The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-09-05
GRANT AND GREELEY.


in their rights; to re-unite the divided
sections of our country; to improve the
national credit by paying the national
debt; to tighten the burdens Of taxation
| to reduce the expenditures of the Gov
ernment, and to settle our differences
at home and abroad by wise and hui
name policy towards the Indians and a
peaceful arbitration of our claims against
Great Britain. Greeley's course has
been to suggest what Horace White has
denominated the most biundering absur-
dltles In finance, the most ridiculous pol-
icy towards Europe. He has condemn.
ed the financial policy of Boutwell, as
disastrous, and congratulated the people
on the brilliant results Obtained from
pursuing it. He was the most persis-
tent advocate of the Ku Klux law and
the loudest grumbler against its enforce
ment. He pointed with pride to the
magnificent results attained by the Ad,
ministration, and condemned with bat
ant tongue the man who achieved them
He has been everything by turns
and nothing long.
He has advocated intelligence in ag-
rlcultural pursuits and driven agricultur-
lists crazy with his book of absurdities
on farming. In 1865 he denounced Gen.
Cochrane for boiling the Republican par
ty, as traitor with hord of Demo-
Gratis at his back. In 1872 he boted
himself, and took this same traitor as
hlschlef manager and counselor in New
York. Grant, with all his acts spread
before the people was unanimously nom
mated at Philadelphia, by one of the
largest and greatest conventions ever
held In this country. Greeley was nom
mated at Cincinnati by trick or mistake
and his nomination ratified at Baltimore
as a distasteful necessity. Grant was
nominated with his views well known
and commended. Greeley was nomina-
ted with his views well known and
commended. Grant was nominated be.
cause he gave promise to stand by his
principles. Greeley was nominated be-
cause he promised to go back upon his
record.
We 500 Grant avowing that his prin-
ciples ofthe past shall be his guide for
the future. We see Greeley the avow-
ing champion of protection, dickering
for the support Of free trade. We see
Grant as the representative Of the Union
i'll its grandest sense. We see Greeley
the exponent of Radicalism, in favor of
the State rights Democracy. We see
Grant, the intelligent promoter Of civil
service reform putting into practical
operation the rules of the Advisory
Board. We see Greeley marching for
ward with lusty cries of progress, with
an unscrupulous horde of hungry Office
seekers at his back, to whom he prom
ises the spoiles ofvictory.
These are the two men presented to
| the country from which a choice is to be
made for President. The life Of one
has been plain, straight forward patriotic
and successful. The life of the other
has been crooked, full of contradictions
and bright brilliant absurdities.
If Grant is elected it will be because
he receives the support of those that be-
lieye his life has been true and noble
one, and that he will not forsake it. II
Geeeley is elected it will be because he
receives the support of those who be-
| lieve his life has been an evil one, and
| that he Eow proposes to abandan it.
| Grants administration we know from
the past, will be settled safe and prosper
Gus. Greeley 5 administration, We know
| from the same token will be erratic, Wis
ionary and dangerous. The two men
are before the American people. Let
| them choose whom they will follow
| CSs
Reading the above glowing and just re
marks, could any honest man believe it
possible, that the writer of the article
would completely turn round in less than
two weeks after publishing it, and speak
against our President in the most mali
cious and mean manner possible? Yet
it is even So The Waukesha freeman says
of Hargar the proprietor ofthe Oconomo
voc Times:
Ever since his advent to this country
the editor of that sheet has borne upon
his brazen forehead the motto, For
Sale" so plainly Gistinguishable that
there could be no mistake about the mat
ter to an ordinary observer. < x
*professing the Republican faith in 1870
he refused to place the Republican ticket
at the head of his column until an ear
nest of fifty dollars had been paid him.
For the support Of the
ticket last fail, he again demanded cash
and received it. < Week
before last there was a mortage on the
Office of about 81 600 and no hopes OF
speedy payment. Last week it was paid
and the Times Immediately shouted fo1
Honest Horace"
The State Gazette says: The man who
can write in that way and two weeks
afterward take exactly the opposite side,
remain IN the same town and publish the
same paper, must have more cheek than
Truthful James, himself. Of such
material are the sorehead Greeley re-
| formers.
Hon. CHARLES O'CoNoR. of New Y ork
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