The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-08-25
a. Leading Radical Paper OIL
the Great Presidential Fail

The Chicago Tribune Is well known ne the most
prominent Republican paper in the West. 1t finds
II TO be necessary, i'll order to satisfy public opin-
ion at the West, 10 expose the follies of Grant
weak course. 1t deplOres the appointment OF 5
man 80 little known as FrelinChuyscn to be Minis
lister TO England. and therefore tells the following
plain truths upon that and other subjects:
The nomination of soldiers like fclkna p, I'M
known to the army, of lawyers Ike RDhesOn. un-
known 10 the bar, OF rebels like Akerman. not
mentioned even in POliard's Southern History OF
the War. and OF second ratio politicians like FREE
linghuysen, who have inherited inst enough money
10 be- rich without being remarkably so. and have
acquired just enough Of i snlattcring scholar-l.in.
law and politics to be neither statesmen. lawyer.
nor scholars. can only bring credit on Republican
institutions. If at all. by showing that it needs no
brains at all to run them. We have no faith i'm the
assumption which underlieS these reiterated ao-
pointmenia Of nob0die-. which leave the most I'M
port4nt Offices more empty after they are filed
tGan they We're when they were vacant. II the
President thinks the country viii run :,seli well
enough without any aid from its officers, he is
mistaken.
long and laborious session OF Congress is iu.t
coming 10 an ignoblc close without accomplishing
ANYTHING. mainly because the initiative given to
its fnanciai legislation by its own administrators
consisted Of contradictory, laundering and sbo--
tive recommendations, which bothered and de-
layed Congress without enliChtening II. Cur
foreign diplomacy has been either inactive or
abortivc. We have Keen adding with San DO
Tingo when we ought to have been settling with
England. We have been bribing Bacz with Anne
rIcan gold when We ought to have been collecting
The $500 H.uu du" from England for her piracics
To our citizens The appointment Of Fr-linghuv
sen means that this system OF Incompetence and
mediocrity is to continue. We have already lost
onc-half the value Of the Alabama claims by he
elect in allowing them To run without interest for
six years. know in that 10 interest will ever be
allowed on them. We are losing s. 0GC. 0rD year
by keeping an excessive stock OF gold tn the Urea
surY.
We are paving 500, GJ, coo per wear in take.
more than We ought. In order to pay of in I'll:
years a debt which we are pretending 10 be trying
tpfund Tor forty years. la thc matter of Clba we
have no credit for magnanimity from Spain, or for
sympathics with liberty from the Cubans. w
have deserved neither. All this could not come
To pass II frst-class abilities were sought for the
administration of all departments Of tie govern.
meIt. Does ans body suppose that the nomination
Of FrcliHghuy>en wa based on any idea, however
mistaken. OF promoting the interests and dignity
Of the United states. or even the welfare and sac.
ccss of The Republican party: Doc any body con
binct: Does any body hope that General Grsnl
has discovered in Mr.. Frelinghuysen eminent
qualities Of etatcsman-LiP, which his career hith-
crto has failed to dlsclC:c: