Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-01-11
4 Question or Justice.

4 Question OF Justice.
'rhcle is emlsynt propflcty III The
general support which the people
and the press OF the country give,
and have given, to the aaministra-
ton of President Grant. With one
exception, the policy of the admin
istrat!on has commended itself TO the
earnest support Of the Intelligent
voters by whom it was elected. 1t
is nottoo much to say that there has
been ro administration for many
! wears the main ana prominent features
of whose general policy have been
! in such close accord with the popu-
lar heart as that of President
Grant. In this survey, no account is
taken of the points in the last Presl-
dental Message. OH which there has
already arisen some discussion, and
concerning which there has been no
indication, OH the part of tho Presi-
dent or OF his friends, to force a pol
icy upon the party.
That the President has made mis-
takes in official appointments he .ao'
knowledges, aud was to be expected
that he has been imposed upon by
designing politicians whose eminence
as party ,ealers is purely accidental
and whose influence has been exert.
q; 70 selfish and partisan ends, is no
ltorious; ana that he has driven from
his support, chiefly through the in
~strumentality of unpatriotic politi-
clans, some Of the best, ablest and
purcst men OF the party and nation
cannot be denied. To these things
we DO not refer, however, when we
say tha, the general policy of Presi-
country w, Win he's esarlhessss n a PSF BY d shs
support.
With such record, (which the Pres
ident has made up for himself, there
is no improperly in the zeal and
earnestness with which his friends
urge his denomination and ~re-elec-
ton. There would be 10 virtue IN
political well doing, as the world
gees, it the record OF President
Grants administration did not pre-
sent spontaneous argument III favor
OF its continuance. But there is
great improperly, in our judgment,
in the means adopted to destroy the
opposition, within the party, to his
denomination. The policy has been
to impugn the motives and decry
the honesty of all who question the
policy OF the proposed re. nomination.
No allowance is made for honest diff
ferences ct judgment, no freedom is
gwen in the expression or entertain
mlent. oi . prefsrence or choice. The
whole party machinery and the en-
tire power OF the ofiieious friends Of
the administration are brought up to
the work Of making that marf>aPpear
ridiculous, dishonest and infamous,
WHO is known to oppose :he re-nom-,
Of President Grant. If his
prominence in the party is high
enough to warrant it, lie is accused
Of having aspirations to tho Presl-
lcrcy himself. If ms position will
not warrant this species OF warfare
he is trumpcttcd as having been as
appointed in bis. desire Tor some Of
s-or tar himself or friends, under
Grant. In any event, he
is traauced as a disappointed, selfish,
sonred "~sorehead.' Day after day,
the papers which claim to be par en-
esAlence administration papers, print
paragraphs ridicullng, caricaturing
and generally deiaming him. If he
is a member Of Congress, thu social
cd administration members oppose
every thing lie does and place him
in insignificant positions upon unim-
portant Committees. In every case,
whoever the man may be, he is in
SANITY read out OF the Republican
party, and this act is generally per-
formed by men whose membership
IN the party is hardly old enough to
warrant such imperialism. Among
the bittercst, If not actually the Bit
OF the ~assailants OF the anti.
administration Republicans, are the
newspapers whose editors hold Office
under the administration. The course
OF these editors fairly raises the pre-
that they estimate the hui
man aaturc in others by the quality
OF the human nature that is IN tlem-d
! The REPUBLICAN las heretofore
protested against this treatment OF
some Of The best Republicans in the
country. Such treatment is cbnox-
lows to party courtesy and party
c~iifractcr; It is impoluic so far as
the best interests OF the Republican |.
party are concerned; II il Irritating
p -tllosc Subjected TO such treatment,