Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-27

EDITOR OF CHRONIClzE, DT:-In6f0l
being no Liberal Republican paper
published in the County, permit me to
request disqualification Of the following
copy of letter in reply to that of a
prominent Liberal De lnocrat OF this
Congressional District: .5.,s i|I
gBARNEsYIEIE, Ohio, June 20, 1872.
Dear Sir:-Your kind favor of the
18th inst. is before me. I have no au-
thority to answer your questions, ex-
Icept for myself, and can therefore only
give nay own opinions and suggestions,
on the points you refer. to. First, you
ask: aShould the Baltimore Conven-
ftion conclude to indofse Mr.. Greeley,
will It be pefmitted to, add TO, or take
from the Cincinnati platform, or must
it take it, as itdoesG Greeley and Brown,
as an entirety?" And, second "What
arrangements can be made about fair
ldivision of the offices ?" ...g,.-is;f :. z,a
!. AS to the first question, ] am, quite
lclear in the opiuion that the Baltimore
4 Convention should not meddle with
the. Cincinnati platform. not even so
much as to endorse it, for this, could
] not fail to. give it the faint of an unpop-
/ uIar party, which would work injury
without any corresponding benefits.
lu the Baltimore Convention could
change 3 single plank in the Cincinnati
IpIatfOrm it could change the whole
i platform and destroy It entirely, and
Il thus break up the Liberal Republican
party, The party, as ] hold, IS anchor.
led on q more enduring basis, and was
Established to carry out In their true in,
! tent and meaning the great principles
ftof the Republican party, and not to de
Fl stroy it. as some Demo ocrats ,fondly I'm
!, agine-I well know you are not of tht
latter class. Some may ask, for whai
purpose then was the Liberal ,Repubii
can party rganized, why not act with
! 1.-THE regular Republican party8 Fhs
8 lobject Is evidently to reform. the Ad
s ministration of the Government anc
. tbeat Grant, and in. no sense whateve
Ito change any of the great measures o
D 1.-THE Republican party, The Democra
ley had better understand this at th,
7 jstart, as it will relieve them Of trouble
land save them from probable enbar
rassment during the whole canvass. i
-lwould be better in my opinion for tn,
VI Baltimore Convention to not endors
Y Greeley and Brown, but simply to ne
|. .Isolye that it is inexpediept to- max
= 'n0minatio IONS, By this course the liber
I ais would not be loaded down with tn
= -Iodium which attaches to the name an,
a principles of the Democratic party, an,
!, would draw much more heavily from
/ the regular Republican ranks. The les
= that is said or done at Baltimore tn
ell better for the Liberal party. 4, Their
o Twill be no difficulty in uniting the Dem
! locrats against Grant on any kind of :,
= platform If no nomination of a Demo
Qlcrat be made, and it would be wors
{. than folly to make one, for that woul.
I'll certainly elect Grant. ~ j. 4
As toan equitable distribution of tn
aloffices In case of the election of MI
s Greeley, 1t Is too soon to speak wit
1any degree OF confidence, nor would |
D do to discuss such proposition public
lily at present If it were practicable t
make such en- agreement. There vii
i-td0ubtless be an equitable distribution
erlof the offices among the supporters &
.ei Mr.. Greeley should he be elected, uu
" less the Democracy should sill seek t
= maintain separate existence and OF
\ ganization, and by its organization {
Icontrol the administration to the in
+ Iterests of the Democratic party. /
Isl that, event the Liberal Republican
h having the power would doubtless eS
>, ercise 1t for the perpetuation of thei
existence as a party. The true polie
lsl for the Democratic party, If it ever eS
slpects to be successful as an organization
q or even useful as an auxiliary, is for
= to disband entirely, and reappear owe
IA 2 more popular name and with less OF
y iectionahle principles. That being don
q In good faith, no disturbing questio
n could arise about the distribution {
y patronage, OF course 1t would be we
y for the late Democracy to. not be 10
q pressing In their demands for, Office, Il
g the .hrstIyear or two, until prejudice
n could have time TO become molIifed