Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-12
III. Greeley and the Democrats.


The authorship Of the following letter is ac-
knoBIeigsd by Mr. Greeley. in the Tribune:
Prom tie Lexington Mo- Caucas.an.
Nav YORK, Oct. Is, ISL
P DoNAx, Esq, Lexington, .Ho.-lfy Der
Sir. have yours Of the ! Eth inst. have no
doubt that the policy you suggest is that which
your psrty ought to adopt. They should have
taken up Salmon p. Chase in 1865 Then, as
the result Of that contest, the return Of genuine
. peace and thrift would have been promoted.
That policy gave you more last year in Missouri
than could have been achieved by psrty tri-
umph. You only err as TO the proper candidate
am lot the man y0u need. Your party is
mostly Free Trale, and I an a fcrosious Pro
tectiouis- ! hsve no doubt that | might he
nominated and elected by your help, but 1t
would place NJ sll ia a false position. If I, who
am adversely !nteIg5tel, can see this, am sure
your good sense viii on reflection realize il You
must take come man Ike Grstz Brown, OF
Trumbull, or Gen. Cox. late Secretary Of the
Interior, aul thus help TO pscify ana reunite
/ our country anew.
You're, Horace GREELEY.
We cannot say that we axe surprised at the
tone and tenor Of this epistle It is in harmony
with AMI explanatory Of s good deal that hiss
seemed strange in the recent course Of the editor
Of the New York Tribune. But We fancy that
many Of those who have hitherto put faith in
Mr. Greeley as Republican leader. are aston
isAed to see it, and aye asking how comes it
shat democrats are going TO Mr. Greeley for sd-
vice, std Er5terring suggestions Of his name as 2
candidate Of their party How comes It that
Nr. Greeley feels called upon TO tell democrats in
private letter.. what kind of trades will soonest
help them Into power? How happens It that he
is SO clear thst he couil be nominated and elect
el President by dlmocratc help? And how
comes itthst the only rea;on he knows Of why
he should not be the candidate Of the democracy,
il that he is a protecaonist, while they arc
mostly free tra3e?''
OF course NJ. Greeley has a perfect right to
occupy the attitude he do,s. before the country,
and ht can do little harm in it, If the real cause
for It IS only understood We hsye no doubt
taat it is due to an insstiatc desire for Office.
though he may not himtelf be conscious to what
an extent he is controlled by the 81 White House
fever splain that nothing pleases him more
from any source, or brings quicker reply from
him, than suggestion Of his name for nomina-
ton &" No, Donan. he ssys-8th much the
same tone Of fsint deprecation in which enc re-
plies not at all, to man who says an
greatly obliged for some favor done-"I an
not the man you need. Your policy Of taking
sorehesied Republican ia correct but am
you know" Who doubts that the
reply most pleasing to him would be, such as
quite likely be received - True Mr.. Greeley,
7ou arc a pro,ectiouist. We know all about that;
but the needs Of the Treasury must compel
nigh tariffs for long time and that is no. an
ssue now between the two parties We can't
begin TO elect one Of our own men If we take
ine from the other side, IS you agree With Us is
lur sure dodge, We want to take the man who
will be most acceptable to the greatest number
# democrats, the larger portion Of whom are
'outherlers. You came IS near advocating
secession, at the outbreak Of the war, as any one
ouli without doing IT,. You bailed JEFF. Davis.
lou hate GTan- as bad ss shy Of US. You are
ur man, sad you alone
It is not strange that people should be asking
E does an Ohio paper
Win Greeley snd the Tribune support
iratz Brown, or rruAbull, or Cox, on a Demo
ratio platform snd nomination for the next
'residency, in opposition to Grant, regularly
dominated by the Republican National Conven- J
ion Let Us know"
To this the Tribune replies q" Mr.. Greeley
; not likely to support any one : on Democrs-
&c platform : for the excellent reason that he !
; not lin party sense) Democrat-never was
nd is not likely to be-" /
Not likely " is not a very hearty denial
ut never mind. There is smother question, to
'hich we should ike (but do not expect to get) ;
n answer 1t is,-Wil Mr. Greeley take the
Of faction Of boiling Republicans in
ppOsition to Grant regularly nominated, on an =
with the democrats that they will
make no nomination, but will turn in and help
o elect the boiling candidate? I
We would do Mr.. Greeley no injustice but :