The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-11
The Cincinnati Convention.

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the Sd. Its record is now laid up in
the archives Of the past; its ticket was
a surprise to the whole country, and a
"nine days wonder" Its platform EN-.
braces the civil tights crotehet Of Charles
sumner, and those fraudulent interpola-
tons upon the Constitution known as
the 14th and 18th amendments; while
the tariff question is artfully "remitted"
to the people in their congressional
districts. The candidate for President,
Mr. Greeley, next to Charles Sumner,
is the most obnoxious man to the Dem.
oerats who could have been selected
from among those who were named in
connection with that position. The
platform was constructed, it seems, as
if to preclude the possibility Of Demo
cratic acceptance. And this is the
essence Of that "liberal' Republicanism
Of which so much has been said of late,
and which was to commend itself to the
favor of the Democratic partyl Is this
the entertainment to which we were In
vitedY Nay, we have not been invited;
but the fusion Democrats propose to
enter the guess. chamber unbidden, and
like tho dogs, eat Of the crumbs that
fall from the Liberal Republican table,
or, like the swine, to feed even upon
husksi
Well, what will the Democrats do ?
No one can answer that question, or
forecast the future. Their course, in
the coming National Convention, may
be marked BY wisdom or signalized by
the supremest folly. Personally, we
are not very sanguine of favorable
result; we have no very exalted ideas of
the wisdom, prudence and discretion of
such bodies. They have done strange
and unlocked for things in the past, and
may 40 the like again. The nomination
Of James X, Polk was surprise to the
whole country; SO were the nominations
of Franklin Pierce and of Seymour and
Blair. The nomination of Mr. Greeley
is perhaps the greatest surprise of all
These bodies have demonstrated, in the
past, that they are not always the ex-
ponents Of public sentiment, nor to be
relied upon to execute the behests of
their constituents. A bold spilit may
manipulate them aud mould them to his
own purposes, while the mass Of the
members have not sagacity enough to
discover it until ii is too late But We
think that one Of two things is likely to
come to pass: The Convention will
either nominate sound Democrat upon
a judicious platform, aud defeat Grant;
or endorse Greeley, and insure the cleo.
tion Of Grant. And why would the
endorsement of Greeley insure the
election Of Grant? Because it would
do violence to the sentiments and wishes
of the Democratic party, the rank and
file of which could not be transferred
to the support of Dir. Greeley aud his
obnoxious platform, at the bidding of |
the Convention. II is assumed that the
numerical strength of the Liberal Re
publicans is about 100000 Endorse
Greeley, aud that endorsement will |
ALLEVIATE half q million of Democrats,
who will not 60 to the polls They will |
not vote for Grant, as the Radicals fool
ishly assume, but will refuse to vote at
all; for they cannot be reasoned out of |
their life leag hostility to Mr.. Greeley,
who has been the arch-enemy Of Democ.
racy, and who is justly responsible, 10
his degree, and i. is very large degree,
for the wreck and ruin which have
fallen upon the country The Liberal !
Republicans could not compensate for
this HISS and Grant vo,Id have o..v
victory The Democratic marty in the |
mean ,;ms wo,la c,,r,bls - n;.o.s
and its organization be utterly destroyed
II, ia sollv 10 tan &c ts.n;no - n. -
cauizatiop Of The marty w;tbon, ! can.
aida,e and without a nlatform
ghess mr.. ovr bones, .o,v;o,;o,. =. -