The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, MAY H. lS72-TRlpLE SHEET

Greeley-reluctanty, OF course, but not the less
certainly. And he viii be the more certain OF cleo
ton because the democrats do not wish To embrace
him at iirst.
Az for their running q candidate of their own That
would both ne disastrous AMI dsgrdceflu. They AZ,
gave III their adhesion to thc Cincinnati Conyen-
ton, aud The most ohsreperos Of .:fce,cy's oppo-
nents hal their candidates before that Convention
voorhees, iot cNampl,, vas loui IA hi5 advocacy OF
Judge paws, aud the WOjfI was earnest In press.
inc Adams. Now, there ceitliniy can be- 40 greater
departure nom principle IN supporting Greeley
than thero you'd be ~ supporting DAVIS or Adams
or any other radical ihtre can he. ~ fact, no mo-
tive assigned for thc support OF these laen and the
refusal to support either Of tn others but mere
personal preference Tina ~ not Siatcnansatp;
1t Is mere caprice II not something "or'e, which
no man can indulge In wi.hon. ths loss OF pub
90 for the movement initiated at Cincinnati TO
a,rest the further progress of ,ndicalsn IL is the
only practical way OF arres'ing It. Az for running
IN n straight democratic ticket between Greeley
and Grant, that is 4 Dodge that win net be allowed
70 succeed That can be done only IN the small
field OF local politics, where the contest between
rival aslrant5 IS personal ana has become cinhit-
tered But the coatest between the republican ana
democratic parties has always been sectional
contest, ono party representing the North and The
character the republican sucte ~ assured by the
| 10 is only by dividing the more numerous North
and allyng itself with the more liberal division that
4 the democracy representing the South hope for
the recovery OF the right OF selfgoveinment for its
/ section The moment that the democracy shall set
up for itself the North will close its ranks again,
and the only effect would be To sacrifice the leaders
IN the IiDeraI party VINO nlu I'd Hcip
This would disgrace and so help to defeat rs, no.
! only but hereafter. or course there viii he
some honest democrats who viii not regard the sub
Iec In this light ana who viii prefer 10 stand 10y their
! guns, &c. sui the uoiSirSt fellows win be those
who are III the pay OF the administration. Chandler
sad recently Il learn GOOD authority that there
would be 4 Straight democratic ticket ana that he
would give 325,o10 himself 20 start It, There are u
good many democrats Of the Tweed order ready TO
| take his money and help to keep the stain Qao,
which Is profitable to them; fellows who under
stand manipulating claims quietly, aud the admin,
istraton has the puolc purse at It's disposal and
understands them, and how to make the most OF
them.
There were over one hundred Onlce-hoders, all
OF them Grants emissaries, in Cincinnati working
for Adams. They were nearly all from Washington.
| can furnish The names OF about fifty OF them The
strategy of Grants friends was 10 secure Tor him
the Irish vote by putting Adams on us, and so com
pensate FOR the loss or the liberal republican vote
but he was Oiled and they are furious. !"
The great majority of Adams supporters did not
understand 1t. lnt the public mind Is now
thoroughly aroused, and when this is the case the
power OF pnrchasable individuals ana OF the vcnal
press is inconsiderablc.