The new North-west., 1872-04-13

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theload they have 10 carry. But The idesof tn
Democratic party, which claims tn be tn,
Conservative party Of the country, allowing
the nr'st Radical element In the Republican
party-so Radical that it claims Grant and
his friends have halted on tho wsy-to max,
! platform for its members to stand upor
and to nominate q Presidential ticket fol
them. and in the end suffering itself 10 bt
wholly swallowed up by this new Rui,ca
parsy-t,ecause that would be the :ncviiabl,
result OF the scheme proposc6. were it car
rte! into effects simr!y preposterous and
ridicul'us. unless Democratic nature In,
changed com:!::e.ely, aud We dou't believe il
has.
Tne men who propose to organize this
Liberal Republican party. do not claim ths,
they have ceased to hold fast to the princi
pies and achievements of the Republican
party. On the contrary. they glory in them
to-day. No political question has arisen
upon which they take different view from
the great mass of their former political
friends. save the one as to who should be
the nominee Of the Philadelphia Convention.
If it were not that it is confidently expected
that Grant Is to be the nominee of that Con
ventiOn. We candidIy believe that the Gin
cinnatl Convention would never have been
conceived. 1t is Unlimited that Senator
Trumbull is u he the nominee Of the Gin.
cinnati Con nvention for President We hard.
ly believe this Yet it may bc. The mere
fact of his maine being suggested Us its pos
siblc candidate, shows how far that orgnni.
zaiion must be from the Democratic Trunl
bull has supported and advocated all of the
reconstruction measures IF the Republican
party. He claims TO have been the author
Of the Frecdmans Bureau bill. He has Civ.
Ell his hearty support TO, If he is not really
entitled TO the paternity of the Ku. Klux bill.
All Of these measures Democrats have pro.
fesscd to sbbOr with all the energy of their
nature, and VIC have no donbt their prOfes-
sions corresponded with the truth. that in
this they have been free from deceit. Save
in relation to the Ku klux bill, Gov Rrown
occupies the same position as Trumbull.
All Of the other measures Re has endorsed
1t the Cincinnati Convention shall adopt
the views of Schurz and Brown upon the
bill. Greeley. Sumner and Trum.
bull and their followers, if they remain
honest, must abandon 10 the tender mcrcies
Of others il'st iottering child Of their old
age. If that convention should .,pt \ free
trade plank into their platform Or-eveu .
revenue tariff plank. Greeley and Sumner
md all Of their New England. Pennsylvania
and New York adlcrents must tearfu!ly
l. ave the convention. or Cease to bc honest.
Mr.. Greeley has lately suggested remedy.
We believe, which will fully reconcile in his
Dpiuion. all parties upon those questions.
especially the tariff. upon which there il
conflict of opinion. lie proposes that upon
these subjects that Convention shall remain
silent. II that r.licy is TO bc adopted. =:
tho name of common honesty what kind OF
a platform, and how large q platform. cak
'at convention adopt upon which both
Liberal Republicans and Democrats can
stand? There is not a political issue before
hc country to-dsy upon which they heartily
here is ssemiHg concurrence, The reason :;snn
hat induce each TO support the issue are rs
Far from those uf the other as the poles.
There Is only one thing in which they all
'earti'y agree, and that Is hostility 10
3rant. To he sure. both parties NJ; ght use
he same phrases upon Revenue Reform and |
;ivil Service Reform. but " the members |
It one party they would have different
;gnitication from what they did to those of
he other. We dont believe Democrats can
I'll exactly what they mean by Revenue
reform. The only Civil SCI vice Reform,
hey wish is that Of turning Republicans
u. of Office and putting Democrats in their
faces. If these parties have any principles
hey cannot be honest and coalcsce, unirss
nth them the question ss to whether Grant
} 10 be our next President is Ia be para.
'ount to "ll Others, and ii this Is the case
It 1t liz distinctly understood. SO that tn.
Duntry NAV know that it is a contest for
len not principles. We hold that all this
'lk about coslescing with the Li!,erxl Re.
ubl'c"n party on the part Of leading Demo
ats Is simply done with tie view Of en-
'u'sging and swelling Us mucl, as possible. I
'c proportion Of that new organization aud
aking ~ wide bresch u they possibly
~ in the Republican nAnks.' III due time
cy confidently expect . Dsmocratic Presi.
initial ticket will be placed In the field, and
a: they will tnd opposed to II : divided
ID wrang!ing Republican party. They
el sure they can come nearer defeating
rec Republican nominees than one. Tie
beral Republicans either understand this ..
eli. and prefer 10 sacrifice their professed
inciples, aud contribute what they can To 4
Q election Of Democrs,ic Pi csident in
sference to Grsnt.or theyare too weak and Z
edolous to be the leaders Of any party. II
{ view 10 correcs then the Democrst;c 3
r;!y II guilty Of unmanly lrickcry and the /;
besal Republicans of the u,nss shallow> y
ted statcsmanship, not to say dishonesty =
unpartlona2'e imbecility. .siss.h sduQ q
In conclusion, we would say II IL were !.
Dsible for the Libenl Republicans and I;C
mocsats 10 heartily and honestly cnslesce
Orincinlc - veO,,li hail IL "A n hnsAnv u