Year: 1872




sons are in favor of straight Democratic
nomination for President by the Baltimore
Convention. Their opinions on that subject
are certainly entitled to the grave considera-
ton of the Democratic party, and we are
pretty confident the delegates to Baltimore
will estimate them at their true value.


Con. Grant, though reticent on most ques-
tions, does not hesitate to declare that i,
would be base sacrifice of principle for the
Democracy to refrain from putting straight
candidate on the track this FALL


Schuyler Colfax holds the same opinion
now, though it is not quite clear what view
of the situation he will take if Wilson beat'
him at Philadelphia.


To-day Henry Wilson thinks the Demo
Gratis will be great fools not to take advan-
tage of the split in the Republican party an(
run in a candidate of their own; though what
will be his opinion next Thursday is not SC
certain.


The Hon. Tom Murphy favors the nomi-
nation of Democratic old-liner, because he
fears the contrary course may ultimately de-
preciate the value of cottage property a,
Long Branch.


Robson and Secor, Cresswell and Chor-
penning, have no doubt that straight Dem
ocratic ticket is necessary to protect the
United States Treasury against spectators
and swinders.


The whole Dent family and all their rela.
tives are unanimously of the same way o.
thinking. These, or some of their agents
feel so much on this subject that it would
not be surprising to find them in the lobby al
Baltimore.


Babcock, Porter and Leet are Jealous il
support of a straight Democratic ticket, while
Morton, Conkling and Chandler are amazed
at the stupidity of those Democrats who dc
not view the question in the same light.


All the collectors of customs, all the inter
nal revenue officers and all the postmaster;
feel that the time has come when the De
mocracy must show their stern adherance tC
principle by putting straight candidate ii
the field.


Every Republican who doesn't like Sum
ners anti-Caser speech says that the only
chance the Democrats have for beating Gran
is to bring out an old Bourbon at Baltimore


All the Republicans who detest Schurz FOL
his exposures of the French arms swindle
wonder that all the Germans don't clamoi
for straight Democratic ticket.


The Military Ring, the San Domingo Ring
the Indian Ring and the Seneca Sandstone
Ring feel so solicitious on this subject tha
they intend to send representatives to Balti
more to aid in keeping the Democracy straight


The London Daily Times exhibits ever
more than its usual ability and zeal in advo
eating an old fashioned Presidential nomina
ton by the Democracy. So does the New
York Daily Times. So does the New orE
Daily World.


Among the men of calm judgment whl
have declared in favor of this policy, ant
whose lead the Democracy have found it Sc
profitable to follow for tie past dozen years,
we need only name the Hon. Dan. w. Voor-
hees and the Hon. Alexander II. Stephens


We might swell this list; but is not the
foregoing sufficient to induce Democrats to
throw DR.. Greeley overheard at Baltimore
and put the helm of the party in the bands
of pilot who will be sure to run their ship
straight on the rocks for the fourth time?