The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-22
COLUMBIA. S. G.
Saturday Morning, June %, 1879.
Tho Action at baltimore.

4 0htUAu19 A4Vk Juu0 40 1910
Tho Action at Baltimore.
The Democratic demonstration, South,
East, North and West, has been 80 over
whelming, within the last few days and
weeks, in favor of Greely and Brown,
that there remains scarcely possibility
OF their not being sustained at Baltimore.
We think we may, with perfect safety,
take it for granted that there will not be
Democratic nomination, and that the
Convention will determine unanimously
to give the support Of the party to the
Liberal Republican nominees. The only
question left to be determined, is the
manner in which the delegates at Balti-
more shall declare that support. Shall
they simply adopt or declare their ap-
proval of the Cincinnati platform, and
adjourn without taking any action in re-
lation to the nominees? or, shall they
adopt the platform and renominate
Greeley and Brown? or, shall they sim
ply endorse the work of the Cincinnati
Convention, and pledge the aid of the
Democratic party in the election of the
nominees, and the accomplishment of
the patriotic purposes set forth in the
platform:
Agfeat many favor the first plan, for
the reason, as they allege, that Greeley
and Brown, in order to attract the
greatest Republican strength, must re-
main purely Republican nominees. II,
argue they, it is made to appear TINT
Greeley and Brown are the nominees of
the Democratic party, they will get but
little more than the regular Democratic
vote.
The advocates Of the second plan
hold that, unless Greeley and Brown ore
nominated, or some pledge given them
OF Democratic support, by the conven-
ton of the party, large number, not
feeling themselves in anywise restrained
by party fealty, will drift away, not vote
at all, or, perhaps, in some semi-author-
itative way, place straight Democratic
candidates in the field.
There is considerable weight in both
of these views. and we, therefore. fall
upon the, third plan, as comprising all
the advantages Of the others, while
avoiding their evils. We hope, then,
that the Baltimore Convention will sim
ply endorse Greeley and Brown as Libe-
raj Republican candidates, and pledge
the party to their support. This was
the general idea at the time when CO.
alition with the Liberal Republicans was
first broaached. and it seema pest to ac-
cord with present tfequirementso None
can, then, truthfully say that Greeley
and Brown are Democratic candidates,
nor can any Democrat, 80 long Ns he ao-
knowledges party obligations. refuse to
give them his individual. assistance, or
be excused, as Democrat. for putting
any other candidates in the field.
These possible dangers, though, do
not give us much apprehension. The
Democrats and the good people all over
the Union, of whatever past political
affiliations, are profoundly impressed
with the necessity OF defeating Grant,
and saving the country from central
lied despotism.
With this paramount duty constantly
before their eyes, there can never be,
under any circumstances, or whatever
may be the manner of endorsement at
Baltimore, an effort of any respectable
proportions to detraot from Greeley any
votes, save of the precious few who pre-
fer Grant.
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which has been pending for some days
in the Prussian Parliament to deprive
the members Of the Society of Ieans of