National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-17

ing Gen. Grant and hls administration is an
insult. Through twelve long years he has
besn splitting his venom at him from behind
the safe cover Of one newspaper or another
maligning, slandering and traducing the first
soldier Of his Countrywide cOwardly mouth
piece Of every contemplate and corrupt
clique that was formed against him. That ID
Mr.. Reds record as a Republican and
friend of Gen. Grant. Mr.. Reia's Republic
canism has always been a matter Of pay,
always selling his services to the highest bid
der We have again aud again charged In
these columns that he was paid In 1864 a
monthly stipend to defame Mr.. Lincoln
in the interest Of Mr.. Chase, which
he has not denied When he docs,
VIC shall produce more witnesses than one to
prove IT, Mr., Reid Is again working for pay,
or what Is equivalent to II. As stockholder
of the Tribune, there Il prospect that his
property may depreciate about the beginning
Of the new year, and he turns up with his
prefer to support the Administration. But
the game won't work. The Republican party
Is too intelligent to trust the Tribune under
its present management, and will not take Il
back again merely to give II another oppor-
tunlty to betray It and sell II out whenever
the opportunity offers. Exactly what the
Tribune means by its support Of the Admins
tration Ia well told by the Philadelphia North
American In its Issue yesterday, as follows
eve could, nevertheless, ponder over these
| honeyed phrases Of the Tribune with dreamy
sensation Of pleasure were II not for the sugges-
| ton that comes In as pendant to them all, that
| neither the President nor Congress shall have any
distinctive policy. Having fought and won a
most desperate political battle we are now cOOlly
invited TO surrender all the Issues upon which
we went into the contest; TO accept the platform
| OF the enemy 20 abandon the measures upon
which the integrity Of the Republican leaders
was so vllely assaulted, to throw aside numerous
chosen leaders, who have proven themselves 20
powerful with the people, and 70 put ourselves
| under the lead Of the very men whom the people
have repudiated. our reward for all these saCrl'
nces Is that we shall all be pardoned for past Of
fences and allowed to select the Cabinet fol
Grants new term from the enemys ranks, and
10 elect reactionGry President in 1879
awe In Pennsylvania must be pardoned FOL
our utter inability TO see the value Of this. More
over n we understand the character Of Genera
Grant, this Is not all in his vein. He never went
into a campaign without studying the whole tlelt
In advance and having all his plans complete
he o " sf o. pS Il
game. II has been Just so In his civil admins
tration. The arbitration treaty Is the most sig
nal proof OF this. the Tribune tent no heip,hnl
contrary, Il announced repeatedly that IN
treaty was dead and the whole movement fall
ure. II has Afforded no friendly assistance II
rendering successful the benign policy OF per
manent peace with the wild Indians. II has Op
posed the Administration fiscal policy has don,
/, nothing In favor OF the maintenance OF subsl
/ liZed lines Of ocean mall steamers, rebuilding
the navy restoring the carrying trade to Amer
can bottoms, and, In fact has opposed the entir'
policy OF the President, his Cabinet, tho Repnb
llcan majority In Congress, and OF the Republ
can National Convention"
This Is the record Of the paper that the Re
publican party Is asked to tako TO Its heart o
hearts and support. Let II dismiss is hlre'
slaudcrers and yiliners, show some signs o
repentance and the Republican party ma!
think of IT,