The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-29
THE REASON WHY.

why nave Iuo DcuOCIdlS stS d parry dC-
cepted Greeley as their candidate for Pres
ident, a man of all others who would seem
to be their natural enemy? Because they
were compelled to it may be answered;
but that is not the fact. They could read
lily nominate a straight-out, lifelong Demo-
crat, and such course would be vastly
more acceptable to every man of the party,
but they know it would involve certain
defeat as it has in the past. Then they
have given up their old principles and con-
cluded on new departure in earnest by
accepting accomplished facts? Not bit
of it, any further than it is possible to
avoid. Then why formally accept their
bitterest foe as leader by confirming the
Cincinnati nomination at Baltimore-for
such is so certain to be the action Of the
Baltimore Convention, that we accept it as
an accomplished fact in advance. Where
such seemingly great antagonism exists
there is consideration either promised or
implied on both sides. If there was any
real and cordial acceptance of the man and
his avowed principles Oh the part of that
party, they would not curse the philosopher
and all his former political theories with so
much bitterness in the same breath they
declare his acceptance as their candidate.
A little reflection will suffice to explain
this seeming political absurdity. Neither
respects the other but both expect to OBJ
tain selfish end. The Democratic leaders
party SO long kept down by the popular
vote, and hope by this coalition with Gree
ley to seize the Offices of the Federal Gov
eminent once more and obtain control,
while Greeley under the rough garb of the
Chappaqua woodchopper, is one of the
most vain men in his inordinate desire for
office that can be found in the nation. His
only hope of gratifying this vain ambition
was bid for the support of the Demo-
cratic party, and this he set about doing
when he volunteered to bail Jeff Davis
From this initial act he has been cautiously,
but systematically batting that party ever
since. Being in the last desperate condi-
ton of the proverbial drowning man, they
were prepared to seize at anything which
offered support. The only object in sight
on this dark sea of trouble was the despised
white hat of the Tribune. The philosopher
had conveniently placed it before them,
and by numerous very broad hints recently
Ia, wi = = ~
service.
Greeley's great power is that Of an advo-
cate. In this he excels and is Admitted to
stand at the head of the men of his time in
that fascinating ability, which shows a
cause in all of it's best lights or makes the
worse appear the better side. He has fill
ed the world with his fame in this depart
ment. 1t is equally notorious that he has no
well defined views on public questions, and
that he has ever facilitated and drifted back
and forth on the most vital questions of
public policy. He was the strongest advo-
cate of peacable secession, and likewise the
greatest advocate for war. On every ques-
ton he has shown great ability as an
advocate, but he has never shown any in
action. He has ever been the easiest dupe
of designing knaves. While storming
through the Tribune against official corrup-
ton, Tweed and the Tammany ring led
him by the nose with all ease, and now the
most corrupt politicians of New York, are
Greeley's closest advisers-Fenton, Mayor
Hall and men of that ilk.
The leading, long headed politicians of
the Democratic party know all these facts,
have carefully measured their man and
calculated the chances. They know that
in preaching Greeley has been among the
greatest but in practice the weakest
With the election Of President advocacy
ends and action begins-saying is ex-
changed for doing. And against one vacil-
lating theorist, if the philosopher should be
elected President, will be pitted Thousand
Of the shrewdest political tacticians, skill
ed in action with well defined purposes in
view. To this objective point the leaders
of that party are looking. In such strug-
gle WHO Is llkely 10 WIN.
With such natural and inevitable results
which must follow as surely as effect fol-
lows cause, is Greeley likely to absorb the
Democrat party or that party to absorb
Greeley? There can be but one answer
The leaders Of the Democrat party stoop
to all subterfnges and treachery to gain an
io1l
Jesuts, with whom the end justfies the
means, let that means be ever so base. And
they freely admit that they have never
before stopped to anything which they felt
so degrading as taking up Greeley for their
Presidential candidate. The anticipated
recompense must be great indeed, and
reasonably sure if success attend their
effort in electing Greeley.
1t is thought by some that the masses of
their party will not follow for Greeley, but
they will. They are so accustomed to being
herded by their leaders, that the droveyard
discipline has become second nature to
them. Therefore let no Republican be
deceived into voting for Greeley with the
belief that lie is voting to uphold Republi-
can principles He would be casting his
vote as surely and directly to re-establish
the Democratic party in power, as if the
nominee of that party were Pendleton or
Henericks.
The N. Y. Times in commenting on this
subject concludes an able article with the
following
"To judge from the tone of his organ,
Mr.. Greeley would seem to be pretty well
satisfied with the unanimity' of his sup
porters He has a right to his preferences,
but to most men, to be candidate of a
crowd of whom the honest men are 'una-
nimonsly disguised, and the remainder
unanimously after public plumber, would
not be source of unalloyed qualification"
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