The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-08-07
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EENYILLE SOUTH CAROLINA, AGUUST q 1872

pleasure, and that he had actually
seen foreign Ministers in the CAPT.
tai of the nation, looking for tae
Government of the United States,
the Senator added: 81 will not
wrong President Grant. He is by
no means a monster of in;uuity.-
He is simply a man who makes use
OF his high official position to suit
his own convenience, regardless of
other interests. He does not cit in
his closet a designing usurper,
gloomily pondering how he NAV
subvert the free institutions of the
republic; neither does he ponder
how he may preserve them. He
does not ponder at all. He simp-
~ wants to carry a point; when,
and as in the San Domingo case,
the Constitution happens to stand
in his way, be just walks over it.
lie does not mean to break down
the authority of laws !; he simply
wants them not to hamper him in
his doipgs. He does not mean sys.
tematically to outrage the pnblic
sense OF decency by nepotism and
low associations, to corrupt the
service and degrade our political
lite ; he only wants to make his re.
lations and favorites comfortable.
to associate with men who are con.
genial to him, and to take the best
care of his interest he can. tie is
not incapable of occasionally doing
good things. He prefers good ap.
Polntments to bad ones, other
things being equal. He undoub.-
edly desires that affairs should. 90
well his own welfare included
Such is the character of his per-
sonal government. He should be
doing it too much honor by calling
1T C@sarism. 1t is not inspired by
any grand, lofty and long. headed
ambition. 1t is absolutely barren
OF ideas and originality, bare of
striking achievements, void of no.
BILE sentiments and inspiring ex.
ample. 1t is simply dull, heavy,
stupid and stubborn in it's selfish
ness" "a.
After pursuing this subject still
further, and with some bitterness.
the Senator spoke of the apathy
which naturally follows a period
OF great excitement, and declared
that the Cincinnati Convention
was the result of a popular upris
ing from such apathy; that it as
sumed dimensions far beyond any
'expectauons Uf it's originarUrs, eni.
braced multitudes who were i'm.
PEELED by one impulse to unite the
whole American people in the
bonds of reconciliation and frater.
nal feeling, and to shake off per-
sonal government and party des-
potism, acknowledging that it's &C.
ton had caused disappoint-
ment to himself and others, who
wished its declarations of policy as
well as its candidates 10 be such
that the victory of the movement
would furnish an administration
approaching the ideal OF good go.
vernment as near as human wis.
dom, integrity and earnest efforts
could carry it. e'."
He declared he had come delib.
erately to the conclusion that no
possibility existed to unite more
fully all the sources which the
movement gathered under it's ban.
ners, and argued that the over
throw of party despotism is the
first thing needful to any reform.
Greeley would have at his back NO
regular organization, and could
win support and favor of the peo.
pie only by deserving it.
Tariff reformers should learn
from the enemies of theirs, who
instinctiyely find the suresL and
most natural bulwark in a party,
which is controlled by organized
selfishness.
Mr.. Schurz then caused to be
read correspondence with Mr..
Greeley in reference to civil ser.
vice reform. .r %.