Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-09


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now NEW YORK WAS CARRIED.
The great victory won In New York makes
Il cminenty proper to examine into the causes
so wonderful to mSny-of the overthrow
Of Tammany, Greeley and Democracy. To
understand fully how minority party car
riod New York State, and even the local cleo
ton In the metropolis, we must go back to
the attack aud defeat Of Tweed and the Tam
many ring. This great battle was planned
aud executed by the friends of the President,
ana they have used tho same instruments to
gain greater fight In the Presidential cam
paign.
Gen. Grant mover failed In the selection Of
agents to carry out his plans, and as In mill
tary life his Judgment was uucrriug, so In
affairs political; he has chosen only such
captains as could obtain success. Great abuse
has been showcred upon the President for his
choice of agents In New York. Probably no
single act Of his life has been so fruitful Of
Islander as the appointment Of Collector
Murphy. For this act the so-called Liberal"
press OF the country teemed with falsehoods
Both the man chosen and the object Of his
appointment came up for extravagant and
absurd Misrepresentation, and even Republic
cans of high standing were inclined to blame
the President for sustaining an appOintee who
seemed to be unpopular In his own party.
The Tribune led the attack, and bounded
on the country press TO shameless yllihcatlon
Of President Grant for believing the evidence
OF his own senses Reluctantly Collector
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although his hands were tied, yet, true to his
resolve, Thomas Murphy persisted in his
plans for redeeming the metropolis and the
State Of New York.
The well-RrrRnged candidacy Of 0'Bricn
divided the Democracy and elected Mayor
Hayemeyer; the magnificent organization Of
local clubs and assembly districts brought out
our full Republican vote, and even the ar.
rangcment OF legal holiday Is due to the
same practical scrsc and political sagacity.
/ Tho Endorsement Of the committee Of seventy
and OF all honest Taxpayers followed the
nomination OF the Republican candidate.
| full vote of united Tammany could not have
defeated q man so sustained; as II was, he
walked over the course, and the support Of
the business men and wealth Of the country
to the Administration Is secured by our vic
tory In New York.
Honor Is due the President for selecting
and sustaining q man like Mr.. Murphy, who
has done so great q work for his party and
the country, and equal praise should be melted
out to the cX.collector for sticking to the
post Of duty, although crippled In his action
by the mallgnancy of pretended Republicans
Of the Tribune stamp.
Fortunately, sham Republican, are buried
with sham Democrats, and no longer viii
mon true to the party and the country bC
compelled 10 retire because Of clAmor raised
from mere meaness and disappointment.
The blow aimed at Thomas Murphy by Mr.
Greeley was intended by Greeley to lnjurC
President Grant. The engineer has beer
holsted with his own pctard and the malice
Of tho foolish old editor has TccOilcd and re.
turned TO plague the inventor
President Grants judgment has been vindi
Gated In an overwhelming victory, and the
people will ever after render honor not only
to the great leader, but TO bis active and able
assistant, who has done more personally aud
without the aid of office to carry his STATE
and save the metropolis than any citizen res
ident within her borders.
Mn. GREELEY's ANNOUNCEMENT Of hi
return to the Tribune is not very satisflc-
tory TO the New York Times. It does MOI
altogether like the bantorlng vein In which
he heralds his resumption Of the editorial
chair. 1t says:
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tho editorship Of the Tribune. In doing so he
alludes with cool oYnicism to tho other line Of
business In which he embarked some slG month";
agO;' promises for the nltisth tmo that hil
paper shall be'a thoroughly Independent journal
treating all parties and political movements
| with judicial fairness and oandOT;' pledges him
self 20 keep his lips closed on universal amnesty
and impartial auiirage;' vows he will never
again be a candidate Tor AuY ofnee;' hopes that
he will mot DO provoked 10 indulgence 10 those
bitter personalities which are the recognized
bAne OF journalism and declares that for the
future he will devote his journal 70 science, In
dustTy and the useful arts
M Mr.. Greeley nRtteTs himself that thIi
hOigO-pOdge OF lmpudence, mock mOd0sty, hAsh
philosophy, and Pccksnltnn morality, settles biz
account With the American people, and restored
him, unchanged, 70 the position he once Occnpied
he x m h0 taxes . two parties to max
with the public now for many years, and du ring
that period, and especially for tho past twely'
months, he has concerned himself with some 0
the dearest interests this nation has or ca have
aud no has shown that nothing was sale from hit
foolish and wicked ambition, lie has under
taken 70 Erasp power by calling into vicious &C
tiyity the most dangerous elements In American
politics. He found the passions OF the rebel
dying out, and he awakened them with tho hop,
Of Democratic Ascendency. He found tht
| cOTruptlOnists all over the country cOWed by thu
courageous exposure and overwhelming dofoa
Tammany had encountered, and he held out u
them the hope Of rcgaininE all the ground thel
| bad lost, and getting possession Of the NatlOnR
| NfOVoFnmNnt bgnluea And This he did In TN