The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-04-20
The independent OF. President Grant

Connecticut has bravely fought and
nobly won. The Democracy, flushed
with the victory in New Hamshire,
which the Republicans foolishly lost, has
been routed in ''the land of steady hab-
its-so it is believed as we go to press
TUESDAY afternoon).
Connecticut sends greeting to the Re
publican party throughout the country,
and bids it to hold fast to its principles
ami be Of good cheer. In the next pres
idential election New England, including
New Hampshire, viii be unit in sup
porting these principles, We predict
that the electoral vote of every New
England State will be given for the Re
publican nominee.
\ strenuous effort is now being made
by the Democratic press to impress the
public with the belief that Republican
ism is rapidly on the wane, and destined
to an overwhelming defeat in 1872. The
sar,e tactics were tried in 1868, as pre-
lminary of the contest of 1864. Some
Republicans were faint hearted, and
looked doubtful upon the result yet,
when the time for action came, the peo-
pie settled the question for the doubt
ers, the 'copperheads" and the rebels
by nominating and triumphantly re
/ electing Abraham Lincoln. We antici-
/ pate like result in 1872, and mean tc
work for it, and urge all Republicans tc
/ do the same.
This paper is committed to no party
organization, as such, on account of It's
name, or even its anticsdents; yet it is
| firmly committed to sound principles and
| good men, and viii do its utmost to Sc
cure political success Of both. 1t ad
vocates the principles Of the republican
party because they represent freedom,
equal justice, national unity, fidelity tc
the public credit, and good government.
Such they were before. the war; such
they renamed during the war; and tc
day they fling the same banner to the
| breeze, and address the same arguments
to the nations ear. The people have
not changed, and the Republican party
has not faltered in its duty
1t is quite true that President Grant,
as the representative of the party and
head of the Government, has not pleased
| al Republicans. Divisions, local feuds
and sometimes even dangerous faction:
are the chronic conditions of our victor
parties, and VII be until public
! men either become wiser or less suscept
ible to the influence of personal ambi
ton. No president can escape them
| General Grant not trained politician
and perhaps not the most sagacious ex
pert in dealing with this class of men
has just now ample occasion to recognize
the fact that uni6cation of counsel ant
actions among Republicans is the imper
ative necessity of the hour. 1t is not
less important that the Summers, the
Mortons, the Fentons. the Buttlers, tn,
| Tue StIldASS, anu Otutr
names trnsted by Republicans, shoult
recognize the necessity. and seek to unit
and harmonic the party in one common
effort to meet the common foe. TIL
President cannot afford to have quar-
rel with any class Of Republicans; am
very certain it is that they cannot affor,
to have quarrel With him Peace anon
themselves is the interest and should
the study of them ALL
But has not the President made som
mistakes2 Undoubtedly he has S
did Abraham Lincc'n. and SO did Wash
ington. Who has not done so? In tn
words of Judge Bingham, we say fo
the President that mo errors of judge
ment, no mistakes of policy, no defect
of administration in minor matters ca
blind the American people to the grea
great fact that the President has mere