The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-22
Cause Of the Republican Feud and How
1t Has Been Prolonged.
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN, ELEMENT.
Duncan Stewart the Probable Liberal Republi-
can and Democratic Candidate
for Governor.
BLAIRs CHANCES OF REELECTION.

DETROIT, August Is, 1872.
After spending fortnight In the vain hunt after
political information in the States which, twenty
years ago, were tout West" dropped down here
to inquire into the situation" talked with re-
publcans both regular and liberal, and with demo-
Gratis both straight and crooked, but the result OF
all heard from all sides has been to impress me
more fully that the Western editor was very near
the mark when he said to the cockroach:-
They lie on President Grant.
iTS Nor and work n search for TRUTH
The poet to whom the world Is indebted for this
powerful stanza Is philosopher as well as q
genius, anu could not overlook the hint in the in
telgent insects reply
The SSSfrUs sH speS o the man p shears
Is Just to cut what you see."
Acting on this advice give, as the first result Of
what heard, the averment that the Greeley move
ment is stronger in Michigan than in any other
State Nobody expects to break down the i'm
to give the electoral vote to the Chappaqua Philo-
sopher; but the democrats and liberals doubt not
that they will be able to reduce 1t very much The
disanection toward the administration, or, more
properly,
THE DISSATISFACTION WITH SENATOR CHANDLER
Is so widespread and 80 earnest that many repub-
leans are ready at the word to follow the lead of
Governor Blair and the other leading liberals. The
causes Of this dissatisfaction are not so easily ar
rived at, because they spring from reasons 80
purely personal that it is dcuta first to associate
them with matters political Chandler has given
no particular or specific offence. AS a Senator he
Is the same man now that he was when lie was first
elected. The Senatorial position is one for which
he may not be fitted, and yet he has been able
to maintain himself in t By the ruder talents which
sometimes enable even Senators to make friends.
Industry and enterprise are qualities which even
the bitterest Of his enemies allow him to possess.
Twenty-Five years ago he was retailer Of dry
goods, without fortune and without friends. But
business prospered with him to an extent that he
not only made money, but great deal Of money
Nobody pretends 10 say that he ever made dollar
in politics, but the same qualities which made him
succeed in business secured him success in politics.
without experience in public AFFAIRS, and unknown
to the people Of the State except as seller Of tape
and ribbon and as defeated candidate for Cover.
nor at q time when nobody else sought the
distinction Of defeat, Mr. Chandler went
to the Senate in 1857 as the successor of
Lewis Cass. The contrast between two men could
not have been greater. The one was a statesman,
the other shopkeeper. The one was an able law
yer, whose opinions were widely sought and libe-
rally rewarded-a diplomat whose treaties are mon
uments to his memory, and a political economist
Of force and foresight; the other was with
out much education. Yet Chandler has already
been in the Senate Of the United States for longer
period than Cass held seat in that body, and his
term of service promises to be twice long that
of the great statesman Of Michigan. None but re-
flecting people are likely to think Of comparison
30 Instantaneous to Mr.. Chandler; but everybody
can feel that Michigan is not honored in her present
Senator. And
MICHIGAN DOES NOT FEEL HONOR
In her Senator. Mr.. Chandler's want of statesman
ship would in itself be SUFFICIENT to turn many per-
sons from him. His signal want of good manners
and habits have driven others away from him. His
use Of the federal patronage Of the state, both
when he gave and when he refused 70 give, raised
him up enemies. The disappointed ambition Of
men like Governor Blair, who are ready to take
Chandler's place, and who could Ill 1t moro accept
ably to the whole country, provoked very power
full feud In the party and gave strength to
the liberal movement in Michigan. Blair is the
real head OF Whatever opposition there Is to Chand
Ter, but neither the Senator's want OF statesmanlike
qualities nor the Disappointment Of others In the
distribution of Official 1avors could have raised up
much ofa party against him the whole country had
not been saying louder and louder, year after year.
'This man Is boor." l hesitate to write this OF
senator Of the United States, for to say 1t seems
unknd In ITSELF but will not be accused OF un-
necessary harshness, for we have here the singular
simply because it is alleged this man is not gen.
tleman IN speech and behavior. The Senate.
know, is weak body, and it has among its mem:
bers other rude unmannerly and uncutivated
people; but doubt II any one Of them is so emf.
nent in this respect as TO divide the repub-
powerful faction against the administration. It
will not do to say the division would have occurred
ae poa chen for the liberals TO r
around, and some political chieftain for them to |
rally against, the movement has been one ofIsolated
Conkling fight; in Pennsylvania, the 0ld-tinle Cam
eron-Curtn contests and In Indiana, the Morton
disarection. Michigan owes her liberal repubIi.
cansm to
Governor Blair Is one OF the ablcst well as one
of the best known men in the State. AS great |
war Governor" he ranked with Morton, Andrew, |
in Congress he soon attained and continues TO hold
q leading position. But like most members of the |
House he looked with longing eyes to the other |
the presence OF Chandler in that body and his in |
nuence out Of il; In 1869 Chandler was elected to
overlooked. Worse than this, when Howard's |
term expired, In 1871, Thomas w. Ferry was chosen
to succeed pl him. manly through Ghs1dsrs inau
to the "great war GOVERNOR DiaIr's course since
men, separated by political ealousies, learned to
hate each other cordially and this mutual dis
like often took form In words on both Sides But
Chandler, having thoroughly obtained the con-
fdence Of the administration and secured the dis
tribution Of the Federal patronage in Michigan,
could afford to stand by his party and his cart is
true to Poll" With Blair the case was entirely
different. No pains were taken by the race Of
small politicians at the White House either to
c0nciliate him or to treat him with proper re.
spect. In consequence the whisper went all
over washington during the Winter that Governor
Blair was "sorehead." He certainly was exceed
ingly hostile to the President and gave expression
to his opinion Of 'ths corrupt administration" In
no measured terms even before he broke away
from the republican party: He was sufficiently
hostile to Grant and to Chandler to have left
the party long before he made up his mind to go,
but he waited for an organization to 90 before 60
ing. He was one Of the promoters Of the Cincn-
natl movement from the beginning, though he