The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08
SLdNDERS.

The democratic " and HLiberal" stock
in trade during the present campaign appears
to be SANDERS alone. No matter how often a
lie is nailed, it is reiterated the next week by
the anti-Grant papers without any apparent
shame at the gross meanness of the transac-
ton There is, doubtless a reason for this.
The Democratic branch of the "'mongrel
party has no principles. 1t dropped those
that it formerly had and has professed to
adopt those of the "Liberal Republicans .
but we do not remember to have seen any
reference to them or advocacy of them by its
organs during this campaign. 1t is hard
enough to advocate Greeley, without saying
anything in favor of principles which are
the antipodes of all that the party has here
tofore held, and which it really does not APP
prove. Therefore, the only resort left is to
make the canvass one of personal warfare.
In this it is earnestly assisted by the little
band of Liberals who have been appointed its
guardians in it's old age and decrepitude
Prominent among the ISLANDERS against
President Grant is that of intemperance.
Such men as Hon. Henry Wilson, Rev DR..
Newman, of Washington, Hon. George F.
Hoar, Hon. Mr.. Burchard, of Galena, and
others, men who have had the best opportuni-
ties to know the Presidents habits and whose
reputation for yeracity is unquestoned testify
to the falsity of this charge. And yet his
opponents continue to use it, hoping to influ-
ence the minds of radical temperance men
against him.
Other charges against Grant are his "gift-
taking, y s'nepotism, &c. Notwithstanding
the charges, no one has yet given a shadow of
evidence that Gen. Grant has ever received a
gift since he has been President As to his
appointing relatives to office, one would sup
pose he had appointed regiment instead of
five persons, and these, by the way, to very
insignificant positions, with perhaps, one ex-
ception. But we cannot pretend to go over
They have been refuted in the daily press over
and over again, and we have not room to go
into detailed proofs of their falsity.
Not content with attacking the President,
some of the prominent Republicans of the
country have also come in for a full share of
ittiso Niai5 Nioho b iNpp VI oluiip7
cts it was announced that Speaker Blaine,
Judge Kelley and number of others had been
paid by the Credit Mobilier an immense sum
for putting through the Pacific r. r. bill.
This charge has been proven utterly false by
Judge Kelley, but it will not cause the Greeley
press to cease using it for electioneering pur-
poses.
The cry Of corruption . is iterated and re-
iterated against government officials and it
is true that there have been some cases of
fraud among them (as there have been in all
time past and will be in all time to come), but
these have been more rare than in former adj
ministrations and have been summarily pun
ished, and to-day the per eentage of loss to the
government in the collection of its revenue is
not one-tenth of one per cent.
The Republican party can well afford to
have its record honestly canvassed. In the
sixteen years of its existence ii has accomplish
ed the grandest moral revolution the world
has ever seen, and this was not done by gang
of mercenary politicians. 1t was rather the
work of the priest, the best men of this land.
These men are still with the Republican party,
and this is proof that the party as a party is
still true to its principles and faithful i'll the
performance of its trust