New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-04
THE CINCINNATI PRESS.
COMMENTS ON THE CONVENTION.

OPINION OF AN ORGAN ON HE hEoObi'
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsEI
CINCINNATI, May o. The Commercial, which
represents In the most pronounced way tho Revenue
Reform and Free Trade element. whose candidates arc
generally thought to be Adams and Gratz Brown,
makes what "a regarded as full retreat this morning 1t
| says:
II we NAV assume that the Liberal Convention will
safey through nS Ike trials incident adoption
platform touching the Tariff the question wiz IN our
fsssy for a PlssseHs WIN
dent or Charles Francis Adams President witn ynI ma
and see whether this is not the state Of the
case. The great combination wh ac naw,s
and Curtin has been smashed the Job was oyerdone
and when exposed and denounced Its success became
above those OF personal friendship local associations
declined to his great influence to promote the amD
there was no nse taking any more about Mr. Brown
place. and the Illinois candidates threw each other
that either Adams or Greeley will be the nominee for the
first Office and tho result may depend upon the combna-
ieys friends have held Hew-YorE with tenacious
grasp. overbearng the wishes Of large majority
they alarmed about the latent strength OF Adams IN
that State In tho extreme South Greeley strong and
in the states the Ohio where he Is not the real
avore. there has been desperate struggle to secure
for him complimentary vote or two the presumption
the strength shown at first and in this he has been spe
cally assisted by Browns Kentucky friends our read %d
most significant OF Greeleys letters committing himself
in Mssor In one Of these published in The Caucasian,
Mr. Greeley referred In the most nattehg terms 10 gov
the Presidency ds for him. or words to that effect.
Last night H. Gratz Brown and member or two OF the
Blair family arrived this city. They the pre-
text that there trouble in the Missouri delegatio
that their presence was required and was carefully
nomination OF Trumbul, and that Brown and Blair were
called here to work up The true explanation Is that
the gentlemen whose late distinguished arrival we cee-
brate here to Browns strength to Greeley
and, with the aid OF the South nominate him, Brown
consentng to take the second place Or course At Was
necessary that the Bars should show their hand IN this
Convention, and these their cards II we may be
Is the BLAIR bombshel. We need not tell those
who have been ntegeny attentive to the proceedings
the Cincinnati Convention that the Greeley ana Brown
coalition Ia formidable. IL Is so strong that we can
think OF but one combination nat VIII certainly peat IT.
and that Is Adams ana Trumbll 10 US IL seems per-
fecy clear that Adams is the man for the nrt place;
that there is other whose candidacy would gave
the Liberal cause the hight or tone ana bteadtn OF move
mcnt that would he impaired by Adams III we can as
nyincibe. The delicate question has been whether
1rumLull would take the second place. ne mign. con,
take 1t. and in our Judgment there Is no time TO
be lost in giving practical effect to ,r the all
This morning the Greeley Protectionists propose to at
tack the resolution about Federal taxation in the plat
form, though is mild indeed In order TO prepare
the way 10 yield gracefully provided Mr. Greeley Is
nominated They wish to place themselves In the position
of cOncedng something 10 the platform that they may
demand concessions as to the ticket. After sharp
struggle and show Of magnity comes the moment to
that OF Greeley giving the latter the nomination for
The Presidency and the second place to Brown this -
personally and 1t Will succeed not met promptly with
Adams and Trumbull together.
On the Tariff question: the Democratic Enquirer comes
out thus boldly:
1t is question which, under the Constitution, belongs
to Congress. and is not lcgitimaiey involved IN the
system devised by the latter vetoed by
any President and safe in saying never Will be-
mltted 10 the people IN the Congress Districts ana
govern them In their choice OF members OF the next
Congress- with whom rests wholly the determination Of
question. Neither the friends nor tie opponents OF
hgh Protective system hys n 70 MAKE SSt
into the Convention resolution III favor OF Free
an additional vote Ill congress or from the
people. We say this, that even though adopted
with unanimy, could derive no additional strength,
but if opposed aud divion OF the Convention should
be the result Of discussion on this minor question: then
great harm viii result particularly To those VINO FAVOR
Free Trade. We can speak Tor masses who favor FREQ
Trade. We are in daiy communication with them orally
and '1 call 1pon us its
say that they would In the future literally despise
OF pity those who, surrounded by such circum-
would follow such viz: the rejection OF Grant
and the perpetuaon OF IAN odious Protective system
those interested III 1arh opoies can AFFORD 10 De
ally contribute to aid in starring an entering wedge OF
this On obvious question OF interest. we pre-
sumo they will have their paid retalneIs IN THIS body
not already secured their attendance and active excr
tons or course there will be many honest, wellnten
toned men who desire make Tariff rei'rm and who
may unthinkngy be lod by the warmth Of their feelings
into the sstanmeDt OF some anti taIlt resolution when
persons ought to know that by doing tey play into
the hands Grant and high Protective favorites
Men who are impractcable ON this subject, VINO
put forward extreme views at TINS mo
mentous time, arc either in favor Of tho
ADMINISTRATOR or fools and belong somewhere else
than in such body as this. The DeinocTaIic party,
which is and has ever been the great aniTarin party
having Protective allies eXcept III Penns lyanla has
never had difficulty In harmonzng as an Organizauon
this question. nor will We III tins canvass, although
we expected 10 indorse and support the nominee
New converts are proverbialiy zeaious our hepnol-
friends who arc In tins movement, Ia thelr Free
Trade ardor verify the truth of this observation but
We call upon them 10 initiate the wisdom aud experience
OF their older friends IN favor Of Free Irae ana nave
little platform literature on this subject as possible
They may rely upon II mat as lar as piactcai eHee'
concerned, it will be IN the inverse ralio To
their hates; The more Free Trade ,t they put put
country from the oppression under which we labor "e
want short PLATFORM ana tat upon lne great CUES L
reforms needed to that end and with That succe ~ Is
certain and then comes Tar reform, ut the rgbt lime
and III the right place The action OF the Convention
yesterday determines that the views herein expressed
VII! DC carried out.
OF the candidacy iof Judge Davis. The Enquirer says:
We have no personal objections to Judge Davis as n
candidate for President II elected lie Will PROBABLY ie-
ceive the Democratic vote but no other La ONO from
publican votes. We might well, therefore, nave "a
sraight-out Democratic nomination Tie leading Re-
publican papers. both German and English have already
announced their opposition, ana they reflect the sen
ment VI the people Mr. DAVIS Is ESPECIALLY obnoxious 10
the Germans. The three German papes this city are
opposed to Mr. Davis He has been eieaty injured by
Washington CITY Influences by the Congress inter
ference 10 force him upon an unwilling people.
There Is Jealousy, just, we be-
leye, against the conduct OF those at
Washington whofhayo endeayOrcd 10 forestal the ac-
OF earnest able and mertorous delegation from
all parts OF the country who represent the peo-
pie To together here to make juGciOus selection
This conduct has greatly weakened Mr. Davis and his
Illinois friends and supporters. This Is Repuolican
Convention The main essential question III Its action Is
who can get the most votes and Is worthy tine place
There none who ningle with the people, that can
doubt for moment that Horace Greeley, Charles Fran
Adams, Lyman Trumbull Will be satisfactory to
them. Either OF them would be man for the period,
aud the high object the people have Ia Wow. They
will support either Of them with enthusiasm like that