The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-14
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
WHAT THE LIBERAL JOURNALS SAY
ABOUT GREELEYS DEFEAT.

WHAT THE LIBERdL JOURNALS SAY
ABOUT GREELEY'S DEFEAT.
The Great Work OF the Liberal Coalt-
tion Only Begun.
[Ercm the Springfield lMass.) Republican,
There was good deal of philosophy In the
apparently absurd remark OF the lrlsnman
about his pig, that 1t did not weigh as much
as he expected, land he never thought 1t would:
| 1t is not inapplicable 10 The state OF nina OF
the more sanguine friends Of the reform cause
over the result of Its first campaign. IL mas
| not done 30 we'll as they expected 10 july put
| it has achieved all they ever had the right 10
anticipate from 1t. 1t encountered mistakes
and misfortunes within itself; 1t was CONFRONT
ed by formidable prejudices and deep dlstrust
and powerful Interests from without. lts prin-
ciples were more widely accepted than its can
| didacy. But even In the hour OF It's hrst
defeat 1t is only just to say that the reform
movement Itself was not only logical neces-
sity of our political situation, but one Of
the most hopeful signs of our political
life. As nature Is always seeking to
purity and regenerate Itself, 30 repub.
Ilc-unless in hopeless decay-mnst forever
be striving for Improvement without and
publication within. The Liberal undertaking
sought to give expression to the need and de-
srabilty, hrst, Of the reorganization OF politl-
cal parties-the dissolution OF those which re-
presented the conflicts OF the last fifteen or
twenty years, aud the creation OF new, In
which the voters who had been 30 long and 80
often in bitter antagonlsm should find them
selves In harmony on new questions ofand CO.
operating for new objects. Second, as part
and result of this, the reconciliation OF the
sections and of the races, that the dispute
over slavery and the civil war have brought
into such sharp conflict. The perpetuation OF
the divisions Of the war and slavery is incom-
patible with the health and safety OF the re-
public. They must be composed or the repnb-
lie viii suffer in integrity and in prosperity. The
great body of the Liberals Ia this campaign
are also pledged by their sincerity to help on
this work In whatever field and In whatever
form 1t presents itself. They have no reason
to be otherwise than proud of the character OF
their position and the history of their efforts
during the past year. But they nave no rlgnt
to perpetuate any personal or party animosi-
ties aud ri7alrIes that The campaign has de-
veloped to the damage OF the reforms they
have sought to gain. They will walt with In
terest, with hope and with sympathy the re-
suit of the faith and the labors of those who,
believing with them in ends, yet have remain
ed In the Republican party; and II these men
they will give greeting and cooperation to
the further division and the new reorganlza'
Lion of parties by whch-as 1t now seems
this necessary reconstruction OF our politics
and these reforms In the administration oil the
government are to be achieved. The results
are essential The agencies are OF little
moment. Time will secure the one; occasion
will develope the other.
Grants Blunders and HIs Opportunity
Both Parties Liberalized.
from the Cincinnati Commercial]
President Grant will not, perhaps be much
Obliged to US for our good wishes, but We hope
he will be able to repair In his second term
the blunders that discredit his first. And we
will venture, In our high capacity as a disln-
terested observer and independent we'll
Elsher, to suggest to him that 1t would be the
part of wisdom for him not to regard his re.
election exclusively In the light Of o personal
trinmnh and yindication. He ought to be
aware that his champions through this cam
paIgn have had hard time In excusing the
weakness and failings on his part Whloh they
have been constrained to acknowledge. The
tone of his advocates has been IN many re-
spects necessarily apologize. This has been
especially 80 in regard TO bis personal yaniiies
and induIgenclesS estimation OF his cleo
ton, In the first place, as q personal compn.
ment-hls view OF the public patronage as ON
aurifsrous placer tor the use and benefit OF his
relatives and favorltes-his concern for mere
personal acquantances rather than for those
who had done the State or the party, or both,
some service.
The Liberal Republican movement is not q
failure. It has Iiberallzed the Republican
party, and its influence will temper the Ad-
ministratlon for the next four years for good.
II has also llberalIZed the Democratic party,
and put out of the way forever irritating is-
sues and dogmas that we're dangerous. The
missionary labor of the campaign on oolh
sldes has been excellent. Much has been
done In the removal of the asperlties Of party
differences, and In harmonlzlng the antago-
nIsts ofaother days over the questions Of this
day toward the homogeneity Of the American
people-a work of lnestlmable beneacsnCe.
The Party OF the Future.
From the Louisville Courier JournaLl
We are Democrats, Jrffersonlan. Jacksonian
Democrats and, therefore, we propose to ad-
here 10 Liberalism. On the success OF that
principle depend the restoration OF local SELL
Government, Of nationality, and the reconcile.
alton of the people OF all seolloas OF the
Union. It would be treason to reject the CO.
operation of Carl Schurz, Lyman Trumbull,
Horace Greeley. Gratz Brown, and the otter
patriotic Republicans with whom the campaign
which is lust over has associated us-treason
against the people and against republican Tree
dom; and we shall certainly be guilty OF 70
such crime. .---,,
be tantamount to assuring the continuance OF
the Radical party In power, and the country
partys domination than Is good 1or 1t. For
Twelve years the Democratic party has been
constantly defeated, and without change of
base it would be defeated to the end OF time.
The questions which were at issue between
the Democratic and Republican parties have
ali been settled, and there can be na good rea-
son for their being reopened. We do not pro-
pose to reopen them. The Liberal party, With
The platform of State rights and civil service
reform, and In which the best and purest men
OF the old Republican party are ready to unite
with the Democrats ln the cause of patriotism,
furnishes some hopes of ultimate escape from
the wretched thraldom In which we are held,
and we are not such idiots as to decline TO
avail ourselves OF our last and only chance.
We propose no new party, no new organl-
zation, no new name. We propose simply 10
stand where we are. We have already plat
form of principles and an organization. We
do not propose to change them. They answer
all our present needs, aud will improve as we
proceed.
Tho Northern Democracy Never Really
Approved of Greeley.
From the Public Legder, Philadelphia, Pa
Tho ruah of the nromipent pollticjans of the