The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-10
The Letter Of Gen eraI FRrnsw orth -
Why He FavOrs Greeley.

Gen. John F. Farnsworth, of Illinois,
in his letter to the Secretary OF the Hi
nois Republican State Committee, de-
cliping to make speech for Grant and
Wilson, says:
"The advocates Of the election Of Gen.
Grant object to Mr.. Geeley because he
is supported by Democrats and former
rebels. But he was, like Grant. nomi-
mated by Republicans. The Democrats
and rebels didn't put him in the field
had nothing to do with naming him as
a candidate, and they would have sup-
ported almost any other capable Re-
nublican who WAS honestly and Sin.
cerely in favor Of a needed reform in
this Government, had be been brought
out by the Republican Convention at
Cincinnati instead OF Mr.. Greeley. To
NV mind the fact that the former rebels
of the South and the Democratic party
support him is the most gratifying
spectacle since the war, for it shows
that they abide by it and its legitimate
results, only asking in return honesty
in the administration OF the govern
ment, and the same rights of self
government which the citizens Of the
Northern States enjoy. II the election
of Mr.. Greeley will bring peace and good
will in the South, it is certainly con-
summation devoutly to be wished.
I think it will. The most in
telligeut people Of the South, and those
most interested in the preservation OF
good order there, say it will.
"a large and intelligent portion oi
the Republican and the entire Demo.
cratic party Of the North say it will
have that effect. The present Admin
istration has failed in this, and ls there
any promise in its continuance fol
another four years of better result
1t is now seven years since the termina.
ton of the war, and what do we see
The advocates OF the election OF Gen
eral Grant are fighting the battles over
again. repeating the same old, stale de-
nuuciations, and threatening to hang
Jeff. Davis on sour apple tree. In
nv opinion it is high time We should
give our attention to issues which con
Germ the present and the future welfare
of the country.
After speaking in emphatic terms oi
the eminent fitness of Mr.. Greeley for
the Presidency, he again refers to the
present. administration as follows:
There are many reasons why there
should be a change Of Administration.
I have been q member Of Congress
thirteen years. and truth compels me
to say that during that period the most
wasteful and extravagsnt use OF the
public money, and the least accounts
bility of those who have disbursed,
have been during the present Admins,
trstion. There can and will be no
genuine civil service reform un-
der this Administration. The feeble
apparent efforts which have been made
in that direction are standing joke in
Washington among the Chief friends Of
the Administration, and have only in
creased the methods Of how not to do
it Indeed, when they declare that the
Administration is in favor Of this much
needed reform, it is done with q wink
of one eye at the grimness of the joke.
There should be a change OF Admins
tration in order to arrest the tendency
to federalism and centralizstion, whith-
er this one is rapidly fastening"
The letter concludes with refuta-
ton OF the absurd argument Of Speaker
Blaine that the election Of Mr.. Greeley
would endanger the constitutional
amendments. .r-