New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-11
MONTGOMERY BLAIR ON THE SITUATION.
The appended from the Hon. Montgomery

The appended from the Hon. Montgomery
Blair has been made public:
WASHINGTON May 7. 1872.
MY DEAR GENERAL: have yours of The 4th. We will
have 10 take Greeley Grant, and will take Greeley
reluctantly Of course but not the less certainly And
he will be the certain Of election because the Demo
Gratis wish TO embrace him at first. AS for their
running a candidate OF their own, that would
both be disastrous nDa to the an
natl Convention and the most obsreperous Of Greeleys
opponents had candidates before that Convention
Voorhees, for example, was loud in his advocacy Of
Judge Davis and The World was earnest in pressing
Adams. Now, there certainly can be no greater
than there would be in supporting Davis or Adams. or
any other radical. There can De, III iact, no mOuVe
assigned for the support Of these and the refusal TO
support either of the others but personal prefer
This is not craftsmanship It's mere caprice II
not something worse which no man can indulge in
without the loss OF public confidence For my own part
go for the movement initiated at CINCINNATI 10
arrest the further progress OF Radcasm 1t is the only
practical way. Of arresting It. As for running
and Grant that is dodge that will not be
in the small field OF local politics. where the contest be-
tween rival aspirans is personal and has become en-
uttered But the contest between the Republican ana
Democratic parties has always been sectional contest
one party representing the North and the other the
South and while the contest retains that character the
Republican success is assured by the census
1t ia only by dividing the moro numerous North
that the Democracy, representing the South
hope for the recovery OF the right OF self
mOcracy shall set up for ITSELF the North VIII close its
ranks again. and the only effect would be TO sacrifice the
leaders IN the Liberal party VINO had attempted TO hep
Ms This would disgrace and help to defeat us,
only now but hereafter OF course there will be some
honest Democrats who will not regard the subject in
this light. and who will prefer TO stand by their
Guns, Sc. But the Doisiest fellows will be those
who in the pay OF the Administration. Chandler
said recently Il learn good authority that there
would be ght Democratic ticket, and that he would
give $4,000 himself TO start It, There are good many
Democrats Of the Tweed order ready TO take his money
and help 10 keep the Sta quo, which is profitable 10
them fellows who understand manipulating claims
quietly. and the Administration has the public purse at
It's disposal and understands Them and how 20 make the
most OF them. There 100 Oflice-h0lders,
all OF them Grants emssaries in Cincinnati working
for Adams They were nearly all from Washington.
can furnish the OF about 80 Of them. The
egg OF Grants friends 10 secure for him the Irish
vote by putting Adams and compensate Tor the
loss Of the Liberal Republican vote, but he fOed
and they are furious. The great majority Of
Adamss supporters did not understand it, But pub
lie thoroughly aroused and when this is the
the power OF puTchasaOe individuals and OF the
Vena press Is inconsideraDe.