The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-29
The PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.

full of significance. Both are dis
satisfied with the present admins
tration. and do not hesitate to ex-
press their determined opposition to
the reelection of General Grant.
Disclaiming any p~retersions to the
Presidency himself, Mr.. Greeley
protests against the acrimony,
malevolence, prescriptions, and
venom manifested by certain jour
mails who have been set on to clear
the field of all intruders." He
claims that lit is now generally con-
coded that the next President must
be a Republican," and he demands
that "a fair consideration be accord
ed to the merits and services of all
able and patriotic statesmen, and
that otfice-holders should stanl back
while the taxpayers are allowed to
come forward, and have their pre-
ferences. and ~fraternally compare
notes as to their choice for President
in 1872"
In connection with passing events
there is something more than a
threat implied in Mr.. Greeley's Ian
guage. While giving the Admins
tration distinctly to understand that
he will not be browbeater or driven
from his opposition by the Journals
who have been set on to clear the
field Of all intruders,' he indicates
the basis of a concentration Of all
opposition to Grant in the campaign
of next year. The candidate must
be a Republican, and a statesman.
It is still too early to determine
what course the Democracy may
conclude to take relative to a Presi-
Dental candidate. The proposition
to concentrate upon a candidate Sc
lected by the Republican opposition
to Grant has met with general APP
proval throughout the country.
This policy does not neces sarily i'm
ply the disarmament of the Demo-
cratic organization in the several
states, but would leave each State
to take such action on local
nominations as it might consider ex-
pedient. IL a national view this
policy has much to recommend it.
The United States Senate is too
strongly Republican TO be changed
for many years !; but an election of
a liberal Republican would s0divide
that body on all matters affecting
the administration that practically
the Radicals would be beaten in
their chief stronghold, and the house
Of their friends wouldbe transformed
into the house OF their foes. The
Administration now holds both the
sword and the purse Of the country,
and has no scruples about the free
use of either. We believe that a
majority of the American people are
opposed to that Administration, and
could a fair vote be obtained the
Democratic party could elect its
Presidential candidate ; but whether
between force, fraud, and corruption
it can do SO, is another question.
Could the opposition which is mani
tested in the Republican ranks be
consolidated, and made available,
the result would be placed beyond
doubt.
The Republican party numbers
many able men, who have the re-
spect and confidence of thepeople Of
all parties. The selection Of a
proper candidate would not be diff
cult. Graft Brown, Judge Trum-
bull, e~z-Secretary Cox, Judge Davis
either or any Ct these would be
available. Better perhaps than
either of these, and stronger with
the workingmen, and with the agri-
cultural community than any named,
Is .Tu1ia7 of Indiana. His. CONGRESS