The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-07-13
THEN AND NOW.

The AL ofthe New York Tribune
from its estate as an able, trustworthy
and influential newspaper, to the de-
gradeaien OF : personal organ Of its edi-
tor, filled with unbounded abuse and
pusillanimous detraclion Of Gen. Grant.
causes no other feeling than thst Of sor-
row and pity in the minds Of those who
ones regarded both it and its conductor
as honest. In recent issue It has an
editorial headed. "What the Admins
tration h1s Done for Usp-which CON-
msnosss ~ follows:
1The friends Of Gen. Grant, when
they ask mo to vote for him . second
tilae. ought at- least to show that he
has done honor 70 his otfice and adj
lninistered the government with advan-
tage to the country. Bus there is not
one particular in which they can point
/. to his record with satisfaction" ~
Me- Greeley has frequently found oc-
easion to publish compliments to the
present I'd ninistration, and we cite here
but one, penncd at the close ofthe first
year Of Gen. Grants incumbency. AT
that time he published in the columns
of the Tribune an article OF which sam
pie paragraphs follow: se
"Ths things for which the sdministrs-
ton deserves the highest credit, in con-
nection wrh tho improvement in our
finaAcial condition, are such as relate to
the. carrying out OF Grants policy Of
honesty and retrsnchment. When BY
his eleetioE the country and tho world
received assurances that the financial
honor Of the government would be main
tanned ; when the policy Of reputation
Was spurned BY the people, and congress
gave i!s pledge to support the public
credit by paying Che principal and utter
est on the debt il old-the first great
steps toward financial redemption were
TAKEN When Grant announced his
brisfAnd simple policy for remedying
the confusion OF our financial state !;
when he- began carrying out practically
the proeramme he had announced, it
was evident that we were about 10 take
. lo3g stride toward the settlement Of
our troubles. But a years experience
Of this policy had gone far beyond pub
lie expectation. = TO say that the debt
had been decreased during The year Of
his ADMINISTRATION 800. COO, COO, is but
to represent small part of what has
actually been achieved. To say that
during the first half Of the current year
the revscues were increased by more
faithful collection, ct the rate Of $780,
100000 year over the previous year.
does not indicate tie actual result gained
for the public Treasury. To say that the
expenses Of the government have been
Vastly reduced, and that the interest has
been decreased BY the diwinution Of the
debt, ia only to give hint of the re-
trenchment that has been carried out
| But these things have told with inn
mense effect upon our financial condition
and it is to the admirable policy and &C.
ton Of the administration that we owe
the improvement which is now going on
TO its contamination.
"a Democratic newspaper recently
| took tho trouble to show that nsithe,
Grant nor his policy deserved any cred
il for the Frightening financial outlook
But Grant and his policy deserve thu
very highest credit. Suppose his policy
had bsen ofa different kind from what i
has been. Suppose he had collected tn,
revenue in the reckless manner Of which
We had so much previous experience
Suppose the debt had been increased q
it was in the latter, Fart of Johnson'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the wastefu
expenditures of j ohnson's time had beef
continued-suppose We we've expert
menting with the greenback theory an,
the population fraud-does anyJod,
suppose that cur bonds would be quote
at the pIesentsprice. or that. our credi
would stAnd where it does abroad 2 4
ask the, question is to answer it, and I
show the absurdity of the reasoning {
! the democratic organ.
ut is not By the display of any i'm
mense genius. Or. Of any gigantic, Q
mysterious s'plan" that these great re
suits have been wrought. It is by til
carrying out Of asew simple principles
honesty and economy, which Presider
Grant announced one year ago. Thei
can beFn0mors bane6cent natural geni
Us than is found in, the power to perceis
and enforce those principles. And has
4 ing aideI in the ! election Of Grant, :
gives US pride and joy to be able, at Il
close Of the first year Of his administers
ton, 70 point the country to the result
that AsSs 81 already been achieved,
i speak Of the grnwsh a. the national We
fares - shownsin the financial improve
msnt 10 less than in the consummasjc
Of tbs psaceful policy Of reconstruction
We ask scaesfal reading ofthese, ~
then ACCESSION by Any man, whether;
now supports Grant or Greeley, upt
the candor and honesty Of the Tribui
in July, 1872, IS compared with Il
positiss Of the same 10 March, $780,
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