New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-18
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
OBJECTIONS TO Mr. GREELEY
WHY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CANNOT TNDoRsE
Mp GREELEY.
MR.. GREELEY.
r.. Yrl< ~ Y World

MIR. GREELEY.
~, FTom The N. Y. World
Inc chief and controlling reason why the
Democratic party cannot and will not, nominate Mr..
oreeiey IL that OF all the public men OF the country
very furthes from principles What
on can the chief apostle of Protection have with free
adersf or what concord the foremost advocate OF
the bsyOnet election Jaw have With its oppOnents or
VIVA, part has eentrazation.t with OF OF
grinding burdens for the rapid reduction Of the
Why should sss n psm ne nsrsv be %peSnay
yokeo together with who represents GIL the primer
Mr. Greeley publicly renounces and abures his violent
opposition 70 free trade his advocacy OF the kukIu1
defense Of eIorbitant taxes to extinguish the
nauona debt in this generaton and when ne shall nave
party as whole on nearly all its prominent living
statesmen as individuals will be easier TO ndorse him
IN that recanting, repentant attitude, than while
he learns nothing and forgets nothing, Ike
av.r vte G "a Bourbon he Is ready to come
our principles let him publicly signify by recanta-
esn as as his opposition and abuse have
respect forbids him 10 thus abase himself
our votes TO put him in the high office he
coyets how ne expect us TO practice similar self
other reason for rejecting Mr. Greeley as the Demo-
cratic candidate, the license and wantonness Of
Gent They have been 50 coarse and often.
sive that few Democratic statesmen of any
FORGETTING their selfrespect Democrats do not want
Adm1stration in which their trusted statesmen could
even be on speaking terms unless he should make suit
e po TN Sena h eson with %
Greeeys gross and deous abuse OF public whom the
Democratic party hon0rs and trusts We OF course
give only specimens; and at present will give but
slight fragment Of one specimen-hs outrageous and In
eminent and most respected member Of the Democratic
party In this State an upright Christian gentleman,
virne and who n ANYBODY in t6s country be pro-
tested by his character from arOnts such
give.
April 9th. 1885, TIL TRIBUNE had editorial, by IT'S
style, Enthusiastically from Mr. Greeley's pen, headed
" Gov seymor a Liar" II consists VI comments on
speech Mr.. Seymour had then recently delivered IN
viii allow, retaining Mr.. Greeley's capitals:
Of =, sTd0ers the Political Lt[Sn; gS hSss1ay sa Tq,
guiding honest men whose leisure and Opportunities tot
wicked He is like bei.srnt whO poisoH 0uniIiHs
S Do t 1o' ana s s s IN ms n o s
deserves the and Of mankind On the evening Of Fddy
ns R spo when vas p-ts F void nee. morning 100
late to allow Of the eIpOSur Of It's ehoois With the following com
The nfsmy Of Horao Seymour
On the llth OF April Mr. Greeley required TO the sub
ect In article from which we Gull these specimens OF
gentemanly courtesy:
uG 70 am Soa5 Republican .rv snd IN coptsd anpl
Connecticut utter these two asAHtc deliberate a'.ocOu' lies
World sng defense Seymour ha. not made the
April a. recurring to the same subject Mr.. Greeley
said
seH, ke
. assertion. we have pub, branded a. s.-ies uttered
intent 70 Islander and deeeyes. vnop. their nature ina purpose
self their re,ponsbe udorser TGS World has done.
April 49, Mr.. Greeley said: 49,
We stand BY ever Eoi uttered this theme justified
Republican partydefamaaou agrant in 1864 when he
he defamation IN further oSsafancs you'd ss Ssene.s
II would be easy to quote from THE TRIBUNE whole
Of abuse and fierce IA this OF Gov sey
mOur. Gov Hoffman. and almost every Democrat OF
prominence in the state or country has been viihed
with little consideration.
DIsORGANIZERs OF THE DEMOCRACY.
FROM The Detroit Free Press
There is not a man to-day that advocates
the OF Horace Greeley that is not working d
rectly against the Democratic party, and TO demon
as they cOntemptuosly spurned Democrats from
their Convention unless they would abandon
cans-a thing which not a dozen Of them would dare
OF course, the enemies or the Democratic party
Their candidate has been lifelong haer and opponent
OF Democrats Democratic principles, and the in
under any circumstances as the candidate OF
themselves or their party are laborng to de-
sroy their party and its organization OF course no IN
divdua county, state speak for the whole
party or national organization OF course every
Individual is entitled TO his opinion as 10 the eIrct OF
leaving his party and resorting to Horace
Greeley for another OF course. any man may
leave lOOp-hOle TO escape from the stigma OF
working against his own organization by saying that his
opinions are subject to the action OF the National Con
vention This very mean loophoe, apparently vol
by these TO get out OF their present posi-
ton they deem better hereafter But in order TO be
recognized Democrats at all they must quarry TINS
them from the responsibility they assume Of working
against their party previous TO the holding OF the Con-
ventOn. We have a party thoroughly organized. Its
latest act through its regularly constituted National
Committed appointed four years has been TO call
National Convention OF Democrats from every one OF the
RATED States 10 nominate candidates for its party for
President Vice President When the Convention meets
the 9th OF July, in Baltimore IL VIII Dc ueq VIII
men Just from their Democratic constituents and know
ing the wishes Of the majority OF them as expressed IN
their state Conventions ihey wiz, upon eonSu,Ga IA
ton, perform their duty to that constituency, ana
suppose IL diSsontloh our tbe faction Of
the other party, IL will De the nrst authOit
tatye action Of che party as whole Gn tna @
party and organization remains e5aeuy as 10 T h
left by the last National Convention and We REGARD tne
action Of those who, in advance OF tae SonVe n
seek to break up and dlsorganiZe tne OeI W.
cratic party, as that OF political enemies we
politically as they please, and ioin party that
they please do not think that they save them
WORKING against t by promising that II they cannot de
stroy it, II the National Convention decides against tnen
| they will Join IT, and act like Democrats again.
| TOO EASILY HUMBUGGED.
The Chto1g0 inns ~,
Gentlemen who assert that the people know
that Greeley was and never can be controned ~
corrupt politicians" % know better what Is
that the people know than they DO tnemseyes ineIe n
siderable Of people winch goes 70 snow tnst ne
or that he netse in apd g Is that
Mr. Greeley Is one OF the most easily humDuggeu9 "a az
human beings ES the sO poorest t. Character nso
| mach that among those best acquainted Win WIN
him. the ease with wnien tnT oerba1 snch 4
be BAN boozed by designing men s proverDai ou' th
man in the Presidency would ne perpetnaLiI az INC
mercy Of political knayes he might not Ike Grant pS
/ "-onIJ sTaer from the evils OF knayery not
any the less. Political confidence men ana ady ven
tIrers would be as likely 20 possess the Presd da
rial ear "a statesmen Of character and WISDOM Inc
most arrant humbugs would surround the Whte House
and he IA likely 10 shape the Executive policy az Wou1
man OF sound parts. In the person or frehlueut
~ he bamDoozed by designing rascal me ooLJ
wond be scarcely better of than under President
| Tho canses himself TO be included IN the hummer
| ~ desi~ning rascals that affiiet US with mis-.
I VI u, fsrhase considerations entirely apart
rule Inese lu s,as IN which the philosopher