The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-22
Not for Grant.

Next to ForDey's Press. the Philadelphia |
Post is the ablest and most influential Repub- |
metropolis. 1t has heretofore supported |
Grants administration, but believing that
the best interests If the country demanded
a change, it hoped that a decent respect for
the well known preferences of at least two>
thirds of the radical party would have in
duced the nomination of an acceptable cans
didate. Having been disappointed, it Cow
repudiates Grant in strong and we'll written
article which we, publish. below. 1t is full
and accurately drawn indictment against tie
administration and distinctly sets forth the
reasons why Grant ought not to be reelected.
1t ia q singular fact, that in this arraignment
Of Grant by the Post as well as in the scath>
ing and terrible philippe recently delivered
against him in the Senate by Charles Sum
ner, there is a not single charge preferred.
nor single allegation made, that has not
been urged against him thousand times by
the Democratic press of the country 1t Is
simply stealing Democratic thunder. which
has been familiar to the ears of the people
| ever since Grant committed his frs: blunder
on the day Of his Inauguration. The follow
ing is what the Post,says.:
rBk MKT PRESIDENT cF rHE UNITED STATES
An issue that cannot he evaded is now forA
mally presented to the republican party. So
| lar as republicans are concerned the prelimi-
nary presidential campaign is ended and they
| must choose between Horace Greeley and
| Ulysses S. Grant.
| Our choice is Horace Greeley. 1t has not
| been made in haste. Against hope We have
awaited the action of the Philadelphia conven-
| ton, giving il the benefit OF tue doubt that it
| might respect the wishes of SO many earliest
| and independent republicans, and nominate for
| the presidency man upon whom the whole
| party could unite. This would have been the
| event had he convention been chosen by the
people. but the people had very little to do
! with it. 1t was the creation of the admiIis-
| tration, the expression of The Presidents will,
and, in our deliberate opinion. an insult to
! American manhood and independence.
We cannot support General Grant for we do
not believe him fit to be President of the
United States. He was originally elec.e as q
political necessity. as military hero and the
LatiVn took on trust the assurance of his civil
capacity. Those assurances have not been
justified. The very first act of Grant was an
should be, when he asked the senate to repeal
law that he mi ght appoint personal fav orite
| TO the cabinet. His whole administration has
| been conducted in spirit of aggression, and
lot Of obedience. The attempt to annex San
! Domingo arbitrary and defiant, and only
! abandoned when the Indignation of the people
became too great to be dsregarded But these
| and other actions were pardOEed in Grant be-
| cause the people still had faith in his ofici Il
integrity, and attributed these errors to his
! inexperience and his habits of military com-
! mand. His unprecedented course in accepting
costly gifts and then appointing the giVers to
otfce his appointment of his relations to of
| hce his prosecutions of all repub icans who
were not in favor of his reelection; his de-
| bauchery of the civil service $50 notorious that
even Colonel f0rney. his friend, il resiguing
the coilectorshlp said no journalist could hold
ofhce under the administration and retain his
self-respecD these, aud similar things, grad
ually shook the faith OF the people in Grant
And when it became evident that not for the
sake OF harmony, not for the preserY alton of
tile unity OF The panty, would Grant consent To
the nomination OF another, then the Se3ishness
OF his ambition was demonstrated and We
we're convinced that he holds his own interests
above those OF the republican party, and that
the mali who said in 1865 that " the liberties OF
this country could not be maintained without
one,term amendment to the constitution is
now determined, at any cost, retain the
Presidential power. To re>elect Gen Grant.
after these proofs of his uniIness and of his
cIctatorlal spirit, would be q dangerous exper>
} iment for the republic.
But IL the nomination of Horace Greeley We
recognize true uprising Of the people, in
behalf OF the restoration of nObler principles to
} the government The political tone has been
lowered so far that the charges against Grant
are no longer denied they are admitted by
his friends and defended. The Cincinnati
convention proclaimed revolution of the peo-
pie; 1t advanced principles essential to Amer
lcan freedom and prosperity, and it chose for
the presidency u man whose lame is a syno>
nym for integrity, ability and unselfsh Gevo>
ton to his country. Long before the repubi>
can party existed Horace Greeley was the
ioremos: champion Of its principles and he was
battling for freedom when she was weak. while
Grant was voting for slavery. which " las strong
One OF the founders of the party, he was nev er
u slave to the party, and at the close of the
war, when meu's passions were hurrying them
into excesses. his was the first voice upraised
to plead Tor amnesty TO the conquered south.
His spirit is now that of good will and his obs
Ject to restore peace and unity to the whole
! country. lis principles are known, his chars
actcr is pure, his abilities are great, and we
! rejoice that in his nomination the opportunity
is given to all republicans to vote for Presi-
deut who will neither be a tool, nor a usuI per
nor a military hero, nor q political compTom ise
for the mere sake of success. These are the
| reasons by we shall vote for Horace Gree,ey
| and this is the stand we take republicans =:
and now, at The beginning of the Canvass. We
predict that Greeley aud Brown will carry
| Pennsy lvania in November. and that Greeley
! will be elected the next Presiden of the UNI
ted States
The State Temperance Convention net at
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