The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-11-15
Greedy Oh Grant.

dIspleased with the dcm nhs'T"''o''
being made in certain quarters te
force Grant upon the Republican
party as its next candidate for the
presidency. 1t attributes the re,
cent overwhelming defeat Of its par
tv, to the desire Of those seeking
availability in a candidate, and ex'
claims
The king is dead; live the
klng!' The Republican asccndency
having been designedly purposely
broken down by protested Republi
cans, they arc now busy telling us
how it may be restored. All We
have to do, in their view, is to say
no moro of Republican principles,
but GO IT BLIND for General Grant
as next President.
lfwhat the Tri uuc says of Grant
is true, it totally disquali6es him
for the support Of the earnest men
Of the republican party, upon any
other hypothesis than an abandon
ment of their extreme views. in or
dc. to continue a further lease of
power. 1t says:
He is not by training states
man; yet his negotiations with Cen
cral Lee and the terms of capt.
ulation conceded by him at Apo
lnattox cvincc wisdom and breadth
of view which few among our states
men could have cqualcd. and none
of them ha. surpassed. We do pro-
foundry honor and esteem him that
he has never uttered one syllable
that savored Of exultation over the
defeated rebels, or called down ven.
gcance on their heads. The blood.
and-thunder policy of execution and
con6sca ton, which We Intensely
loathe, has no more efficient oppo
nent than this taciturn, rcticen1
first soldier of the Union.''
Further the Tribune appears tc
have vivid realization Of the fact
that the next preside initial campaign
is to be decided upon questions in
volving the wants and necessities o
the people. and not upon the artihc
e. and subterfugcs Of artful dema
gogues. Upon this point it says:
eve can elect no Republican OF
Exc spontancous-combusti2n princi
pic. We can only triumph by The
systematic and thorough enlighten
mcut Of the masses. who always vote
for what comes to them labeled
Democratic, unless good reason il
shown them for voting otherwise
Tbs %at haiH rfttsr,Ts,, and 'csxtkH6Irf
ing people to rally round the flag.
Aud those who arc pushing Gen
Grant for President will land just
where the Wings did with Scott il
1852, if they are allowed to have
their own way. They utterly mis-
take the time Of day.
The Tribune declares that the re-
publican party rests under TWO sol
solemn obligations; 1.-THE FIRST t.
the negro, the second to the nation
al creditors. Why is the TInsY
obligation of this party to the ne.
gro? Did he through the wal
peril bis life more freely; acl,ieve
more brilliant triumphs, or displa }
more bravery and fortitudc on ths
battle Geld and among the dangers
and privations incident to camr
life than the white soldier, that he
should be specially singled out by
tho Tribune as entitled to prefer
mcnt, by tic republican party p
No, no, none of these. But it is
''beoausc the white people of the
United States arc opposed to the
seiass of legislation of the republic
can party, and to ncutralize the
vote of tn s, soldiers, who refuse to
be taxed to support frccdmcns bu-
reaux; to exempt the bonds of the
rich; to pay the interest and princi-
pal Of the public debt. and to pay
to themselves the hountics voted by
congress, that this championship Of
the negro is to be the shibboleth of
the Tribune and it's friends. The
negro they can use; the white man
demands just laws; free government.
and equal taxation; and the call to
rally round the flag when it
means instead ''tear down the
Haunting lie," as Greeley charac-
tcrizcd it in 1852, does not possess
the potent charm to longer delude
the people. Greeley further adds
that negro suffrage is the first plank
in the republican platform, and
says: .
1--WE cannot betrsy the blacks.
TO do so is to compact tue entire