Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-16
Grant, Colfax, and the Presidency.

An anonymous circular has been printed and
distributed at Chicago, giving sixteen reasons
candidate for President, containing such shall
low reasons as that sshe could not deliver an
iRaugural;' and such unjust allegations as
that "he is now and has always been a Demo-
craft that ''he has insulted the Republican
party that 'he has proved failure in every
capacity outside Of the military" and closing
with the summing ur that sslndiana offers our
most av ailable candidate"
The Indianapolis Journal, speaking for Sem
ator Morton, comments on 1t as follows:
1--WE do not propose to SO far dignity this
circular az to discuss its array Of charges
against General Grant, further than to notice
the sixteenth and last, which seems to imply
that the document was gotten up In the sup
posed interest of one OF the two eminent citi-
zens of Indiana who have been named as
suitable candidates for the Presidency. For
one OF them, Senator Morton, We can say that
he has no sympathy with 1t, and would be
panied to learn that any friend Of his had de-
tacking General Grant, Or any other possible
candidate. We cannot speak BY authority for
Mr. Colfax, bat We are much mistaken in our
estimateo OF that gentleman II he count ,nances
this style OF attack on General Or ant"
The Register published at South Bend, In.
diana. the home OF Speaker Colfax, makes the
tello wing authoritative statement concerning
the views OF that gentleman:
Mr. Cohax. who is now at home, authorizes
Us to say, that ins tead OF "countenancing this
style of attack" he utterly repudiates and
CONDEMNS the WnOlo CIRCULAR, and all OF Its
charges and insnuations against Genaral
Grant from beginning to end. Nor does MIR.
o. believe that any friend OF his had any agen.
cy whatever in its preparation, printing or
circulation.
The Fort Wayne Gazette has the follow.
ing: -.-.s- t. sr-.g reer- =
,"We are sorry to see that some iniudicious
friend OF Mr.. Colfax is seriously injuring that
gentleman by ostentatiously demanding that
all other aspirants for the Presidency shall
givy way to him. We have the very highest
regard for Mr.. Colfax, and would rejoice to
see him the candidate OF the Republican par.
ty for the Presidency, but nothing can more
certainly defeat his aspirations than such q
course on the part of his friends. knowing
Mr.. Cslfax to be one of the most honest and
straightforward of men, we are sure he has
not consented to such means Of electioneer.
ing"
Commenting on the above, the South Bend
Register concludes Its article upon the subject
as follows:
We have never heard or read of such s.iniu.
dicious friend Of Mr.. Colfax." and cannot
imagine who the Gazette alludes TO. Mr. G.
himself holds to views exactly the reverse. He
rejects, in toto. the doctrine that any one has
.'claims" on the Republican party for any
nomination, or any right whatever to "de.
nand" it. He regards the Republican organi-
than any of its mem bers; that Its interests, and
not personal ones, should be looked to in it's se-
lecIions; that those who have faithfully served
1t have their full reward in having served the
country; that il has right to select whoever ii
pleases out Of Its membership for any Ct its
honors, and that no one has any cause tor com
plant If the choice does not fall on himself