Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-23

Some Of tho more enthusiastic Of Mr.. Gree
ley's supporters, anxious to see something
worthy Of commentator In his utteTances
and career during the last six months, and
especially anxious to direct attention from
his Pittsburg attack on the men who were
perillug their lives for the Union when he
was hob-nobbIug at Niagara Falls with the
rebel commissioners and luccndarlea are
quite jubilant over his address to the Clncin-
natl chamber Of commerce, on Saturday
morning last. For our part we cannot sec
anything especially bright or brilliant In 1t,
and we eau account for the Joy Of Ills friends
only on'the theory that they were expecting
repetition of the Plttsburg blunder, and are
highly delighted that 1t did not occur.
HThe entire speech really contained nothing
except bare statement Of few well-knOwn
facts. He said practically nothing that
would be remembered two hours II he were
not candidate for the Presidency. To the
business men OF Cincinnati, or rather To such Of
them as belong to the Chamber Of Commerce,
he said that he was before them because they
had invited him; he would not pretend to in-
stTuct them, but he had an idea or belief that
our finances were sOmeway not sound thai
as proof OF 1t we have had during the last
two or three years "cOrners' In wheat In
grain, In oats In pork, in gold, In stocks,
and SO on. These things he thought eX-
hlblted financial weakness, and although he
could not say what was best to be- done,
he would suggest that they Uhe business
mem go to work aud apply the remedy.
They knew all about Il; he knew nothingi he
had some ideas a few years ago about the re-
sumption Of specie payments, but they were
wrougfully, aAhe believed, rejected.
Now, all this Is very modest and becOm-
ing, and entirely uncharacterstIc Of Mr..
Greeley. II only shows how very humble
man can he when he Is running for the Presl-
doggy.
Ilis true as the distinguished candidate
said, ut OF late years We have had several
rings and ,1rners In various commodities
from gold down - iaUed hog. bat what does
1t shown II certainly cannot he charged as
crime against the Administrations Il GER
talnly Is not he sAuse we have so much gold
Ia the Treasury "COrners' In this aud that
article uro not new things 10 our history,
They have always arisen purelyOHt Of the
love Ol speculation among our people, he
gambling habit, which Is peculiarly a char.
acteTlslic OF certain class Of our business
men. Jay Gould Is probably the best living
representative Of this portion Of our people.
lie aud jim Fisk engineered the Black FIJI
day corner In gold which brought ruin upon
80 many houses, and which would have been
attended by the most disastrous consequences
Il Mr.. Boutwell, had not intericred. Now 1t was
mt In evidence only three or four months ago
IN the bogus Lord Gordon case that Mr.. Greeley
hlmself was ON very intimate business terms
with Mr.. Gould, and was engaged In getting
an what looked very like "corner."
We have no hesitation In saying that one half
the men who have during the stthree years
forured In these nefAriUus transactions are
today the supporters Of Mr.. Greeley for the
Presidency, aud that they would hall his al
want IN the executive chair "a ahOTdlng them
Tar mora opportunities for speculation than
they possess now. Take another OF this
cI.ss oI men-Ilenry NJ. Smith, who last win
Ter undertook to lock up four or I've million
m sreonbacks. Smith Is today a Greeley
IN ana be Wag successful In his little oper'
,tlon through tho assistance aud agency OF
he Tammany bank In Now York city, every
ma NJ whose directors and managers are To-
,av working for the success of the Liberal
Ictet. Mr.. Greeley denounced rings but
j. had no word Of ceusure for the Ialnu any