Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-07-03
RADICAL. TACTICS.
4 Cursory View Of the Attitude OF
Parties.

Wv ~ 'ho hipHt !'cfuIlar phases q
political discussion that has eve
manifested itself in the history o
American politics. may be observe,
IN the unanimous .rcrsi<tcncy wit
which the Grant Radical Journals urr
upon the Democracy TO make nomi
nations at Baltimore. One woul
imagine from the extreme Soliri,ud
OF the editors of these papers. tL,
they fell themselves to some ,xter
responsible for the action of IN
democratic convention. Every issu
teens with carefully prepared aryu
mentsand sophi,tiral REASONING,
nominations should be made. uu,
with fervent appeals 10 the i,ruo,f,
"E not 10 neglect this "dut, ,
submit t" the disIntrgration OF hi
''me honorcd party" which. the
assure us, will follow the aiop,i,n @
the passive policy.
Ever and anon, they clccr tl,.i
sinking souls, AID the sous of ,L.i
uneasy readers, with the asSurarc,
that the Democratic. cnuvcut;ou :, :,
certainly nominate rcprc,cnfatiy,
man. ana rs often repeat that III,
aooption OF the passive policy viii
drlVe away more Democratic. voter,
than Mr.. Greeley will draw from th,
hePuollcan party. How often d.,
'ny proclaim. as if they spoke b>
authority, that "tiic masses" will
"''o" themselves 10 be so sold out b,
'helr leaders. We confess 1h., ",
are astoni>hcd at ihc PRESUMPTION o,
these gentlemen. Their line Of ,,,,i,..
10 hot more peculiar than it is "tIiu e
mere do they ever cxIrc, tu find j..
man. outside of their own party. who
Is such an unconsciouablc LI,ci-I,..,.,
as not to be able at once 10 400.
through their tlim>y designs.
Democrats will not dcpcud unou
any Republican source rof advice, Il,
10 how they shall act. Thev will do
mat which viewed from lI.rir ou,
'tandpoint. in the light of .xi,tin.
circumstances, appears to them to h,
Tue "lsest and best for the country
ihev arc apt TO remember ho, ,h...
same gentlemen. who are row, en-
ie'i oi their advice, lave for 81
many Years been accustomed to cy-
press themselves rs ,lcsjriu~ un,l;r,
SO much as the utter dr,,ru,,i,u <,
democracy, and have been So LIa:r,,
III ochounclng the success of ,L..
democratic party as the evil ,rcviI>
~ DC feared the most. They will
eni'ihDcr that but shur. time oro
oelore Liberalism assumed sn,.l
aiarullnS proportions. Radical po,i,i.
.iahs all over the land were conccu-
"allh2 all their powers. and
Vomiting out all the abuse ,l,.y
were masters of. against Democracy
The danger to them then was. ,ha,
with the help of Republicans who
had become disgustcd and alarmed ot
Inc corruption and despo,ic assuur-
non OF power by their party. the
democratic PARTY would succeed in
"straiSht-out" fight, and throw
these gentlemen out Of the fat rl,c,.
IN which they had lived and thriyet
Tor so long. The >arnc dan"nris NOW
staring them i'll the face, though in -
different form: that of Liberalism
Toward this new antagonist the,
nave turned their engines of wr;lI,
while they ask of Democrats. ..,a,,
You support your lifelong enemy
Horace Greeley :"
we were of opinion that if tLr
Democratic party would stand iir,ul,
united, and make the coutrs, u,,,,,
living issues, would have srrrccJru
IN a "strai.ht-oui fight. We .r,
sum OF opinion that it could have b,r,
"ohe' but great minority of,Lc
party have concluded otherwise. and
many have so far committed tb.,u-
serves as 10 declare that they VIII ,
vote for Grcelry and Brown " l,cth,,
'he baltimore convention ur,Lc.
nomination or not. Under these cir
II would simply amount
10 the reelection OF Gcu, Gran,
Tor 1t to do 30. And in answer ,o,Lc
question whether Democrats c,u
vote Tor Horace Greeley, their lite.
iong enemy, W" answer. yc., ami
work for his election with all ,hci,
power. They will not do so, ont -,
any personal consideration fer Mr.
'ree!c!, but tor the mighty issue
that Is involved in thi, contest. wr
mean the defeat Or establishment, off;
military dcspOtism over ,h. Euii.t
states. We verify bclicycila uulrss
The great military party at hose
mead Gen. Grant stand, to dny. j.
feicated at the polls next November
mat Il military dc.poiism will be
established at Washing
ION, ana one too far more udiou, in
'1tcnt d, least, than is kept up there
II present. We are not so certain
hat Gen. Grant viii bc kept ut its
lsad permanently. but we are con
'inced that il Will hr kcp, nr by the
var party that now controls il. WHO
viii place whatever one OF i'll favor
ties II plca-c- At its head, and that j,
vII not hesitate To IT." the .lll!;ar,
0 keep les place, Emti!l at la,, some
'iastcr mind of ovcrwcci,.ng anbi-
ION shall si"zc upon The rciu- Of
and make il, in name a.
well al IN fact. q inouarci,ical dc.pot.
sh- We deem thc danger too great
!" rhH another four year. term, no, !
ne's'S 10 Ten. Grant alone, but to
The party Of adveu,urcr. and ,I,cIr ,
VINO support him. Therefore ,
we shall support Mr.. Greeley. not
Tor any special admiration for mir, f.
personally, but for The sa,n. ,.,. !;
that We would support any ,,,.o. :,
nan who offered us the best c,,,.. !,
w. defeating aud baui-iiuy from ,
pOwcr, the corrupt organization tL.,t,
now upLolds the occupant Of In. .
Hhitc-lfousc aud all OF iis tyranni-
al aud unconstitutional aci.. W.
are pronted by fayoriiism aud de-