The Republican journal., 1872-06-06
7 he Extent of the Dedication from Radi-
CaiiSm

1t is amusing to read the declarations
"l lhe Grant presses and to hear the asser-
mons OF administration adherents, that the
split in the party really amounts to moth
lng th;tt no men or presses of any real
Weight and influence are engaged in it.
and that the whole move will be a
nme days wonder, to he heard of no more
But Il fair and candid estimate will. we
think. lead to a different opinion.
IN regard to republican presses, it is true
that the number declaring for Greeley is
not large, but in circulation and influence
they are OF the first magnitude The New
York Tribune itself, with two hundred
Thousand weekly and thirty thousand dali
~ circulation, is a giant among newspa-
rer>. SO is lis namesake the Chicago
Tribune, which has Il vast circulation and
influence in the west The New York Sun
occupies position to be of great benefit
to the liberal cause. These are each com.
miited to the support Of Mr. Greeley. The
ilth'll" i'toltal press Oh The county towns
has only to Il small extent endorsed the
liberal cause. But there are reasons for
this which will cease to operate if Mr..
Greeley shall receive democratic endorse
ment.
Turning from presses to prominent men,
the reader can estimate the extent of the
detection from Grant by calling to mind
the prominent men who inaugurated this
movement and those who gave to it their
adhesion and active support by assembling
ut Cincinnati. There is no need to emu
merate them here In many localities
they divide the strength Of the party which
they have left. This is true of New York.
where the adherents of Fenton are as nu-
merouS as those of Conkling. The same
is true Of Illinois, and in Pennsylvania the
dlSatfection is most formidable and alarm
ing to the administration.
1t has been claimed by the friends Of
Grant that the revolt has taken no hold
upon New England, all the States in
which they say will stand firmly by the
administration. There is no safer rule bv
which to estimate the operation of causes
which are general than to notice their ac-
ton within the sphere of ones personal
observation. For instance. the proportion
Of the liberal bolt in New England may
be fairly Judged from its extent in Maine.
Every person who is at AL acquainted with
political affairs in our State knows that
the list of prominent men who are already
IN strong sympathy with the Greeley move
ment is very formidable, and extends to
every portion of the State. Among these
may be mentioned Hon. Geo. F. Talbot
and Hon. }. ii, Hamln, of Portland: Hon.
j. IL. Williams and Hon. Thomas S. LANG
of Augusta; Justices Dickerson and Dan
forth, of the Supreme Court; Hon. A. ID.
Manson and Chas. Peters. Esq, of Bangor;
Hon. F. A. Pike, Of Calais; Hon. I. H.
Gushing, Winterport; True Harmon, ESQ.
formerly Collector at Belfast These are
but portion OF the prominent republicans
OF Maine to whom the nomination of Mr.
Greeley commends itself And in every
town OF the state there are those who have
been active supporters of that party who
will cast their fortunes with the new Or
ganzation. We can name a score of them
here in Belfast. whose detection will re-
move some of the pillars that have here
tolore upheld the party majority in the eity.
| These indications are unmistakablA
The disailection is broad and deep, and 5
destined to aid in reforming the corrup-
tons of the government-or in other
words to take it from the hands of the
present administration.