Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-25
ISLANDER ASA POLITICAL Weapon

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The opposition to General Grant has
been one Of SANDER and fal5ehood. Upon
these it depended to defeat him and elect
Mr.. Greeley. The campaign was COM
menced in the Senate of the United States,
under the patronage and by the personal
labors and influence OF Sumner Trum.
bull, Fenton, and Schnr, who sounded the
key note in the discussion over the question
of the French arms sale. From that time
to the present, SANDER has followed SIAN
der, falsehood has been piled upon false
hood, new ones appearing fresh from the
mint as rapidly as the old ones disappear
ed. The President has not only been as
sailed for his public acts, but his private
life has been the subject Of vile abuse,
and the most contemplate means have
been resorted to, to belittle him rs a man
and citizen. Every member of his Cabi-
net has also suffered in like manner as the
President. though not to the same extent.
Every member of Congress, and particu-
larry Speaker Blaine, who supports the
President and the republican party has
been subjected to the most slanderous in
yentions against his personal and official
integrity. Foreclosing discussion of prin-
ciples by the adoption of the Cincinnati
platform. the Greeleyites rested their
hopes Of success entirely upon overwhelm-
ing President Grant and his supporters
under the mountain of lies which they had
fully prepared to send against him.
This kind Of political warfare is proving
more disastrous to those who use it than
to those against whom it is employed.
Faith and confidence in the President have
not been in the least shaken by the as
saults upon him. as the elections already
held sufficiently show. The administra-
ton is more strongly entrenched in the
hearts Of the people than before the cam
align commenced. The men most viru-
lently abused by the Greeley organs are
the looming men," while the slanderers,
however exalted in Office or in the regard
Of the people are sinking down to the OBJ
security they merit. Mr.. Greeley will be
the worst beaten candidate that ever ran
for the Presidency, while Sumner, Trum
bull. Fenton, Schurz, Upton. the conied-
crates who raised the standard of revolt
against the republican party, are con-
demned by those who lifted them to po-
sition, and now would gladly see them
retire. 1t is so plain without the retrac-
tons, denials, explanations and apologize.
which have been forced upon the Greeley
organs. and notably wrung from the New
York Tribune, that the accusations against
the President and his supporters were
manufactured for the occasion, that very
few have been deceived by them, and very
many. disguised and indignant at the use
of such base means, have turned from
Greeley to Grant to stamp in the most ei-
fective manner their disapproval OF these
vile means to beat an enemy. Latterly
the Greeley managers seem TO have dis
covered the folly which they have com.
mitted. for their organs have moderated
their blasts very perceptibly since the
western elections. We hope their expert
ence will be sufficient to prevent any 9TH
err attempt in the future to elect Presi-
dent by SANDER and falsehood. Unless
the memory OF men fails it will be an ex-
ample that will have a sanitary effect In
campaigns TO come.
LOHGsTREET ABANDONS GREELEE
General LsAgstreet, who entered into the