The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-02

UlAoUsee 0Ss Ua1sa-
That itmAy BE- recorded, we append
. brief extract from very Apngthy
editorial in the Consultation Of The 18th
inst Il win Be seen that he - esnphati-
caly for q st1niop. or ,Libersls snIa'
DemocNls. Thia& just his bslae Ne
want to Gghts
-Certalmly1t appears y III Z be the
paxtef wisdon ss well ~ p11Eiotism
for both democratic and liberal rcpubli.
cans between whom there Is no sub.
stsntial difference Of opinion upon any
live issue relating to the national policy
Of the country TO unite on the same
presidential ticket--wheress both differ
Widels irreconctlAbly upon all those
issues with Graut and that portion ofthe
republican party which adhere to. him
and his policy-both domestic and for
eagl--and especially ought liberal re-
pub!lcanS aud democrats 10 unite upon
the same candidate for the Presidency
when Il 10 certain that o union Is nec-
essary to both to secure the success of
principles which both profess to be-
Hove necessary for tho preservation Of
our republican government the indi.
vidual liberty Of the citizen and the
general good Of MI classes Of coinmu-
nifty
Our Democratic aeighbor the Bur-.
lington Gazette says that August Bel
mont, chairman Of the National Demo-
cratic Central Committee, was inter
viewed at CincinnAti . few days since,
and that among other things he said
Finally thatAe favored the democrats
doing precisely what they had done III,
Acknowledging their vote for the
Cincinnati nominee, all other things.
being equal and consistent thus
breaking the republican backbone.
mo candidate" said Mr.. Belmont,
latter election, can run q popular
government without relying in great
part spsa the element which gave him
his strsseth.n Jnst 90; that II, the
democratSc party having contributed
nine-tenths Of the votes under the
union arrran9suaent to the success of q
Presidential candidate, he cannot rum
the government without relying upon
the democratic party, which really
elected him. Mr.. Belnoat Is right in
this, and this il just why We ssy that
such triumph Il simply y democratic
victory. q
Ininoi, n sthe Libersl couveut,on |
appears to b. . hons. haaly divtlsa
sr.in.t itsalf Davis rrpmbnl, md
Palmer each have thess hsekera ~, Z.
.hey corlide n,aonen,,v mon he;n.
throsta ,osether they arr ,,kclx 10
m.k4 hSd ysotk wi,A ,,,a .r,,,,,,,,, N, -
~ sne .anc.nna.a no'n'nanoh sad PSF
hsPs op'lse 1ne Conv "a 3 ~ 60 else
Wnese ioE : eanqiaase hat = pas-
sion Y aroused, What q shMbesias Of
backbone takes place In man, what si'!|
shifting and sheminS ofpfinciple takes
hold OF an individual when he hsbomss'l
excited WIN the vision ofsome possible
contingency that may arise and make
him Fresidsnt. Witness bow easer . |
d01eA or m0re parttcs are to receive
he doubtful and certainly empty honor
of she termination Of The Grand Con.
yentlon OF ex'odSee-holders and sore
hesds OF the Republican party and the \
ne rsoea outs q Omcinnah t0AdGy.
THIS presldsaesal mania once hold Of
= sasn' he . sure 70 90 stone blind 70
every otAef consideration, and do any
amount Of ground and LOFTY tnmblinG
10 fOs'ow'ng u
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rn.-.,,,o, :. $50 -. !:
OF holding u, Grant Is slready In effect
renominated ;that there can be NO use 70
simply meet to confirm what 10 already
really accomplished. Four years ago
Gen. Grant was in advance otthe meet
ing Of the Convention just as certainly
the nominee as he Is to-day, and no
,,o,o 90 .h., 40. - N....,
u'''s 'o '''en s'A" "o"' Neser'e'ess
the Convention met regardless OF sore.
heads then. as it viii again ON June 5th.
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