Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-05-19
TIE ADMINISTRATION.

nishes an article for the N. Y Ladepend
ent, Of May 18th, upon Gen. Grants ad-
ministration, which is in refreshing con
trast with such sentiments as have re-
Gently appeared in the Chicago Tribune
and other papers upon that subject. SEN
ator Wilson admits, as does every one,
that mistakes have been made, but says
that "the new appointments have been on
the whole marked Improvements" and
that "fourth-ffths Of the ssappointees are
ADLER and purer men than the men whose
places they take" He further says ~.
+ ''The patriotic aud liberty loving mas
ses that made Cen Grant President"
"should mot allow themselves to be
blinded by the dust nor prejudiced by
the clanor raised by the disappointed APP
piicants for place In the multiplicity of
his appointments The President has some
times failed ito put the right man in the
right place. /; but he has lot failed to firm
ly maintain the patriotic, liberty loving
just, and humane ideas, principles, and
policies that made him Chief Magistrate
Never before llas the Government been
administered for sixty days so in harmo-
ny with the demands of patriotism, riber-
| ty, justice, and humane and Christian
! civilization. 7at rsian5 a5s .g selr. .
There no longer goes out from the EK-
'ecntiye Mansion words that embitter men
against their country and their country
men. The Chief Magistrate now seeks
to bring all branches of the Government
III accord, and to inspire hope, confidence,
and goodwill among the people. II e
! joins Congress-or, rather, he leads Con
gress--and his loyal countrymen in the
grand work of restoring the Union, and
of making the nation one in affection and
purpose. Inspired by his words and acts.
tens of thousands of his countrymen in
the states lately in.orebellion are now
striving to restore the unity of the nation
on the basis of loyalty and equality of
rights Patriotism applauds the firm,
wise, and practical action of President
Grant for the restoration of the states and
/ the unity of the people. sd w14 a
| President Grant is the first Chief Mag
istrate of the Republic who is committed
to the policy of securing to citizens with
out distinction Of color or race the right
OF suffrage. He accepts in all its fullness
the policy of human rights that recog-
nizes equal citizenship of the black man.
In appointments to official positions he has
bravely recognized the rights and privi-
leges of the colored race Two eolored
citizens represent the nation abroad two
colored citizens have been made assessors
of internal revenue; and another colored
citizen Is postmaster of Columbia, the
capital of naughty South Carolina.
Through all our history the conduct of
the nation toward the black race has been
in violation Of the spirit of Christianity
Grant was elected by the friends of the
despised and wronged black man to assure
to him equality of rights. To that noble
work he is giving practical evidences OF
personal and official devotion. Surely
liberty applauds this firm and consistent
action of President Grant. The people
who trusted him when he was struggling
in the storms of the Wilderness and in
| the trenches before Richmond were not
mlstaked. They who now trust President
Grant in the grand work in which he is
engaged may find that noiaction or party
can disturb or defeat his administration.
If Sen. Wilson, the honest, out-spoken
representative of New England radicalism
can express such admiration for Gen
Grrnt's administration, and such conf
dence in its success, no one need fear that
"its moral power has been frittered away
or that it is destined to failure