New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-18
THE PRESIDENCY.
Grants Nomination by the Republican
Party Certain.

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The fact need not be denied that from
present indications General Grant will not
only be renominated by the Republicans,
but reelected. The politicians here, who
are the best judges in the world of the
public feeling, admit this while they lament
it. These men are in the habit of fore
shadowing political events as certainly as
the rheumatic sufferer fOretells storm, and
those who have travelled extensively and
made it their business to sound public senti-
ment. are convinced, much against their
will, that no ordinary occurrence can pre-
vent the destiny here indicated for the
present executive. Outside of Morton and
one or two others in the Senate, Grant has
not warm advocate or a sincere friend in
that body. The same is true of the House.
The same is true of every prominent body
of politicians in the country.
The reason is plain-he makes no effort
to attach men to him; he has none of the
means at command to entertain his vanities.
He has none of the tricks and the manners
of the politician. You can't gain mans
friendship with cOnceding something to his
vanity. You must not always act as if you
esteemed his opinions and his ideas of no
consequence. Men may be aware themselves
that they amount to very little in the scale
of humanity, but they do not relish the idea
that others think so, and they do not like to
have the subject emphasized in their faces
by those with whom they are brought in
contact. Their positions being equal, they
do not like to be overlooked and disre-
garded, while others are cOurted and flat
tered and corrupted. They do not like to
see two or three men consulted and their
advice regarded invariably when a hun
bred other men, as good and as honest, and
often more directly interested and better
informed, are compelled to step aside and
merely permitted TO look on and see how
things are done, and who are, indeed, com
PEELED not only TO passively -consent to what
has been decided upon without consulting
them, but to actively approve and sane
ton it.
Senators and members are the sort of men
who like to be consulted, whether their adj
vice is followed or not They like to think
that their neighbOrs believe they amount to
something, that they have some knowledge
and wisdom in public affairs they do not,
indeed, like to be passed over, disregarded,
unobserved, forgotten; and in this dear
reader. do they largely differ from you and
me! All of this is what ails Grant. He CON
suits Morton and Cameron and Chandler
and Butler and Conkling and nobody else.
He cOnsults Morton more than all of them
These may be, doubtless, good men, but are
they the best, and are they the only ones
Are they the only ones interested in the
well governing of the United States I! Are
they better fitted to give advice on all sub
jects than fifty others +! Is it right to CON
suit these men only, when there arc others
better informed and more experienced in
matters regarding which wisdom is sought
Is Morton any better than Sherman,
is Cameron better than Patterson, is Chand-
Ter better than Howe, is Butler better than
Garfield, is COnkling better than FentOn
l would allow even the President to answer
these questions. The politicians, therefore,
are opposed to Grant, for the very good
reason that they are ignored by him. AS
all statesmen are politicians. it is fair to
say that all statesmen are opposed to Grant.
All politicians are not statesmen, but as the
House and Senate are made up of politi-
clans, it is fair to believe that the House and
Senate as a body, is unfriendly to his re-
nomination. In the face of this feeling,
which know to be general, the politicians
In all parts of the country are firmly con-
WINGED that Grants denomination and re-
election is foregOne conclusion. Is not
their testimony worth something! As |
interpret it, the case stands about thus:
The newspapers and the politicians are OPP
posed to Grant, but the people are with
him.