The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-10
THE JASPER FREE PRESS on GEN.
GRANT,

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The Jasper comfy Free Press has we'll
considered and common sense article upon
Grant and the Presidency
This persistently charging "that it ia un>
certain that Grant can be trusted BY the Re,
publican party, and that conservatism and
mere parfizdns would do we'll to sbate some
Of their eagerness for him to be the Republic
can candidate il certainly ungenerous and
unkind. Do they suppose they will be be-
lieved when they call the friends of Grant
''mere partizan" and the odious name ICON.
servative,' which now has no meaning but
that of Copperhead and Traitor? General
Grants war record is of no doubtful charac-
ter. lie has been most prominently before
the American people for six hong years, and
commit himself on the policy OF the war.
and has at no time either hesita,ed or falls
tered, but every step he has taken has met
the unqualified appreciation Of the entire
party, nor has It ever appeared that he at.
tempted to evade the execution Of his duty
through fear of enemies or favor of friends.
While Generals have arisen and fallen almos,
as autumn leaves upon bis right hand and
left, fallen so deep and low as to hope for no
future resurrection, he has neither baked
nor stumbled over favoritism, conservatism
or ambition, aud yet his name is 10 be hawked
through the country by these journals as
soup kitchen candidate" without principles
and without probity. We regard the follows
ing language Of the Davenport Gazette TO-
wards the friends of Gen. Grant, as offensive
and objectionable, that I'll is impossible to
avoid regarding with suspicion the effort now
being made IN certain directions to force
Gen. Grant into the field as the Presidential
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party of the nation at once to assent to his
nomination. While We regard this language
as little too strong, vet it may be retorted
upon them, with perhaps greater truth.
that 1t rs impossible to- avoid regarding
with suspicion the efforts now being made
by these Journals 70 force General Grant out
OF the held as candidate before the con.
vention Tor nomination, and to couDel The
Republican party of the nation NJ onca
to condemn him as unworthy of their cont
dence and support Win these journals ri ~,
that their patriotism is entirely disinterested
IN their abuse Of Grant, that they have No
favorite candidate in their minds ave. ~
that there is no man for whom thew hove .
preference for that Office? If this Is true in
fact, then it is sheer wan,onness that impe,
them to heap contumely upon Grant upon
canvass. Ao
IA speaking of Grants reliability as Re-
pnohcan, Why point continually 10 ANDY
johnson and his perfdy, and compare these
two men the one TO the otherl When did
G ", turn TO the strong party for office :?
Mhea did ne betray his principles, his party.
and his government. as Andy johnson
Where did he play the role of Mcclellan in
eHempting to conquer the government by
mastery inactivity, or that OF johnson nv
neecnery, usurpation and tyranny? True,
ne is taciturn in words, but his actions are
valuable. We would trust the life of mill.
tary faithfulness in Grant before ~ voald a
volume OF promises of Andy johnson.