New-York tribune., 1872-07-17
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS.
EX- CONGRESSMAN DRIGGS'S REASONS FOR
SUPPORTING GREELEY.


SUPPORTING GREELEY
Ex-Conpressman briggs of Michigan has
publIshed long address to the "True Republicans OF
Michigan" In which he says
A long ago as 1859 when elected to the Legisa-
t5 tGrs Sr Sr Mr. MeSgaa %@i friends in this
would pledge myself TO e5 90 az States senate, on tho
ground of his having been Democrat VINO, eiecteu'
would prevent Chandler from , LIZ ~ ta,,,,bb
hcan friends and knowing IL would make no dierenee nee
agreed not 10 vote for him on the nrse o nd u ,tpd
INV promise but did all I could OUTSIDE, anu N9Ieu 9I
for him on the ballot that elected MN. h Ibis dls
fully satisfied me at the the m Chandler nI ""t and his
confederaes determined 10 crush esoiS - d"r %n
who could not be controlled ny tnei an % % Marty i'm the
principle higher than TO rule OF rum tHo Py Pb m
State, and charge that my defeat lh tls l p
can candidates to the Legislature In other parts OF the
state was through his money, influence ana
Howard or any other 10 the United states senate
whom he could not entirely control, ana WIN inc Ir
pnp lands and 20 carry out other immense schenes Vl
profit now well known TO tho public ana ior wnin @ 70
carry their ends, they falsely accused ana deIead b
after had as fairly and honestly been noInlaGu W
Congress for the fourth time, by regular kepu9scn @ P
dent at Philadelphia. strange as IL may sPpeal,M ~ ~
Is nevertheless true tgat Cen 1ran' aherV s,c9 of
this man, in defeating Republican n9nlnees, " aio"e1
Mr. Chandler 10 remove Soldiers end other true ana
trustworthy Republican Oiceholders in this state ana
10 ill their places with those who had nothng 70 IeV0i
mend them but the fact that they, through his PROMISES
bolted and defeated Republican candidates HOw long
he shall continue to make Cen Grant believe that no
carries this State in November 1t viii be through ms
Is notorious that he carries this State at ALL 1t VIII DO
and that of others of his like tho principal opposition
not being to him personally, but TO inc Laen Lien
who control him. Nearly forty years ago
when Mr. Greeley entered the City OF NeW,1orK, a
young man with nothing out bis bundle upon us Dach @
and an honest purpose within 10 gain means OF sell sup
port and honorable distinction, met MN lor Iie iIs,
Time while publishing me Seg Yorker III Sa Sa se
or fourthstory room on NassauSt, which theh eOsu
tuted his only kitchen parlor seeping ana h
then frequently met nun IN de5ang @ iTg
OrgeIe Bachelder Leroy sulnerlalu, anu s a, Jun veot
advocates of emancipation, and though for many yeaIs
regarded him through the many years that nave
known and watched his course, thoroughly honest
conntry's interest Especially have noticed his pn-
wayering advocacy OF protection to American LABOR anu
lam free TO confess however that should have pre-
ferred the nomination Of Mr.. Trumbu at Cincinnati.
NOT because consider Mr. Greeley less honest aOe, OF
patriotic but because have dsapproyed OF some oI @ s
eocentrcties aud policy IN reetence % 70 1e wb all
of its mistakes and terrible conflicts, has passed away
willing to forget and forgive Wnat Ioue' ios 10 g
and true as those who differed with them IN judgIneni
and nocy All parties accept the result OF tho war and
aeGuiesce in tho extinction Of Slavery, and DO not
believe any considerable number can De lOuhd III any
| Dower nor could they If they would. There are,
then. very few questions left to prevent pii tno @
true and patriotic men Of al parties VINO desr1 10 r
abuses from coming together N the haFmpnoG T
support and election of Mr. Greeley NO one W. t r
that he will be likely TO be controlled by more power
full or INSCRIPTIONS money rllig OF tha Ho VIZ ptO,
less constant 10 the true who may help 10 elevate
him TO power. expect that this puOlc aYOWal OF my
convictions and purposes, while claimed 10 nc OF no con
| sennence will be met by the kind Of slang ana
abse that have heretofore received from those VINO
| we're controlled and set on by Chahdler, MS
| ,monev nromises OF Office and other valuable
Considerations" two years ago, and will say to al su9
in advance that am prepared To receive second ear
tion Of their vile SANDER; that myself and my family
and friends VINO have escaped, are prepared 10 et
o thar the aforementioned considerations have ia the
mast or can in the future produce from such cOIup,
source; that defy them or their master 70 lnVent Hts
more damnabe or ISLANDERS false and ingenious 20
cover their own dishonest purposes and schemes ia lht
future than have been for the last two years ac,9
| tomed 'to Those who were deceived and msied 10y
tGee influences OF course in no sense referred 70 u
| the above,