The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-04-19

The New York Anti Grant Meeting
The great meeting which was to
demonstrate that Grant could be
beaten, and which was announced
with such a flourish of trumpets
came off, at the Cooper Institute
New York, on Friday night last, but
was not much of shower after all.
OF ali the papers there but one gave
1t an unqualified endorsement,-the
Tribune. and as it was of its beget-
ting of course that was to be expected
1t, however, failed to commend the
speeches or resolutions except 10
general terms. The World eulo-
gized the turnout and thought it
manifest that the strong patriotic,
popular heart" was in the movement
and that it was "tikely to succeed,
but advises the Democracy to ''wait
and watch" until present "anticipa-
tions shall ripen into established
facts" The Sun thinks "the defeat
of Grant entirely practicable, but it
depends upon the union of all the
elements opposed to him" and es-
pecially ifthere is a general response
throughout the country, to the move
ment. But there's the rub. Aye
"there's the respect which makes
calamity of so long life," and it will
fail to see it. The Post which sup
ports the Cincinnati movement, is
enthusiastic over the speeches, but
of the resolutions it says:
@Alas! the childish treble of po-
liticians, uttered amid the deafening
roar of the honest masses. <
Their chief merit is their brevity,
but it is the breyity which leaves
essential things Unsaid, and says at
least one needles thing. : II
Liberal Republicans are to hold their
breath in this way, let US say to
them they will not carry with them
the masses, who like bold, honest
untrammeled utterance of senti-
ment."
The Herald predicts the utter
failure of the movement, whether it
obtains Democratic support or not.
The Times calls attention to the
significant absence ofSumner, from
the meeting, and comments on the
resolutions thus:
A very remarkable feature of the
meeting was the tenderness observed
in the formal resolutions toward the
feelings of all possible allies. In de-
ference to Mr.. Greely, nothing was
said to throw any light on the fate
of protection Us. free trade at Gin
cinnati. In Difference to the Demo
cracy, the possibilities of discord
and danger opened up by the Ku
Klux organization we're sedulously
avoided. In Difference to the Re
publicans, who have not yet made
up their minds that Republicanism
demands the instant pardon of all
rebels, the declaration of prin-
ciples" was silent touching amnesty.
And in Difference, we presume to the
great mass Of business men, who
look with adherence and dismay on
the financial doctrines of the Demo
Gratis, the question Of revenue re-
form was also avoided. 1t will thus
be seen that the meeting disclosed
its character more especially by
what it did not do than by what it
did.
The STANDARD says the demonstra-
ton was mainly arranged by Tam
many leaders who kept in the back
ground, and as a political expires
sion it had no significance whatever.
The Commercial AdUerttser ac-
knowledges that the meeting was
large, but denies that it was com
posed of sympathyzers with the Lib
eral movement, saying:
There were hundreds of mere Gu
riosity-seekers present, and the an.
of two such names as
Schurz and Trumbul would be sure
to draw a crowd at any time, partic-
ularly Of these who were anxious to
ascertain if the Missouri Senator
was as fearfully and wonderfully
made as he is represented in Nast's
cartoons. But to claim that vast
audience as friends of this boiling
movement is as absurd as to assume
that the crowds which flock to the
menagerie are believers in the Oar
winian system. In fact, Mr.. Trum-
bulls allusion to Grant, near the
close of his speech, divided applause
and Kisses in such confusion that it
was impossible to say which party
Dredominated. The Tribune claims
The gathering as Republican; but
if so, it was that sort of Republican
ism which has a friendly Democratic
backing, and the throats which were
we'll nigh split with cheering had had
-ong practice in the Halls and pur-
ieus of Tammany. 1t is not the
first time in the annals of this City
that the Democracy have turned out
to assist in emphasizing the distrac-
ions of their opponents.
Fenton sent'a a letter as weak and
full of platitudes as its length would
allow. 1t was non-committal and a
poor response to the flourish oftrum-
pets with which his detection or in
lection was yesterday announced.
There have been great meetings with
small results before, and it is not un-
common to find greater weight at
5ached to a popular demonstration
chan the facts warrant. In this case
there was a coalition of strange and
incompatible elements sure to come
to open hostility, and the adroit man
ner IN which the Democrats abet-
ted the movement and kept in the
background is worthy oftheir excel
lent reputation of capacity for in
5rigue.
Taken all in all, it was not the sue
cess they who managed it desired,
and will have but little effect upon
hose whom it was hoped to infu-