The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-02-23
Nj. Greeley on the Next Presidency.

the next Presidency Tor few weeks past
He has written number OF noticeable or.
Iticles In tue Tribune about Republican can.
didates for the Presidency, and Republi.
can prospects in the Presidential election
Of next year. He has expressed himself
ln opposition to the designation OF any
candidate, in behalf Of the Republican
party, at the present time; and, in treat.
ing Of this point, he has displayed an
unusual amount OF shrewdness and self
possession. sr#L Il. rna. o ...ri
Mr.. Greeley may be said 10 have bro
ken ground on the subject In tho article
which he published in tho Tribune OF the
7th inst, under tho caption, "The Prcsl.
dency-General Grant" The article Is
In the form Of reply TO another journal,
which had charged him, in the first place,
with rcnominating General Grant, and
then had charged him with opposition
10 General Grants renominationv In this
production, Mr.. Greeley throws of the
personal c0ncealment OF the anonymous
editorial, and informs the public directly
what arc "Mr. Grceleys" views on the
momentous question. He denies both of
the conflicting charges brought against
him, and says; tnft5 9l''Fa-
"Mr. Greeley-spcaklng for himself only-is
neither for nor against tho denomination OF Gen.
eral Grant, but he Will be either, as he shall Judge
most conducive to Republican triumph"
He adds that he considers 1t "too soon
TO discuss tho clalmsor chances Of Cen
eral Grant or any one elsc;" that $50 far Us
he can judge, tho Republicans arc inclin-
cd TO renew Grants lease of power" that
III there Is not much enthusiasm In
Grants behalf there Is very general
conviction that hc Is q safe and prudent
Executive" and that he (Mr, Greeley has
mot heard oi any formidable or serious
effort to prevent Grants denomination"
He then refers approyingly to tho 1nan.
cial policy Of the Administration, but
quickly returns TO the personal feature Of
tho next Presidency. He declares that
he "likcs General Grant, but cares more
tor the Republican ascenlency than for
any mans personal fortunes" Aeer this
observation, he dilates upon the absolute
necessity Of preventing Democratic tri-
umph In the next Presidential election,
but soon returns once more 10 the matter
directly in hand, which Is the propriety
Of rcnOminating Grant Mr.. Greeley
closes his manifesto with these words: { 4
ut bChooves Republicans in our view, TO
stand tBhoAy dk0Qf from personal c0fIHlittdLS
and tHtdR1leDtHb until tho timO for decision
and action with regard to the next Presidential
canvass shall have arrived; and that is nearly
or quite year hence. IT, Us now seems highly
probable, General Grant shall then appear TO
be onf strongest man, We must oil 20 In for him,
aud make his nomination unanimous II any
other Republican shall at that timO be stronger,
We must rally around that other, nominate and
elect him."
This remarkable notice Of Mr.. Greeley
was prudent as well as suggestive, astute
rs wei, as simplG.hearted. He "dctincd
his position" without committing himself
lie gave his views In way calculated 10
satisfy all parties, except perhaps Grant
himself, who would doubtless have been
better pleased with something decidedly
more decided.
A few days after the publication Of the
manifesto just referred to, MIR. Greeley re-
turned to the subject Of the next PrcsfiCn.
cy, in an article entitled "Seed-Time and
Harvest" He did not directly allude to
the denomination Of General Grant, or to
the question Of candidates at all. Tho ar-
tiCle was rather OF an alarmist character,
in regard to the prospects Of the Republi.
Canpartyin the next Presidential campaign
lie opened by calling attention to the iact
that year hence, or soon thereafter, our
country will be stirred by the first throes
Of Presidential canvass. ave shall then
have" says Mr.. Greeley, "tle most equal
contest tho country has known since
1S44-which, be 1t remarked, by tho way,
was the year in which the Democratic
party triumphed in the election OF Presi.
dent Polk. lIe then proceeds TO give his
reasons for holding this opinion-the prin-
Cipal reason being that the Democrats are
wiser now than they have been at any
time during the past ten years, and that
they will not, at next election, be guilty
Of the "suiciadl folly" that wrought their
ruin in the last two Presidential cam.
paigns. ave assume" says he .a
i've assume that they will fight to win ncxt
time, and not insist on running their headp
against wall to demonstrate their dcstitutlon Of
brains. Had they done this In go, they must
have trlumphed; had they done II In u or '6S, |
they woud have given us very close and doubt.
lul GuulCbbs W. N1hHlllH tIiht Luty
enough, chastcnea enough by the lessons Of ld. |
Verslty, as not to attempt TO drive their wedge big
Gud foremost again. And II they arc only wise |
as scrpcnts, they need not bG as harmless as
doves to give usall We can do In 1874"
In this following up his notable article |
about tho denomination Of Grant, by |
sounding IN alarm in the ears of Rcpub-
lican politicians, Mr. Greeley shows that |
he las q very clear comprehension Of the |
political state ot the country, and of,thc |
prospects for tho next Presidency. lie
understands and elaborAtcs, at all events,
these two fundamental facts:
Firstly. That the next election will DO |
very closely contested-more closely con-
tested than any election since 1874, when |
tho Democrats were triumphant.
Secondly, That the Republican party |
arc undecided as 10 the policy Of re- |
nominating General Grant for their can.
didatG.' ~ .rt -.s .-.
There Is no danger that the country
will full to ponder over these two postI. |
lates of Mr.. Greeley during the next two |
years.
II Is well that hc has promulgated |
them In his own striking manner, At this
time, for there aro many people who
have lately been anxious to know what
Horace Greeley thinks about the next
Presidency. 20
If We might make a suggestion in con.
neCtion with this subject, with view 10 |
It's further calculation, wc should like If |
Mr.. Greeley, in his usual frank way,
would mention tho names OF some other
candidates who might DO considered by
the Republican party In case tho rc.nomI.
nation Of General Grant be regarded rs
unadvisable, In rather rough fashion,
Mr.. Greeley recently bid certain parties
who had mentioned his own name rs q
Presidential candidate, To "stop their fool.
ing" No one will consider him rs fool
Ing ifhc mentions suitable candidate
Tor thc party. raia