The New York herald., 1870-08-27
each hour Is worth to progress years Of the
sluggish times gone by.

General waIbridge on Our National and
| sfute Poiitics-His Ticket Grant aud
Greeiey-Onr Ticket Greeley for Ens-
land.
By way Of variety, and In View Of the public
interest in our approaching fall elections, We
publish to-day the views Of that old and expe-
rienced campaigner, General Walbridge, on the
politicsl situation, looking to the succession at
Washington and at Albany.
First, with regard to our next President,
General Walbridge contends that, considering
these important facts-that General Grant In
his management Of our national affairs has
carried out the wishes Of the people, that he
ton, and pure and free from suspicion Of cor
ruption or debauchery; that he has done
well In establishing peace at home and in
avoiding all complications with foreign
Powers-the denomination and the reelection
Of Grant may be pronounced political and
national necessity. So far as the republican
party is concerned, we are sure there will be
no dissenting voice to these views, and 50,
as the denomination Of General Grant in 1879
may accordingly be considered settled ques-
tiou, we need not follow any farther the argu-
nient Of General Walbridge touching his can
didate for the next Presidency.
But, In the next place, he says the republi-
can party must make q national fight in the
State of New York that ''the battle must open
here on the boldest and squarest ISSUE" He
says, indeed, that "there are two issues in
this New York canvass upon which the people
will be called to pass. The first is tho Hnan-
cial results of General Grants administration.
The second Is whether under our present State
government there is any hope of free and
fair election" These are the issues upon
which, he says, this fight must be fought In
the Empire State-'all other issues must be
postponed" The issues of protection and
free trade are outside issues, and temperance
and the liquor questions are disturbing ele-
ments. They can be postponed. Financial
integrity and the purity Of the franchise" an
honest administration Of the public treasury
and honest elections, are the true republican
platform. And here, too, we think General
walbridge speaks like wise and sagacious
politician.
Thirdly, Horace Greeley, on this platform,
is his candidate for Governor; and as a
national candidate, as a candidate who would
strengthen and not weaken the party, as "a
candidate who will not only be respected by
Americans but trusted as well by our foreign
voters" as candidate who is the champion Of
liberty, not only at home, but for "Ireland,
Hungary and Germany" In summing up his
argument for this candidate General Walbridge
says :-"With Mr.. Greeley at the head Of the
canvass and the platform of financial integrity
and the purity of the ballot box the republi-
cans can carry New York by decisive
majority and preserve the present republican
delegation in Congress-" Looking, however,
at the results of our last regular State cleo
ton, and at the complete Identification of the
republican party with the cause Of Germany
in this European war, we think that General
Sigel, German Union soldier, would be
more available candidate Of the party this
time for Governor than Mr.. Greeley.
Moreover, it is reported from Washington
that s'the President will, in short time, ten
der the mission to England to Hon. Horace
Greeley" that the proposed nomination ''has
been informally discussed by the President
and Cabinet officers, and that they all, particu-
larly Secretary Fish and Secretary Robson,
consider that the selection Of Mr.. Greeley
would be eminently wise and proper, in con-
sideration of his great ability and eminent
public services" And why not? In his plain
republican costume (and we must insist upon
that faithful old white coat Horace Greeley,
the philosopher, would make an impression as
profound upon the gaudy royal court Of Eng
land as that In his simple suit of linsey
woolsey made by the philosopher Franklin
upon the gaudy royal court of Louis XVI,
including the ladies thereof. Again. though
something of warrior for Germany In this
European conflict, we know that Philosopher
Greeley is peace man and so opposed to
the killing Of men on philosophical principles
that he opposes the hanging Of murderers as
barbaric punishment. He, therefore, in Eng
land, as the representative of the United States,
could be relied upon in behalf Of peace. We
believe, too, that he holds the general Ameri-
can view of those Alabama claims. Weare sure
that he could not-be bamboozled, as the luxu-
rious Reverdy Johnson was, by gorgeous din
| ners of English roast beef and plum pudding
for we know that in Greeley's estimation
loaf Of bran bread and mutton chop, topping
| off with bowl Of mush and milk, is a dinner
for king. Sixthly and lastly, considering
what he knows about farming though his tur-
nips, they say, do cost him two dollars apiece
in the raising-Mr. Greeley is the man to
represent in England the great agricultural
| interest of the United States.
Seriously, however, we think that while
Horace Greeley would creditably maintain the
interests, honor and dignity of the United
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