Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-06-27
SIDNEY PERHAM.
Dangerous Winds not anticipated.

Old Probability" has made this
phrase as widely quoted aud a. broadly
known. as the old army phrase. = All quiet
on The Potomac No. matter what the
weather may be. OF what the weather-wi>e
NAV say the signs portend. If we turn to
the last daily new >paper, we shall certain
" see the weather representations for that
day ending with the quicting words at the
happy collocations of word, which may be
quoted in a variety of instances. and very
periinently too. Ii may be with truth used
to illustraio the present political status OF
all the parties in the country: for So far a.
we can see, no great harm can come to the
country. let either President Grant or
Farmer Greeley be elected.
If we read the platform OF the conven-
ton at Cincinnati. aud the one at Fhiladel-
phia. we shal! hardly know which one il,
the best SO we must look outside of the
platforms. if we anticipate thai ''daugerou.
winds " will sweep over the country. IL
we look at the men. no one need expect
harm 10 cur political institutions in the elec
ton Of ciiher.This is state ofafiairs the like
Of which has not existed since the era OF
good feeling" during MunIoe's adminis,ra-
ton. Ii any one says that Horace Greeley
signed the bail bond of Davis. Il will be
admitted. and admitted also that it was an
il-advised measure. so far a. Mr.. Greeley
was concerned, but the country has re-
ceived no detriment from that act. II IN
addition 10 this objectionable offence. lie
went to Niagara Falls to meet George
Saunders. and injudiciou>ly Kept mp the
cry, on to Richmond" all this may he
admitted: bat there are more luen who
are wise in their own conceits. while rc-
viewing the past, than there are men who
distinguish themselves by a true forecast
of the future. 1t requires hut little wis
dom. to discover where mistake have
occurred, aud how they might have been
s'oss.~s.. ..asN. ,---I--.
PRED. which We examine and criticize
A. regards Horace Greeley'> political
sins, which are now so severely criticized.
We may remark that they all took place
daring the war. and before President
Grants election; and all these items in the
long catalogue Of political crimes alleged
against him, were not alluded TO in lsss.
We remember TO have gotten up q club for
this city. of over one hundred copies of the
Tribune in lsGs, to aid in the campaign for
the election OF Grant in that year No one
objected TO the Tribune then. or it, reSpon-
-ible editor for these enumerated mis-tieeds.
but we were all glad to avail ourselves OF
the aid of that sheet.
We mention this fact now. not with the.
idea of making prosclytes nor with the in
tcntion of dlscouraging all proper and
energetic efforts 10 re-eleci President Grant
but for the single purpose of casting our
mite ia tn scale 20 make the inneiding
campaign fair one, and void of all bitter
personalities. There exists no necessity.
nor reason, why ii should be distinguished
for viruleuce: and no man Who works up
his feelings 10 such a pitch that hc will Use
abuse. rather than reason and argument
but will think all the worse of himself
when the canvass i ended
For our>elf. We belong 10 the organized
Republican party, and We expect to ,ur-
port Grant aud Wilson to the best of our
ability, and in our way, and in accordance
with our own sense OF duty. No one ha,
the right 10 dictate that course. or try 10
influence it by any wrong appliances.
A. to District and County nominations
Yet to be made. we shall be governed by
circumstances. Ii any one of these i nal
pably wrong and not made ia accordance
with public opinion. and with a due regard
to usage and custom, = or in other words.
II any man. or any set OF men. either by
cheating or hiring, or by threats. or de-
Ginning or refusing to attend to the leyiti-
mate public duties of his or their position.
only so far as these acts will make friends
for him or them - in all such eases we re-
serve the right to do a. we please or a. the
public interest demands. Ii there i
only an isolated case of neglect. and at
tempt at punishment for failure to get on to
the teRded knee, then we may put ND with
IT: but If il is a studied and systematic rule
Of action. of any public servant then our
duty in the premises is clear. and We shall
have no hesitancy In following it.