The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-14
GENERAL GRANT.

matters:
GENERAL GRANT.
! Referring to presidential matters, Mr.
Wade said it had looked to him for a year
past as if the republican party would take
Grant up for president, and run him in
with hurrah. lie was sorry to see that
disposition, and believed no god would
come of it. The trouble with Grant is"
said he, "you don't know how he stands.
1t seems singular that a man could have
lived through this terrible civil war with
out identifying himself with any party.
and that men pretending to be republi
cans should try to rush him into the White
House without asking him single ques-
ton as to where he stands on the great is
sues now before the country. Still,
have felt it in my bones that they would
do thas very thing"
asked Mr.. Wade if he had ever con-
vcrsed with General Grant on political
topics.
81 have tried to do it," said he "but
ne'er could bring him out When | saw
the popular current appearing to run in
his favor thought | would like to know
how lie stood on the great questions be-
fore us-whethcr he was for Johason or
Congress or what the devil he was for; but |
never could get anything out of him As
soon as I'd talk politics he'd talk horses and
he could talk hours on that subject without
getting tired. Well, horses are very
good, but in these lines a man may be all
right on horses and all wrong on politics.
Grant may be all right for what | know.
but then again, he may be all wrong If
he wants to be president by my voice, and
the voice of the men l act with, he must
not only be right. but he must prove that
he is
Inquired | of Mr.. Wade what proof he
would require from General Grant before
he would support him as presidential
candidate Would a letter indorsing
the radical policy do?
No, it won't We must have his
word backed by some official act showing
him to 5e in sympathy with us, and in fi-
vOr o. the doctrines we advocate. We
won't take any mans word after what we
have gone through. Grant must come ont
as pronounced republican or lie can't get
my support don't know that my sup
port amounts TO much, but what little
there is will 60 in the right direction
AVAILABILITY.
Now" sa,A Mr.. Wade. sit is very
strange that when men talk of availability
they always mean something sqainting to-
ward copper headism. They never think
of consultiog the radicals, who are the
only working men there are in the repub-
lican party. On, u, We must take what
We get | suppose Bat we arc getting
tired of that sort of thing notice that
it is the bloody radicals that bring out the
vote On election day; they are the men who
scour the country for voters, and send car
riages for sick men. Your conservative |
devils never do that Why, there hasn't !
been an election in Ohio carried by the |
Wings or republicans ever since | can
recollect, except just twice. whe, the
democrats would have beaten us If It had |
not been for the Reserve
Ashtabula county saved Hayes this time,
and if the radicals hadn't been out Thur
man would have been elected She can
give a majority anywhere from two to five |
thousand. She gave over four thousand |
this time She'll give five thousand for
pronounced republican president next
year, or she'll give two thousand for an
available gentleman. Men vote on prin-
ciple here, and if anybody thinks that
mere military record is going to win on |
the Reserve he's mistaken. The best re-
pablicans in the state will stay at home
They don't care for shoulder straps, but
they do care for straight republican prnci-
pies, and they won, have any other T
General Grant, without platform and
without a pledge, cant more than carry
the Reserve. a pronounced republican
will get fifty thousand majority that's Just
the difference between availability and
principle in this coming fight, and men
who purpose to cram no party candidate
DOWN our throals may as well take note
of it,
And | think il is great mistake to sup
pose that mere military reputation can
win anywhere in the next election. Re-
cent elections show that the cry won't
avail any longer. In Ohio they came near
beating one Of the best soldiers of the
slate with piece copperhead for governor;
in Connecticut, last spring, they beat a
splendid soldier with Mr.. English in New
York, last year the republicans beat sol
dicrs running on the democratic ticket,
and SO on. The people want to fight po-
litical battles on principle. IF Grant
wants the presidency let him come out like
a man aud say which side he is on, and if
he is strong enough on our side we II elect
him. But it is neither wise nor necessary
for us TO run an availability candidate.
We will have the southern states reorgan-
lied by that time, aud they will vote righ t.
then We can re ly on enough northern states
to Insure the election of our man, whoever
he may be.
MIR. CHASE.
spoke of the movement on foot to Sc
cure the nomination of Mr.. Chase for the
Presidency, and asked Mr. Wade what he
thought of it. Well, he said, he didn't
know how strong Chase was, though ho
didn't think he was as strong now in the