The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-15
Grant as a Meddler.

THUS far, when President Grant has at
tempted to NEEDLE with Congressional al
fairs or with the management OF the Ike
publican party, or TO employ his office IN
any way outside of duties which are not
strictly executive in their character, he has
been badly beaten.
He had no business to interfere with the
controversy between Fenton and Wood
ford in New York Woodford succeeded
in convention, to be ANONYMOUSLY beaten
at the polls. Mean while, the Pentonites OF
the State, among whom is the edltOrln-
chief of the leading Republican newspa-
per in the United States, do intend that
Grant shall be made to suffer for sticking
his fingers in a pie which belonged to other
parties.
There could not be found in the country
half dozen journalists of the Republican
party, connected with respectable news
papers, who did not denOunce the interior
ence by Grant with the Missouri election
as foolish and wrong. The candidates for
Governor were both Republicans, and both
declared that they intended to continue i'll
the Republican party Here again Grant
meddled TO be beaten. He was on the
wrong side-wrong in principle, and wrong
in policy. The vigor OF his warfare against
Republicans claiming to be conservative III
Missouri, added TO the humiliation of his
defeat. Every man whom he expelled
from Office there, added ten votes 10 the
Brown party.
After Smith, of Alabama, had been de-
feated for Governor by the votes of Re-
pubIcaEs in that State, Grant ordered
United States troops to sustain Smith in
holding possession of the office by force
In this there was exhibited Il disposition
to trample on law, and contempt for the
rights OF majorities and for the wishes of
the larger number OF Republican voters In
the State, which can only be explained by
suppOsing that Grant Was personally inter
ested with Smith in railroad jobbing
In the controversy with General Cox in
the Interior Department, Grant, as usual,
came out behind. There was not a man
in the Cabinet more generally respected
than Cox. He is not a brilliant man, but
he is an honest man, with solid and ster-
ling qualities.
Ii the President, like the Irishman at
DOnny brOok, was determined to have a
fight, he displayed miserable judgment in
the selection OF an opponent. lie was not
only greatly 0vermatched, but the people
wanted him TO be soundly pommeled and
In this wish the Republicans heartily join
ed The care taken by the President in
this business in the interests of McGarra-
han, and the fact that one of the Dents
was employed as go-between in keeping
up the Grant McGarrahan intimacy, makes
the whole matter, on the Grant side, wear
an ugly and disreputable look.
The latest attempt by Grant to prove
that he is not an insignificant and marplot
was the effort to have the Committee on
Foreign Relations in the Senate changed
so as to obtain a majority in the commit
tee in favor of the plundering San Domin
go scheme.
He is angry with Sumner, and has
treated SchurZ with boorish incivility and
rudeness within the past few days, ana
yet he placed himself in such a position
that those SenatOrs-both on the Foreign
COmmittee-obtaineda triumph over hin
on Thursday which, if his hide be not a:
thick as that of rhinoceros, must hav,
cut him to the quick.
His pig-headed obstinacy will lead hin
to push the San Domingo scheme until hi
motive as venal rogue shall be fully ex
posed. Partial daylight has already beer
let in ON them.-Chicesg0 Times.