Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-01
A Methodist Divine on the Po.
litical Situation.
What the Rev. DR.. Crooks, Editor of the
American Wesleyan Says. r..

The Rev. DIR. Crooks, formerly sta
toned in this city, and now editor of
the american Wesleyan, is known as a
gentleman of marked ability and large
influence in the Methodist Church. In
his paper OF July 18th he says: ".
Now that both of the great political
parties of tile country have offered their
candidates for the highest offices in the
gift of the American people, it is prop
er that we should have few words up
on the political situation. We shall
write not as partisan, but as patriot,
giving our best views upon the duty of
the citizen in the exercise of his fran
chise at the coming election for Presi-
dent and Vice President. 1t is now
morally certain that should they live
and continue sound in body and mind,
either Grant and Wilson, or Greeley
and Brown, will fill these high offices
the ensuing presidential term. The
grave question to be settled by every
American citizen is, which will be best
for the sacred interests Of country and
mankind. To the extent of our ability
we would aid our readers to correct
judgment and action. Our words shall
be plain, and we hope to the point.
And,-
OF PERs oNs OR CANDIDATES,
as between Wilson or Brown, our very
decided preference is for the former.
As an honest, intelligent, fearless, firm
and incorruptible Christian statesman.
Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts,, has a
most enviable record. We think that
no unbiased mind will claim that Gratz
Brown, Of Missouri, is his peer.
For years we have carefully studied
both Grant and Greeley. Neither of
them realizes our highest ideal of the
finished statesman. Grant is devoted
to his cigar, and the sports of the turf.
Greeley is eccentric, uncouth, untidy,
and we are informed, vulgarly prOfane.
Both may be conceded to be honest,
subject to the abatements common to
human weakness. Greeley surpasses
Grant in political knowledge. just as
much, Grant surpasses Greeley in self
poise and superior executive ability.
Grants administration has not been
free from faults; yet candor must adj
init that in the aggregate, and under all
the circumstances, it is illustrious. He
received the nation at the hands of An
drew johnson in perturbation and
chaos. Out of this, as if by magic, and
unobtrusively, have come prevalent
peace and comparative order. His pol
icy toward the Indians has been hui
name. The Freedmen have been Sc
cured, by constitutional guarantee, all
the rights common to American citizen
ship. Taxes have been materially re-
duced; the Government economically
administered; and hundreds of millions
of the national debt liquidated. The
Ku Klux have been suppressed: peace
and amity preserved with all nations
and if possible, rising in moral grand
eur and substantial glory above all else
the Inauguration of an era of Peace, in
the adjustment of national wrong by
peaceable appeal to umpire, and not the
bloody arbitrament of the sword. This
in a military chieftain, is honor with
an emphasis; and having secured sc
much of abiding good to Christian CIV
ilization and the race, much might well
be forgiven. On the other hand, Mr.
Greeley's history proves two things
lst. That as a political journalist, he il
eminently success. And, End. AS S
legislator he is prominently failure
In some regards, an appetency to the
erratic seems to be his idiosyncracy, OF
distinguishing characteristic. In early
life he espoused Fourierism, or com
munity of goods. Prior to, and in th'
early part of the war, he defended thu
right of secession as fully as did JEFF
ferson Davis. During the progress o
the war, he sought to negotiate terms O
peace which President Lincoln and th'
loyal North were impelled to repudiate
With all the force of his extended in
.fuence he sought to prevent the nomi
nation of President Lincoln; at til,
time, scheme of reckless madness
And now, under no higher pretext thar
a war upon President Grant, he is chic
actuary in n conspiracy against tn
party which, under God, saved the ma
ton, and in favor of the supremacy o
that party in which the entire rebe
element found sanctuary. These fact
sufficiently demonstrate the umwisdor
! of intrusting to him the responsible
ties of the Chief Executive ofthis grea
nation.
. THE PLATFORMS.
} To the Impractical eye, the two plat
+ forms seem to be identified; but in thei
, practical Interpretation, the diflerenc
would be world wide. In the fir.
! place: Everything good in the Libel
al Republican platform, and much MOI
is incorporated into the Republica
platform proper. But the fourth plan