Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14
Support for Grant and Wilson.

Upon the re nomination Of President GRANT
which is equivalent tn his election aud the nom.
ina tiouof Senator WILSON Of Massachusetts
ior the Vice Presidency, E. D. MANsFIELD, who
is among the ablest political writer's Of tue day,
Anms up the several candidates and the waves
of the political elements in the following effsc-
tive style:
/. We have Temperance candidate Black.
. We have Labor Reformer c,ndldate-
Davis. 3. We have a Cincinnati candidate-
Greeley. 4. We have the Republican candidate
-Graht The nominations TO come are: 5. The
candidate Of the free traders (whoever he may
he,l and 8. The candidate of the Democrats at
Baltimore. Now, before We estimate the sup
porters Of each of these, we must notice the fact
that, substantially, there are but two great party
organizations in this country, viz: the Demo-
cratic and the Republican. All others are side
issues. But in the meantime there are certain
waves Of mud and interests in this country,
which. If they were to set determnalely in ia or
of these organizations, and unitedly, would, no
doubt, give one or the other pr1pondelnnce,
How do they side now? All Of them are on the
side Of GRANT except one, and that one is divi-
del and indeterminate. They are these
l. There is the negro vote, new element in
politics, but very important one. That sote
will be almost solid for Grant. Not more than
one in hundred of the colored voters will 60
a ,aiust him. Mr.. Greeley showed his charity
and goodness by bailing JEFF. Davis. General
Grant showed his good sense by cOnquering
Lee. Those two facts settle the case a child
ten years old can understand them. The negro
vote win be over seven hundred thousand.
There is one Of the waves Of movement.
2. There is the great anti-slavery vote o.
WLite men, which will d. nothing aud risk moth
ing which can in the least degree endanger the
freedom aud equality of men. And does any
one suppose that principle viii be entirely safe
il the party Of reactio n-tLe Bourbons Of De
nocracy- come into power under the gentle
wings of Greeley who baiIed jeff Davis? Let
the great leaders of the anti slavery party nm.
awer Geriitt Smith, William Lloyd Garrison,
Wendell Phillips, aud Henry Ward Beecher.
Here they are prOclaiming, trumpet-t ingued
that We must leavo nothing to chance 100 must
make everything secure we must nail in aud
,J,e-tail every measure which is to maintain
~ the last particle, the whole of human righ s
~ the whole race OF men; re shall leave nOlh-
ing 10 The "new departure Of Democratic or
I The pretended reforms of renegade Republi-
cans. So much for that wave OF movement.
3. The wave Of worklngmcn. The National
Committee nominated Grant; aud, although
Nprtion Of the Labor neformers nominated Da-
sis. yet the great body 60 for Grant, who they
knlW TO be favorable to their interests
l. The great body Of business men will sup-
I,Ort Grant with more unaminity than they ever
did auT one. They can not afford to risk any
gtange in the huancial affairs Of the country,
and change Of administration makes a great
change. Peace, stability, sound currency,
abundant money, and vas. Industrial develop
mnnt have attended the administration OF Grant.
Il has no parallel in the history of this country
,r Of any, The men Of business who would
change the business policy of the country, as il
now is and by n series OF experiments such q
Greeley wants, would be morally insane. IL he
could succeed in changing our financial policy
Le Would nav dearer Tor his whistle than any
some morning and sec notice ON the Treasury
door Specie payments resumed" as Greeley
advocates ten in six mouths read another no
iicc: GAN the banks in the country suspen Nsd, ;"
lnd then take up the papers aud read these very
sntertaing paragraphs "The great houses Of
nrown 4 Co., Of Smith Co., and ~ johnson,
I,nes & Co.. all failed yesterday. Their liabil.
iiies are said TO amount TO many millions. Hun
dreds Of their employees are turned out Of en-
luvment, aud their families are suffering"
That 10 the soft of reading we had a few
Ifars before the war aud that is the kpd Of
business men will have enough o., II by any
r',sfortuus or unhappy msoharge the sound
financial policy Of the Republican party, and Of
Grants administration is changed The husi-
ness men Of the country, generally very intel
lgenl aud well read class, understand this, land,
the great mass Of them, unmNved by the clamor
rf osmagogues, are supporting, and sill sup
port the Administration.