The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-09
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1868.
General Grants A Administration.


d WHILE General Grants election cannot fail to
restore peace to the nation, he will be tortu-
nate ii he does not become the most sorely
besieged man in the country. Office beggars
will dog his footsteps, hungry intriguauts will
continually seek audience, and every clique of
ambitious politicians will seek to prove that
the glory of his Administration will depend
upon a prompt recognition of their petty
claims to prominence. He will be deluged by
mass of correspondence and petitions set
ting orth elaborately the claims, sacrifices,
Services, and patriotism Of an army of aspirants
for place scarcely less numerous than the
troops he commanded during the war. He will
be told that if A, b, or does not go into the
Cabinet D, L, or + will be mortally offended,
and that the tate of the nation depends upon
the degree of favor he bestows upon the friends
of some sarcastic Senator or the coldness of
his demeanor to the followers of some conten-
tious Congressman. II there ever was time
in the modern political history OF the
country when this sort of arrogant nom
sense could be properly and safely ignored,
this is the appropriate period; and If We are
ever 70 have President who, without being
arrogant, can carry ont his own convictions
respecting the will of the people, but disdain.
ing ths couDsels and keeping out of the traps
set by professional politicians, U. S. Grant
will prove to be a man of that stamp. He
owes nothing to partisan tricksters. He has
received the Presidency as a free-will offer
ing of the American people, and he
i 8 as free from personal obligations to the So
called leaders who followed public sentiment
in advocating his nomination as he is to those
who opposed it. While he can afford to view
with coutemptuous Indifference the petty
sauabbles of the professional politicians, We
have an abiding faith in his unfnching devo-
tion not only to the interests of the people,
but to the Republican party. He cannot fail
to remember how gallaptly and heroically it
sustained him alike through the war, in his
conflict with Andrew Johnson, and in the
triumphant political campaign which
has resulted in his reception of
the highest honors of the Republic. While
he cannot fail to remember with gratitude
these latterlng marks of confidence, he can
not forget, on the other hand, that while he
was .acipg Rebel foes in the field, Copperhead
traitors we're striving to create a fatal diver
sion in his rear; that the enemies of the Re-
public have maligned his character by tie
most outrageous and indecent libels; and that
the Democratic party resorted to the most
shameless frauds and the most desperate dia-
bolism TO secure his defeat. Grant has not
only proved invulnerabe to the assaults of his
military and political foes, but he will be
insensible to their Establishments. 1t will be
as difficult to capture him by the arts which
led Johnson back to the Democratic camp as
it was to vanquish him in battle.
True to the people and true to the Repub
lican party, the worst enemies General Grant
has now to fear are the cormOrants hungering
for power and for place, who wish to gain
controlling influence over his Administration,
and to fetter his clear, calm Judgment on
public men and measures. His training
and experience at Washington during the ex,
citing events of the last four years have given
him an insight into civil affairs which few
politicians acquire in lifetime. He is no
novice in politics or statesmanship. lie dis
played in the selection Of commanders and
assistants for his important campaigns an in
tuitive knowledge OF the strong and weak
points of his military associates, and capacity
toput the right man in the right place, which
will prove highly useful in the White House.
With his strong common sense, his powerful
hold upon the confidence of his countrymen,
and the universal faith in his integrity
and patriotism which has been inspired
by his past career, he can we'll afford
to fight out his Presidential term on the line
dictated by his individual judgment, departing
thsrefrom only at tie clear bidding of the
people, and disregarding the clamors of pro-
fessional placemen. BY pursuing this policy
he will be enabled TO devote his time aud
attention to the true interests of the nation,
carefully considering all vital questions. By
avoiding the petty squabbles and consuming
jealouses of the partisan managers, he will
escape the fate of those Presidents who, by
becoming engrossed in such disputes, have
Jared but little better than the fabled huntel
who as devoured by his own hounds.
WIsE.-"General" Henry A, Wise, some