New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-30

tie Democratic party had abandoned whatever position
It had pretended TO hold that subject as question OF
national politics, by recognizing the fact that tnere
were irreconcilaDe differences upon IL IN the party
itself, and by remanding it to the Congressionai %
tIlots This was DONE a. THB TRIBUNE said unuer tne
sbnctity of national platform q phrase "hicn !"
parties and party organs which hold that platforms are
only eatoh-yo and have sanotity seems rinie-
ulous" and is so defined by TIE Wor'1' ina' JouinA
siill insists that Free Trade Is not an impiac~caoo
abstracuon." and proves it by quotations from Mr..
Greeley appealing, 1t says, from the i''Ds 1tSopes
a. the dead master" In cOnclusion' IL says
We assert as q matter within our knowledge, that
during tba six months preceding Mr. Greeeys nomina-
ton az Cincinnati II his constant naDt 70 express
r finally disp0sed Of order that the great inevitable
battle Protection against free Foe bEni al last DC
snbt ont and decided During that period he was al
most every week delivering lectures and addresses on
this subject such absorbing interest TO him. wherever
he could md listening audience, going even 70 city
srboohouses 10 expOund his views ON Protection Did
he wholly msjndge as his professed disciples would
nave rs think Did he eXpend all that zeal and all that
unweared labor on what THR TRIBUNE now calls an
iInpracticaDe absracton IL Is not very consistent
with the modest Difference OF protested disciples 70 nout
controversy which their master reckOned OF the rst
magnitude ana the most urgent Importance. Comparing
the language OF Virgil, Guam nutatus db fAOi
pity that The World should lose its temper
this matter. but at the rick OF offending 1t
peat that the Democratic party at Baltimore dismissed
Free Trade just did Slavery, under the sanctty
and must insist that there ought to be some
sacredness in the obligations which great party takes
upon itself in National ConvenhOn0f its national plat
form. The great inevitable battle" ended, 40 far as
the Democratic party was concerned, at Baltimore
II The World desires to have a party founded on
Free Trade, there is no earthly objection 70 IT, But
the Democratic party is concerned that Issue
is an impracticable abstraction The guam muaiiis"
which The World quotes elegantly applies TO the party
which that journal finds it necessary to resuscate
rather than to those who time ago accepted It's sur
render.
Meantime. The World finds very little comfort from
any OF its Democratic contemporaries. The only Demo
erat elected TO Congress from Connecticut Is Protec-
ZIONIST party papers that State not accord
ingy very enthusiastic the Issue. The Express
of this city secuted the dea and taken to task for
it in burst Indignation by the proposer. The Epenfng
Post believes in Trade but is satisfied that the DEM
ocratc party cannot take it up, that II It did 1t would
be only to damage a good cause with bad name. The
Cincinnati Enquirer leading Democratic organ Of the
West. says:
Weobserve that The Yeto York World announces Free
Trade as the party issue, and claims that Protectonist
cannot be a Democrat We dOn't think that any Demo
ats ought 10 PrOectiOnisS but unfortunately the
whole party in Pennsylvania such, ana always nave
been win thousands and tens Of thousands III NeWJer
sew New York Ohio, New England and other States.
We don't think would be exactly expedient to read
out Of our party the whole organization IN PennsylVa
We are DESTROYS TO read people INTO the party just
al present. than TO order any one TO leave.