The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-09-08
A Radical Paper ON Radical Ellection.

a n
eering DoeumenE.
The New York Sun, q leading Rad
ical journal, edited by Charles "A. Dana
thus discourses on the address recent
Iy put forth by the Radiedi Congfes-
sional Committee: q
The Republicans Congressional
Committee have issued an address to
the Republican party. In giving a
sketch of the rise and progress of the
party, it divides its existence into four
epochs, namely, the six years previous
to the election of Lincoln, the war for
the suppression Of the rebellion, the
reconstruction era, and Gen. Grants
Administration. Though a partisan
appeal rather than an impartial histo-
~, its recital is in the. main correct
until it reaches the fourth epoch, the
present Administration. - p
In entering upon the defence of
The Administration the Committee are
forced to admit that the expectations
of many Republicans have not been
fully realized in the actions either of
the President or Congress In other
words, the Committee acknowledge
that there is good deal of dissatisfiie-
ton in the Republican party with the
failure of Gen. Grant to redeem the
pledges made when he entered upon
office. 1t needed no such address 10
the country to convince the people of
this; but coming from such a high
quarter, and in the form of an appeal
TO the people on the eve of elections
which are to determine the political
character OF the next Congress, and
perhaps settle the next Presidency,
the admission is very significant.
"This fatal admission is not COM
Pensated by the Committees elaborate
laudation of the financial policy of
the Administration, which ispnt forth
as its chief merit. The Committee
grossly exaggerate the compiacency
Wild '0'lnle1l Whlch tne people accept thls pol
ICY by keeping up, during the past
eighteen months, the war rates oftax-
alton, including the cdious and uncon-
stitutional income tax, the Admins
tration has been able TO call in some
of the outstanding obligations of'the
Government But before sorely bur-
dened community sings peans to a
policy that robs Peterto pay Paul, 1t
prefers TO Waitahd see Whetnef'u under
the boasted prospective reduction OF
taxes, the treasury will be full enough
TO enable the Secretary to buH i've
twenties on the Stock Exchange.
lH The address sounds the praises of
the Indian policy of Gen. Grant; but
before tile people join in the chorus
they desire to hear the echo from be-
yond' the Mississippi, and to learn
whether Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and
their brother braves chime IN. Ii will
be time enough to smoke the calumet
when the War-whoop now in full
blast on the Plains has died away.
/ 'sThe COMMITTEES pronounce their
unqualified eniogiuin upon the course
of the Administration towards the
States lately in rebellion; but they
fail to give US their opinion upon the
prescriptions, eorruptions and down
right thleying Of the carpet-bag gov
ernnlents in those States. Nor do
they inform Us whether they disap-
prove of the scarcely concealed pur-
pose of Gen. Grant to aid those gov
/ ernIncBts iniretaining power by fraud
uient elections this fall, and to uphold
them by the bayonet on the condition
that they will support his Admins
tration. ~ ~ IS - ,s..'s'5& 3
e The address, though long and elab-
crate, omits all reference to the most
prominent feature and most conspic-
uous failure of the Administration
its foreign policy. 1t does not utter a
SOLITARY word upon this important
subject. 1t puts forth no extenuationl
for the irexcusable neglect to try and
do something to seenre, settlement
ofthe Alabama clamas 1t has no scath77
ing rebuke otsthe greasy st. Domingo
JOB. 1t is silent about Cuba. ri
re.!a e After all, thisIomission to refer to
the foreign policy ofithe Administra-
ton is natural. For, in defence, or
extenuation, or even explanation of a
policy SO imbecile, SO corrupt, SO dis
graceful and humiliating, what could
tthe Committee say The ilaTie of
/ Henry Wilson is signed to this adj
dress as Chairman III Thoroughly ac-
J, qnalnted with Hamilton Fish, and
knowing how feeble he is, could the
robust massachusetts Senator laud his
weak, waVering administration of the
j State MI . NTp, T.