The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-07-20
The New York World -


been a power in the land, and has exercised
an Influence second to no other political
journal in the country. What we entirely
approved and most admired in the conduct
of the World has been its constant and un-
tagging efforts to impress upon the Demo-
cratic party the policy. as well as the neces-
sity, IF discarding the worm>cut and obso>
lete issues of the past. of letting the dead
past bury its own dead. and graphing with
the living issues of the present. 1t is true
that in many quarters its wise and prudent
counsels were at frst cautiously. if not un>
fav"rab:y. received, hut the seed which it
planted has in time borne good fruit, and it
may now be said that its consIderate advice
has become the well-recognized and estab>
!ished policy and action of the national De-
mOcracy.
Recognizing the self-evident fact. that in
the pending Presidential struggle the Demo.
cratic party, unaided and alone, would be
powerless to elect its own candidate, it
warmly esPUlsed a coalition with the Liber-
al Republicans the only sure and practi-
government from the hands Of those who
now misuse aud pervent it to their own per-
sonal arms. Although the "WOrld. and the
test Of mankind" believed and taught that
the Republican Mahomet ought to come to
the mountain of Democracy, rather than that
the mountain should pass over to Mahomet.
still it was not unyielding and did no: insist
on the first alternative as a sine qua non to
the proposed union If the two political forces.
For reasons which were no doubt satsfac-
tory to the World. and in perfect harmony
with the purpose at which it aimed. it fa-
vOred and ably advocate the nomination Of
Charles Francis Adams by the Liberal Re-
publican Convention which met at Ciucin-
natl. But Mr.. Adams was not nominated
at Cincinnati, and Horace Greeley was
Since that event occurred, the World has
persistently. both in season and out Of season.
violently resisted and strenuously opposed
the nomination of Horace Greeley by the
Baltimore Convention. The nomination,
however, having been made. the World ac>
quiesces in the decision OF the only regularly
constituted tribunal of the Democratic party
for the inal settlement of the question
OF course the World, from its political
antecedents. could not. and we felt cor lent
would not, so behind IT'S wel>established
record and encourage bolt or refuse to sup
port even objectionable candidate, when
that candidate was placed in nomination by
the proper tribunal and under the wel-rec-
oguized rules aud customs Of the Democratic
party.
On the day after the nomination Of Greeley
and Brown by the Baltimore Convention, the
WOrld contained a well>wriIten article on
the result of its deliberations. replete with
wholesome and salutary advice, a portion of
which we publish below, and commend it to
the serious consideration Of our readers:
The World is of course bound by its re-
/ iteraied pledges and promises, and by its
sense Of fidelity so the Democratic party, to
acquiesce in what Was done yes steTday at
Baltimore 1t therefore accepts Mr.. Gresley
as the Demo Ocratic candidate for Presto
without attempting to conceal its doubts anu
mIsgivings, it subOrdinates its views 10 those
OF the party, and Loyalty abides by the decision
OF the National Convention We trust that
the action at Baltimore may be indorsed by
the people f; and If il receives the fulI appro-
baton OF the Democratic masses, Mr.. Greeiey
will be the next President of the United
States.
For ourselves (siuce we are reduced tn this
aIteTnatIve) we altogether prefer Greeley to
Grant; but there are mulIitudes of Demo-
craIs VINO, IN their present temper, would as
soon have one of these Republicans at the
mead OF the Government the other The
success OF the Greeley campaign depends on
the IA DpmOpra fic
these recalcitrant Democrats that the public i'm.
terests would be promoted by Mr. Greeeys
election. The real hinge Of the Presidential
election is the possibility of convincing the
anti Greeley Democrats that he is a bctter
candidate than Grant.
lnasmuch as the success of the campaion
depends on recOuciling the whole Democratic
party to MIR. Greeley's nomination nothing
could be more il.judGed and suicidal than
pouring out Vlals Oi wrdthful abuse upon the
Hnti>Greeley Democrats. Ii they are treated
with decent courtesy and consideration, they
will, by and by. ungraciousy and grud girgly
perhaps, but still effectively, support the Balti-
more nomination But if they are pursued
and bounded down as accomplices OF Grant, if
their motives are impugned and their patriotism m
called IN question, they will be driven over
into the Grant camp, and the election lost
he Democrats who dislike the nomination of
Greeley hold the balance OF power. On them
1t deTends whether Grant or Greeley shall be
the next Iresiueht III Mr.. GreeIeys friends
should be SO foolish to impugn their mo-
uves instead of attempting to convince their
judgment. the campaign is lost. 1t is essen
tlal to the success of the Canvass that their
views should be respeC ted and their prejudices
humored that due allowance should be made
ior their distinctive opposition to so strange n
candidate and that, instead of driving them
away by furious asPersion of their motives,
they shouid be courted aud concilia,ed BY con-
cedng their patriotism aud courteoasly per
snadlng them that Democratic triumph under
Mr.. Greeley would he altogether better than
anything that could come from the reelection
OF Grant. Unless these recalcItrant Demo,
cra's can be won over, the campaign against
Urant Is utterly hopeless aud it is too evident
'nae they cannot be gained by browbeatirig and
reviiIg them, but Only by treating them az
honest, sincere men who have serious ui.giv
inss as to the effect of nominating Mr. Greeley
III reasonable Difference is paid to their con.
sclentious scruples, they may easily be brougb,