The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-04
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the work that was begun at Cincinnati,
it eOntrived, at least, 10 make it very
clear what was the real meaning and
intentofthose Cincinnati nominations
and why it was desired t. secure their
approval by the Conference on Thurs
day.
The nomination of Mr.. Greeley, it
is said, took the Cincinnati COnven-
ton by surprise; and, as regards very
large, if not the larger portion OF those
present-ail, indeed, VINO went to Gin |
ciunati in accordance with its call,
and with an honest purpOse-the as
sertiOn is true. But it was remem- |
bered, when these memb bers were calm |
enough for reflection, that Mr.. GratZ /
Brown had forced himself upon the /
platform in a way that, If not insult |
ing to the Convention and its cheir-
man, was at least unprecedented, with /
the ostensible purpose of Withdrawing |
his own name, but really to nomln- 4
ate Mr.. Greeley. The Convention It /
is true, did not Immediately respond /
to Mr.. Gratz Brown, but that only |
shows that he was merely wrong as |
to the exact minute when the Con- |
vention was ready for the nomination. |
The nomination of Greeley was the 4
thing it meant t. have, and it got it
presently.
Now. it is a fact which does not |
need to be proved, not that the nom
ination of Greeley at Cincinnati was
confidently predicted long before tie /
Convention, Tut that it was asserted /
as long ago, and with equal conh- /
dence BY Democrats, that he would be I
nominated also at Baltimore. III this /
be only a coincidence, il is a very Gu |
rious one; and if it be anything more, |
then the only other conclusion is that |
both nominations are separate deVel-
oDments of 9 concerted plan, and not /
that one was an accident and the Otli- |
/ er aconsequenee. a But not stopping to /
discuss that which, though, not exact \
! Iy a matter of conjecture, IS thing i
difficult of positive proof, we have to I
deal with the fact of Greeley's nom I
ination in the light that this more re-
cent eyent-thc Fifth Avenue Con-
/ ference-sheds upon it.
Recent Democratic conventions all
over the country indicate unmistaka-
| bly that Greeley will be the noml-
nee of the Baltimore Convention.
! The speakers in the Conference on
/ Thursday who approved OF his nOm-
/ inatiOn at Cincinnati; and who were
evidently desirous that the conference
should sanction it with their appro-
val. were for the most part Democrats.
The Republicans who agreed with
them, at least, were men the root oil
| whose zeal for purity and reform IN
politics is bedded deeply in defeated
desire for Office or official patronage
| OF those Democrats who were the au-
vocates ofthe Greeley nomination not
one of them, it will be observed, could
sneak of him in other terms Jnan
| those of the most marked contempt
almost of lOathing, for that much they
evidently felt was due to their own
self-respect and sense Of deceney.
| Greeley the candidate was one thing
to them: Greeley the man was quite
another. The whole demonstration
so far as it has any significance at all,
shows this-that the Democratic pur-
pose which made Greeley the nomi-
nee of the Cincinnati Convention was
followed up and striyen for in the
Fifth Avenue conference by men VINO
have not the least respect for Greeley
but believe him to be a convenient
tool. c,--
What, then, is that puapOse? simply
that the Democrats, believing that the
Liberal movement might be used TO
resuscitate their party, have seized 1t
to that end. Whether was preeOn-
certed Dlan to do this at Cincinnati
which. as we all know, was most ike
Iv the factor whether a happy acct
dent at Cincinnati made it possible the
fact remains the same, that the pro-
pOsed election of Greedy is merely
now a measure Of the Democratic par
{ tv. The party will make straight
Termination at Baltimore in putting
Greeley's name at the head OF the
, ticket. the very stTaightest nOmlna-
tion possibIe, for it proposes thereby
to reinstate the old party organization
, | in mower at Washington. Yielding
nothing, compromising nothing, ae-
knowledging nothing, promising moth
/ inc thew have captured a feeble old
, man. whose desire for Office is almost
an insanity, and who, to compass 1t,
| is ready to turn his back upon the re-
A cord of his whole life; and on the sup
( nosition of his popularity with his
. own party they propose to capture ISe-
. nubIiean votes enough to put them
| selves into power. whether they Will
/, Q
' tn successful termination; or whether,
succeeding in it, they VIII che1I 6ree-
s lev. or Greeley cheat them, Is anOth-
er question. But cunning as Greeley
is-and an unfathOmable cunning Is
= one Of his strongest characteristics, a
it is always of the class oI men % %
Y which he belOngs-we believe ne VIII
ha no match for the men into whose
4 ah hr
z share of the plumber no DOUBT VIII Dt
o thrown to the hungry adVenturers
e men and women, whom he would car
e nv to Washington; but q snare OF pO
, IitieaI power-nOt a bit OF IL:
Whatever else we may thlnk Ot th'
: Democratic party, its long recor'
e shows that it is not fool. ANA }
r has never given stronger PROOF OF IL
8, sagacity than it has given now III In'
+ way it has availed itself Of one OF IN
purest-if not the purest-mOVeIneht
Is in the history of American politics u
z reinstate in power the corruptest par
il ty that American politics mas eve
u known. II seemed as II 1t could Onl.
st be saved from dissolution by mira
Gle: and there comes this curious con
le catenatiOn of circumstances that Oi
fers it one more chance OF salvation
" Probably there never lived beforesIne
n the beginning of the world man who
er having for nearly half century bee
in the relations OF opposition and ha
NJ tired that Greeley has to a p0lltlca
Y, marty. could be taken, and consent {
ye be taken, by such party IN IT'S mol
tai agony, and made TO lay down hl
ID OVID to save his party's life. But that
precisely the spectacle which Is pre-
a sented to US at this moment.
be The question then is, is Greeley
IL popuIarity, like the ideal Greeie
d. which peOpIe are said to believe in,
is mere myth? And will this prett
. DIot OF making him a nominal Pres
Ie dent. and putting the Democratic pa
a tv back into power fail, because II
ly Dnblicans will take no part in II
ok Without Republican votes the who
w thing falls To the ground; and whe
this comes to be understood the figl
d: will really be between the Republics
he marty as such on the one side, and
the other the Democratic party, tota
er Iv unchanged except that it ralli
ch under an old white hat, practically,
n, they believe and hope, without al
A head in il. Those sagaciOus gentl
I'd men at the Fifth Avenue COnferen
ig- who avOwed that their great purpO
gi- at this juncture was to smash thin
er- generally will deserve the gratitude
St posterity should Greeley be electe
it So far from breaking up the old pi
in ties, the movement on his behalf IS
lge this moment, crystaliZing them II
lev the forms and relations that exist
lis before the war, and arresting the n
his ural progress Of their decay. i
m. were possible for such piece Of pol