The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-05-18
THE BITTER PILL.

For once the Democratic papers furnish
interesting reading. Their luffinc and
filling, their marching and counter march
ing round about Greeley-for their move
ments embrace both land and marine
maneuvering to describe them-are intense
ly amusing. Every succeeding week, how
ever, draws them nearer and nearer to their
fate, which like the charmed bird before
the snake, agonizet they tlutter to escape
After their loud blowing few weeks ago
OF their determination and certainty to
beat Grant by straight ont Democratic
nominee for President, it is enough to move
the most ohdurate heart. to witness their
humble confessions of hopeless weakness
as a party, since the Cincinnati Il omination.
If their own professions of a few weeks
ago had been anything else than the sor-
riest brag, it is reasonable to suppose that
the Cincincinnati scramble, by threatening
to divide the Republicans, would have
filled the Democracy with hope, but in
place of this it has only revealed their
despair.
We might quote column after column
from Democratic papers similar to the fol-
lowing from the 81 LOUIS Republican,
Democratic organ:
sit would be exceeding gratifying to
every Democrat if Il straight-out national
Democratic ticket, planted on a straight
ont Democratic platform, could be nomi-
mated and elected; but the dullest observer
of passing events knows there is not the
remotest possibility Of such consumation.
The radical army is moving i'll a solid phal-
max. backed by i'll the forces OF an unscru-
pulous and desperate administration which
has staked everything on the result of the
impending battle. That army is able to,
and will beat both the liberals and Demo
Gratis if they divide their strength; but if
the two wings heartily unite, the enemy
will be swept from the field and driven out
of sight.
And when this proposed union is to be
made on Horace Greeley, the btterest
enemy the Democratic party ever had up
to the hour before he received the Cincin-
natl nomination, the deplorable straights
of that party may be imagined. Drown
ing men will catch at straws, but their
hopeless condition is no more apparent than
the Democratic party endeavoring to grasp
the tail of Greeley's old white coat for
safety. Their weakness is confessed
The most they could hope for from such a
union in the event of success would be
liberal share OF the spoils of office. No
one can deny this. And this brings us to
what we have long insisted was the charac-
ter of that party-an organized office-hunt-
ing concern-only this and nothing more.
Occasionally leader of more independ-
ence and principle than the great mass OF
the party, speaks out in strong protest
against this dsgraceful movement to be-
come the servants of the Tribune, so long
the evil genius of the party. Voorhees, in
the House of Representatives on Monday,
denouced the Greeley Generalization of his
party. and declared as between the two he
would prefer Grant as having shown the
most substantial friendship for the South.
Anything to beat Grant is the cry of the
disbanding Democracy which should be an
excellent endorsement for the President
with Republicans. They expect no offices
from him while with Greeley they can at
least hope for share. But we must not
neglect our Elkton and Cecil Democracy,
which accounts itself of the purest blood
and could trace back as unbroken poiti-
cal pedigree as some of our horsemen do
for their favorite animals. 1t is really
amusing to see these old thorough breds,
moving day by day toward that old white
hat, while mentally calculating "nearer to
thee, nearer to thee
The following extracts from "our own
organ of last Saturday will illustrate the
sorrowful march ofthe party, which mourns
without hope, as with solemn funeral steps,
it sadly moves toward the sheltering ban
ner of the New York Tribune.
eve have then,' says the Democrat. "to
accept as our candidate a man who hates
us more than he hates our bitterest enemy,
or see that candidate enter into an alliance
against us. If the object of the nomination
was to secure the cordial cooperation of
lie DeInOCFicl, tlell tiG ClOiCt WAS VIC
worst that could have been made out of all
who have been spoken of for the nomina-
ton, with the always emphatic exception
of Sumner
And this feast of humble pie by the paper
which up to a few hours previous could
not find high sounding phrases enough to
tell of the great principles and strength of
the great Democratic party! Again
eff the two months that intervene be-
fore the Democratic Convention meets,
shall make it clear that we either help
Greeley to beat Grant, or submit to Grant
for another four years and perhaps during
his natural life. probably not a Democrat
will refuse to throw up his white hat"
But why not sheet Grant " yourselves
with Greeley to make diversion in your
favor, if your party, as you boast numbers
three million voters? What bosh these
Democratic leaders have been preaching to
the people for months. A clear confession
is here made that wild scramble for office
is the sum of all the principles the par
ty possesses; and the leaders would just 60
as readily for Grant as they propose to
join Greeley if lie would promise them a
share Of the Offices.