The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-08-05
Grants Adninistration.

Grants Adninistration.
Grant, the President, has fully
sustained the reputation Of Grant,
the general Indeed, true execu.
tive ability is equally available,
whether in civil or.military life.
The same creative genius that
plans the campaign, the same de-
cision Of character that controls
the battle, is able to conceive the
ideas and use the means for devel.
oping and directing the affairs Of
State The man who has the ele-
ements Of political leader is
equally fit for military command
er, and vice versa. That the one
appears to sometimes fail, as the
other, is due to the fact that he had
formerly enjoyed false reputation.
the creature of circumstances, not
of merit. Had thu first Bull Run
battle been successful, and ecded
the rebellion, McClelland would
have gone down to posterity as q
military genius, when 10 truth he
Was only g puss in boots" The
names of Cyrus, Herodotus. Han.
nibal, Cesar and Napoleon. men OF
real military ability, are alike
bright in politics. Brain, nerve,
coolness, tempered with ardor,
and above all an intuitive power to
know the right man for the right
place, are requisites for the leader
Of army or nation.
Never perhaps was capability
more severely testel than it has
been in our present president. Az
general he fought his way TO fame
against the highest military genius
and most desperate heroism in the
foe, and jealous rivals in his com.
mand, who would rather be defeat
ed in battle than add to the laurels
Of their commander by . victory.
As President he has contended
with the same combined oppose
ton. Men who have long coorted
favor in the political arena cannot
talnely suffer themselves to be out.
stripped, while the sting of defeat
renders one-half the country hie
lifelong enemy, and poisons lis
mind against his every act
Notwithstanding all this, his
proves in both departments of
public life only shows brighter
from criticism.
Taking the Presidential chair
jnst as the people were assuming
the unaecustoned burden of Q vast
debt, he Was expected to accom-
plish the impossibility Of canceling
the debt without taxation, and
without national dishonor. He
took and has steadily pursued the
only wise course OF keeping sacred
the national credit and protecting
the interests Of commerce by con-
tinually diminishing the debt,
while the amount has been regula.
ted SO that its collection has not
been felt by any department of Ia
Dor; commerce or enterprise.
Receiving the government from
the hands OF al ignorant and cor.
rupt administration, filled with in.
CO npetent and corrupt officials in
every department., he rnthlessly
hurled them from Office, and has
persisten.ly bestowed the patron
age upon honest men whom he has
held to rigid accountability, re-
gardless Of the Claims of party OF
the demands Of party rings. With.
out any policy of his own, he has
been q faithful exponent Of the
popular will.
| While there are those of high
standing ia the Republican party
who a,e making every effort to
break down the administration, and
prevent G,snss renomin alton, the
opposition may in every case be
traced to disappointed separations
The professional politician, eve,
eager tor public piunder, finds nc
favor with Grant, and this Is the
class Of persons who make the
most noise IN politics. But the
great, deep. under current Of hon
est intelligent opinion in the re
publican party, recognizes in hin
their leader, the same in peace q
in var. His overshadowing mill
tsry prestige, his undisputed homes
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