Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-15

corrected, and some stop put to TINS ever
lasting Cheers and practical legis-
lation attended to. (Cheers.) new party is
not called for, and it would be impossible 10
organize it in time to do any good. NY own
IintefcOurse with the people, with what reao
in the journals, leads me to the conclusion that
the people will stand BY the old party ana e.
II Though to victory. (Cheers) NOW, Wnat
has been the policy Of this adminnHation 10
the times that are past? With regard to
Southern affairs there has been considerable
criticism, but the result of the policy OF the
republican party has been that for the past
eight wears there never was before such order
and such industry manifested as there IS now,
under circumstances so difficult that the par
ailel is not found in the worlds history. With,
reference to the debt was told in England
that it would never be paid, for such thing
had never been heard of as any people pay
ing so vast debt. There was the Mephisto-
pheles suggestion that it should be paid in
certain way. The voice of the people de-
clared, however, that it should be honestly
paid, and 40, o0O, 900 of people declared that
SO GOO, 000, 900 of debt should be paid in tax
es. That has been done under the admins
tration Of General Grant. The official ex-
hibit of March 81 1869, shows that $685.
000,O 900 Of debt has been paid. With this
statement also comes the assurance that there
is to be q reduction of $3.50, 900, 900 Of taxa
ton. This is the work Of an imbecile gov
eminent. daughter. Was there ever more
quiet than ON this Continent to-day New
political issues are constantly arising, and a
purely administrative officer should be left
free to administer. There has never been an
officer at the head Of the government more
sensitive to public opinion than Gen. Grant.
When for reasons which Providence under
stands-I don't-therc was a rumbling of the
peoples will as to the collectorship of the
port Of New York he was removed. When it
was understood that there were malfeasances
in office committees Of investigation were ap-
pointed. General Grant is not amenable to
the charge that he does not heed the will of
the people. He does heed it-not Lincoln
more. CHEERS Gentlemen, it is said that
General Grant is no administrator. l don't
know that he is. l don't know what the secret
Of that administration is. 1t was said that he
was no general; it was said that there were
other Generals but General Grant got the vic
tories and the other Generals did not. 1t is salt
that he has no genius for government. dom
know that he has genius for anything, bu
there has never been better administrator
It is said that he is a consolidator. Well
Jealous as am of it, say that there shoult
be consolidation, but it should be the con
solidation of a federal government. (Cheers
!, believe General Grant learns, but neve
forgets. As to the one term principle thinl
there is just as much danger in the tw'
term or the three term principles. l think
may pledge General Grant that he vii
: withdraw if Mr.. Sumner will, if Mr.
Schurz will, if Mr.. Trumbull will,
Mr.. Greeley will, and if will Withdraw
(Laughter.) Well. Twill set them good ex
ample. l will promise them that will nc
be the next President Of the United States
!. (Laughter) We say about the two tern
principle that we had rather try man VIII
has had trial of four years, and in view o
5 all the weighty considerations of the futur
, say that we would rather stake the old hors,
,, again." loud cheers.) l believe, therefore
that under General Grant we shall be the ad
: miration Of all the world.