The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-14
The Judicial EIection-Gen. Grant on
Trial.


entire independence of party considerations.
But tho leading Democratic and Republican
journals in the State are urging their friends
TO vote the straight ticket, and we presume
that, with some honorable exceptions, this
will be done The result therefore must,
unless an unexpected turn il given TO the
canvass at the last moment, be accepted as
q fair test Of the relative strength of the two
parties.
In this aspect Of the contest, Gen. GRANT
and his Administration must be regarded as
on trial before the people of the largest State
in the Union and If the Republicans arc
beaten at all on Tuesday next they must
receive the result as condemnation of the
President and his policy and If they en-
counter n severe punishment, they must take
IL as a warning TO them TO withdraw him
Immediately, and by an unmistakable public
manifesto, from the list of candidates for
tho Presidency in 1872.
II decisive verdict is rendered against
the Republicans, II will be largely due to the
incaracity, the nepotism, the personal favor
itism, and the gross corruption of the Ad-
minstration and those TO whom II has
intrufted the conduct Of affairs, especially
in this state. Gen. GRANT has worse than
wasted the patronage he has bestowed here,
by comforting important offices upon those
who were either incompetent TO fiji them, or,
measured by the party standard, were not
entitled to receive them.
n,,, la .tt az Cos IL,
ton, or claims upon tho Republicans arising
from distinguished services TO their party, or
ability to exert any influence upon the coun
try, was HAMILTON Fish called TO the State
Department? Always a third.ratc man
never n Statesman of any sort, nor possess
ing the slightest hold upon public opinion,
Mr. FISH had been politically dead many
years when Gen. GRANT astonished every.
body by putting his feeble remains into q
seat in the Cabinet. Is there any Republican
so ignorant M not 10 know that the selection
of such an inconsiderable New Yorker for
the Premiership seriously weakened the Ad-
ministration in this StateI
And, from the sworn testimony OF Mr.. I'll
BRIDGE, late President of the Erie Railway,
confirmed ry uuqucstioncd documentary
evidence published by the Legislature
Of Massachusetts,, the country knows
that foul stain attaches to the
state Department 50 long as Gen. GRANT
ostcntatiously retains Mr.. J. G. BANCROFT
DAVIS in the Office of Assistant Secre-
tnry. And he, too, is n citizen Of New York.
| So also is Mr.. GRIyNEII, the excellent old
gentleman whose administration OF the Gus
tom House is n laughing stock among all nc
sensible politicians of the State.
Can the Republican PARTY of New York
bear up under such load of disgrace and of
imbecility as tliisY And will ii he surprising
If the people embrace the opportunity afford
ed by the approaching election to rebuke the
leaders OF that party for not doing their ut
most TO rid themselves Of such a burden?
If the Republicans are beotelon Tuesday,
they may also attribute It in PM to the fact
that their managers at Albany and in this
city failed to take advantage of the recent
divisions in the ranks Of their opponents, hut
preferred the wnges of corruption for item.
selves to victory for their party on high
and honorable grounds. The masses Of the
party having stood quietly by while their
leaders bartered ts good name in the Capitol
for cash, and the unclean clippings of Lcgis
lativc jolLory, AMI half score Of Places
ander.tL". new charter whore the occupas.s
can enrich themselves according % thc forms
of law, need not be astonished if the electors
Of this State dismiss the Republicans fiom
the hustings in the coming week overwhelm.
ed with humliatng defeat.