The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-26
General Grant.
WHAT WILL he DO WITH me RADICAL MANAGERS.

WHAT WILL he Do WITH The RADICAL MANAGERS.
From the New York Herald
The Republican managers through their variou
newspaper organs East and West, discussing th,
important question, hat shall We do with Genera
Grant," They already beginning to look upol
him as their white elephant, sort of seconG
Andy johnson more dangerous than the first. They
are bard please. What Just cause Of complaint have
they against General GraHt9 None in the world Has
be not faithfully adhered to the Chicago platform Has
be not faithfully supported the ratification of the IF
teenth amendment of the Constitution for the estab
lishment Of equal suffrage to all mate citizens the
age of tweny-o one, whites, negroes Chinese Indians
and all? Has he not in his appointments Office es-
tahished thedocriae of equal rights whites blacks
and reds-in black man, for Instance, Minister TO
Liberia and another Hayti, aud another Internal
Revenue Assessor in New Orleans, and another as
Postmaster OF Columbia, South Carolina and in In
dian as Commissioner OF Indian Affairs? He has done
all these things and with the and applause of
the Senate Nor has he forgotten yomens rights for
beginning with Richmond, late the Confederate capt
tai of jeff Davis he has appointed fair proportion
of women Posmasters.
In all these appointments be has, certainly labored
in good faith to carry out the extreme Radical dogma
of equal rights of all of all coEors vote and of
equal rights to hold Office by white women, along with
white men, red men and black mer. He has, more
over generously done the best he could in the division
of the spoils to satisfy the Republican members of both
Houses of Congress, and especially the managers of
the Senate and all this for the sake Of peace with the
party electing him and with Congress. At the same
time in behalf of peace ard harmony in the South be
has turned adriit the men Of Andy johnson and has
put in their places not only white Republicans known
asscarpe baggers but reconstructed white rebel sol
ders and representative loyal blacks and, above ALL
he has caused it to be understood in every section and
among all parties that, whether he likes dislikes
this that law he will faithfully the laws of
the United State. And he staithfuly executing Them
tenure oolfjce law all the amendments of the Cons
tuition, and all the Reconstruction laws of CoDgxess
Included
Could mortal man do more in the White House as
the embodiment of the Chicago platform and the Re
publican party? No. Did anybody expect Gen.
Grast to do SO much? No. Why, then, all these dis
cords in the camp and all this clamor against Gen.
Grant from the party organs and managers? 1t is sim
ply because in giving three thousand Offices
Gen. Grant has failed to satisfy the thirty thousand
men who had expected these offices. To the twenty
seven thousand who are Disappointed and their back
ers, indebted for all this hue and cry against
Gen Grant SpOils spOls-it is all about the spoilS
But the seed is and good crop of weeds is al
ready beginning to sprout among the spring wheat.
The truth is that, the Republican party has gained
its demands and has no longer any great prn
cpIes fight for, it has nothing to do but wrangle
and squabble the spols which is the beginning
OF general disntegratlon aud break up.
What, then will Gen. Grant do with the Republican
1t is evident that whatever he may do to
harmonse them around his administration he will fail |
His proper Is no longer toattemp to harmonse
their conflicting claims demands, suggestions but
to pursue his policy; for by his course, whatever
may beial the Republican party of 1872 will be mas
ter of the field. General Grants services as soldier
settled the election for 1868 His policy as states
nan during his present four years term will settle the
election for the succession. Having fulfilled the Re-
publican programme, the party is adrift and the Dem
ocratc party, from the complete defeat Of its Tam
many PLATFORM is adritt; the best materials of
both these parties may be fused by General Grant into
he great party of the future, leaving the intractabe
cliques and factions both sides to shift
or themselves