New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-04


New YORK, January 3l.-The Tribune
has the following editorial this morning:
''The Tribune has never yet favored the re-
nomination of any President. and will Ger
tainly not begin this year, and all offices
in the Union can not be SO dispensed as to
affect this determination. The editor has
nevered favored the denomination OF
President during his forty years OF man
hood, and placed on record more than thlrty
years ago his reasons for his adhesion 10
the one term principle, which seemed
to him then. and still seems to him, conclu-
sive. He has once supported President
for reelection, and may do so again, tor ne
does not exalt the one term principle above
every other consideration. He not only
believes in it himself, but has good
reason for his faith that General Grant
gave his assent to it less than four
years ago. He is well assured that
the editorials in successive issues OF
the Washington Chronicle, wherein this
principle was forcibly commended, were
published with his knowledge aud con-
sent, if not express approval. But we
further object to the denomination of Cen
cral Grant, that he is manifestly weak
candidate, and because there are very many
Republicans who will oppose him if renomi-
mated. That it should be so in this State,
and in any other where his heavy hand has
been laid on one wing OF the party which
elected him, is too plain too need proof.
There are hundreds Of active, prominent,
influential Republicans who have been ex-
PEELED from office by him or his instruments,
and who can not, in the nature OF things.
work for his reelection as they would work
for one who had never treated them as enc
miles, Who doubts that it is so in other
States! Who believes that ne could carry
Louisiana after the Calling gun perform
ances of last summer, engineered in part by
the brOther-in-law who holds the best federal
Office in that State! We speak to sensible
men. and demand an intelligent Judgment
on the undOubted facts.
Four or five years ago Republicans car
ried Georgia by majority of 5000. That
majority has been squandered by merce-
nary, corrupt officials, some OF whom have
had the decency to run away, and who
have ruined the party's prospects almost
beyond redemption. But though there is
but the skeleton of party there, and the
State committee, still that committee gets
together, elects to Philadelphia delegation
mainly of their own members. and pledges
them to Grant, first, last and all the time.
we'll knowing that they can no more give
the electoral vote from Georgia than they
can make him Pope. Contrast this with
Connecticut, where the Republicans meet
in convention. nominate State ticket and
choose delegates to Philadelphia, taking
care not to pledge them to Grant. Can you
ask why! They want to carry their State
in April, and know that the way to do it is
not to nominate Grant.
Now look at the case of Missouri. The
St. Louis Democrat. having turned its coat
since 1870. now belittles the liberal move
ment saying that it is of no account and
the Times re-echoes it, of course but the
men who led that movement to victory were
Carl Schurz, Gratz Brown, GrOsvenur. ETC.,
and not one of these is for Grant; on the
contrary, they are all dead set against him.
The Times says they only led off $4,000 Re
publicans in 1870. We answer they led OFF
enough to carry the State by over 10000 ma
jority. Perhaps enough of these have come
back to reverse that verdict; but we know
that there are thousands Of them who would
vote for another Republican candidate. but
will not vote for General Grant.
"And there is scarcely a nearly balanced
State in the Union wherein General Grant
is not weaker candidate than almost any
other Republican who could be nominated.
1--WE state facts well known to intelli-
gent politicians. We do not say that Gen
eral Grant will not, il nominated. be
elected. We do not say that we shall not
support him. We do say that his nomina-
ton renders doubtful Republican triumph,
which, with a candidate publicly pledged to
the one-term principle, would be morally
certain, and this is SO palpable that intelli-
gent, thoughtful Republicans who esteem
the cause more than any man, are bound to
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