The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-02
ABILITY AND HONESTY-INCOMPE-
TENCY AND DISHONESTY.

we hardly NM the true PARROT
will hesitate an instant in selecting as
between the two candidates. Greeley
is a man of brains, a lover of justice,
honest, and has of late years stood by
the people in condemning the outrage
Gus prosecutions of the unhappy peo-
pie of the South by the inhuman mons
tiers of the Radical party, styled its
leaders. His ability is known the
world over and won for him the proud
distinction of being called the "bralns
of the Republican party" the party
which has, since it came into power,
become so corrupt that he refuses to
abide with it longer and proposes to
unite with all true patriots to bring
about its final overthrow. We find in
his signing of the bond for the liberia
ton of the rebel chieftain, which bond
gave life and liberty to a fallen foe,
evidence of his desire for Justice, tenn
.pered, as it was, with mercy, that
which should be always in favor Of the
accused, and further proofo of it may be
found in his denunciation of the policy
that has DISTINGUISHED a whole people.
He is honest, or eve would he have
denounced the infamous frauds of
Federal officeholders in the North and
the shameless robberies by Radical
$1,000. lr-o,- ~IN nrinraI nEfIpn hIt
to plumber the people, and refused to
support the administration at Wash
ington when it would not punish dis
honest persons it had given position TO.
As we haye described him the people
know him to be-great, good and hon
est, the three things necessary to make
a public o~fticeran a proper President.
Grant has been President four years,
and his term of office GaS become a re-
proach in the eyes of all honest men,
something to be pointed at with the
finger Of scorn and a feeling Ofloathing
and disgust. During his admin!stra-
ton there has been everything to con-
denim. and very, very little to COM
mend, without we find something for
praise in the continued silence of him
who spoke but little because he could
not say much. He has become known
as the one who speculated in gold on
Wall street; who appointed incompe-
tent relatives to office; who shared
with Leet. BabcOck and Porter in the
proceeds resulting from the frauds IN
the New York Custom house; who ac-
cepted gifts until he is noted as the
| chief gift taker i'll all America; who
gave an army of pluudererS office, and
continued them in position even after
their removal had been demonstrated
as necessary by their infamous deeds;
| who perpetuated the reign of terror at
the South, backed by an inscriptions
Congress, and paraded proof of his in
fanny IN his annual message by stating
that several hundred political prison
ers were then confined in pvison under
military arrest. He is = failure-adi>-
grace to the nation-an eye-sore to the
people. Time and mIsdeeds have
proven him to be of too little. ability to
occupy the position he does-a position
he cares nothing for only so far as the
pecuuiary remuneration he receives
from it is coucerned-and should be
$500 e. - h. ~ D,l, odd r.,
the humiliation of the pride Of tho ma
ton.
Il is betweenthese two widely differ
ent men the people are to make their
choice for President. On the one side
there is ability and honesty; on the
other incompetency and dishonesty.
If Democrats tail to support Greeley
tL.ey lend so much aid to Grant. y
change, they say, must be brought
about if the country is saved, and
rather than imperil the safety Of the
nation they must vote for the change,
There can he no 20 between ordodglng;
there must be support given to one oil
the other.
We have studied the matter carefully
and given the subject the thought due
its Importance. We can, after all thai
has been said against Greeley, bu'
prefer him to Grant, and our prefer
ence being as stated, have placed the
names of Horace Greeley and b. Graft
Rroun of the head of nur editorial col