Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-10
The Result At 0iaoianati.

The convocation Of soured and
intractable elements assembled at
Cincinnati, last week, brought its
squabbles and intrigues to tcrmi-
nation on Friday by the adoption OF
q platform, and as was foreshadow-
ed when our paper went to press
last week, the nomination of Hor
ace Greeley for President; B. Gratz
Brown, Of Missouri, occupying the
second place on the ticket. The
nomination Of Greeley took the
country by surprise, for of all the
probable results of the convention,
this was not seriously feared or
hoped by any body when the con-
vention met. When we remember
that the Cincinnati movement had
its origin with men who held the
principle of revenue reform to be
paramount to all others, and who
were determined to engraft it in the
platform as one OF the prominent is
sues to be determined in the Presi-
Dental campaign, and then reflect
that Horace Greeley is the one man
in the country who has distinguish
ed himself above all others as the
champion of the opposite principle
Of protection, and who assumed but
o few weeks since most inflexible
attitude toward the convention on
the issue of the tariff, his nomina-
ton by a convention of such ele-
ments and on a platform which
evades this whole question, and his
acceptance Of the anomalous posi-
ton, looks like one of the most stu
pendous farces ever exhibited
There is ample evidence already
that it is so regarded by the coun-
try. Added to this the general
conviction that for any position re-
quiring superior executive capacity,
Greeley,with hiswhims and tangents,
would be VIGOROUSLY and fatally in
competent, and his nomination
stands out as the weakest which
could be made. Already prominent
delegates in the convention, inclu'
ding the Germans, are repudiating
it. That the Democracy will in
dorse it is not probable. They are
playing the game of divide and
conquer. Finding breach in the
Republican ranks, they have dill
gently sought to widen it by the
proffer of cooperation to the NAL
contents. The nomination of their
old and bitter enemy, Greeley, how
ever, temporarily disconnected them,
and the more impulsive of the par
ty journals throw off the mask be-
fore the time, and demand straight
out Democratic nominations. By
far the greater number, however,
continue to tickle the Liberals with
the hope of eventual aid and COM
fort, taking care not TO commit
themselves, but referring the whole
question of the alliance to the COM
ing Democratic National Conven-
ton, that will not probably meet
until after the Philadelphia Conven-
ton. By this time, having accom-,
plished all that is possible in
dividing the Republicans. the De-
mocracy will throw off their dis
guise, nominate the strongest can
didates of their own party and hope
to march to victory through the de-
moralized ranks Of their opponents.
But in this game they cannot count
with certainty on the aid of Mr..
Greeley. He is pledged to support
the strongest Republican candidate
in the above contingency, and it
would not be inconsistent with his
character to withdraw from the
contest aud support with his old en-
ergy the regular Republican candi-
dates.