The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-10

SENA1OR CAMERON ON THE fREBIDEN-
TIAL SrCCEssIoN.-General Cameron, the
other day. a, Harrisburg. made a telling
speech on the political situation. He con-
tended that General Grant has justified
in his administration the confidence of his
supporters; that We have peace all over the
country that the Government is well man
aged and everybody is prosperous that
there never was in the world a people SO
prosperous as are now the people of the
United States; hat there is some grum-
bling done South, but that even there :he
condition of things has wonderfully im-
proved under Gen -ral Grant; that we have
great cause for rejoicing; that General
Grant has turned his attention to the finan
ces, and that in his hands our great noun
tain Of debt will vanish into almost thing;
that we have every reason to hope that
within his first four years the debt will be
cut down to less than two thousand millions;
land" SAYS General Cameron, eff he should
be elected again, as l have no doubt he will
be, when he leaves his office we shall not
have more than ten or twelve hundred mil
lions of debt; and if he succeeds in doing
this, he will leave reputation behind him
hardly eclipsed by that of Washington"
Now for the application. General Came
ron further contended that all his glory is
and will be due to the Republican party
that 10 carry ont this grand programme the
party must be maintained il
power, and that whether it is or Is not
in power will depend Very much
upon the approaching Pennsylvania cleo
ton. In fact, as it appears from the close
logic of Cameron. the reelection of General
Grant as President of the United States in
1872 turns upon the re- election this Fall of
General Geary as Governor of Penn>ylva
MIA. His reelection, we are told, Is due to
him an ac; of justice, and is necessary
to the country for the safety of the Repub-
ican party. "If we should lose Pennsvl-
fania we shall lose General Grant at the
ne xt election" and so on.
Nov, we entirely concur with General
Cameron that under the present condition of
,ur political affairs, and from all the signs
# the times. General Grant is the man for |
he Presidential succession, and there is no
nan who can supplant him. He has the |
,ame in his own hands; he has been doing |
ery well 50 far, and has not weakened, bur |
in the public confidence since
.e tnos the reins from Andy Johnson The
reat body of the people rely upon his strong
ractical common sense to carry the country
Trough its troubles, and his name TO the
republican party is a tower of strength. But
does not follow that to secure his re-elec-
ion in 1872 il is necessary To re-elect Cover
or Geary in 1869. Nor is it positively as
ertained that he will be reelected. He NAV
e defeated, but what will that signify 1t
ill signify that Packer is mere acceptable
nan Geary to Pennsy wanna as a candidate
)r Governor, and such result NAV be used
/, the prejudice Of General Grant; but all
MS will signify nothing IN the national cam
aigns OF 1862. In a Presidential view none
the State elections of 1859 going by de-
iult. one way or the other, will amount 20
nything. Hence on this point we disagree
i'h General Cameron; for we do not think
he reelection of General Geary in 1869 Is
ecessary to secure the re election of General
rant in 1872. We think. too, that every
10 ought to stand on its own bottom, and
rat Geary ought to stand or fall upon his
wn merits. Bat if the Democrats have
ho>en TO make this little election test of
rants administration, Gear, has No reason
complain, and Cameron may be excused
putting the Governor on the etrong Shout
FRS of the President. Still the result of the
eDnSy lvania election of 1869, one way or
e other, will not amount To much In the .
residential election three years hence.
Thin the interval the whole political
rid in both hemispheres may be turned
,>ide down; but short of some such sweep
9 reconstruction of politics and parties
pneral Grant will be the man for the mex,
-esidenco.-N. Y Herald, Sept. %, i.