The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-10-03
THE 0ITUATION CALMLY CONslD.
Erred.

Sometimes people who are actively On
gagged IN conflict are blinded by tn,
heat Of their passions, and tail to se,
many things which are apparent to Al
observer Who, less interested, occupies I
position without and above tho field d
contention. For this reason tho true 10.
sues involved ia political campaign ar.
apt to b more clearly oonprshended
the merits aud dement's Of different
parties to be more fairly considered, By
uonpartisaua than BY those Who Aavl
some direct interest 1t sake. For in.
stanoe, tho Atlantic G xonthly. which
has freely criticised both tho Presidsu'
aud Horace Greeley, makes . calm 70
view Of tho situation in ito last issue, and
tlods It'd judgment forced to the con-
elusion that the Interests Of tho eouu.
try would b best served BY the re-
election Of our present President. Il
thinks that the mistakea Gen. Grant
has committed arc venial compared
with tho oxcesses We have to appre.
hsnd from the ascendanoy Of his Dem
ocratio opponents; that it 6nds no rsa'
son for displaying him BY = man Of
worse taste, worse eompanionship, and
less craftsmanship. If the New York
Custom House has been . scandal 70
shall not turn it into 4 school Of virtue
BY giving it to the control" of the Tau. .
many Democrats and the Fenton Re.
publicans. The action of the Presi-
dent, following traditional policy, TO-
ward Sac Domingo, has been sorupu.
lous compared with the Democratic
method Of aunexing Mexican terri.
tory. What is the comparison be.
tween Gen. Grants policy on the our
rency, and that of Horace Greeley Who
would redeem seven hundred millions
Of paper money with ono hundred and
seventy'6ve millions Of coin by placard
over tho door OF the public treasury 7
While the President made our indirect
claims 4 matter Of peaceful arbitration,
Horace Greeley vehemently urged that
We should make them = ground for re-
curing the session Of Cansda ; and he
resisted the attempt t. plsnge tho
into war for tho annexation Of
Cubs, while Greeley helped the fill.
busteriog agitation. The President
has been reluctant to advise the con.
ferring or to use the extraordinary mil
itary power conferred upon him 10 the
government Of the South, while the
'reconciling" candidate was crying ont
for il.
The Atlantic eums the mat OF I'D 10
the following comprehensive para.
graph:
With President Graft tho country has at
least an assurance Of tranquility. 1t will
not be lifted to state Of perfection, but it
will incur NO new peril. The Administer
lion Of Grant will make no rash experi-
ments on our finances and our dangerously
expanded currency. The public credit will
DO safe. The country will have security
from foreign wars, flibustering attem pts,
and domestic violence. The constitutional
Office Of the President will remain intact,
10 b used to protect the public credit and
treasury from hostile legislati and the
boundless Southern claims growing out Of
he war. Reconciliation win be establish.
Cd on the only possible terms, submits
sion to equal laws. There will be that
public confidence which is requisite to the
expanded trade and credit of civilization,
and which is in vital need in our financial
and b anking situation; and the
will have - much currency r.
form, tariff reform, AID civil service 10
form a. Consrss. and popular opinion will
support.