Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-05-14
The CINCINNATI CANDIDATES.
Opinions Of the Press.

OplnlonS OF Inc fr6SSsT
The Boston Post, the leading Democratic
paper, speaking of the Cincinnati Con ven.ion
and its nominations, says ): :. Proposing lofty
results, with which the people everywhere
were in active sympathy, when it came to the
application of its means it failed miserably.
Few persons IN their sober senses will deny
that the nomination of Horace Greeley by an
assembly so powerfully equipped with popular
| sympathy as candidate for the Presidency is
disappointment for which they were not
prepared"
The New York .Saats- Zeitung saws Gree>
Icy aud Brown are good men, aud are liked
by both Americans and Germans in this coun
try; but that if Adams had been nominated
they would have been better satisfied. The
Zeitang avoids saying who it will support,
though it comedies that the Liberal ticket is
very strong. They will defer any declaration
until after the Germans have held a meeting
and decided the question, which will be done
next month.
The Philadelphia Press edited by Colonel
| Forney, says: Mr.. Greeley can>never, in our
Judgment. be President. His path to that
eminence is made rough, not by objections so
much as by obstacles, if we may employ the
| expression. Will the Democratic party en>
dorse him? We think not, after quite gen.
eraton's denunclation Of them. The rebel
South may. say aye, hut the rebel South nop
follows the sympathetic North just as the lat>
ter did the former till the war made "sympa-
thy" another word for hand help It seems
tous that about the hardest pill the Demos
Gratis ever had to swallow in their eager huns
ger Tor the Presidency is to swallow Horace
Greeley.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Republican)
| says: 1t is good thin. for ones con. cfence
to be Il Radical. hnt it is not conducive to ones
popularity. and Mr.. Greeley being Radical
we are not certain that q more conservative
| candidate would not have answered better the
purposes of the Cincinnati Conventions.
The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot (Dem. } says
For the Liberal Republicans this must be re
earded as strong nomination. With Cree
ley their candidate they enter the field en-
ergetcally against the Administration enemy,
neither giving nor taking quarter
The Richmond D;spntcA says: The two
waves Ut opposition. with their powerful inn
pulse, met ct Cincinnati, and the two prou,i>
nert men who gave them start seemed to
ride upon them until they were merged in
one. and were selected the nominees under
whose auspices the cause was to be carried on-
ward with every promise Of brilliant victory
The Enquirer says: If the battle is to be
fought with Grant and Radicalsm on the one
side, and Greeley and reform on the other. the
entire Conservative vote of this section will
be cast for the latter. But this is a contest
as yet confined t" the Republican family. It
has not yet reached that point where "a more
explicit expression of opinion is demanded,
either from us or from our people.
The L.nchbnrg Netcs says: That Mr.
Grecley's nomination is acceptable to us, we
cannot admit, and we are not yet prepared to
say chat we will support him. Should the
Democratic Convention endorse him. or fail
TO make nominat'on. then. as between him
and Grant. or any other nominee of The Phi
adeiphla Convention. we eXpect t, throw what
ever OF Influence we may possess in his favor
The Ly"chbuyy Tii,yi"ian says: Candor
c"uIpels us to say that this is not the hest or
strongest nomination that could have been
made. nevertheless, between Greeley and
Grant, or any of the corrupt Ring that now
dominates ut Washington, we could not hest.
tate to give our support to the former.
The Iynbhburg RepuLHcan says: That
the result OF the deliberations of the Conveu>
ton are entirely Satisfied Try to the Democracy
OF the country. can not be claimed, for there
are other gentlemen who would have been
more acceptable to them than either Greeley
| or Brown. We have no hesitancy in EXPRESS.
ing the opinion that, should there he no DEM
ocratic nominations, wisdom aud policy alike
dictate a cordial aud enthusiastic supnort of
the Cincinnati ticket by the people of the
South
| The Petersburg Maec saws: IF the Demo.
cratic party is wise. its candidate is nominal
ted. If it is determined, its victory is as
| sured.
The Wheeling Register saws: General
Grart must he beaten The safety of the Re.
public demands his RELOCATION to private life
If the choice is simply between Grant and
Greeley, no lover Of his country can hesitate
to give his support to Mr. Greeley If. how
ever, regular and thorough going Democrat.
lc candidate is nominated, and an effort is
made to bring the Administration back to
the purity ct Democratic times we believe
that est Virginia may be relied upon for
live electoral votes for the Democratic nomi-
| nee. What does the National Committee
say?
The Memphis Annznnche and Appeal un
hesltatingly endorse the nominations. and will
support the ticket
The New Orleans Times has column ed
itorlai eui""istlc of the C! aracter and attain
mcnts OF Greeley, which clses by expressing
the belief that he will defent Graut
The Republican says the choice is a good
one, and will undoubtedly command the conf
dence and support oi large majority of the
American people.
The Bee thinks the nomination of Greeley
bad one. Tt has no idea tina. the Demo
cratic party will endorse it. On the contrary
1t thinks vt ipsurcs straight out nomuation
by the Democratic Convention.
The Iicoynme believes tho nomination of
Adams would have been preferable. but saws
many accept Horace Greeley on the ground
that he is at least honest. 1t does NOT think
the nomination of a Democratic t;cLo a, ,,;,L;