The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-18
4 TIMELY WlRNING.
The Democracy Still an Immense
Power.

From the New York Journal OF CONNER GEL
The Democratic party Is In a very quiet state.
What 1t will 10 remains 10 be seen. We warn
all who are interested, however, that the day
is long past when a few men can promise any
thing for that party. We have seen the day
when ten men could be named whose assur-
aucs oil Democratic action would be a guaran-
tee Of the course of the party. Not 80 now.
| Those were times when the party was In
power, when Its discipline was perfect
when the leaders were trusted and fol.
lowed. Now there are no leaders, but
there ls an Immense party, mistaken by adj
versity, although acting like a mob, and de-
void OF ordinary common sense. a few hum
bred votes changed would have given them
New Hampshire and Connecticut, and will
give them Pennsylvania and New York. Un-
der such circumstances, if the Cincinnati Con-
vention should make o nomination In May,
trusting to the insane idea that the Demo.
cratic party Is demoralized and dead, and that
It's poor enains will gladly indorse their &C.
ton, it is just as likely as not that a large
portion of the Democratic party will 60 wild
with the idea OF running In a candidate be-
| tween the two Republicans, aud will make q
separate nomination for that end. Such a
course would In all probability re-elect Grant;
but as we have said, the Democratic party
with all its power lacks common sense, and
Il nc w al . lVGo " III U.
The course of the Democrats might be such
as the managers OF the Cincinnati Conveu-
ton hope for, but 1t might not. If, for exam
pie, that convention were to nominate Judge
Davis, who Is understood to be an old protec-
ZIONIST, and a Supreme Court Judge who has
| voted to revise the legal-tender decision, IL
would be very difficult 10 persuade thousands
of Democrats to support him, or prevent them
from making an independent nomination. 1t
might be accomplished, but IL would be a
very uncertain chance.
If the Cincinnati Convention Is wisely man.
aged, so that 1t shall be the origin Of O repre-
sentative Republican convention to meet at q
future day, and the Democratic convention
be called 10 meet at the same time, it may be
feasible to unite the action of the two conVen-
tions on one candidate and O platform of
honesty, and to sweep the country. Or If the
Cincinnati Convention adjourn till after the
meeting of the Democratic Convention, it is
probable that the latter would not dare to
make q pronounced Democratic nomination,
and would be compelled to choose such o man
as the adjourned Cincinnati Convention would
endorse.
But let the Cincinnati gentlemen dismiss
from their minds the Idea that the Democrats
are so weak and used up that they are ready
to follow any lead. Some old of1ce-seekers
weary of waiting for the day of returning
power, may be willing to accept any terms,
however humbling, by which they may De.
long to the winning party, but the truth Is too
plain 10 be lost sight OF, that the Democracy Is
all immense power, welded together by the
blows Of frequent defeats, and that thousands
of its members think they can win without
any outside help. Let, therefore, the Liberal
Republicans be careful and wise, or they will
make q miserable failure.