The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-11-02
Presidential Election, next Tues
day, November 5th.
Sold md DeLi1,ere6.

Sold and Delivered.
Horace Greeley-the Greeley candidate for
the Presidency-in his letter of reply to the
committee appointed by the Cincinnati Con-
vention to inform him of his nomination said
"The raising of revenue, whether by tariff or
otherwise, shall be recognized and treated as
the peoples immediate business, to be shaped
and directed by them through their Represen-
tatives in Congress, whose action thereon the
President must neither override by his veto,
attempt to dictate, nor presume to punish, by
bestowing Office only on those who argue with
him or Withdrawing it from those who do not"
This letter puts the "Chappaquack" cand-
date in very unenviable position. Mr.. Gree
| ley has been life long protectionist. He has
devoted his arduous labors for thirty years in
advocating the protection of American manu-
facturers and American laborers by protec-
tive tariff. Not three months previous to
writing this letter Mr.. Greeley said the Demo-
Gratis do not want me for candidate because
they are mainly for free trade and 1 am ga
ferocious protectionist." Mr.. Greeley for thirty
years has considered tariff absolutely neces-
sary for the protection of the vast manufactur-
ing interests of the country. He has heretofore
considered the abolition of tariff duties dire
full calamity to the whole country.
But in this letter of May goth, he coolly, de-
liberately surrenders his manhood and renoun-
ces his convictions. He says "the raising of
revenue by tariff or otherwise" is to be settled
by the Representatives in Congress" Then
| IL ho Co 10 10 hove
gress elected that should see fit to abolish the
tariff altogether, or so reduce its rates as to
bankrupt the nation, Mr.. Greeley says the
president must not override it by his Veto"
The second section of the seventh article ofthe
constitution of the United States says: "Every
bill which shall have passed the House of Bep-
resentstives and the Senate, shall before it be-
CT 1es a Law, bsPFssepted to the President Of
1T Omitted States; II he approve, he shalfsign
+; but if not he shall return it with his objec-
ms to that House in which it shall have origi-
mated" When this is done it is necessary that
two-thirds of both Houses should pass it before
it becomes law. This section of the consttu-
ton makes it the Presidents duty, if he does not
approve of the bM-if 1T as motin accordance aoith
his ideas-to return it ,Oith has objections to the
House IN s0hich 1t originated. This is his d.tyas
President There is no escape from it.
The President, before he enters upon his duty
as such, takes the following oath as required
by the constitution 81 do solemnly swear Tor
affirm) that 1 will faithfully execute the Office
as President of the United States, and will to
the best of my ability, preserve, protect and
defend the constitution of the United States"
If Congress should by a single bill, sweep
away every manufacturing interest in the ma
ton and entail untold calamities upon the land
by the great financial crash and labor crisis
that it would inevitably create, this man Gree
| ley says he would not use the power nor exer-
else the trust reposed in him as Chief Magis-
trate of the Republic to prevent it. He says
although it is duty am sworn to discharge !,
will not veto any such bill ! He says, i'll see
the ruin of the nation in bill, | will not use
the flourish of my pen to prevent it, although
have solemn oath registered in Heaven to
do it. No such man is fit to be President. No
such man ever ought to be President. No such
man, in our hum BILE judgment, ever will be
| President He pledges himself to sell his man
hood and violate the constitution. The distinc-
tive characteristic in his life has been his pro-
tective proclivties. He now says he will sur
render the convictions of thirty years for the
Presidential Office. This is the point where he
barriers his soul for the disreputable honor of
becoming the Democratic candidate for Presi.
dent.
Henceforth he should be labeled, ''sold and
delivered to Tammany for the price of the
Presidential patronage"