO his great height OK ue
funess and fame BY his own gnaidea sa,rSdc5. ens5
ing between the rights Of labor and the veteran
but unjust advantages OF capital his heart Is IN the
right His influence will be with the masses For
whatever bis political are, no man can qesuoh
HIS resolute devotion 20 what he cOncelVes 10 10
the interests OF the people, and his thorough hatred OF
ali privilege and monopoly. II Il the tact tbat
he is a thorough Democrat, which made hlm especially
tolerable the sarched gentleman who helped MN 70
get u and then miserable control break down the
Cincinnati Convention. His pleblansm OF tastes,
habits, and affections shocks and dlsgusts them he
ia not polished or higb-toned, but an awkward
plain man who believes in government Dy the peOpo
and for the people, and who not thank God an adOer
true q type of the American Republican statesman
as was Jefferson Jackson. or Lincoln hence us
Judgement in the hearts OF the people, hence MS
selection by that popular instinct which 30 c0nf0unded
the wise men OF the political temples, which made blm
the nominee Of the Free Trade Convention OF Baltimore
In spite OF all the.poeians and which Will send him 10
the White House, November by two-thirds vote
OF the Electoral College.
Gen Ewings was followed by Judge r. F. Paine OF
Cleveland who is OF the able Liberal Republicans OF
the Reserve His speech effective and incisive ana
was applauded TO the echo. Gen. Aqua Wiley, the
Democratic and Liberal candidate for Secretary ofstate'
was next introduced and although had begun to rain
the people insisted on more speaking.
Gen Wiley made a short speech that was full OF sharp
points and had a telling effect and was enthusiastically
opplauded. He was followed by Judge Clark OF Column
bus who spoke to a large and enthusiastic assembly Ia
the rain The Convention was grand success through
out and the friends OF Reform seem 10 be JuDantoYef