Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-18
THE Greeley Letter.

From Harper's WeekIy.l gssri u3 y,fSIss9iH
In accordance with.a usage of many
years, which has been sanctioned by
the c0slsentof 9ali the great political
PARTIES in the country, the National Re-
publican committee has called "a tom
ventien of frepresentatives,Of the party
to meet in. y Philadelphia in june, and
nominate candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency ito be supported
by the Republic ofthe UnitedStates
The call IS of the usual kind, u andaiis
made in the usual. manner. 1t prop
erly expresses NO preference, and makes
tlo5uggestioni whatever in regard ito
can ndidates.g 1t invites all who sympa-
fhize the principles Of; the party,
and who desire their continued siofni-
nance ins the administration lof the
| IGovernnnent to unite in the support of
| the candidates; and the call is signed
/ by William Oaflin, ~ of Massachusetts,,
| Chairman, and by every member of the
committee except MIR. Horace Greeley,
lthe member for New York. 1t is eVi-
! dent that, under the recognized eondi.
tioni0f party actions, Republican aseen-
dency can only be maintained by the
general support of the nominations of
! the Convention by Republicans; for
UNITY lis Indispensable, and unity would
be lest if there were a dozen Republican
| IConventions and candidates. lrhe call
/ being issued without word in it which
i IN any manner tpould fairly ALLEVIATE a
single sincere Republican, and the Re-
1puhiican Conventions of many States
4 having ratified it by the election of del
4 legatesl who -ihaye generally been in
flS6 ~
1.-The President, Mr.. Greeley, who had
4 tee, has now signed another call Ito an
!, other Convention, which the Demo
cratic press truly says will be significant
I only as it.diverts votes from the Phil
iadelphia candidate. Mr.. Greeley and
This friends call themselves Republicans,
land declare that they depart from the
ordinary party methods because they
4 Believe the Republican organization to
4 be under the control of thuse who will
use it chiefly. Tor personal purposes
I This means, as is well known, that il
: is believed the Republican Convention
, viii renominate the President. Yet il
,lwill notdo it unless he be the choice %
Il the party; and if q majority of the Re
lpublicans of the country prefer him a
a candidate, how can a. man claim 4
q be in the usual party sense a Republi
? tean who insists that a Democratic sue
! fcess is preferable to the Presidents re
.pelegtion ?s1oa > lhal t1s4.gs'' 80 no
Z u The 5feriasiofithe NeY York reply t.
? 1.-THE Invitation to Gtncinhati show, thaf
1.-THE CINCINNATI Conrehtiol Is not In
j tended to influence thatat Philadelphii
/ for the action at Philadelphia is de
!, clared to be a foregune conclusion. Ant
it is qnd doqbtedly evident that If 'thl
s party IS now improperly controlled
! that control viii c6ptiHhe at iPhiladel
q 1phia. The acceptance of the Gncin
: natl invitation Is, therefore, q with
Q idrawal from Philadelphia If It mean
htanything whatever, it is that Mr.. Gree
i Hey and his associates will do what the.
!, lean todefeat the action of the reguIa
|, Republican Convention, which the,
q ulQeclare to be managed, not for the pull
e lie welfare, but for personal purposes
al Bot the hiIadeiphia action cam b
4 aIsuccessfulIy ~ opposed onlyby an alliane
3 lof Mr.. Greeley and his associates
y l,cailing themselves Republicans, wit
II those who are not Republicans. Woul
a Mr. Greeley and his friends call th
,fF victory ofsuch an allianeea Republical
"a victory? If not, their success must
= la Republican defeat, and therefore it 4
Y not easy to sse, for What good, reaso
! 4 they lay stress upon the paEty IlaIne.l
- The letter of MIR. Greeley, and hi
< friends is in response to the Miss0ul
Is invitation. That Invitation has thre
lei chief points evenue reform, civif sci
Il vice reform and htstility to- what ]
L called the Ku-Klqx legislation. We
Il Mr. aGreeieylis opposed to revenue ire
Il forna, and fayors the lKu-Klux legisif
4. ton, while under this iAdministratio
lei the first steps in civil service reforT
ia had been takeu at the urgent instanQ
IL ofithe President; In signing this ca
= to Cincinnati, therefore, Mr.. Greele
allies himself with the enemies of prt