Year: 1872

ascendant God forbid that it shall ever come


ku-kluSism, now restrained aud in process Of


extinction by the action Of the righteous and


mereiful Republican party. would then reappear


to repeat its enormiiics Whoever reads the


newspapers cannot fail to see that the chief


argument which the Democratic party relies on
to rally opposition to the Republican party. i.
the protection from Ku-Kuxism. that the Re.
publican party is afForiing to the negro.


Butmay not the Democratic party boallow-
ed to put up and vote for Repubicansy Ycsl
but Republicans should, as general thing.
pause long before voting for them But sup.
pose that party puts up for President so pro-
nomced and eminent Republican as Horace
Greeley-cannot Republicans consistently vote
for bmY Certainly not. For his election
would as surely be the success Of the Demo-
cratic party as the election Of fPresident Grant will


be the success of the Republican party. The
election Of Mr. Greeley will not turn the Dem
oeratic party into a Republican party--but it
will turn him into Democrat-not, | trust.
into one OF the worst type-but still into a
Democrat. In anticipation Of merely his nom
nation he talked differently about the Tariff
from what he bad been wont to do and in
stead Of continuing to uphold the Presidents
/ hands in his warfare against Ku Kluxisni.
he joined himself to those who would palsy
them. He has nov ten words against the "Car-
pet baggers" where be has one against the Ku
| Klux. No, Mr. Greeley's election would not
assimilate the Democratic party to him. bat him
to il. So it has ever been in such cases--and
how, with his kindly and oblgng spirit can he
prove an exception | do not say that Mr.


Greeley will set out to be a Democrat and
admit that he may be largely insensible of the
progress Of hs change. Nevertheless, whether
consciously or unconsciously he will be mould
ed, and this too at no very slow rate. into har-
muny with the general views and policies Of this
great party, which, as seductively as natering-
| ly. places him at its bead. But what if Mr..
Greeley should, Notwithstanding his candidacy
aud election, remain miraculousy unchanged {?
It does not follow hat his election would not be
the success Of the Democratic party. The Pres
ident is not all the Government Congress is
lar more nearly all Of it; and Mr.. Greeley's
election would be quite like to result in Dem
ocrsiic Congress. Many Of these seeding Re-
publicans will sell their votes to Democrair
randidites in exchange for Democratic votes for
Mr. Greeley Unless human nature shall change.
the sympathy between these seeding Republic
rans aud the Democratic party will, all the land
over, ripen into open coalitions. The nomina-
g. n H.. e


nomination to be consummated by the Balu-
more Convention-s. in effect, a scheme to
draw of by this use OF his name enough Re-
publicans to turn the scale in favor Of Democra.
tic ascendency. ] have no sympathy with the


defamation and absuse Of him. | am as indig-
nant at his being called a free lover as at
President Grants being called " drunkardr
know him we'll and esteem him highly That
he has risen by force Of his very remarkable
talents and many virtues, fom poverty and OBJ
security to his present distinction reflects no
small credit both on himself and on our Amer
lean free institutions do not blame him for
his aspirations to the Presidency. lie means


10 be, If elected. an honest as well as wise
ruler. | only lament that he had not been con


tent to look for his honors solely to the Repuh-


can party. As the candidate for however high
an Office at the hands of the Republican party,
I would readily have voted for him. only


lament that he should have sought his honor.
by lending bis name and influence to the Dem
ocratic party, and by damaging aud endanger-
ing that other party, which he had served so
long and so we'll Right here let me answer
the question Where is the Democratic party
Cincinnati Convention, or in the approaching
Baltimore Convention? 1t is to be found in
both. II is to be found wherever war is made
upon the Republican party. To call the hand
ful of Republicans represented in the Cincin-
matt Convention the Republican party is absurd
rhe hope of that convention was IN the Demo-
cratic party. Its candidates are the candidates
Of the Democratic party and are to be beaten
as such and not as candidates OF the Republican
party need say no more Of The Democratic
party except to add that patriotism and justice,
the love Of country and the love of God forbid
our voting with il or for any of its candidates.


We now turn to the Republican party At
the time it came into being Considerably less
than twenty years ago) the Democratic part,
was sunk into a dead conservatism and into the
basest servant Of the slave power. The Whig
party became the basis Of the Republican party,
notwithstanding it bore quite too much resem-
blance to the democratic party. Happily, how
ever, the Wing party allowed itself to be leav-
ened by the handful Of old uncompromisine
abolilions,s In this wise was the Republican
party constituted; anil the condition of contin-
ued existence and power is that it shall continue
to be a Reform rarty. Grandly did it begin
its reformatory career. 1t fought for the life
Of the nation, and saved it; it fought against
the guilty rebels of the South and the more
guilty rebels Of the North and conquered both
it fought against slavery, and killed il, It Tough,
for the rights Of the black man and won them


And it did all this not only wilhout the help of


the Democratic party but in the face Of its de-
termined and unrelenting opposition. Its work
is not yet done. What is lacking in the civil
rights Of the black man it must hasten to sup
ply, l speak not here of social rights They
must take care of themselves The laws have
nothing 10 do with them. Many other reforms
are urging themselves upon its adoption and,
unless it shall soon begin to espouse them, it
will die. because Of its failure to fulfill the con-
diton of its existence-in other words, because
of its failure to continue to be Reform party.
Ere this the Republican party should have
abolished the franking privilege. Ere this it
should have accorded the ballot to woman. The
wide step in this direction taken in the Phila.
delphia Convention, should be followed up
without delay. Ere this, too, the Republican
party should have arrayed Government agains,
the dramshops For what is the Office of Gov
ernment but to protect persons and properly
and the sum total of all other perils to persons
and property falls short Of such perils from the
dramshops. ask not that Government shall
espouse the cause Of temperance, and enact
sumptuary laws;- insist that it shall be