The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-08
Sumner On Grant.

The arraigumsnt Of the President by Sen>
ator SLmae 10 open Senate is the theme Of
general comment. 1t is bold and withsr>
ing rebUke Of the disgrsceful practices OF
which Grant has been guilty. l. is uttered
at time when Radicals ought to heed it
most. The ob ect Of Senator Sumnsr evi>
Gently was TO throw thunder bolt in the
Philadelphia COuvention. If that COnyeu>
tion were not com posed Of officc-hoders and
their adherents. it would shrink back from
the work Of re3omiuating man whuse por>
trait has been thus faithfully drawn by q
master hand. But Mr.. Summers speech
cones too late. The men who 60 to Phia-
deipha as delegates have been selected with
special reference to the work Of imposing 2
Grant upon the country for another term.
a nd their bread and butter depeLd upon
that result. they will not falter ia the work
But the speech Of the distibg guished Senator
will 60 to the country. IL will be the stroug>
eat document that will be circulated against
Grant. So many of the facts on which the
argument is based, are matters of history
that admit cf no denial. They are fresh 10
the memories Of the people and need 20 GERS
. thcates TO their genuineness. Heretofore
they have been uttered by those who were
not of the same party organization as the
President, and consequently, were not res
ceiVed as truth by everybody. But now,
coming as they do from distiDg guished leader
of the Republican party-ons who, as he
says, stood at the cradle Of the party-one.
whose loyalty to distinctive Republican
/ principles has been recognized ss one Of the
/ mouthpieces Of the party-they will receive
/ general credeDce.
/ The exhibit which he makes is calculated
/ to astouGd aud arouse the masses HIS
! nepousm ID condemned in most pointed
/ terms and strikingly contTasted with the ut
/ terances OF Washington. Adams and Jcffer>
son on the subject of appointing relatives
! TO chico. His giitetaking and bestowal Of
! "nces IN return Tor gifts are the subject Of
! special animadVersion. His retention OF
/ military officers about him as private Scores
! :sries ia defiance Of law, placing them above
! persons in ciVi. life acting in that capacity
| his connection with the New York Cos,
tom l0use-his extraordinary acquisition #
wealth until from the "tanner of Ga!eua al
few hundred year." he becomes immense,
ly rich IN lands. stocks, horses, cottages by
the sea and his reputation as a Presidential
quarreler are all subjects Of severe comrcent
on the part Of Mr.. Sumner, from which he
charges that Grant regards the Presidency
as piay>thlng and 4 perqulsite."
This speech is simply unans werabls. The
nomination Of Buckalew for Governor, and
this deliVersnce from the distinguished Mas
sachusetts Senator have SO dcmoralized the
Radical rauk and file that the talk about the
necessity of Withdrawing the State ticket is
becoming louder. A wthdra wal Of Hartr2nft
and Allen. would not save the Radical party
from defeat. AS Mr.. Lincon said. ..it won't
do to swap horses while crossing a stream -
The Democracy with closed ranks are about
to ms~e forward to victory. Let no Demo>
crat fail to be in ine.-Chambersburg Vailey
Spirit