The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-01
FISH AND GRINNELL.
The Two Great Dead Weights Of the Re-
publican Party Accurately Described
The Republican Party VS.. Grinnell and
Fish-Give Grn Mt a second Term.

pubiican Party Accurately Described.
The Republican Party VS.. Grinneil and
Fish-t'ive Grant n Second Term.
froni the Ns,o orleans Repubhcdn
New YoRK, June 10, ls70.-There is much
dissatisfaction and grumbng in the Republican
ranks OF this State. The party Ia unfortunate in
having two such leaders a as Hamilton Fish and Col
energy and progress. The first 10 personally I'M
popular, and the second has not been identified
with the inner circle enough TO rive him influence
and experience in party management. The Colec-
tor has the elements OF popularity and, were no hf-
teen or twenty years younger. he might render good
service; but his age now ncapacitates him for the
active life Of leader lie does negative injury to
the party in holding a. place which, in the hands
Of different man, would give great leverage In the
accomplishment Of political ends.
While the influence of the Collector Is negatively
Is positively go. He Is selfish arrogant and unsym.
pathetic by nature, and what Is worse for the Re
publican party e rank and die to is foremost reno ledd
cal intermen ho has exhibited the other side OF his
Character II YVES hoped BY the friends Of the cause
saion in the way OF ability for the hard unloyable
traits In his character. His short career OF Dlun-
ders and neapaeity IN the Department OF state mas
shown the futlity Of such hope
Mr.. Fishs antecodents are not In his favor. While
the country engaged In Its terrible struggle with
rebellion, ana her patriotic sons were laying down
their treasures and their lives for her preservation,
This rich man without patriotic impulse bid away 10
When the hardcarned victory was won he emerged
from his retirement and thrust aside those who had
OOfuc tne neat burden OF the strife, 70 tue
fruits Of victory. And to these fruits he has chung
with an eye single 70 their possession. All higher
aims which usually stimulate aperson in his elevated
position are foreign to his cold sluggish character.
His name is synonymous with his nature.
THIS Is all the more striking rom the OF con.
tras lie is In nntitheeis to his predecessor as black
is to white. Seward was genial and expansive
Fish IL tho reverse. The former had genius the
latter has none. Tie fret was broad and deep in
his views, and national to the core the second Ia
shallow, narrow and provincial In all his political
! opinions. One was full Of humanity, and IN sym
thst ~ mt
lending to the welfare AMI glory OF This country.
Az this Seward, and all this Is not the present
| Secretary OF State To n mind such es Fish pos
sesscs, Seward must b. being incomprelensible.
| Yet with the vanity which accompanies limited
! lights he may turn away from the sphinx believing
| himself the greater OF the two.
| The ideal of personal popularity in the party OF
| New York to which he belongs, and to certain
extent to the opposing one, " Horace Greeley lie
| Is the power to blow tue bellows, but he Is not
| enough OF politician 10 dery shape the iron, al
| though he can at AIRY time blow 1t to white heat
In tie most successful days Of the party. It wus the
| province Of Weed and Raymond to do this Since
| that time none have fed their places and Greeley
| has become to a certain degree last force, for
| want Of adroit, polite strikers Greeley and Fish
must DO as oil and water, Their antagonlstic char
acters prevent anything like united action for DO
| li,cl ends. Nor can the great Journalist work to
| any purpose with tue supcrannuoted Colector-he
would pull the whole load and the latter with It,.
| To utilize the forces OF Greeley, his co.workers
must march abreast with him.
TIE possession OF power to leader who knows
how TO use It Is great auxiliary TO success, aud the
| two principal men on whom the President has
| largely conferred powcr-Fish and Grinnell-are
precisely those who. from constitutional defect or
wliul oDstinacy unable to take advantage OF IL.
| They arc dead weights on party movement aud pro
rrcss, and their appointment to their present posi-
tons unfortunate for the Executive and for the
prosperity Of the Republican party OF New York. II
Is mistake which can be recth.d only by their re-
moyal. The presumption Il that the President sym
pathizes with the party that elevated him to tres
dental honors, and that rs soon he Is brought to
believe that these two are dead weights to the
| party organization in New York, he win waive pr
| yate preferences and friendships and throw them
| over he will put in their places men who under
| stand how TO organize and manase political party
men WHO are In It and OF 1t. When this II II
/ will greatly contribute 10 tho triumph OF Repub
| hcan principles In this State. CREOLE.