The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15

Horace Greeley prides himself on his constitutional
! hatred Of 'ruInn and tobacco. Mr.. Bingham Is
den, is the liberal candidate for treasurer. The
liberal electors are evenly divided, one haiI peing
republicans and the other democrats. Not little
chagrin Is felt by the regulars on account OF the De-
sertion from them OF Judge Evarts, who was nomi-
mated by them for State Senator, but ''nopped,"
and Is now out for Greeley and Brown:
DEMOCRATS FOR GRANT,
In the election OF 1858 about fifty democrats In
s county voted i9 9S nuS sne fss say
porting hin. But no avery queer nsM m p0fft
tics specimen OF those who refuse TO wear the
party collar, which Is very rare indeed. Still
Mathews Is not an unusual political animal Tor TINS
latitude. His neighbor, Judge Stallo, is very IKE
him and is going to make q speech at St. Louis IN
reply to schurz though he does not promise to sup.
port Grant. Then, again, General coz H nos
mike him. for he S also asa tna ay
be said OF Hassanrac and the rest. The attitude OF
all these men Is a very funny one and when one
built house for somebody else to live in, 1or
nearly ali OF them, though they are hostile TO Gree
ley, admit that the tide II III his favor and tlat MS
election seems certain.
WHERE THE EARNEST COMES IN.
Where there is so much fun there can scarcely
fail 10 DE some earnestnes3 after all Besides, the
unaninity with which the liberal leaders-CoX,
Kittredge, Hoadley. Mathews and stallo-tur9ed
so singular. What is the reasons have asked the
question OF number OF persons and have generally
been tod that they dislike the tarir plank in the
-
notes stealing by combination, one special interest
combining with ! hundred others to 'protect,' all
BILE and logical one especially to free traders, but
when 1t Is urged it provokes very broad smile
for it Is said these not tS 0a
selves The tarir certainly had q great
deal TO 90 with their detection, put
think tvofold dstrust Of Greeley decided their
hostility. The moneyed men OF Cincinnati fear
that resumption Is not such simple matter as TO
resolve itself into the axiom that to resume is to
Mathews IL q. mO0eyeQ
men and share their fears. Then, again, they have
not got over their old hatred OF the democracy
and are afraid that their cherished notions OF civil
service reform will result only in giving offices to
the democrats The more they saw Of their work
all OF them turned round and admitted that II they
hate Grant their hatred OF Greeley Is even more IN
y ans soS Ss e eyen d an
administration which was all bad before the Gin
cnnat Convention.
POLITICAL PROSPECTS IN THE STATE
Nobody claims That there is any serious detection
In the republican party Of Ohio. Even Mr. Greeley's
the State for hm unse New York
and Michigan, there are no great feuds here to al.
vide the party for no two or three leaders are great
powerfu faction to back them. Sherman, though
he has been In the Senate long time, merely man
aged to slip along Bingham was allowed to grow
old in the House, and has just been slaughtered in
his own district by the aspiring youngsters VINO
wanted to take his place. Garfield has not as yet
become very great man outside Of his district
and Shellabarger never sought to build up faction
on his own behalf Sam Cary tried 1t
issue an way ae wsn peac6 s1' smith 'd for
gress but Sans popularity Waned ike the t WI en-
came a Cabinet 0iicer-ndeed before he was any
body in particular--wanted to make an issue with
Governor Dcnnison but 1t never bore any practical
onlcial 'stai,, which was Dennison's by right.
These failures to build up parties inside OF Tine tne
OF iactous distraction, and whatever dissensions
exist are purely local and will not weaken the cleo
ton for State officers In October. Indeed. IL Is
generally admitted that the State ticket Will get
many votes which Grant cannot expect. The dis
satisfaction with the administration has become
what might be called the NATURALIZATION OF oppo-
sition. Outside the leading cities-Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Toledo and Dayt0n-it is claimed
there are, practically, no liberal repuon s;S
anti-Grant men than strenuous supporters OF the
Greeley coalition Except in, Shellabarger's dis
i'm Congress before, has been nominated by the
democrats, there has been no afllliation, and In
this city especially no disposition TO afiiiate. In
getting the nomination, but two or three German
democrats want it, and Sam will likely be COM
PEELED to- wait for better times. The local contests
drawn as Of old, it follows that the republican
strength in October will not be fair test OF GRANTS
said before, that he will carry the State by re-
duced majority ON the October vote.
GRANTS UNPOPCLARITY IN CINCINNATI.
1t is impossible for Grants best friends to con-
ceal, much less to deny that he Is exceedingly un-
popular IN this city, and 1t Is equally impossible to
hear sincere and earnest republican led away,
from the party OF his heart-everybody in Cincin-
natl is great on matters pertaining to the heart
of the President Without laughing il is sure cure
for home sickness and will overcome Eastern dis
gust at Western manners l never was particu-
larry increduIous, but, while could believe in SIN
bad the Sailor, and the Old Man Of the Sea, and
Blue Beard and Jack the Giant Killer and the old
scoundrel with the Seven League Boots, 1t Is i'm
possible that should put any credence in old Jesse
Grant as the Cincinnatians paint him. Ac-
NEST Old Humpty Dumpty of the stage.
story used to be told in Pennsylvania that when the
news reached the Ritner household that plain,
blunt Joe Ritner had been elected Governor Of the
State one OF his daughters asked her mother,
MAN. are we all Governors now" and that the
abOuts Nobody but dad and me-" These Cincinnati
people insist that not only are Ulysses and "pad'
people living in Washington could be refreshed
hearing Sumner define "nepOtism" by the aid Of q
hundred dictionaries, but Cincnnatls definition OF
never seen elsewhere, Of making horse laugh. In
these stories are to be found
THE SOURCES OF THE PRESIDENTS UNPOPULARIrY,
and people here never seem to tire of talking about
his appointments Of his relations and personal
!" You know Andy Johnson appointed Grants father,
old Jesse Grant, Postmaster at Covington over the
river. and Grant, OF course, retained him." "Oh,
yes, know that" you answer, but before You have
time to utter 1t the addenda follows:-aAnd old
Jesse Grant appointed pretty much everybody else
the evident disgust that Is felt for the Presidents
venerable parent, make it perfectly irresistible.
Then CONC the exceptions, that is the persons
whom old Jesse did not have appointed.
master Of this city. Nobody pretends that he
is not a good Postmaster; but what people object
ton to express their desires in the matter, the
President should reply, THAT place I have
promised to my sister Virginia for her friend
Foals." People here are little captious, think !;
and only because Jennie Grant, now Mrs. Corbyn
was able to control few important political ap-
pOintmeutS and around CINCINNATI thew snepr
at her with the remark. ''Old Corbyn, who married
her with the intention Of getting up Black Friday
speculation, never saw her till the Inauguration,
and she came home with ring on her finger" It
Is Of the reasons seriously urged against Grants
election quite as much because Of the engagement
ring as the family political ring. But I think
the funniest story these Cincinnati people tell is
that about the appointment OF winans as Postmas-
ter at Newport Ky. When the announcement was
place for the man, but could not ind him, and fin.
ally sent a message to Washington asking II the