Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-06

Some time before the meeting Of the Chicayo
CcnveutiCn there appeared a picture in Ia
prs Weckiy representing the NEUROLOGICAL
sphinx with leoniDe body, but the countenance
hearing an unmistskable likeness to the irnpsr-
turhable face Of Grant. The picture s,gnif-
cSntly expressed the Impatience of the Radical
Republican wing OF that party with the reIi-
csnce of General q rant, and intImated that h
must speak out or he To candidate of theirs
The sphinx. though much adiureI, made no
sign of the Mind Gsnanded, but In Republican
party, taking warning from the Signs OF tn
times as indicated IN the elect ms Of 1907 de-
cided, sag3ciousIy enough, that il was a pretty
safe thing for the party that aimed the war
10 eItrust he leadership in this eampai gu TO the
great Captain of the war, des pite his refusal 20
make profuse ante-electiCn promises and nm
fessiOps. In this course Grant was wiser than
they who insisted upon his committing himself
TO their extreme views. Had h once entered
upon the business of promising everything %
every body," after the vOluble style that has
served to 90 the business for so many gushing
Iresid' ntisl candidates, he very nicely would
have shared their fate.
The Republicans at Chicago, too. showed
more ssgacity than always displayed by
platform builders, in framing a declaration IF
principles which though too moderate 10 suit
extremists OF the Wendell Phillips school. was
well calculated 10 attract 10 its support the war
Union men OF the country, without regard 10
party lines. The extreme men denounced Il as
cowsrdly, aud as sacrificing principle to sue
cess, because IL pledged itself 10 negro suffrage
Al the SOUTH and let the question 10 the people
Of the loyai States TO decide tor themselves
The smoke OF the November battlefield has
scarcely blown away when these men of ex-
IRENE views are raising Their VOICES TO demand
a. of h. al
that il shall conquer ITS anti gro preiudces"
and sdcpt policy otrerfect pOliti, al equality
in other words. negro suffrage as a national
measure.
Just here arises the question how q neral
Grant stsnds on the suffrage question. Tn.
New York I'D pe-dsH', the exponent of uI,rt
radical views. fears that his education is
defective ON this point; that .she has vat to
laIn the sacred lore Of political equality
''Only la summer" says that papeT, oha con.
frss'c 10 judge PitrrepODt THAI he vas still in
.Orht as TO the prophecy of negiO suIrazp
The cOnfsssicn vs. frank AID manly. and We
are glad he msd- il; but it va. nevertheless. A
painful revelation that thr leader Of the Repub.
Hcan party. and the prc5estIuad President OF
The E"puoiic- htd not yet settled in his mind
he simple question v neither Or not man Is =
Ian"
The Ind o'5eEt thinks that General Grant
Hhr Abral an LincOln, l. an honest. etpacinus
suG t"a'' atl' maB, aud thrt though Tx Mr..
lsLCo'I ta-dy STU 'eIi of III. lesson OF I'M
rHan egr y, b. may iearE il sIowiy-ay. If
he les, b. push d as ,Ge uni sIr. -, th-p tho
fate a h adm bI-tratiOu will, IE. is 0yipr
predee-ss-r, g ont IN repro Oh, aut D. a HIGHT
tl1t e Gusnsi.d. The IN .epsHf.Ht, Otherwise
III de coUlfCtt ~ he belief that b. Will cary
Cut Cf of-cr a IA more radical spirit than he
- can A f.s- - ~
not seem to - justified by the light OF history
II has gown ia fact 10 re an axiom hat tie
responsibility Of Oh position makes even rash
men cor tTNl- Y. JTi-sS, then, up0,. some the
CRY OF opP"sItss that would m 20 a naturally
ccnseTvstive man radical, W. my assume in
the staTttLat General Grant will ~ "A President
CT NJ CtTa-e y - THOU D. ut his entire term
II l. not probable that ha Will feel Obliged I,
accsPt any additional planGs 70 The platform
upon VII b be As el.c.,d. But ne has sad
that be will push DO policy OF his -n in o.
position To The viii OF the people. So far the
people have expressed appreciation Of his mod
crate views, and be can sally wait Until h.
hsa-s further from them. He viii have more
pressing cutiss calling for his immstiare atten-
tor ihar the corsIdeIatiOn OF extreme issues
1t Will be tn sufficient work Of his admins
tration To- some time to complete the task of
IeConstTut .OE at th Sou b. and restore order
anc secuT1IS in that DISTRACTED portion of the
country. IEen there Will b. the grel. work of
putting our financial troubles 10 r CHS Ia a way
10 Strengthen our hnanoi al credit aud put trade
upon healthy basis. He will ned too. I,
give early attention 10 tn matter of reducing
the enormous rational expenditures AMI les
5. ming taxes upon the people. When h has
oeali with them .nO other matters Of great cur
rsnt nom-UJ IL viii be time enough 70 discuss
the Gu stion of adding pIauks 10 the Repubii-
CSn platform.