The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-01
His Roval Hirbnes. Arraiened.


His Royal Highness Afraigned.
The St. Louis Democrat, the lead
ing Republican paper in Missouri.
and the organ of B. Gratz Brown, the
new Governor elect of that State, ad-
dressesitsef to General Grant in the
following forcible languages: "You
chose, Sir, to convert the4vote of Mis-
souri, into a decision upon your mer-
its as candidate for reelection. One
of the two-parties turned from the
legitimate questions of State CAM
paign, and, with languages so sieken-
ing as to disgust an ordinary Presi-
dent, declared your reelection one
of the objects of its -campaign.zl.Yeu
at once proceeded to make the party
and it's ayowed object peculiarly your
own. a ,self-respecting and -digni-
fed President of earlier times would
have deemed it unbecoming to seek
reelection at all every President ex-
cepti Buchanan and Johnson has
deemed it shameful to use Federal
patronage to control State elections in
his own interest. But it; seems to be
your wish to make. your conduct in
ciVal affairs as disereditable as your
career in the army wssglorious.o The
author of the resolution nominating
YOU Self for. reelection you appoint
ed to . lucrative office, having remoV-
ed, to make room fol. this fawning
couryiers q acgentlemaIIo of high charac-
ter and distinguished services to- the
public: Other worthy men were de-
prived Of Office by you solely because
they did net sustain the faction which
nominated you. si.A sletter from you,
calling upon office holders to support
your little party, was published, with
the significant words, ",Show this 20
,Easton, Smith and Newcoinb." BY
your consent blackmail was levied
upon ofice-holders throughout the
State, and they. were told, that unless
they paid the sums demanded. to sus-
tain Four flattefers here, they should
be removed from office.-Some, re-
fusing to submit Ito such plumber,
were actually removed .for,that .rea-
son. It is not possible for any. Pres
ident to identify himself more COM
sP4etely sWith5a facti on, than YOU, Mr..
President, have identified 10y ourself
with the little band led by Drake,
McClurg, Fox and Shepard. They
forced upon US the questions whether
your administrator Should be ap-
proved in all its. acts, and you stis-
tained them ip, doing so! !o1The result,
then, is verdict of the, people upon
the issue forced upon us by them and
you. hnft 5W Oh jsfiH 'siil5 . . i''.1 8
a." tn 1864 Missouri gave forty thou.
sand majority. for Abraham Lincoln
1t has now given about forty thou
sand majority against you, and, had
not eoiored votes been added and
mainl J. controlled by your. followers
the majority would have abeen over
| fifty thousand. -, .,,!,s.,s5,o -.gf
yfs What is it that the people disap.
proved? 1--WE can Inform yod, sir
Theyoldeem it an outrage That you
have hhfat tried to control a State 'eleciioi
l'by gross abuse of your power of re
moval oi. appointment. They main
tain thatiit is wrong for q Presiden
to use that powerto force himself up
on the, people ffors . second term
They desire .,yoq, in future, to pa,
better attention 70 your, own dutie
at w asfingtonGthe duties -whicl
your masters, the people, assigned
you and not to- spend 5your time il
meddling with State elections. j
seems. to the people that you desery
severe rebuke, alike for neglectins
your Legitimate affairs, and abusing
the powers intrusted to you, and be
ing freemen, neither awed by you
name or .seduced by your offices, the
give yen that rebuke very plainly. !
| ID" The first duty Of o President is t
keep the pledges made to the peopl
when a candidate. 10 This you hav
not done. You promised to give tn
country peace, and pledged Yoursef
to a platforntih which the remoYa
/ of political disabilities were mos
prominent feature. " Soon after yot
became president you meditated com
pliance with this pledge by proclaim
ing amnesty, and again by recon
mending to Congress removal of dis
abilities, but in each case unscrupu
1ons partisans, who want still ilonge
to be able to elect mere tools of thei
own from the Southern States, turr
ed you from your purpose. At thi
day you are their tool. ~ ssi1-' %