Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-18
GRANT SERVICES,
THE PRESIDENT of the PEOPLE.

From the New York Herald, 4 prl II.
The failure of impeachment, the
unsatisfactory condition of the fine
ces, the chaotic condition of the
South, the burdens imposed upon all
classes by the war, had made the
country dissatisfied. A change Of
administration was wanted. IL can
didate was needed who would
arouse enthusiasm. The Republi-
can party had no such man. Gen.
Grant had come out of the war with
world wide fame. He had life
office, was in receipt of large income
and had dignity as General of the
army which was eminently grateful
to him as soldier. Under any as
pect the presidency was sacrifice
He had no career IN politics, no skill
in the tortuous, unhealthy maneu-
vers by which politicians gained
power. He was free from ambition.
Had he been ambitious, had he been
vulgar unscrupulous self-seeker,
he had only to have given his hand
to the Democracy in 1855 to have
become as powerful in its councils
as Jackson in the zenith of his pow
er and fame. Had he followed tie
tokens that filled the political skies
he would have accepted the alliance.
He was content with the command
of the army, with an honorable sta
tion for life, in preference to the
stormy and uncertain tenure Of the
presidency. That Office could add
no more TO his fame than it added to
the fame of Washington. He had
written his name among the few
immortal names that are not born
to die. The Republicans sought
him. They appealed to him as a
soldier and man of honor. They
represented to him that as a rarty
they had sustained him in the field,
and they appealed to him in COM
mon gratitued, by the memories of
the glorious strife through which he
led the armies of the Union to vie
tory. to lead the party out of des-
pair. He. consented. He took their
nomination. He went before the
country. He won a victory. the
fruits of which were of less value to
him than to the humblest leader of
the party that chose him. He ac-
celted the platform, and he has kept
every pledge embodied in that plat
from with beautiful fidelity which
his harshest critics have failed to
recognize. The effect of his admin
istration has been to rehabilitate the
Republican party and to give it a
stronger hold upon the country than
it has had at any time since the
election of Lincoln. For he has
paid the debt; he has kept the peace !;
he has shown mercy and justice to
the South he has behaved with sig
nal energy and frankness in all for
eign relations, he has dealt with the
Indians like Christian, and not like
a robber; ne has striven TO reform
the civil service, he has guided the
country in paths of prosperity, he
has avoided every adventure that
would embarrass the return of the
nation to peace and stability. and he
has born himself in his high office
with a dignity, patience, and mod
Grafton equalled by no President
since Washington and by Washing
ton alone.
This is high praise, but we feel
that in writing it we anticipate the
verdict of history. General Grant
is nothing to the Herald. Whether
he reigns or Greeley or Sumner
reigns in his stead, does not affect
us aspin's value. And it is because
OF this independent judgement of his
administration and his character,
and our just reading of the history
that all men should know, that we
look upon the intrigue to displace
him with so much contempt. We
insist that the honorable men who
are to instruct us this evening shall
give US living reasons for their course.
We shall not stop to inquire why Mr.
Greeley, as protectionist, should
sign cali that favors free trade
why Mr.. Trumbun, as a Senator who
opposed Impeachment should seek
the political alliance of Mr.. Wilkes
who denounced him as traitorfor hi:
vote; why Mr.. Sumner, the lifelong
i abolitionist, should crave the nom
ination for the Presidency at thu