The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-24
Latest frsn General sherman on the
Presidential Qnsstisn-Ths Prospcct-Thc
Approaching Elections-What Of New York

Approaching Eiectious-What Of New York
REroRrER-"Do you think it policy to elect Grant
General sHERxAN-.Of course do Why pots He
knows the ropes n0w-he has become acquainted
with the dutles-acquainted with thousands OF pub
lie men, aud ten thousand good-for- nothing White
House bummers who would do nothing but harass
new President for the first year. lie has lust got
men always get the best credentials every Congress-
man signs their recommendation at sight, and many
are NV pretty s much payea out and Grant
is enabled to deal squareiy with true men. Expert
eace and acquaintance Is the stock IN trade Of
"wh0 VIII win in '72sn
'Tnere Is no question in my mind," said the Gen.
eral. enthusiastically: "Pl bet on Grant against
the neld-tWO TO One.u .rf
'WhO win run against hmf"
"Thcre won't anybody run; but not being poll
nated.i
These are the latest views of General Sher-
man on the Presidential question. They are
furnished by a writer to the Commercial Ad-
Certiser who 'knew the General in Memphis
in the war time" and who was lucky enough to
catch him on the wing the other day at Sara
toga Springs. En- passant, we are glad to
hear that the General has not been killing as
many ..Injuns" out Weet as we had supposed;
for, referring to the army, he says ''the papers
kill more Injuns than we do, and that III we
killed half as many Injuns as the HERALD does
! we'd be short of Injuns." But 1t Is on the
main question, the next Presidency, that
General Sherman's views are most to the point
and the purpose.
Some time ago, when the erratic philosopher
Of the Trombone was elected President of the
Anti-Murphy Republican Central Committee Of
this city, he made speech in favor Of General
Grant for 1872, and mainly upon the ground
that, with all bis strong practical common
sense, General Grant, from his experience In
all the ms and outs Of the Presidential Office,
would be much better qualified to fill 1t In
| 1872 than he was In 1868. General Sherman
more emphatically and pungently, because he
is in earnest, expresses this opinion. What .
volume Of matter is there In his simple words
upon this point! Gle General Grant, knows
! the ropes now-he has become acquainted
with the duties-acquainted with thousands Of
public men and ten thousand good nothing
White House bummers, who would do nothing
but harass new President the first year. He
has got where he can tell a good man at
sight" These are the views of an honest SOL
dier, the right hand man Of General Grant in
the war, from Shiloh to Appomattox Court
| House, and Sherman clinches his opinion in
the emphatic Western style by the declaration,
'T'll bet on Grant against the feid-two to
one"
1t appears, too, that since his wide circuit
of travels and observations from New Orleans,
through Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, to
the "Comanche Reservation" and thence
northwardly to Missouri, and thence east
wardly to Saratoga, General Sherman has
become convinced that the Ku Klux bill is "a
| good bill;" that ut has already stopped q
good many outrages," and that in the simple
''fact that the President has power to send
troops into any State to quell disturbances In
itself is enough to Brighten the disturbers of
the public peace" He thinks, moreover,
that what Mr.. John Quincy Adams says of
this Ku Klux bill. as bill of despotism, is
''all stuf'' and ''humbug; for that the bill
sis simply law making 1t possible TO arrest
and dispense unlawful gangs of rascals, black
or white, in any Of the Southern States, to
imprison them and try to punish them;" that
Grant don't have any negro or German or
Irish policy" that ''his policy is to protect
all citizens, remain at peace, economic and
try and pay the debt.
Such are General Sherman's ideas about
General Grant, his administration, his claims
and his prospects for another term and, in
few words, he covers all the ground Of Senator
Sherman's exhaustive opening campaign
speech In Ohio. We thought, from the very
decisive tone of General Shsfmsn's letter to
declining to be candidate Of any party, on
any terms, for the Presidency. that there was
something still behind. Now We have 1t. The
General is not only entirely satisfied with his
present life estate as head of the United States
armies In the field, but he IL entirely satisfied
with General Grants ADMINISTRATION and de-
| sires his reelection, and is ready to bet on
| 1.-TWO to one-against ell oomers. Oonse-
quently that little New Orleans speech Of
| General Sherman, which We had interpreted
as fine opening through the woods for the
bewildered democracy, is extinguished for
Sherman, even on this question, is still the
right hand man Of Grant.
1t Is apparent, too, on every hand, that these
opinions of General Sherman widely prevail
among all races and ranks Of the people and
| in all sections Of the country. What, then,
can we do for the democratic party? In the
I present condition Of things we are sorely per-
picked upon this point Within a period Of
thirty odd years the NEW YORK HERALD has
been largely instrumental In getting the party
out Of good many scrspes, local and national,
and we have helped it to numerous victories,
including Polk 10 1874 and Pierce In 1852, In
their Presidential battles, aud Seymour in bis
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