Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-15

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sebura, and tho other by Mr.. Greeley really |
amount 70 nothlng-must be considered as the |
exposition Of the views and
policy Of the gentlemen who have cut them
selves loose from the Republican party, who
have called convention In opposition N its
and who have announced that
they will make nominations In opposition to
It's nominations. II IL the Indictment Of the
Liberals" against the Administration OF
President Grant. Mr.. Trumbull, as the prin-
elpal and most distinguished leader in the
was selected 10 present IT, He Is
an ablo debater, a shrewd lawyer, aud sue
Cessiul politician. He is thoroughly familiar
with tho course and the history Of the Admin
lstratfon aud Of the Republican party, and
there can bo no doubt that he has made the
bcst case that ID Is possible 10 make. He was
chosen specially 10 open the Liberal cam
paign, and abandoned his public duties In
Washington to 60 to Now York and take the
stump against the party who honored him by
seat In the Senate. We do not care, how
ever, 10 discuss now the question Of his trea-
son aud his iniidellty. There will be time In
the future for that.
A careful and attentive reading Of his
speech conylnces US, II We were not con-
vinced before, that this so-cNlled liberal
movement Is the yerlest sham and humbug.
Mr.. Trumbull made long, long speech, but
there is nothing In 1t from first to last. He
failed TO present single living, vital reason
why, as he advises and counsels, the Ropub-
ilcan party should be broken and disbanded.
Ho talked gllbly about reform, about abuses
aud corruption, bat failed to show that the
party in power has proven itself unequal 10
the task OF reformation or unwilling to enter
upon II. He ranted about imaginary evils
and treated his audience TO q rehash OF
speeches that have been again and again
made by the Democratic leaders In Congress
aud on tho stump, and that are daily pre-
sented in the columns Of every Democratic
newspaper In the country.
Mr. Trumbulls 1rst ground Of accusation
against the Republican party was thisi THE
continuance of political disabilities In the
Southern States after the occasion for their
imposition has passed away" The distin-
guished Illinois Senator and aspirant for a
Democratic nomination was sorely troubled
about this. lie alluded most pathetlcally TO
the condition Of the South; TO the ex-rebel ]
leaders excluded from power, and 10 the po-
itlcal adyenturerS from Illinois and else
where who prey upon her. We arc willing
to admit that there arc abuses In the South
crn States, and that down In that war-worn
section, tho hates and the passions engen-
dcrod by war and hundred years Of OPP
precision and cruelty Stll shoulder aud pc
riodically burst into flames, In midnight mur-
der and assassination; but we deny that the
Administration Is responsible for them. Mr..
Trumbull says amnesty would change II
all. Did not PRECEDENT Grant urge and i'm
plore Congress 10 grant amnesty TO the soutf
at the beginning Of the present session o.
Congress, aud did not another leader and
statesman, who is supposed 10 act with Mr..
Trumbull, who certainly sympathizes with
hlnl-Afr. sumner-interpose and declare
that there should bo no amnesty and no re-
moyal OF political disabilities until another
concession was made TO another race-civi
rights 10 the colored man. Mr.. Sumner In
sisted upon adding itas ar amendment TO tho
amnesty bill, with which It had no connoe'
tlon whatever, and defeated Mr.. Trumbulri
darling measure. 1t Is not President Grant
or the Administration party" As 1t Is called
who are responsible. II Is Mr.. Sumner. II
is the very men who are golngto Cincinnati
Tho second count In Mr.. Trumbulrs indlct
ment Is as follows; "Another cause Of com
plant amoug the people Is the manner 4
which the patronage OF tho Government
used, rs II It wero so much money TO carr
elections, not In the Interest OF q party, bu
of a faction OF q party" Mr.. Trumbull di,
not dwell very long upon this point II
instaueed the case Of New York city an
State, and alluded 10 the results Of the Gus
tom-honse investigating committec-an allu
sion which was rather unfortunate. Th
persons who listened TO Mr.. Trumbull on tn
platform and beneath him knew very wal
that II the party patronage has been giyeI
to q faction" in New York, Il Is becaus,
there had been, long before General Gran
became President, two factions in New Yorl
Republican politics, Que the willing AM
subserylent tools Of tho late Tammauy cabal
who did Mr.. Tweed's bidding, and who dre'
Mr.. Tweeds pay. Did not Mr. Trumbu
know that Tweed had his representatives q
every Republican primary election, and upo
every Republican committee; that a mystC
rIous alliance has always existed between hlr
and Mr.. Fenton's hencbmen; that even in th
Inner council OF the Tribune corporation, q
secretary and stockholder, sat the presider
Of the Infamous New York Printing AssoclI
tion, in which Tweed and Sweeney were tw
of the Eve partners, who annually divide
between them printing and advertising plun
der 10 the amount OF over quarter Of a m 4
lion dollars
II Is one OF the greatest and best triumph
Of the Administration In New York that tn
men whom President Grant placed In ofic
there contributed more TO the overthrow {
Tammany Hall than all the so-called reform
crs in the country put together. II was II
Times, an Administration paper, and Their
fore according to Mr.. Trumbull opposed
reform-and not the Tribune, the reform o
gan par crcel!sRee-that led the onslaugl
against the Infamous ring that had so long IA
tened upon New York, and which has resulte
In driving them beyond tho seas or into th
penitentlAries. The reform organ apolC
glzsd, protested that II could ind no evldenc
against them, although at the very sam
moment 1t could steal treaties, and deiende
"A far as II dared defend them. Surely Nj
Trumbnll cannot hayo read the testimony G
this investigating eommittee--at least thH
portion Of It which tells US that these sam
roformers aud Fenton-G Greeley men were
such close sympathy with the Tammany pC
lice department that a score OF them woT