The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-11-30
The Elements of Opposition to Gen. Graat.

The Elements of Opposition to Gen. Graiit.
The New York World, in leading editorial,
asserts that at least three-ffths of the voting
population Of the United States are opposed to
the reelection of Gen. Grant. In addition to
the whole Democratic party; fully one-ffth of
the Republican party are ready to join in an
effort to defeat The -imbeciie and disgraceful
administration. The World is prepared to
unite with these Republicans, and EXPRESSES aii
indifference as to the tnati *htm all the oppo-
nents to Grant may be able to centre upon as
their Presidential candidate, provided that man
can give the needed tone and dignity of pure
statestnahship to our public service. In the
meanwhile it is necessary to settle the princiE
ties md issues on which the combination
against Grant shall be made, and our conteni-
porary enumerates some of them as follows:
Without undertaking to give complete cat
alogue; we will indicate few of the eleiiiehts
of Opposition to Gen. Grants
|. Tile crusade against corruption IN office.
This is one Of the most hopeful issues for a
combined movement of honest Democrats and
honest Republicans. 1t has been well started
iii the. successful rainpaigh against the Tam
many Ring; campaign in which Democrats
and Republicans have served together with CO.
operating zeal. The overthrow of Tammany
is preliminary engagement, which Introduces
the general battle against official corruption:
It has demonstrated the possibility Of sinking
party differences in joint effort to expose and
dethrone fraud and punish its perpetrators.
A movement Of this kind, which is prompted
by an awakened public conscience, cannot stop
with mere local triumph. 1t will spread
throughout the country like devouring con-
fagration, consuming the nepotism of Grant
and the corruption of his subordinates as effec-
tually as it has the abuses of the Tammany
Ring This is one plank of the platform on
which all the opponeRts Of General Grant can
stand together.
9. Anaaesty to the South. Liberal honest Re-
publicans can unite with Democrats on this
ground as cordially as in opposition to official
corruption. The rascality that hts been brought
to light in the Southern State governments is
absolutely astounding; and it has chiefly re-
suited from the vindictive, ostracizing policy
which has excluded the property-holders and
intelligent classes Of the South from their due
influence in local politics. A victoriots cru
SADIE against corruption necessarily includes the
only radical cure for the hideous maladminis-
tration which prevails in the Southern States.
3. Tile rerenue reform Or free-trads increment.
This is one of the most important basis of the
new political combination. For the last three
wears, revenue reform ha. been making great
progress among thinking Republicans, especi..
ally it1 the West. The most widely circulated
Republican Journals in Chicago and Cincinnati
are ardent advocates of ffee=trade; and free
trade. with amnesty for its ally, carried Mis-
souri, against Grant and elected Gratz Brown
last year. The revenue reform Republicans
and the Democrats can cordially act together
on this great Issue.
Such new movement as ite propose affords
the best promise of enlisting the German rots in
opposition 10 General Grant. The majority OF
our German citizens, both in the East and the
West, favor purity of administration and uni
versal amnesty. Among the most Jealous and
determined foes of Tdmmany were the German
voters of this city; and the great amnesty trl-
umph in Missouri last year was chiefly owing
to their cooperation under the lead of Senator
Schurz. This eloquent and gifted statesman
Justly despises General Craft; and in such a
combined opposition as is proposed he would be
a host. His vigorous sense and persuasive
tongne would aid the reform movement TO cap
tiyate and carry the whole body of German vo-
tiers in the United States, in opposition to such
a nepotist venal gift-taker, and corrupter of
the public morals as General Grant.
We will not, at present, enumerate farther.
It must be obvious, from the points we have
presented, that nothing is needed but liberal
conciliatory spirit to bring all the opponents 'of
General Grant together ON a satisfactory plat
form and make the next Presidential election
the opening of new and brighter era in our
politics. - f:T ~ = -! ~ :. ;, ~ 49,, .,