The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-05-07
THE CINCINNATI CANDIDATES

The following article, which we take
from the Pittsburgh Commercial in re-
gard to the Liberal Reform" candi-
dates, express our feelings in the mat
ter, and is probably written much bet
ter than we could do it if we took our
time to it:
AS the candidate of coalition
whereof the Democratic party is ex-
pected to furnish the necessary votes,
Horace Greeley's nomination certainly
is curious one. 1t might be a good
enough one for a select number of Re-
publicans dissatisfied with Grant and
still not ready to entomb themselves
in the Democratic party; but the qes-
tion which must necessarily be on all
lips is, how is it possible for Democrats
to make him their candidate? Except
on the single point of hate for Grant,
there is not one feeling common to
Mr.. Greeley and the Democrats. AS a
Clay Wing, persistent Abolitionist,
an original Republican, and leader
at all times and in all places against
the Democrats, scarcely another on
the stage of action at the present time
has been more conspicuous or efficient.
He will not pretend that in anything
he has changed a particle--that he
has either shed or turned his coat, or
swapped off single one of his old
principles for new one. He will not
claim that he is anything else than q
Republican-such Republican, how.
ever, as very few members of the
party can support under the circum-
stances in preference to General
Grant. Democrats might consistently
egg him on in his efforts to disrupt the
Republican party, but when it comes
to accepting him for their leader and
candidate, or to wishing to see him
President under any circumstances, we
can see the great Democratic stomach
already heaving with disgust. But
take him they must. If they do not,
then they will break the compact en-
tered into between the so-called Glib
erals" and Democratic leaders, where
by was agreed that whatever was nom-
mated by this Cincinnati convention
should become the Democratic candi-
date also.
We confess that we have not doubt.
ed that what the Democratic leaders
were all the time trying to DO to bring
into the field two Republicans as Pres
idential candidate in the hope of SO
dividing the party that they could run
in regular dyed-in'the-wool Demo
crat, and thereby obtain unqualified
possession of the Executive branch o.
the government. This, doubtless, has
been the aim Of certain of the leader:
from the beginning.
Certain it is, the Democratic party
must now do one Of two things: either
disband and straggle to the polls tC
vote for a Republican, and the bitter
est enemy they ever knew, and whC
has not had even an hours probation
the party do this or abandon tn,
coalition and come out under its owl
colors with true blue candidate.
The absurdity involved in the can
didacy Of Mr.. Greeley in the expecta
tion of being elected President by tn,
Democratic party, when one thinks o
it, forecasts the result. On the othel
hand, the forlornness of the spectacl,
of Mr.. Greeley, deserted by the faith
less Democrats for their own propeI
candidate, while the Republican party
is pressing forward compact aad de
termined under Grant, is sufficiently
suggestive of Mr. Greeley's fate. l
is difficult just now to preceive il
what quarter Mr.. Greeley is at al
strong, except it be among those VIII,