New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-12
GRANTS PoLITIcAL OPINIONS.

WAsuNGTON. Nov. 1O.-The leading uphold
ers Of President johnson are constantly eSReng t ng
ting forth inuendoes and even hat assertions l.enuou
Congress and its plan of reconstruction MOntgoeiy
Balr the most prominent OF those who are oIin5
T1jsrepresent his position and he probably the most
,sbreVd and unscrtpuous OF those who working
10 restore the Democratic party to fu p4Mei iiect IS
nnatter of the greatest surprise He makes no seSie O
the fact that he is an earnest @ Seofion , Of
Judge Chase Speaker COfax, or senators wilson anu
Wade TO all the leading principles OF te pay ft it
win meet in ten days, and WITHIN sseo uy ~ orf
assembage there viii be room LETT Tor any one OuOupD
the Position before 81 Gef The deary Of the House
of Representatives. will then be published III VII ioI
EcuDtaTy Statement and was not drawn by any cum
ningly devised questioning on the part OF the members o
was any serious talk OF bringing him ont candidate
FOR the Presidency. Every Republican member OF the
lcan party of the country will enroll him as among those
entitled to fun membership The puoest9n 81 inns f5n
might be made By Cen Grant IN reply 10 Re Bs
and he afford to await ten days longer
WHAT THE DAY BOOK THINKS.
The Ne1r- York Day Book, high authority
m the Democratic sanhedrim sets forth its opinion
We notice that some of our Democratic exchanges con
tnne TO gn9te e cc be Nomination from the Mongres
for President" ANY man who thinks th' 1inS 20 %
III perfect accord with Congress Is green eAous " w
eaten up for grass
LETTER FROM THE HON. WIN. d. KELLEY
In a note to VIM. NJ. Runkel of Philadelphia,
Mr. Kelley, who favors the nomination Of Gen Grant
says
II is the earnestness with which he pursues great
hurposethe tenaety with which he advances to victory
on his own hne-that impes the American people 10 IN
Flutes as General have made him generally and minuely
Familiar with the questions at issue In ms adnlhstra
democratic party positive and vigilant on one side
chat Of wrong oppression and i1e9u2ty anu tna e
1epublcan party as represented IN CONGRESS o neaS
fhreefOurths Of the House Of Representative ana
Larger proportion Senate, is positive on the
on the other, that of right. justice and equality.
n The hand OF God Is IN this contest His people are again
gsS HIS Guidance has gone so far that its leaders dare
not recede or even pause Three States are hopelessy
EturDed Rebel soldier votes but the darkcompleXioned
Soyas disanchised though he fought for the nag on
score Of bloody fields and these States are IrevOcaDy
Democratic But the darkcomplexioned man though ne
Hassachnsetts Rhode Island Wisconsin Tennessee and
N the latter returns correct hencefOrth IN Minnesota
aud they all thoroughly and reliably Republican
In the ten States being reconstructed under the
Grant government IS to be established for man. and not
for particular of men, and Congress has provided
a shall be denied the right 10 vote py reason
Face or color In three Of these States south Carolina
mississippi and louisiana citizens OF African oesSeh9
constitute the majority, and IN the Gther seven tSs o
nm inisputabe balance Of power When therefore you
order the friends OF manhood snnrase 70 s,el ou hi @
States TO quit the column you reduce your party 10
helpless minority in all the rest
IA CRY FROM ONE oFETHE BADLY FRIGHTENED.
The Butdt0 Express, AFTER column VI NHd'-
has-been, thus breaks forth
II the Republican party is to regain s position and
coudrm itself in the control Of affairs II must aAe TINS
karning and act upon H. Congress must heed II every
Hsepublcan Lesature must heed II; every RepuDhcan
Board of Supervisors and Common Council must heeG ~
EVERY Republican Office holder, Federal, state, County
land Municipal must heed 1t; every Republican organ o.
tpubIc opinion must heed it-now and henceforwsrd
lard this must the platform Of the Republican party
beyond the present actual necessities Of The
on-o the unavoidable expenses Of GovrBme1t aud The annual in
kerct upon the public debt
dollar Of expenditure upon object that can be maze 70
wait unti the country d better eiTeumstauces
possible articles 70 be taxed and no ta1 except
" Erery be collected IN ull not levied At all
Fair salaries Office and fees peTqates that do not
10 % the Government Treasury.
Upon this platform Of rigid economy, carefulncss and
integrity holding the straight Of IFS legitimate
political principles, and allowing no straylng into SIDE
ISSUES theoretical enterprises the Republican party
Ean recover eli that has lost with beside, and
Establish itself permanently the controlling party OF
he nation Refusing 10 take IT, we doubt II Grant ana
BAN biz generals combined could save II from repetition
LOf defeat