The Leavenworth weekly times., 1872-06-20
VOICE rRoN AD.mUCaAr.

As ..Old Liner. Kicks oui ofth Traces
LEAyESwoHTH, June l2, 1872.
Es Tiues:
The bas,a,d-no poliey-party lave con-
Guided the farcicsl, %o-called Democratic
Convention in Topeka by ra,ifying tie
nomination Of the bucolic farmer Of Chap !
paqua.
I shall ever contend that this disgraceful
bio: upon the Democracy Of Kansas was the
legitimate sequence Of radical disruption,
butt casno, reasonably deny the cowardice,
the squsamishpess and pal;ry bitterness Of
or would be Democratic leaders in allowing
an out side influence, yes, even hostile in
fuence TO cause such fagrant deviation
from party honor and integrity.
IN the excitement OF Convention deiibera-
,ions principle was forgotten. or grossly
neglected, for winning policy. Democrats
sho could defanlly and unblushinsly declare
or Greeley before that Convention, could
and wou,d barter their political faith, pros
,itute their party honor for mere individ-
ual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Their fea!ty 10 party
ism would cease when public rewards were
At an end. Their allegiance to their pro!essed
Democratic principles could be estimated in
dollars and cen:s They support their most
virulent, hydrophobic. vi.riolIc enemy Tor
he Chief Magis,racy of the Union because
they hope to weigh their gains by the scaie
avoirdupois. They know Greeley Will sell
4. harou,o lItor9I
purchaser" il vested with executive powers.
As Democrat was as thorough hostile
10 GreeIey's theory Of secession as 10 that oil
the Confederate States, against which l bore
arms for the Union. The Democratic party
taught us, that the Union vas one and m
.eparabie. Gse!ey declared that the Union
could be separated, and appealed to the
Constitution and Declaration of Independence
10 prove his assertion. At the beginning oi
the war. he was for letting our wayvard
sisters, (the Southern States 20 In peace,
ecause he lacked the foresight to know that
the attempt TO secsde would be a miserable
failure: bu. as soon as he realized the power
fsl influence OF the friends OF the Union, that
secession was a myth, and the Union INSOFAR.
able, reality, he changed hs tune to
vigorous prosecution OF the war and
marched nobley 'On to Richmond" When
the coward finds his opponen, helpless with
in his grasp, he wfll do precisely rs ss'Greeley
did, and as few men Of distinction ever have
done.
Mr.. Greeley's eulogies upon Grant will
never be forgotten by Radicals. nor should
his rabid vitnpera,ions against Democrats be
forgotten by that class.
He once hated and detested our Union:
our flag Was Haunting lie; he sought, yea,
even coanaeled, the dissolution Of the Repub.
lie; he exhibited The meanest cowardice In
his inclnaii1 On to a captulation with traitors;
he has advocated the interests Of capital, mo-
nopoly and manufacturers against the labor
ing classes; he has contributed largely to the
establishment of military rule in the South,
snbo.dina,ing civil authority, abridging hu-
man liberty, and exciting the populace to
strife and crime; he hes exhibited the basest
Of passions and political corruption in becom-
ing the tisure-head of the rotten bark con-
.tructed from the debris of The Radical and
Democratic parties.
He expects the cooperation Of all disap-
pointed and sore-head Radicals, and of that
southern element of the Democratic party
which never had a platform to stand upon
from the day they repudiated Douglas until
the whangdoodle platform was born in Gin
cinnati.
offer the prediction tia. in case a packed
Convention in Baltimore shall ratify the
Cincinnati ticket, the Democracy of the
country will revolt to the man and vote for
Grant-,he issnc being purely personal one.
II a straight nomination is made, Greeley
will stand no shadow Of an election; if he is
endorsed at Baltimore, he will do but little
better than make weak canvass for cheap
voters. The race will teach the pseudo
philosopher one Lesson rs yet unlearned by
him, and that is the difference between no.
,oriety and popularity.
The election of Greeley and Brown, will
not rebound TO the honor OF, or in any way |
benefit, the true Democracy Of the country. |
1, will simply place traitors to the two great
parties where we need firm, determined
statesmen Political integrity and an honest
par;y's faith, will become the mere back
ground for the more conspicuous figures Of
shallow party policy, dissension, and cor
ruption. A chief magistrate should be re-
sponsibIe TO some party, but what can be
sait of the Cincinnati candidate?
Yours for the right,
XENOPHoN.