The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-23

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the field for the coming fall elections,
hoists the standard Of General Grants admin
istration. The party in Ohio, through its
State Convention, has just declared its hearty
endorsement Of the administration Of General
Grant as 'faithful, honest aud economical,
as shown By the reduction OF over one hundred
million dollars in taxes, and the payment of
two hundred and thirty million dollars of the
national debt" Furthermore this Ohio Con-
venton declares that ''the administration has
been equally successful in its foreign policy,
and has achieved imperishable honor in the
settlement of our differences with Great Bril-
/ tain upon terms creditable to both countries,
and that the action of President Grant under
the Civil Service act is likewise entitled to
hearty endorsement. Thus, clearly, then, is
! indicated the drift of the wind in Ohio in
favor Of another term for General Grant.
| And the republicans of Iowa, also come to
the frolt under the same standard and with
the same music. On the same day with the
Ohio Convention the Iowa men in their State
Convention declare ''that we cordially approve
and earnestly endorse the eminently wise,
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President Grant, and heartily commend it to
the favorable consideration of the country"
and ''that we heartily congratulate the coun-
| try on the settlement of orr vexed and
dangerous controversies with Great Britain,
and especially upon the just and Christian
spirit and manner in which those controversies
| have been settled" This will do for the
Iowa republicans but to show more emphati-
| cally their admiration of General Grant and
his policy they say 'that we are in favor
of extending the blessings of civil and religious
liberty to the human race everywhere, and
therefore, whenever it shall be made manifest
that the people of ST. Domingo desire annexa-
ton to the United States, for the purpose of
enjoying the benefits which such relation would
afford them, we shall favor tho earnest and
intelligent consideration of the question by
the treaty making power of the government"
In other words, the Iowa republicans stick to
General Grant even on st. Domingo.
General Grant, we repeat, is master of the
situation. The masses of the republican party
everywhere are for him, and only few self
conceited, disappointed and soreheaded spoils
and plunder politicians of the party camp are
against him. Conspicuous, aud ridiculously
conspicuous, among these sorebeaded marplots
is The venerable vegetarian, Horace Greeley.
And what is the trouble with this slipshod
philosopher 1t is Murphy-Collector Muir
ply. Some months ago, on being chosen
president of the Anti Murphy Republican Gen.
trail Committee of this city, Mr.. Greeley, in a
speech on the occasion, advocated harmony
and brotherly love, and was moved to the ex-
preston of the opinion that General Grant, |
from his experience in the White House, would |
be much better qualified for the discharge of
the duties thereof in 1872 than he was in 1868. |
From this opinion it was generally supposed |
that subsoil philosopher had chopped |
over" to General Grant; but 1t was only
flank movement upon Murphy. But Murphy,
like Mordecai, still remained sitting in the
kings gate, and the Custom House still re-
NAMED closed to Mr.. Fenton and his clique,
including the Greeley city Central Committee.
Accordingly, with the failure Of this movement
against Murphy, Mr.. Greeley was and is salts
fed that one term is enough for General Grant. |
In 1864, on account of that objectionable
Niagara Falls joke played upon our diplo-
matte philosopher by Honest Old Abe" and
because President Lincoln, ike General Grant,
was too much in the habit Of going his own
way, there was an active radical movement
made to cut him off with one term by cutting
him out Of the party's nomination. The
mutineers, including Mr.. Greeley, fixed upon
Chief Justice Chase as their man, and the
Chief Justice himself was very active in the
movement. The scheme finally dwindled
down to little mutual admiration convention
which set up the ticket Of Fremont and Coch-
rane but with Lincolns enthusiastic renomi-
nation by the regular republican convention
Fremont and Cochrane, like Captain SCOTS
wise old coon, came down, and Mr.. Greeley
had no alternative but again to hurrah for
Lincoln.
So it will be in reference to General Grant
in 1872, unless the continuance Of Mr. Murphy
in the Custom House may carry over our dis
gusted strawberry shortcake man on "new
departure" to the well-fed, fat and happy
Indians Of Tammany Hall. In the present
condition of things, having settled up his ac-
counts and ''passed receipts" with the repub-
lican party, and in the absence Of any opening
in ''the Wigwam, we would advise our per-
picked philosopher go GO out West and cult-
vate FARM for we are sure that Lis expert
ment in home industry within year or two
would bring him contented mind, with q
fair crop Of small potatoes. In any event, be
is now like stray sheep in a strange pasture
in beating about the bush to cut out Murphy
by reducing General Grant to one term. The
idea is very absurd, and the candidate named
and agtated by the opera JouGe press as the
statesman to supersede Grant is the best joke