Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-07-13
DALLAS HER AID.
ROBERT JOSSELYN
The Great Danger.

The National Democratic Convention at
Baltimore will be over before this issue Of
our paper appears, but VIC are writing this
article without knowing what has been
done. The Indications, however, clearly
are that no democratic nominations have
been made, and that the great Democratic
party will be left withou. any national
leaders, and in very demoralized condi-
ton. The great danger is that il will be-
come still more demoralized throughout
the country by the support Of Greeley and
Brown, and intermixing with their radical
supporters. Here, in this State, VIC have,
in q great measure, avoided this inter-
mixture, and kept the democracy distinct
from The Greeley republicans though
there were protesting democrats among us,
and even in the Corsicana Convention, who
desired combination and union with the
Hamiltons Pcase, Sabin and others. But
in other States, union of these discor-
dant materials is taking place for the pur-
pose Of SC curing the election of Greeley
and div ision Of Offices With this unnat-
ural association, what is to become Of til @
democratic party and democratic princi-
pies? Will not they be lost sight of in
the scramble for victory md spoils? AL.
ready profossed democratic journa Is arc
dropping out of their columns oil illusions
to their party and its principles, and are
filling them up with contemplate prose
trash md any number Of dogerel songs
about the old white hat. Heaven preserve
us from such nonsense How will it be if
Greeley is elected President? Will his
cabinet be mixed one? Will it be mado
up of Sumner and Pcndleton and Theodore
Tilton and Hendricks Can such men u.s.
sociate and get along pleasantly together ?
How is it TO be =? II Greeley is elected, it
must be by tho democracy--will he recog-
nize or ignore this, when he reaches tho
White House ? lie must do one thing or
the other. If he puts none but radicals in
his cabinet and none but radicals in Office
throughout the country, will the interests
of the democratic party be advanced there
by? And if he mixes up the matter, as
many seem 10 think, will not the demo-
cratic party become utterly demoralizcd
in the scramble for office? We fear it. We
wish to avoid this, if possible. If demo.
Gratis do vote for Greeley and Brown, be.
cause they can do no better, let them not
forget their principles and imbbe the doc.
trines and teachings Of these men, who
are no. democrats, who do not profess to
have undergone any change in their opin-
ions. Let not democrats become Greeley
lied, il they do vote for him. Let them
not advocate negro social equality, pro-
tcctvc tariff, communism or free love. Let
them not advocate Maine Liquor laws or
undertake crusade against smoking or
chewing tobacco, or the drinking Of an in-
nocent glass of lager on Sunday morn
ing. 1t may bo useful to beat Grant with
Greeley and TO break up tho rings at
Was! ington and elsewhere, but 1t is not
necessary 10 believe in all the orotchets
and isms that have distinguished Horace
Greeley. The men, who undertake to de-
fend the record Of Horace Greeley or his
present opinions, arc no longer democrats,
and they should not pretend to be. We
warn the true democracy against all these
prctendcrs, whether they edit newspapers,
write letters for the public or mako speech
cs. They are wolves in Sleeps clothing,
and black sheep at that. Democrats, be
ON your guard.