Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-01
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
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EDITOR or THk REfuBLICANi II must pass
the comprehension Of the unsOphlstioatod By
what shalloWness Of PURPOSE or depth Of reason
ing, as the case may have been, Messrs. ColAx
and associates were induced to enter Into CON-
pact with Mr.. Greeley In 1870, as IntimAtod by
the st. FOULS Democrat. Mr.. Greeley was
nearly, II not quite, as Objectionable then as no
IL nolr with all his blushlng honoTs oroWdlng
thick upon him, TO those claiming to DO gov
srned BY honest motives In their political pref.
erencoS. Strange as It may seen, however, It
Ia quite likely said affair happened.
About tho same time It was stated that Mr..
COlfax was TO assume control Of tho Tribune, or,
at least, to link his fortunes with II, aud II was
given out that his decllnatlon to be q candidate
for reelection resulted from that purpose but
who could have conceived that Horace Greeley
dental Ticket Certainly Il was not given 70
ordinary mOrtAls 70 imagine any such thing, nor
can they Justify the curious freak by any Of the
knoWn rules Of logic, nor by any Of the lights
acter.
that Mr.. COlfaN alone performed his part Of the
contract. But all the high and selEappolntod
agents should have known that tho people need
neither secret nor OticlOus pTOmpters 10 direct
them In the selection Of their national standard.
cometh; TO another go, and he gOeth" In fact
II 10 contrary to the theory Of republican govern
eminent that strategy in men Of merit should DO
for the ambitious TO glide Into high ofioiAl sta
lions, Yet this undenlable prerogAtiye, Of tho
people at large has not only long been deemed
countries, but 10 now IN danger Of being sub.
verified In our own! Men, not = few, Of no tan.
gible account beyond tho limits Of their own
school districts, seem ''pOssessed" In the absurd
belief that they were born under the exact quar-
ter Of the moon and during q particular sub
division o. the seasons most peculiarly and IRE.
the Presidential chair. And the worst Of II II,
they won't walt either for constituents or as
| trOlOgors 10 make the important discovery, but,
mounting the nrst convenient "stumps," blow
their own horns, dare the decd and share the
danger Of Inevitable defeat
This hybrid stripe Of humanity most assuredly
need looking AfteTl Like the last run OF shad,h
both their flavor and their usefulness have de-
parted, and none should DO 90 lacking in ordl.
nary discretion as TO do them reverence. Not
| only are they prone 10 evil themselves, and that
continually, but the cause Of tho evils so Wei.
ously displayed by their dupes II It DO true,
| as natures bard Attrms that "the evils men do
bones" these mOrtals will not be crowded when
turned over 10 the receptacle Of things lost upon
earth, nor will mourhers DO as numerous as
| genuine affection ehHufesl
II Mr.. OOlfAX and his Republican associates
10 council really did make the Aforesaid slpu,
latiOns with "H. g." tho lntoleIable Assump-
lions o. All concerned can only Do nhenol unto
! said III. 0.'s" preoOolOus oOnfab with certain
| rebels In Canada, during that other "Onpleas.
Antneas;" and II Is difficult to Imagine which
would have been attended with the most dis,
astrous results, had either or both unfortunately
| ripened into full maturity!
Thanks DO TO God, 10 the genius Of American
liberty, and TO the imperative pTedOmlnAnce
common sense over fragrant error, the umo has
not yet come for the unauthoriEed-bo they few
or mAny-to dictate, In advance OF the popular
verdict, either the "ieTma OF surrender" or tho
peoples moduS opeTdHdi, In view Of the public
veal, whether the contests DO civil or military.
These are positive truths, sanctioned by time
and sanctihed BY experience, and tho Aforesaid
experts should have had realizing sense
thereof "Hlgh, low, jack and the game" Is q
Significant phrase among gamblers, while grab
blng the ''stakes;n but consisting more than
the private "oATd" Of an Individual with on
oial longings-bO no or II Of high or low dogroe
must needs DO the criterion whereby his late
is decided. Strange that stump asplrants
should ignore fact 20 patent to the dull0st
comprehension.
And what a lesson these stumpItss, with Pres.
dental lOnRings, teach as q warning 10 the
rising generation Their very anxiety 70 prQht
ny cunning and false pretenesSp " that lIEee'