The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-11-28
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GENERAL GRANT.


There is hardly paper we take up
nowadays that does not advocate Grant
as suitable man for the Presidency.
From the mildly democratic to the most
violent radical with few exceptions the
demand is, give us Grant for President.
From present appearances there will be
little for the National Republican Con-
vention to do when it assemblies but to
ratity the will of the people They will
take 1t Tor granted, that Grant has been
granted to them as a candidate by the
people, and proceed accordingly. There
Is considerable discussion whether this
gentleman really is the right man for the
place. Some take the ground that he is
afraid to express his opinions and there
fore is not worthy Of the position; and
assert they viii not trust him nor vote for
him unless he will avow his principles SO
plainly that there can be no mistake as to
his true ideas of cur National questions.
Some think he has not the ability neces-
.sary for the arduous duties and great re-
sponsibilities which viii rest upon him if
elected. But those who think and speak
thus are greatly III the minority, and we
are inclined TO think that some of those
very reasons given above are the strongest
that could be uttered In favor L. 5. Grant.
For instance the failure to proclaim
the great things he would do if
placed in power gives those who think
differently with him no opportunity to
open their batteries; he has no point
exposed President johnson was loud
in his assertions that he would make
traitors take back seats and make
treason odious; he has never done it, and
If he is following the policy which he
marked out from the first-as we believe
he is-why then he was the greater fool
for making the statements he did We
do not believe Grant is ot6ttid of any thing
which his duty calls him to face He is
soldier, and as soldier Is not expected
to be a politician, nor even to assume the
p negatives of a Statesman. When he
is elected to some high Office and has re-
signed his Generals $ commission, then it
will be time to put on the garb of the
Statesman and let the world know what
he thinks is right and what he thinks is
wrong, yet if any one thinks Grant is in
any way opposed to the action of Con-
gress, let that one study his course ia
regard TO the District commanders. From
first to last he has upheld them, when
without his aid they would have been
powerless TO enforce the laws they went
there to execute. Again. it is said his
abilities are not Of the high order they
should be. Of course here is an open
question, people viii have to decide it
for themselves But does 1t not seem
that a man who could steadily advance
from one position to another, from Col
onel even up to the command of a mil
lion Of men, must have brains? We had
smart men in the army-men who as
statesmen We're bright ard Shining lights,
yet they freely acknowledged Grant their
superior Grant Jought his way to emf
nence. Having a superior education as
military man he with good scnse, which
is bis leading characteristic, commenced
MS military career low down, trusting
wholly to his own unaided acts for his
elevation. Those acts the people have
witnessed and he has gone steadily up
with no dissenting voice He won vic
tories where others suffered defeat From
first to last ne was SUCCESSFUL and that
IS the kind of men we want other men
may be greater or better, perhaps, but
we don know who they are, we Judge Of
men by their success. Grant was sue
cessful as tanner, successful as 3 colon
ell, as general, and we believe will be
successful as Statesnan-iust as Abra-
ham Lincoln made a good rail splitter, a
good lawyer and as good a president as
the country ever had We say than give
us man with good common sense, and
"a man whose heart IS right aud we vii
vote for him every ,.nu. though opposed
by Clay or a Web ter.