The Hickman courier., 1872-04-27
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The Literal Repabiican Convention is
to meet IN Cincinnati next Wednesday,
and the result Of its deliberations is
looked to as the deciding point of the
approaching Presidential contest.
Thar this couveutiou will represent
powerful iuaueoce may not be denied.
The Radicals no longer scof a, these
Liberal Republicans. Such old Reppb
iicans as Greeley, TrumhrlI, Gov Pal
r,er Gov. Brown, SchurE, Feuton, aud a
host Of Others. who have heretofore been
recognized in and out of the party a
lesdeys. are men of powerful influence,
aui must carry large proportion of the
Republican party with them in their op
posi,jon 70 q raut and Radicai;sm. The
division 10 the Republican party Is power
full. and If prudent counse!s prevail must
result in the defeat Of RadicaIism aud
,be triumph of conservatism.
THIS being the case. viii the conserva /
tive elements act unitedly to secure this
great end. or lose the chance by division
aud separate action? Unfortunately, the
Democratic press aud Democratic Rep
reseutatives differ as to the policy of the
Democratic party. Some insist that the
party should uuite in support Of the
Liberal Republican ticket, while others
are bitter il denuuciation Of this policy
and demand straight out Democratic
ticket
From the tone of the Democratic and
conservative press aud leaders, division,
of the Democracy appears almost in
evitable; aud if SO, the re election Of
President Grant Is certain.
A portion of the Democracy think
they are called upon to sacrifice too
much to support a Liberal Republican
for President. Do they sacrifice any
more or less, when by the nomination Of
strict Democratic ticket they render
certain the election Of the Radical ticket?
Besides, when we examine the princi
pies which move The Liberal Republi-
caus end cause them to break of from
the Radical party, We are ata loss to
understand what sacrifice a sincere Dem
ocrat makes by supporting their ticket
Let's see what the Liberal party pro-
poses:
1t drops at dead issues. as the negro
question and the rebellion, aud address
es itself to the adjustment of those mat.
ter> which are uppermost in peoples
minds at the present moment Il de-
elares for inst and equal tariff, fer an
improved civil service. It opposes az IN
due oentra';satiou Of power. and guards
7ith jealous care tie local rights Of
the States. 7 demands the removal OF
ali political disa5iIires for past political
oEenses. and asks shat the people in al
parts Of the country be left free 10 choose
whom they viii to represent them in
Office
We can understaud that Democrats
would prefer supporting their own chosen
and trusted leaders within the folds Of
their own time houored party, if there
was f-+r chance for tie eleclion'of such
a ticket: bat the most sancuiae minds
can give no reasonable boPe, while a
large proportion of cur most trusted
leaders are utterly hopeless
The elecGous for the past twelve years
exhibit the Democratic party ID the nj
aorily. and tie known fact that large
proportion Of the Democracy have &c
c!ared in advance their determination TO
support the Cincinnati nominee, will sti.!
more diminish the Democratic vote, if
straight ticket Is put in lhe field.
i \ triangulor fght between the Rrdi-
cal, Liberal, and Democratic parties.
would certainly result in the triumph Of
the Radicals precisely as when Lincoln
defeated the Douglas and Breckinridge
tickets
The Radical party IS really in the
minority in the United States, when all
its opponents can be united. If the Gin
cinnali Convention proves successful, if
it puts forth an un6bjectionable ticket, as
the utterauces and character of its leaders
insure that it will, the Conservative ele-
ments without regard to past party asso-
Citations should rally to its support.
He who believes ,hatthis policy would
be the death of the Democratic party
has less confidence in its undying prin-
ciples than We Besides the history of
the policy in Tennessee, Virginia, and
; Missouri, teach US that it only revitalized
the old party and put it in position to
deal death blows to its enemies.
The Liberal Republican Convention at
Ciucinuati next Wednesday opens the
fierce. hot warfare, of the Presidential
struggle. and if its action is governed by
bolduess and liberality-boldness against
the Radical party and liberality toward
the old Democracy, we are confident that
it will name the next President and Vice
President of the United States.
No ReiractIOn.
John Graham. having sent note to
; the New York Wo,.IT eouiTing a retrac.