Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-15
Greeley or Grant.

MIR EDITOR. BY the action of the Balti-
more Convention two facts are established
The one, that old political landmarks have
oeen swept away. and a new political era in
auguratcd The other. that 'irant and
Greeley will b. the only Presidential candi- |
dates before the country.
The people OF Delaware must needs chose |
between these two. Most uf lis will undoubted. |
~ consider this alternative as prest nting
| nothing else but "llob,on's choice"
| But such is the stu ton dIsagreeabe as the |
| ,iilrmma may bs. There is no middle. course
| md no other choice. AS the thing is inevita-
BILE. let US meet it like men.
| We did not create the situation, and are
not responsible for it BY opposing the in
| iurnces which created il We have done our
duty aud maintained our consistency and
| ,elfrespect. Now that We are as powcrless
10 avoid As We were to avert our fate, let MS
| yield to the will of the American Democracy
aud accept the logic of events frankly and
| ,nanfully. We can do so without sacrifice OF
principle or self respect, because we do it on
| grounds independent of and II CHER than
no,e Of party. unon grounds of humanity
anu patriotism. l.u hanityt e broken and
r,ostrate South jo,ntd With II patriotic sacri
flee OF personal predjudce and party pride Tor
the sake OF purer administration of the
National Government.
We must support Greeley or we directly or
indirectly contribute to the election of Grant.
1t cannot be denied that there are serious osjec-
Candidates But those which apply to Grant
are vi tie pr sr,.t and based upon grounds
which are TO day real and living issues OF the
' nour. Whilst these which apply to Greeley
I are mainly of the past, and founded ON issues
which have already been settled by the peo.
pie and are no longer before the country.
n Grant in both creed and cha is in
9 nintely more objectionable to US than Gree
h ley lie continues and upholds the ''rue aud
ruin" policy towards the unhappy south
and 4oi isl
l. lnbecity. In character. We find him u poll
e tlcal Esau: who sold his birthright for politica
pUttage. A Democrat who, for politica
Irbe battered his convictions and became
renegade. A man who in one breath vndi
stultified himself and betrayed them to tIr
n death In short, the mercenary sol.i
), who for his price has sOrdidly sold his man
i, mood, his conscience, and his truth.
i. In Greeley, on the other hand, We find a mai
who in character Is conspicuous contrast l.
=, Grant. nlan who has been steadfast Tor
!. lifetime to honest convictions erroneous Il
x they may have been, who has been Cue l.
j. his plgh,ed word, and to the honest impul
u ses Of generous heart A msn who had tn.
. mapnanimty. and manly Independence t,
, lend ht iping hand tO fallen fot in de.fian.
Of hls party's whip aud whippers in, and who
Ia when he says "L~t Us have Peace" will hav
r, tile moral courage to make goot his houes
ii words BY honest deeds. A man who to da
=, | St0lluS on cOhlinOu kIOuuO Will bcWOCTHtS
- in an honest desire " retIre fraternal feelin
:. between North and south. and tO purify au,
~ reform tue government
Between t,ese two men We # D .lawaI
OF must decide. 1t must W either greeley u
h. Grant. Moral courage or moral cOwardic,
=, nlagnanimity or meAniiess OF soul.
h, Unavoidable duty, forced upon Us by ines
I'd oraole necessity, requires US to make til
c choice. We cannot remain passive. Ever
Nv Democrat who refuses to vote at all thereb
:" Indirectly contributes vote for Grant. l.,
~ us remember that We actually supper
Ve Grant unless We act oely support Greelt.
ne That in electing Grant we endorse the mt
liz and the measures which our judgments col
ny drmn and our hearts detest, and perpetrate
h- power hostile to every sentiment we ente
ny tain and every principle We advocate. AL
he rplnenl bering this let each man answer to h
,lv own conscience whether he should not tru
-, the larger hope, and of the two Republican
~, choose the better one, Greeley rather thu
~ Grant.
X DELAWARE
nR Wilmington. July 1lth, 1872.