The Portland daily press., 1872-07-24

and the Democrats, who, aided by Gov. Hof-
man, combined to prevent every enactment
for the relief of our city. Apart from patron
age they have no capital but are objects of
universal popular odium. .
For few days after the dissolution of the
Democratic party, at Baltimore, there was, as
might have been expected a sudden rise in
GREELEY STOCK.
But there are already signs of reaction.
Two things are especially noticeable. There
are very few defections from the Republican
standard, and considerable number of Dem
ocrats have already declared for Grant. The
Erening Post and the New York DemOkrat
(German) are out vigorously for him. The
Stats Zeitung, the leading German daily
(Democratic) refuses to surrender to Greeley.
The rapture with which the opposition hail
new recruit, is an indication that there is not
much enlisting. The sober second thought
is evidently working. One can feel it in the
atmosphere, and read it in the face of the
people he meets. ...rsf '.
Such coalition ought not only to be beaten,
but overwhelmed. The ends it seeks, and the
means it employs, are alike discreditable.
Not single allegation against the admins
tratlon has been sustained. The most rigid
investigation has only served to demonstrate
that our natio lal affairs have been admins
tered with
PURITY AND FIDELITY.
The ISLANDERS and the slanderers deserve to be
literally crushed out. -r
Yet do not believe the people generally
aDprpoiafa Zen Grant Sn hos haa
said in dispraise of him that it would be
strange il it had made no impression on
those who are in the habit of taking their
views of public men from newspapers And
then he is so quiet and free from all preten-
sion that those who measure men by the
show they make and the glitter that sur
rounds them might easily be led to under
rate him. He is scrupulously upright, has
. high sense of honor, sound head,
clear judgment and is fluent and able
in conversation. heard distinguished
New England Senator remark of him
recently that he was one of the best
informed men in the country; his knowledge
OF practical affairs is large and accurate
His kindness of heart and amiability of dis
position are very marked. His domestic life
is charming and his greatest happiness is in
his home circle.
There was time before the war when he
udu IuC WcSCcru udDlC OF drinking WhlSkeV.
One OF Lincoln's best bon mOts originated in
the story told him of Grants indulgence dur
ing his earlier Western campaign. But since
he became General he has never used whiskey
and drinks very little wine. He rarely has 4
guest at his table who takes as little as him
self His only excess is in the use of his
cigar, and even in that respect the extent to
which he smokes has been very much exag-
gerated. Gen. Grant is emphatically
A SAFE MAN.
He can govern the country with a firm
hand, but We are secure from all splurgy &C.
centricities while he is at the head of affairs.
After he shall have been re elected, and all
motive for disappearing him has ceased,
he will be universally acknowledged as one of
the most successful and satisfactory Presidents
we have ever had. There never was time
when every consideration of patriotism, JUS
tice and self-interest more clearly pointed the
way of duty for American citizens than now.
or when so much was to be risked and so lit
tie to be gained by change of admnistra-
ZION. fs.. YARMOUTH