The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-25
THE BOLT OF 1872.

r t,ve bcen Republican and Democratic bolts enough IN
the history OF Ane" I @ he LARGE enough defeat the regular
candidate or seriously reduce his vote 1t Is MEYER bt 81 G6onS
Roosevelt the boter only beaten but the majority LOT MN
was 4qe off course to the Greeley OF 1872 Horace Greeley
had borne the same the Republican party, up 70 2 &
that BENJAMIN Franklin had the revolutionary cause T o. b
guide and phosopher IN in the Republican oreani
new dispenaon of politics Eyey~mG 1raI masses hung
On his words Indeed his paper the New lIrN f1 1;
i leading feature protective tariff sought eN-
nlanaon the people turned Greeley and the tribune " e
pref During the first term of President Grant between 1903 and l8z
Mr. Greeley fell with him and his policies 30 aG INC s
particular leaders of the Republican party o. VIII 81 t time
was the forensic chief the "msurgent or progressive G
Elton George W. Julian of Indiana, Chauncey NJ Depew
r Graft Brown the end OF long ana I -
,,tfor Of general amnesty heal the open wounds OF w c
stretching hands the bloody cnaS [ + most
prodgous bolt in American political history y new PAY J
Liberal Republican, was organized 1T eTSaSG was perfected
at experienced hands There lack OF men ana us t
sneakers of newspapers appeal the higher aspirations Oh m
rf A. national convention regularly called and fully manned
Horace Greeley nominated for President anna ' " "
our readers will see parallel thus far to the Roo od
proceedings and scheduled When the P ppns the
its new convention and names Roosevelt Tor rreS e with
+eo1a nominee of the party the parallel VIII be nearly op
t Of the Democacy Greeley had it for in 10 tna
great national party with its perfect t orsed the
teS t and platform 1t was if the Baltimore convention
Te should adjourn until Progressyes had put Roose
tat the matter seemed settled for Greeley the early summer
1879 What chance could possibly have OF Dhe eecteI
inet srch odds? 1t bad enough to have ms party WeaNe
Lt t, what about boter getting the uh reinforcement
The democratic party? Was not time to hoist the whe nag ana
roal,e the bestp possible with the enemy
PIT with ali these tremendous odds against him. General Grant
NOD the most conclusive majority given nominee OF the Re
1t seemed that ne was beaten in
IT, Paone were sure July In August his enemies RECALLED
y with prospective division OF the sPols In September
ter was sudden the allies to stop feaSng on futures
IN % 70 work and the month ended the alarm bell rang
9rt BEGAN with full presage of Grant triumph The byeeec-
o m Vent his way November approached the Liberal Re
cns and Democrats themselves fighting for their lives;
and on election dav unsurpassed victory was registered Tor the
REGULAR Republican nominee in the list OF electoral votes
Ulysses S. Grant. go
Horace Greeley
Greeley died electoral college met His great new
with him
How can we account ability OF the Grant Republicans to
heat he Liberal Republicans and the Democrats together! There
were many factors equation but the chief ones were PATRIOTISM
and prosperity while sympathy for the with his back to the
wall as Grant was much do with it Patriotism then was rep
resented in of Greeley great faith III the tar intent OF
South the desire to retain the t
much and well the ravages OF the war ana
which Greeley had The result precisely what was TO
have been expected American people who have the Yankee
habit of looking number The lessons OF 1t ALL IN TINS
emergency are among which the people who follow the story
able to apply for themselves