Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-28
Uphill Work.

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Uphill Work.
trhe great Anti Grant combination
appears to be making very poor head
way. The men who were announced
as its leaders, and who we're to give
/. its chief claim to responsibility, are
one by one dropping out of its ranks
and disclaiming all connection with
it. Senator Trumbull refuses to act
the part assigned to him in the pro
gramme: Senator Sumner hesiCates
to fire off his big gun in the shape of
"one-term" amendment to the Con
stitution, and even Horace Greeley,
perhaps miffed at the subordinate
part which he was to be allowed to
play in the farce stigmatizes the
the whole combination as shack
stairs" arrangement, with which he
will have nothing to do. The plan of
the campaign, SO far as it has yet been
made public, is so paerile that it is no
wouder any man of reputation hesi-
tates to indorse it And yet it is
probably as good plan as can be
devised to accomplish purpose so
little sought by the great mass of the
people. 1t furnishes the best proof in
the world OF the weakness of the op-
position to Gen. Grant, and of the
absurdity Of any combination among
Republicans to defeat his re election
While confessing. that the main
strength Of the combination is to
come from the Democratic Party the
soreheadR publicans hesitate to admit
the Democracy to an open alliance
with them. That the Democratic Par
ty should, for one moment, counte
nance programme that places them
in such humliating attitude. only
shows the depth OF degradation to
which the party has sunk. If they
are to furnish all the fighting materi-
al why should they not have some
thing to say in laying out the plan of
the campaign?
The ''p ssive policy" of the Dem
ocracy, and the nerveless policy of
their allies. alike show that there is
no solid, substantial ground of op-
position to the Administration OF
Gen Grant; for, if there were, there
would be no need of these extraor
dinary combinations and "back-
stairs" intrigues to defeat his 1e-elec-
ton. Least of all would there be any
netd of the petty personal abuse and
scandalous meddling with the Pres
ident's private affairs which form the
main staple of the opposition TRADES.
Show to the people that there are
any important principles at stake in
the next Presidential election, and
that they are alike to improve their
condition or promote the better well
fare of the country by a change in
the Administration, and they might
be disposed to listen TO politicians
who talk of defeating Gen. Grant.
But they are not going TO make a
change merely to crafty a few Re
publican politicians and disappoin-
ted office seekers least of all, to en-
able the Democratic Party to crawl
into power again under false colors
The great mass of the people care
nothing for Office, or for those whose
main business it is to seek office. II
the Government is economically con
Quoted, the revenues honestly collec-
ted, the taxes fairly adjusted, and the
peace and honor of the country main
tanned, they are satisfied, without
running the risk of a change which
might be for the worse. All these
thinks have been done under Gen
Grants administration, if not to the
entire satisfaction of everybody, yet
to the entire satisfaction of the coun
try, and there is no reason to believe
that a change would bring about any
Improvement.
Besides, there is a feeling of secu
rity IN the country while Gen. Grant
is President that would not prevs ii
under another executive, even though
he might have more experience as a
civilian and statesman. The revolu-
tionary spirit still exhibited by a
large portion of the Southern people
including Ii ~ of the rebel leaders,
is not calculated to make the loyal
people of the country forget, as they
would like to do, the events of the
late civil war. If the declaration o!
universal amnesty, which We trust the
President will be authorized to make
before the adjournment of the pres
ent Congress, does not produce q
better effect upon Southern feeling
than the partial amnesty already gran
ted has done, there will be just Gauss
for apprehension that large por.
ton of the South has not ACCEPTED
and does not propose to accept, the,
results of the war as final In such
an event, the beople choose to have
Gen. Grant, above all other men, ir
the Presidential chair They have
perfect confidence in his fealty to
the principles of the Republican
Party-in his devotion to the Uuior
of the States and the supremacy O
the fag-and they know by expert
ence his ability to maintain thos,
principles and defend that Unior
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