Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-11-24
TIE PRESEDENCY.
Republicans Against Grant = Reasons
Given by n Republican Journal why
he should not be Nominated.

Given DN n ReDuDlicNu why
he should nut be Nominated.
tFrom the Springfield Repubican)
The fall elections are over, Congress soon
begins, and directly the country will he
plunged Into the excitement OF a new Presl-
dental campaign. The e st and M in Inter
esi, of course, centres upon the nomination
of the Republican party, which will be made
In June, nnd whether we would or not, II IL
impossible to postpone the alttiiOn OF ne
question who shall II be. The eli c'inns
settle this much-that the next President
will be a Republican, and, nrohnbly,
The nominee Of the Republican National
Convention. Those who never give more
/ an thirty day paper In their political
specultuns, like General Wilson, hul tpat
IL is equally cerlaiu that tnis eau be no other
than General Grant. But the very eaRerness
Of tue ne lple To discuss the matter proves
that ihs Is not settled; and with the gather
ing of our CungIessmen and other poi iclaDs
OF Wasai on in December, there will he
gin serious cahvass-flrst for and again
the denomination OF General Grant, and
second, In the contingency of bis success Tor
q cnmblnaliOn Of all tue ,lehentl 0f oppoai-
ton TO hiiA. There will be abundant 0ppur-
tunity, and, indeed, necessity y, for ditcdssinR
the details vi the qutstiOus involved In these
efforts as they go TN ana iipen with the
Sebsun. 4 bI tue l'lesthl ihSs3 OueSANaAAoh9
are, at least, pertinent an hmeiY.
Isl. The Democratic p ptriy has no hope nl
rallyng under i's old banners aud with
candidates out Ui lis own ranks.
I'd. If the Republican party malnialn lis
uni v II will cary tue country us easily and
com plulely next vtar us the old Democratic
party did alter the war OF 1879
81. The nowintiion OF General Grant Is
now, apparently, the only thing that can en-
A L.. hur Of n
yety best leaders oil the Repuhlictn party
are oppostd to hin. Some Of tuem will
certainly resist his election, if nominated.
Tine grounds OF tAis opposition II is mol
necessary now ~ describe. Many Ol them
are inherent 10 the personal Character OF the
President and tie lei s0nnl policy Ol his Ad-
minislration. Some O the others may be
qualified, i'll not removed, by the action oi
congress aud the Executive during the next
six moutis. ....4 =.
.--ksi--s - r.. .f'y,,ea1 party, IN t.ew 81 is
history, with It's moral inspiraii'ns and us
in.e tual lea lershir, as well a, in view OF
the aroused stae Of public feeling on tue
tubIecl OF reforms in the administration oi
all branches Ol the Government. ought to
have different leader from General Grant;
one ore in sympathy with lis moral anu
intellec ual tone, its reforming end progress
siye traditions, and mrre earnest, by tenn
and improvements in the offices OF OuI
Government, aud the character of the re-
presen,ativ,s, Which the people are 20
elrnts silly demanding, al d the Success uf Re
publican institutions so grievuusly needs.
5th. Il would certainly have Que, II all the
men 10 the party wuo think il ought to have
one would say SO, and work together 10 Sc
cure one,
9th. The present prospect is, that they
u. grg ga..r NI...r t..o1 1nssrf faa
nnd the influence of tie Executive power
backed by the potent Rings OF otflce-hOlder
and railroad mOnnpOlss that NATURAL!
gather around the successful party and TN
possessorY administrator, ale likely 4
weaken their conviction n ard divide thei
efOIts.
7h. Nothing but The continued rapi
growth of The rising Independent habits o
the people in political and especially part
matters, and the still bOlder expression Z
their siern demands Tor a higher and belie
lass uf men N the public ssrviee-men NJ
only pledged to but In sympathy with III
reforms hat our Whole government systeT
IL sudt ring fnr-wlll lie likely 10 break III
strong combination of special ana peIs n.
Interests, aided by The possession OF natiun n
power, that are gathering about the renom
naiion and reelection Oi General Gram.
9th, Believing hat the party aud the cOuI
Try Ougnl lo nave u bttltI lbtd luhu "
pfesenl President, the Republicans wi
labor with those who are striving to secui
one. They may mil; indted, we admi
they are likely 10; hui the tRJrt is q hle
duty of intelltc,uil patriotism and indepel
dent journalism, and thele c can only be a q
gree If failure ~ all labor sn iuspi ed. Gcl
Grant will he a better President, if /
succeeds, ior the Cal To tie country 10 go u
HIGHER. But there are many men, any oI
l. 4 .tta all l.. q
TO the county as President Tor the next ioi
yeals than he can lo.sibly be. Certain
there are men WHO, AS candidates for Il
hrst uffce, will save the party from q
division aud Reorganization that his nomin
ton not only threatens but insures. The
are a dozen such, al least, whose nominali,
would destroy tile movement that with hi
is certain TO be made 10 organize great a
hopeful opposition. AS the Boston AdCi
tissr significantly says: ut is The pHIt
wisdom Tor the Republic patty, SIC ma
the organizat On OF such party, as is tn
threatened, impossible, by removing I
pretexts for IT," Oi the PGesiCent's Tient
ior Instance, whose leadership would
move all prttexts for such division a
opposition, thele are COllux, Boutwell,, a
General Hawley OF equally gooG
publicans, WHO have more or less sepated
personal sympaihies from the Administ
lion, are MIR. Sumner and Mr. Adams,
assachusetls. Horace Greeley, Gene
Cox, oil Ono, Senator Trunbull, aud Ju,
Davis, Of ILLINOIS, Gralz Brown, OF Missol
ard Governor Curtin, Oi PunnsJ lvauia.
deed, as ii cid not seem safe for the
puhlicans to Nominate any other than Gr
in 1868, 50 1t is haldy safe 10 renoniu
him now. 1t can elect next year ain
any one If The men we nave mention
more easily than 1t can rt-eleCt him,
with better promise OF beneheent result
the country.