Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-09

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ton it matters but little, as the par"
ty and the country can live without
them, and they can no more hinder a
Republican triumph next Fall than
they can stop the revolutions of the
planets.
Congress, its committees, the Press,
and thinking and voting men of the
nation, now have President Grant
upon trial. Censure after censure
has been heaped upon bis head 10
connection with "Gold-ganbing,"
his appointments, the Money Order
business, and the Sale of arms to
Fraxce. La the midst of all this he
moves as steadily forw ard in the per
Torrance of his duty as be ever did
upon rebel fortfication never STOP
ping for moment to consider these
assaults, and he has the satisfaction
of knowing that he never had firm
or hold upon the affection and conf
dence of the people than he has to-
day. They have sense enough now
to scan aud properly weigh his char
acter and official acts, and to pass
Judgment upon them without eharg-
es from politicians who are anxious
to obtain his seat.
Having seen during the last three
years of his administration large
reduction Of the National Debt, OF
our burden of taxation, greater econ
omy in national expenditures, the
revenues faithfully collected and &C
counted for, defaulters punished, and
have seen the Ku Kux murderers
crushed, and financial system car.
sled out which has made The whole
country prosperous they do not
care to risk change when they SC
we'll know that our important public
interests are safe in his hands,
Grant, during his three years of the
Presidency, has been as successful as
statesman as he was the great Cap
tain of our armies when he made the
Confederacy lay its arms at his feet
at Appomattox.
A few ambitious politicians and u
small faction of the Republican Press
are now arrayed against him, but we
do not doubt they will abide the de-
cision of the Convention at Philadel
phis but whether they do or not, The
loyal masses yet have such entire
confidence in Grants integrity, hon,
esty and capabiity, that if nominal
ed they will rally to his support will
almost the unanimity and enthusi
asm they did four years ago.
That any should call him corrup
and dishonest | believe is becaus,
they do not know him or have listen
ed to evil counsellors. In private
life he is transformations and plain, al
a Republican Magistrate should be
The most unpretending and modest
of all those with whom he associates
and those who know him best from
almost daily intercourse with him
believe him TO be one of the pures
and most incorruptible of those W BIZ
have filled the Presidential Chair
Mistakes Of course he has made, els,
he would have been more than hu
man. There have been defaulter
among his army of subordinates, bu
the losses to the Government by tn
dishonest servants have not beef
greater than is suffered in the com
mercial world where men are chosel
with the greatest caution. We believ
that the verdict of the country on hi
administration is that it has bee
eminently wise. impartial and just.
1t seems to DC conceded that he'l
be renomInated and elected. New
Hampshire uttered the voice of New
England, and wheels into the Repub
lican column when his administra
ton was the single issue between tn
parties. State after State instruc
their delegates to support him at tn
Philadelphia Convention. The New
York Herald, the fairest and mos
farseeing of Democratic journals
says no political com bination can de
feat him /; while the Chicago Tine
acknowledges the utter route of tn,
Democracy, and declares there is NJ
hope for them but in the nomination
of a renegade Republican, which il
certainly a most humiiating comics
sion.
Let Horace Greeley throw himself
into the arms of his Missouri friends
assail Grant as he did Lincoln, go K
Alexandria and tickle the murdererl
of Ellsworth, bail another rebel chief
let disappointed politicians howl anc
strike hands even with the Ku- Kluz
if they will, let the beaten factions O
the country unite their forces in the
support of some political eunuch anc
yet enough will be left who are not
recreant to Liberty and Justice to Sc,
that the control of this Government
Is not given to those who for foul
long, eventful, bloody years tried t.
pull down it's noble pillars and bury
it in the darkness of anarchy an(
ruin. WALDO Brown.
| wAsHISGroN, d. c., March 80, 1872.