New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-18
THE VERDICT OF NEW-YOIsK.
THE INDEPENDENT STATE PRESS ON The
- -. REFORM MOVEMENT. ...
THE MEANING or HORACE GREELEf5 NOMiNA-
s-au IAl ChntoA Conrter.


FROM TIE Citation Courtr .
The Liberal Republican Convention which
recently convened a. Haraeo Geeey the
editor Of THn NEW YORK TRIBUNE Ma POSSIBLY th hs
i saSs Sstsp s2'ss? SS
oa mora TfuAt sataSk fso% he S has sSer
SSsS Soa a Al s&FSis siS is
carried IL FORWARD to triumphant success Ana YET hs
has dared to BIO independent and boldly z FAKE issue
with the party and the Admlnstrat25 whenever S ~
deemed deem d, IN sFsG MAY not n HS
his honor and his honesty his signal ABILITY anu groas
service to the cause Of freedom and ms none eau
protest against the domineerng spirit when on ae mas
been obncxionsy manifested by the MS ar
IL Is also plea for pacihcaton ana az .o
South where the nomnat9h w,th eendste
in the field against President Grant OF course ous
Republican votes will be cast Tor MI Greeley pus ra
hundreds of thousands OF Republicans VINO VIII rany 10
his standard.
THE ENORMOUS GROWTH OF THE LIBERAL REV.
oLUTI0N.
From tn, Pess ian Chronicle
The strength of Mr.. Greeley has even SUI
prlsed his friends That Dir. Greeley has great strength
formed quarters lie ought to have. No mas has been
SO potential in creating the party aud giving IL per
10 trarnpie him out because he would not be sub
servent to OF selfish and corrupt aims
S sy. srd sns party at S GGeees
by means mere partisan popularity Inc party
W % tSn he men Of ali political parties But How
il really Xxi" is the inquiry we hear from al sides
election OF Horace Greeley. There IN the ranks OF
both the Republican and Democratic parties large
They are really whether consciously not, organizing
new party, which Ia destined at an carly t aay
TO take charge of the destinies or the country.
The fact Ia upon new times and new Issues
The Rebellion put down several years ago. ana une
What we want Is restoration not only OF peace
but OF good feeling. We want stern nprootng Oh ponE
ca corruption and such reforms as VIII draw honest me
into politics and drive thieves out For such revoiu
ton what leader like Horace Greeley whose ne 10 .ne
noblest eXemphcaon VI the worth OF true integrity
THE OUTCOME AT ELMIRA AND ROCHESTER,.
Frem The albany Express. =, #,
With the exception of the eleventh, all the
Guestions OF fact only The eleventh resolution
back on universal amnesty and pronounces II deeep
DECEPTION majority Of our PsSP , 5HnE an Da
vote that seven years after the close Of the war II Is
time that political disabilities imposed during the process
OF econstructon be finally removed II the @
resolution the national platform, It VIII not only
ALLEVIATE many So tSs out and most rmy established
principle Of the Republican party w Oh
nesy this late day let us at least hope that t w not
better opportunity than they possess. The last one
OF the Elmira resolutions reads as follows, =,
the present Administration supciOus promises Of the future
able ei and safe Chief
Mag the best expectations OF tre county Tor
uet AMI uncertain his stead and pneiI advise the
Of Gen U Grant for the next PTeseoI OIL Tue
United Statea"
II these words mean what they say, they argu-
ment not only for second term, but for a third a
fourth life tenure for Gen. Grant Tue party Denttes
ITSELF and is unjust ~ the scores OF eminent statesmen
who have trained with II. when It's resolutions embrace
within the definition OF untred and uncertain rulers
all party leaders except Cen Grant IL needlessy ana
unnecessarily insults those who have been faithful 10 ~
in times OF emergency and danger. The resqlu-
ton is sycophantio and disgusting It's author
IS understood to DO Judge PieIrepont, VINO,
it IL said bankers after a Cabinet appoint.
ment. fit be wise TO change our able, tried ana
will be to change him for untried and uncertain
ruler" four years hence We cannot see but that our
Administration friends In this State have fully COM
mitted the party to advocacy OF Gen. Grants claims
against the field, just as long aa lie may choose 10 IN
sst upon being a candidate. THUS far have spoken
OF The Eira resolutions Those adopted at Rochester
are brefer They fully indorse the Cincinnati platform,
and abandoning the old political heresies which have so
often aided defeat the party. they carry the new
departure still further forward than 1t was carried last
year great thing TO have thus secured from the
recognition the fact that the policy to which they ad
hered during and after the war was wrong Is point
gained when find that party, through lts uuy accre
tied representatives, promising Deray ana REFORM III
the future 1t ia point gained when ind 1t Wiling 10
orego making distinctive nominations or It's own IN an
political paign, and ready 70 indOrse the
candidates the sO-caled Liberal wing or the hepuo-
oan organization. What Is " result from these lavish
indications OF lberality