Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-09-03
Democratic Nominations.


1st Dtst.-WM. P. HUBBARD. of Ohio.
3D. Dist-ED. SEHON, of Mason.
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THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION.
There can be no doubt that with political
, parties, as with individuals, there are often
/ golden opportunities which. if permitted to
slip away never again return. Had not some
of oursD emocr onserFative friends gone
entirely frantic the no tioniof Horace
Greeley by the ,,snysntiio it at
least admits Of Tier the nominees
and platform Of that Convention would not so
have. split the RePu b1can party in a.snficient
Z number Of thes States, as to have secured in
those States the election of ''straight out"
Democratic electoral ticket. When we re-
member that only plurality, and not major
ity of the whole number of votes cast in any
one State is necessary to elect the entire cleo
toral ticket of that State, it will be easily un
derstood that, even supposing the Republican
vote to be nearly double the Democratic vote,
and nearly equally divided between Grant and
Greeley, the Democratic vote being solidly for
the "straight out" Democratic electors, would
carry the State against either Grant or Gree
ley. Thus if in any one State there we're
600, Dol voters; 200, 900 of whom were for
8 Grant, 200, 900 for Greeley and 2OO,O for
Z the straight out" Democratic nominees. that
State would con tribute just as etfectually to
the election of the s.straight OUT Democratic
President as if there had not been single
Republican voter among the 60O,001 voters
in the State, But it is too late now. Should
the Louisville Convention actually assemble,
and make NOMINATIONS, it is SO evident that
every vote cast for the nominees will increase
the chances of Grants election that it is i'm
possible to conceive that any Democrat, how
ever straight out" he may be, can vote for
the Louisville nominees except as an indirect
means of electing the most radical stupid and
corrupt of the two Presidential candidates now
in the field. The very fact that before it was
too late, possibly, to combine the Democracy
upon democratic candidate the Democratic
Conservative Press throughout the South, with
but rare exceptions, endorsed Greeley, is con
elusive to US, at least, that the people will not,
at this late day divide the opposition to Grant,
thereby ensuring his election, by voting for
any third candidate who can now be put into
the field. A contest for the Presidency can
not now be gotten up between any other can
didates than Grant and Greeley, although the
Louisville Convention may effectually accom-
plish its object in securing the election of
Grant But the most Objectionable feature to
US about this proposed Convention, is the fact
that it purports to be gotten up by men who
pretend to be too consistent, and warm in their
Democratic principles to vote directly for
either of the present candidates, but who
nevertheless arc contributing almost as eff
fectually to the reelection of by far the most
inconsistent, radical corrupt and stupid of the ,
two present candidates, as if they were voting
directly for Grant and against Greeley. These
consistent Gentlemen should surely admire
consistency and, admitting that they can not
possibly now elect President who would com
pletey represent their political principles,
should give the preference to the candidate
whose consistency has always versed upon pig
medicines. The charge that Greeley has
been inconsistent in consenting to run upon
platform which valves the question of protec-
ton by leaving it to the people of the Con-
gressional Districts, is entirely without any
foundation. For after all, had the Cincinnati
platform contained the strongest imaginable
plank of Protection, and Congress, after the
election of Greeley, should pass Free Trade
law, he could not consistently veto that law,
for he has always maintained that President
should never veto law except when it is, in
his opinion, in conflict with the Constitution
of the United States And as there is moth
ing in that instrument prohibiting, directly or
Indirectly, the passage of such law, he would
be obliged to sign it, however Objectionable it
may be to him individually, or however op-
posed to the principles of the platform upon
which he was elected. Other charges of in
consistency brought against him, are equally
without foundation, while it is notorious that
Grant was so inconsistent as to desert the De-
mocracy for the Republican faith when by so
doing he could increase his chances for the
Presidency.
no! FOR PENNSYLVANIA.