The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-17

apart from its political significance We have
not much faith in meetings, and we should
fear for the success Of General Grant as cam
didate for the Presidency if it needed these
adventurous circumstances to strengthen his
fame At the same time the list of names
signed to this call will make a striking i'm
preston upon the people when compared with
| the list appended to the democratic meeting
which welcomed Carl Schurz and Lyman
Trumbull the other evening. We do not see
Charles A. Lamont, B. f. Mudgett Peter
Schnitzler, Robert Murray, Sigismund Kauf-
mann, Simon Stevens, Sixt Ludwig Kapff,
Lorenz BONNER, f. Krackowizer, and the
host of distinguished Oriental and Sclavonic
fellow citizens who came to light as Colonel
Conkling's 'Vice Presidents" And we do
see Peter Cooper, William H. Vanderbilt,
L. P Morton, H. b. Clafin, E. ID. Morgan, w.
L. Dodge, John A. Stewart Paran Stevens,
Thurlow Weed, David Dows, Henry Clews,
William Orion, G. p. Huntington and
host of other names, every one of whom
represent something of that spirit of New
York which has contributed SO largely to her
glory and wealth. These gentlemen are not
holders of place They have no connection
with the intrigues and ambitions of Office. 1t
is to them as to the HERALD-of no con-
Germ so far as they are personally concerned
whether Grant or Greeley reigns; but it is of
the utmost consequence, as citizens of the
United States and so largely interested in the
wealth of the metropolis, that there should be
President whose administration will bring
peace and stability to the country.
When men of this class make political ad-
ventures they are entitled to more than usual
consideration. We do not believe inherently
that the opinions of one cluster of citizens are
of so much more value than the opinions of
another; for in a country of universal suffrage
all men are alike before the polls, and the in
terests Of hundred laboring men on the Park
are to be considered as carefully as those of
hundred merchants ON Wall street. And if
Krackowizer and Schnitzler and Sigismund
Kaufman and Robert Murray and Lorenz
BONNER are dissatisfied with Grant; and if,
when the list Of ''dissatisfed' is made up
and printed, it reads like a transcript from the
Grand Jury's list of indictments for whiskey
frauds, it would be unfair to make criticisms,
as we must admit that they have every
right to express their opinions. We have no
doubt there are people in New York, and un-
doubtedly in Hoboken, who will feel i'm
pressed by the emotions of Krackowizer and
Schnitzler and their friends and who will
share their anger against Grant. And we
must be very careful not to underrate the
power Of this feeling, or the political
value Of those world-renowned and very
honorable gentlemen. In our politics hair
will frequently turn the balance We saw
how fraction defeated Henry Clay in 1914.
We remember that one vote made Marcus
Morton Governor of Massachusetts, and no
one is wise to despise the day of small men and
small things. For this reason we especially
urge that, in a due consideration of the chances
of the canvass, Krackowizer Schnitzler, Lo-
REM BONNER, Robert Murray and those who
60 with them shall not be overlooked or for
gotten. They are opposed to Grant. They
want reform. They denounce nepotism, ostra-
cism and every ''ism' but egotism. They
have no confidence in Tom Murphy, of all
living men, They worship Horace Greeley, or
will until he resumes his advocacy of the Tenn
perance law, and they see Heaven-appointed
leader, a Moses to lead them to the promised
land, in the iron visage of George Wilkes. The
rights we concede SO generously to these gen
tlemen we concede also to Mrs. Woodruff,
Susan b. Anthony, Mrs. Stanton, Anna E.
Dickinson and their garrulous followers.
Miss Dickinson is pronounced against Grant
and makes better speeches than Schurz Mrs.
Woodruff, like Mr.. Greeley and MIR. Trumbull
not only opposes Grant, but is herself candi-
date against him. Whether Krnckowizer, or
Schnitzler or Kaufman, or BONNER are can
didates or not we have not heard, for we are
afraid we are behindhand in our statistics Of
aspirants for the Presidency.
While on one side we have Woodruff, Anna
Dickinson, Krackowizer BONNER, Robert
Murray Carl Schurz, Horace Greeley, 3. +.
AIudgett and the representatives of all the
Sclavonic and Oriental races combined, not to
equal fame, who were prevented by cir
cumstances from attending the Greeley
Krackowizer demonstration in person;
on the other side we have the
people who believe in Grant. The press is
divided in the same manner. number Of
fugitive and class newspapers, of uncertain
and movable circulation, oppose Grant; but
the representative journals, headed by the
HERALD, support him. Far be it from us to
enter into the petty quarrels by which we learn
from one newspaper why the editor of another
is a worthless or disappointed man. We know
and care nothing about these matters, and do
not feel that there is any relevancy in the dis
cussions But we do see that the representa-
tive newspapers the thoroughly independent
press, support Grant. In the daily
press we have the HERALD, of which
it is not for US to speak, as the common con-