Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-17
Greeley and Grant.

AS the Cincinnati Convention was svowedly
simply q means to beat Grant, personal COM
parison i. at once invited between its nominee
and the man he is set up to beat The chief
objections Of the mllcontents, to President Grant
as a candidate for denomination, are that he Is
in the hands of bad set; that be has made
bad appointments; and that he il lacking in
personal dignity and height Of tone as a gentle
man. How then, will Mr.. Greeley compare with
him in these respects? Whatever may be
thought of President Grants personal sstoclstsf
We believe his wors. enemies never charged that
they are as bsd s Get as those that constantly
hang around Mr.. Greeley, and, in the words Of
Mr.. Bowes, fsWn on and hatIer him that they
may use him." g How comes it, Mr.. Greeley"
once sai N outspoken acquaintance Of his, ''thst
you, who are as believe an honest man, slways
hsye such crew Of unhung scoundrels about
you?'' :" Well now" replied II. C " it DOS
seen to be good deal like that, don't it -
But in spite Of this semi-cOnsoousness CT the
wor,al5ssness CT his personal indms;es, Mr..
Greeley still gives to them his confidence. beosuse
they fsWn on and hstter - him.
AZ to appointments. We csn conceive Of none
worsc than Mr.. Greeley would be sure to make
in the impossible contingency Of his election.
Senator Fenton, the worst corruptonist sDd
most Thoroughbred political hack in the country
after Tweed, would have any place il his cabinet
thst he might choose probably the Secretary
ship Of the Treasury.
We should feel TO assurance, under Greeley,
that JEFF Davis would no; sgsin be Secretary Of
War. But if Mr.. Greeley should hesitate thus
to shock the loyal sentiment ofthe Nation, he
would be sure to put one or two exIebels into his
Cabinet, to show his magnsnimity. The rest Of
the departments would probably be given to such
dsal-beats as Gen. John Cochrsne and "Hsnk
smith.''
To the high character ofPres. Grants Judicial
appointments Ez-Attorney General Hosr has
recently borne unqualified testimony. What
Mr.. Greeley's would be, may be inferred from
the fact that he once made special journey
TO Washington to get Mr.. Lincoln to ap-
point to United Sts;es Judgeship, man who
was 10 lawyer, had never tried case in e Fed
era Cour', who was ignorant, b;goted, conceit-
ed, had sluost every conceivable personal dis
qualification for the bench The man urged his
OWE appointment upon Mr.. Lincoln, or the ee-
waited ground thst Mr. Lincoln had never yet
appointed an Irish judge and thst it was time
he did so; and Mr.. Greeley backed hin, because
he had once been a reporter On the Tri5uHe'
Mr.. Greeley wa very angry when bic protege
failed OF the place, snd never f5rgsve Mr. Lin
coin for appointing another nan.
IS 90 personal digaity, MIR. Greeley, ifelected,
would S and up to he inaugurkted, with his old
White coat ca, Liz white hat cooked on the back
osbis head, and one leg Of his Pantalcons hitched
on the top oibis boot fGsaut smokes. Greeley
sEea7s.
But there is 10 need 90 push the contrast fur
Their SIR Greeley would not only be TO in
provement On President Grant, in any important
particular, bat be you'd probably make the
worst president the country ever hsi We are
glad to believe that there is ~, the slightest
possibility Of bis election, il auy contingency.