The Placer herald., 1872-05-11
GREELEY AND BROWN.

We shall fight this question inside of the
Democratic organization, and if our party
exercises the good sense and discretion we
give it credit for, we shall be bound by its
action. We have, and the HERALD shall
have, no noncomrnittaism in this emergency
We shall urge our own party to nominate
Horace Greeley for President and b. Gratz
Brown for Vice President, as the only means
of securing the defeat of Grant and bis
thieves, to an absolute certainty, and saving
our country from threatened and half accom-
plished destruction. Greeley and Brown
stand upon our platform, platform made
for us at our suggestion; they are able
statesmen and honest men, and will carry it
out to the letter; then what more can
patriotic Democrat ask? 1t is our country's
salvation that we seek first, ,2of all earthly
things, and the condition of political parties
at this time warrant the belief that it will
require unity of action among the friends of
liberty, law and justice to be certain, of de-
feating Grant and his powerful, corrupt and
wealthy combination. The true patriot of
all parties will, in this contest, take that
candidate who offers the best chance Of sue
cess and the saving of the country from the
spoation and tyranny it is now enduring.
Our party has in this State, and nearly all
the States of the Union, accepted the abol-
ition of slavery and the cnfranchscment of
the freedmen, and now stand on principle
with Greeley and Brown; then why object
to them as candidates? We hazard liberty
law and Republican government by dividing
the enemies of Grant and his administration
1t is barely possible the Democracy might
make straight nominations and succeed in
electing them, but this would be barren
victory, as Congress would bc against us and
we could repeal no obnoxious laws or make
good ones We could remove no one of
Grants thieves or tyrants from Office with
the Senate against us. But, by combining
with the Liberal Republicans, we will carry
not only the President and President
but will secure a majority in both Houses of
Congress, and the victory will be complete,
the country will be redeemed and the accursed
crew of Grants thieving tyrants will be
driven from place and power forever. With
out this, free Government, honesty in Office
and ,oJ,,t;on ,c tav ,n,,o.,;lIa
Grants only hope now lies in the nomination
Of a separate Democratic ticket. Shall we
be his dupes and play into his hand, and
thus secure for ourselves slavery and robbery
for four years longer? There is nothing
more certain in the future than that if we
elect Horace Greeley-he cannot be elected
without the Democratic vote-hc will make
us an acceptable President, that he will ac-
knowledge his deep obligations to our party
and do it full justice throughout his admins
tration. Universal amnesty, State rights,
the privilege of the writ of habeas-corpus,
local government, honesty in office and
all else that the Democracy now contend for
will follow his Inauguration. Can we risk
all this for mere party pride or selfish pur-
poses? If we can or will then the party
ought, indeed, be dead. No man in America
claiming to be a Democrat would glory more
in making life long Democratic statesman
President than we would, but we will not
willingly turn from certainty almost as
good, even it our chances were doubly as
encouraging as they are. Grant must be
beaten by the people if beaten at all, as an
election by Congress surely makes him Pres
ident; hence we say let the people rally to the
best man offered; he who has the best chance
of combining all the opposition elements, and
that man we believe is Horace Greeley.
This is the voice of the Democrats and
Liberal Republicans of this county. and we
bclieSe of the State and nation. Such a
combination would demoraze Grant and
his sohorts in the start; it would make it too
hot for his soldiers and marshals in every
State and city in the Union; it would give
us fair election, triumphant victory, an
honest government, and prosperous and
happy people.
| BUSINESS LICENSES. .-Revenue Collectors
request us to say that under the new revenue
code business licenses must be taken out
before any business requiring a license can be
done, and that it is made The duty of persons
desiring licenses to call on the proper col
lector and obtain such licenses. If this
duty is neglected the collectors must prose-
cute delinnuen which will make heavy