Year: 1872

A lIiah Tribute.


ARCHBISHOP PURCELL ON THE NoMlNA.
T1oN OF HORACE GREELEY.


From the Catholic Telegraph, edited by the vet,
Rev. Edward PURCELL


The nomination Of Horace Gree
ley to the Presidency by the Cincin-
natl Convention, in spite of the po-
litical manmuvers to confer that hon
or upon some ambitious aspirant less
worthy, more plant, and more easily
managed, is a strong indication of a
more healthy change in the political
life of the nation. The bare nomi-
nation, even if it be not followed by
an election of the chosen candidates,
will strike all who watched the plans
and plottings Of sectional cliqucs to
force their favo1ite for selfish pur-
poses upon the people as not only q
staggering rebuke to political job
berry the great curse of the country,
but cheering sign that the reac-
tionary movement against political
corruption and disgrace will hive
victorious force and enduring intlu-
ence.


It is rumored that tile German
vote will he withdrawn from him on
account Of his views on the temper
ance question. We do not credit
this. AS body we think that the
Germans are too sensible, and are
too deeply Interested in the prosper
ity Of this country to be led astray
by empty howlings Of the Grant par
ty on matter Of minor, or rather
of no importance in this political
contest. If they submit to the So
phistry Of the corruptionist, which is
already making itself heard and ap-
pealing to them for Endorsement,
they will be guilty of the greatest
folly they could possibly commit. If
defeat comes the guilt be justly
char6 ed to them, and be it at their
doors Equally foolish and calami-
tous will any separate action Of the
Democratic party. The only wise
course open to it will be to unite
under the leadership of Greeley in
relieving the country from the hor-
rors Of repitition of four years more
of misrule. There are strong signs
on the political horizon, daily grow
ing more clear and distinct, that the
coalition will be cemented. Such an
event will at once dispel all fear Of
defeat, and give us political redemp-
ton.


X X II y i


On no tenable grounds can those
who sincerely desire reform refuse to
support the man who during the
course of a long life has shown, even
in the errors Of his judgment upon
some political issues, a constant, en-
thusiastic and disinterested devotion
to the welfare of the whole country.
by industry, truthfulness and disloy-
atty to principle, that no selfish in
terest has ever been able to shake,
he has risen from obscurity to hon
orable fame. He has never espous-
ed a cause which had nothing to re-
commend it but the pressure of false
public opinion and he has never
refused to champion movement
that he believed would be beneficial
to society, because the political par
ty to which he was attached, oppos-
ed it. He had never worn the collar
of political slavery to enrich himself
or secure office. Rather he has cast
away the brightest prospect of pre-
ferment, and estranged himself from
those who would have conferred
honors upon him, because he indig-
nantly refused to purchase them at
the expense of his integrity. He
has always been the open-handed
and free-tongued friend of the emf
grant, and the outspoken enemy of
every institution incompatible with
the widest civil and religious liberty.


It will be a refreshing change
when honesty, sobriety and old-fash-