Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-28
Wendell Phillips on Gen. Grant
20 as IL Drunkard.
AN INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.

In order to show that It is not Democrat
alone that believe that Grant takes too liber
ally Of tear-punch," we republish wha
Wendell Phillips said upon this subject il
February last. He demanded an invcstiga
ton. Has this been made? Ifso, when
where, and by whom? ''. ~
Mr.. Phillips information from "diffcrcn
and trustworthy (black Republican, sour
ces," on this subject are not to be trcatct
with silence nor contempt. Democrats ctt
decent Republicans, don't wanta ''confes
sedly inveteratc drunkard" for President
whatever Mr.. Phillips and the radicals ma!
think Of his fitness, on the score of Fidelity
to the niger" '-."" .-
From the Anti Slavery StnnlaSi for tho week end
H. ing February |. l5Gs] tr. 'yg.
This is an anti-slavery journal. Looking
out on politics, as the negro looks on them
it deals with public men and measures only
as they are true or false to him. But has
abundantly proved even before the existence
Of the present administration, that only
temperance is the substratum Of all other
reforms. How sad the result when power
is given to men who are wont ITO put an
enemy into their mouths to steal away their
brains,". this war has almost impressivcly
shown us. Nosv runaOrs rcachestrom Wash.
ington, coming from different and trustwor-
Niy sources, Hdt General Grant has bern
remarkably dr',ak in the streets ofthnt city
withih a fec ,ccchs. We know nothing our
selves of the truth Of these rumors. We
make no charge against General Grant in
this respect. But even the possibility of
tho truth of these reports is of too momcn-
tous importance to be lithty dealt WITH
The nation is bound to inquire as to the
habits of candidates for high Office. After
the experience of the last three years it has
no right to run the slightest risk in this re.
spcct. No public man, whose friends are
asking for him high Office, ought to com
plain of the strictest scrutiny by tho public
as to his habits in this particular. We call,
therefore on the national and State temper
ancc societies to investigate these reports
They have this subject in their special
charge. Trey are bound to give us the
facts, and save us from even the possibility
of such another infiction as the nation now
suffers. Especially we call on the Hon.
Henry Wilson, a pledged tcetotaller, to sec
that the whole truth in this matter is given
to the country He has devoted himself to
the advocasy of Grants claim. Asa tom-
-perance man.. he is bound to soc that We
run no risks;of,this kind. Living in WASH
ington, he must know, or have ample means
ofknowing, the truth as to.his mattey. II
we are unnecessarily anxious, let him relieve
US by trustworthy urancees-that Grant Is
now Temperance man, fully able, on all
occasions to withstand this temptation. Ii
the fact is not so,l let him explain to his
temperance associates how he dares to ask
their votes for General Grant. ltis peril
ous enough to give the Presidency to a man
acho ,cas coatesselly an inueteute d'pmfTd
t,co or three gears ago. But it will be the
garvest crime to give,it to him if that vice
still holds him in its grasp. Ofcoursc lidcli-
ty to the negro must be our first and deci.
sive test of any mans fitness 'for'the Presi-i
dcncy, But this test of,tempcrance is also
vital, ....a. .s.-. ...I... - l,,g,g, vi 3,