The Shasta courier., 1872-10-05
ON THE STUMP.

1t is an unusual thing for the Pres
idential candidate Of party to take
the stump iu his own behalf. But
the present campaign reveals many new
phases of the depths to which politicians
will resort, and we behold Mr. Greeley
the hybrid candidate, on his travels like
some petty rot house politician. When,
in 1852, General Scott during the heat of
the Presidential campaign. yielded to the
wishes of his friends and paid visit to the
old battle ground # Luudy's Lane, it was
stlgmatized as an electioneering dodge
unworthy of an aspirant for Presidential
honors, and Scott lost many votes by the
step. Mr. Greeley, with that Inconsistency
which is his most remarkable trait, while
electioneering for himself, thinks proper
to find fault because certain high Govern
ment officials have participated in the can
vass for General Grant. Had Mr.. Greeley
remained at home, himself. and let some
of bis supporters did this fault find
ing. it might have had better effect. But
what is wrong in others, is right with him.
self 1t is correct that Mr.. Greeley should
"swing around the circle" as did Andy
Johnson in '66, but it is not correct that
one OF President Grants Cabinet should
defend the policy Of the Administration,
when that policy is bitterly, persistently
misreprescn' Mr.. Greeley is certainly
favored individual, to have such special
privileges as are accorded to him
There is one point connected with Mr..
Greeley's pilgrimage and speech making,
that is worthy of remark. 1t is the truck
ling demagogaism which leads him to
promise anything which bids fair to bring
the recalcitrant Democrats up to that point
at which "crow diet" becomes toothsome
and aud palateatle. In his Portland speech
he Knocked the "civil service reform"
plank out his platform, when he promised
that the public Offices should reward his
followers accordingly as he received sup
port; at Pittsburg be goes step further,
and makes traitoroua bid for the support
Of the old secession element He will con-
sent to disunion, he says, if the people Of
the South after an honest, unterrifed, un-
constrained vote say they want it. When
Mr.. Greeley says this, he is sincere, or ne
is not. If sincere, it should forfeit him
the support of every Union loving man
whether Republican or Democrat. If he
is net sincere, he is unworthy the support
of any man, Unionist or Secessionist, unless
1t be that of those who are as destitute of
principle as himself The battle Of Sc.
cessiou has been fought and lost, and not
in this generation can that cause be warm
ed into life again. There may be Hot
spurs of the Toombs and Stephens stripe
who would gladly see the country plunged
into another war, but the Southern people
ha had enough Of it. And even were
they rife for another rebellion, they would
scarcely pin their faith on Horace Greeley
who counseled them to oisunion in 1860,
and then turned with the popular tide and
advocated the most extreme measures
against them, because they had followed the
advice he gave them.
We do not thipk that Mr.. Greeley as 2
stumper is a success. So far as the cause
of r. publcanism is concerned, it certainly.
has not suffered thus far from his efforts |
His peregriuations through New England
resulted i increased Republican majorities
in Vermont and Maine, and we hope for a
similar result from his later efferts.