Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-18
DEsEr,rrNG GnANr.


Since the death OF hi. Raymond, the
New York Tines has been eonsidered
ono Of The staunchest supporters of
Giants administration, and of all the New
Ypik journals, il is the one to which
Tat remarkable Statesman" would natu-
rally look for good backing" in 1872.
Bit the 7gpaes, in casting about for q
candidate in that yet far away contest
50 clearly and Enthusiastically ignores the
clhims OF GrSnt to nomination, that
VI feel bound TO call attention to it as
one of the "signs of the times" Speak
iug of the campaign two years hence, it
says:
iEsThe Republican party has the advan-
tage ia being forced to settle current ques-
tons of legislation within its own lines
as the party in power. This will almost
certainly result in the smicable forma-
ton of a policy By the time it will be
absolutely needed, and the process viii
almost as necessarily bring out leader.
In al probability he will be some one
identified with the policy, asits represent
tatiYe, if not its originator, and his
strength viii lie in the conceded desirao
bility of completing the work inaugarated
and partially executed by him" r baa
Here we have at once an admission
that the Radical party has no settled poll.
cy with which to enter the field in 1872,
and very plain iniimation that the lead
or of the party, whoever he may be, can
not be Gen. Grant. The Radicals are begin
ming to make the discovery that they need
an administration with well-defned pol
icy touching the great issues of the day,
with a man at its head capable of con-
trolling aud leading the party. liz Gen.
Grant they have no such man, nor can
they place man in his cabinet who has
the brains and the popularity TO control
both Grant and the party. Grant has had
hut one idea since he went into the Presi-
| DENTAL Office, and that was to force negro
suffrage upon the country. He has sue
ceeded after fashion, and the elections
in Connecticut, New York and Oregon
show that he could scarcely have done
anything better for the Democratic party.
The result of the elections in these States
has caused panic in the r .dieal camp,
and the most substantial supporters of the
administration are deserving Grant as their
future leader, and even his cabinet is
threatened with disruption The Times
article, from which we have qvoted, adj
mits that the Radical party is without a
policy and without q leader. 1t clearly
seesthatthe emo policy" policy of its party
is not what the people want. Every year
| they arc feeling more and more the evils
resulting from the lack of proper legisla-
ton respecting the important matters of
finance, industry, and taxation, and of the
improper or inefficient execution of such
laws as we have. Every year they are
becoming more and more disguised with
the snalluess, the selfshness, or the ras-
cality Of the men, who, through lack of
leadership, have been permitted to force
Themselves into positions of responsibility
and power. The policy according to
which our government shall be admins
tered after the expiration of Grants term,
is not to be dictated by any one of the
Radical factions; nor is it a matter of
much consequence whom they shall select
for 'leader" to be bowled down in the
next Presidential contest