Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-21
Greeley and Grant.


Correspondence of the Springfield Republican,
DANvERs, May II, 1872
The Cincinnati nomination has not stirred ND
much feeling in these parts; except, indeed, for
Gen. Grants We adj have some sort of liking
for Horace Greeley; and would be glad to do
anything for him in reason. But this does not
lie quite in that line. Here is a movement
started ayowedy on personal grounds, and no
other, for the sake of securing an admlnistra-
ton free from certain weaknesses with which
Gen. Grant is said to be beset, and it offers us
candidate notoriousy afflicted with these same
weaknesses, or worse ones, and that to a degree
beyond almost any other eminent public man
in the nation. A very rational and promising
beginning! And this is come at by a process
utterly destructive of all party agreement; and
only to be justified, if at ALL as belonging to pc.
ltical revolution. For take it, it is not rule of
comfortable working in party, any more than
| anywhere else, that small minority shall gov
| ern. And by the way it is rather singular
| plan which some of the "reform" leaders have
| proposed for healing up the breach they have
| made IN the republican party. All that is
needed is that the majority should just give up
| their own preferences aud Judgment, and agree
20 all that the minority have said and done.
This is very clear and plain; but may it not be
little too cool for the season.
| PURE PATRIOTS AT HEART.
never expected TO live to see such great
movement for personal reformation in the gov
| eminent headed and managed by such men as
/
rather think, some questioning as to the bottom
the whole thing stands on. The truth is there
| never can be party formed and maintained on
this basis of personal purity and fitness. As
soon as you begin it with any promise Of success
| you VIII ind all the rascals growing upright
and getting into it. Personal qualities are moi
to be lost sight of; but governments are moi
reformed permanently on that basis
REFORMATION IN LAWS.
ms alone viii serve the purpose. We want
principles of reform wrought into the frame O
| government and controlling its administration
! The civil service REFORM" defective as il is
looks ~ right direction. There Is much lying
beyond IN the same line. To organize a part,
i9r the purpose OF pressing these and other suci
Ike matters is worth talking about. But thes,
| Cincinnati men, who still claim to be only ore
| nublicans in principle" do in these yerv word
set aside all appearance even Of any Fundamental
reform oil such sort as could justify the settin
up Of new party to gain il, since they disavO,
!. any peculiar principles requiring it, And il
4 | platform, too, is mere pile of hard and smoot
. | words; one part for the men now in office, iii
e other for those that mean TO get in / shoul
e | think had read above thousand such; mostl
proceeding OF late years from democratic cor
| yentiOns.
GRANT AND GREELEY.
r But personally the change is the wrong wa,
/, | Puttng Grant at the worst, from Grant TO Gre
/, | ley u from irying-pan to the fire." Both Ill
men are admitted TO be honest Grant is som,
. l
! | by bis personal feelings. But how about Gre
4 ley2 ! should be quite willing 10 take the test
mOny OF Mr. Bowles in his late dispatch roi
Y Cincinnati. MIR Greeley has habitually ape
I yersity Of temper and openness to fattery.' II
: contrives to give bis faith TO those who faw
upon aud use him. and he ISLANDERS an
abuses those Drawer and truer friends who dan
TO tell him the truth" This is all IA
+ | exact. Would he improve in these respects
e the presidency And with such picture of ii
man, drawn by one Of the very most promincl
J and influential leaders of the. new movemen
how are we 10 be brought 10 support him q
merely personal grounds
p ODDS IN THE MEN.
; There is a further difference. The weakness
j | Of Cen Grant are mostly In small matters 4
cad appointments, things personal, and sue
! like In the most serious concerns, affecting III
,, destiny Of the nation he is apt 30 be sensbl
Straightforward and patriotic. We know
) too, that he has some pluck and courage an
Z, backbone; and that he will not be straightwa
: getting down upon his knees, or lower, before Ill
= enemies Of his country. But with Mr.. Greeel
4 WIN all his good intentions, no man could haI
81 Any such certainty Must we not remember I'll
Is | history Of the rebellion7 II the men in powt
Of silher " Us earlier or later periods bad had n
soun1et Judgment or sitter will than his, thei
Il, moulu nave re 'oaned 70 us now no country IL
anu a.,h ~ any one else 10 preside over The /,
he a,a,,as. tl9s brought TO light are Of the yer
u eeaSna haha ihey totally unfit him for thi
pr ~ y, "p -. mhl'h similar great responsibility,
10 arc ~ any time liable 10 be cast
q LITTLE HISTORY.
y lnere are many 0ius withal who do not oasll
" forget Ihe past' and who arc not well pleas,