The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18


the President, under whose immediate action 1t
was begun and concluded. The presence in our
country OF the Embassy from Japan, COM
prising the most distinguished men ever
sent from the East on a mission to any country is
a proof that General Grant, with wise forecast,
looking to the development OF American commerce
In q direction that history points out the best
source of our commercial expansion. The Chicago
platform Of 1858 marked out for him the policy to be
pursued by his administration. He has faithfully
followed and filed It, The Chicago platform re-
CURED him to maintain the reconstruction policy OF
Congress for the paccati0n OF the rebel States and
to prevent their being RENTED to state OF an
archy. The President was required to maintain the
national credit free from any stain or taunt OF re-
In March, 1869, when General Grant came into
Office, the Nrice OF our bonds, the depreciation
OF our currency and the mpossibity of negotiating
our securities at lower interest than the war rate,
showed how much was to be done in this direction.
Today In all these respects, the results are beyond
the chicago platform. He was required 10
administer the government in the strctest
economy. He has done this, and he has removed
from the federal administration the c0rruptions so
shamefully nursed and fostered by Andrew Johnson.
He was required to resist the doctrine OF Great
Britain and other European Powers-that because
q man Ia once subject he Is always so. He was
required to demand and obtain for our naturalized
citizens the same protection for their rights as
he has fulfilled this high and difficult duty is to be
found in the treaties to which have already re-
1erred maintain therefore, that as republican
every political obligation that he assumed when
he accepted the nomination in Chicago and was
elected President. And further maintain that
he has discharged his duty as President to the
whole American people, acting on all the great
questions pgblic policy which ne has been called
triot. The democratic party Is confcssedly unable
to contest the Presidential return. 1t is divided
about principles, and paralyzed by the ineiace-
able stain Of corruption in public trusts that has
ruined its organization In this city and State.
IN the South oneh Of its Leaders adhere to
deavoring to outmoye the carpet-baggers In an
effort to secure the negro vote, and here In New
York, Tammany Hall, that died out last year in the
members OF the Ring, is seeking resurrection this
year In the liberal republican movement. Tammany
Hall Is fearfully and wonderfully made Her ways
many shapes. Having lost all favOrs for herself
in the public eye she offers the Presidency to some
and wies is born the liberal republican revelation.
On the 18th of this month the EUe7,i2ag Post of this
city, an able organ of the liberal republicans, an
nounced the conclusion OF u series Of conferences
that had been held at Washington between the lib
era repubcansfrom the different States and leading
democrats in and out of Congress-. After much dis
cussion candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency seemed to have been agreed upon, and
the conference separated with every manifestation
of respect and kindness between the high con-
tracing parties. But what | most desire to So
lict your attention to is the great principle
which guide the deliberations of its conferences.
The Post soys, 'They considered the whole sub.
ject with reference to eXpediency and votes of
candidates being placed on the same lne." This
| can well understand why these gentlemen,
at least the republican portion of them,
would desire to keep away from the Philadelphia
rise to a higher level than expediency and
availability in determining upon the nomina-
ons to be p sase to @ coa yey 9e
democrats In and out OF Congress. For expe-
dents to catch votes at whatever sacrifice, Is
ing held in New York the same night was
fitting counterpart Of the Washington conference.
trembling with the rendition or
It, | win content myself with characterize
ton given to it by the same authority have
was the one-time principle, as It is called,
but that the Post Justly characterizes ga mere
political fetch" Everything else was sacrificed
tial to the platform unsaid. And now we come
to the personages who figured that occasion.
For must we find the chairman, Colonel Fred
but only distinguished as politician for
his eccentrctes the last of which seems to be that
pear to be room enough, considering the large place
In the republican party OF New YORK filed by his
Rot the or al an1 m Nc OF
Presidents among whom we find most
conspicuous the honored names OF John A. Dix,
John X Porter, Marshal o. Roberts and John A. G.
Gray, but it turns out that not one OF these gentle
men authorized the use of his name. On the con-
trary each and every one of them distinctly prohib-
tied the use of his name In connection with the
meeting of the movement. This is enough
to impeach the whole list of names displayed with
SO much OoIcutuIiOH anu ~ VIII INV iepulC
davits as numerous as the list OF vice
presidents and secretaries to prove that any of
the names were authorized. But the meeting
was, nevertheless, not without the presence OF
remarkable men. Its chief significance was de-
rived from the presence and utterances of Mr..
Greeley. loud cheers for Greeley, which were
long continued, and the counter cheering
stoned great excitement for several minutesl
Horace Greeley, as we all know, Is great and good
citizen. He has done more than any living man to
create and sustain the republican party, and in
the judgmena of many. IN which concus, he
has received from it the recognition og that was
his admirers that he should have sgnalized his first
act of hostility to the republican organization by
dsavowal OF the doctrine of protection to Ameri-
can industry, with which his fame and genius have
been for thirty years identified Mr.. Greeley. more
than any other man, taught me to be a republican
and an advocate for protection to all industry;
and am only one OF them, fancy, whom he will
find it more difficult to unlearn than to teach.
Next to Mr.. Greeley the most important person
age who figured In the liberal republican meeting
of last week was the distinguished Senator from
Illinois, Mr.. Trumbull. Cheers were given for
Senator Trumbull and counter cheering for Presi-
dent Grant) Mr.. Trumbuls speech-abe and eX-
haustive rs he always iswas largely devoted to the
doctrine of state rights and the Just lines OF de-
marcaton OF the South. l cannot follow the Sena-
tor without trespassng upon your Indulgence. The
constitution of the State has stood in his way Nor
has Senator Trumbul been more fortunate in adapt
ing his practice to his polemics in respect to the
equilibrium Of the several branches OF the federal
government. In the famous McArdle case,
which was understood to involve the
power Of the Executive in the execution
of the reconstruction acts of Congress,
Senator Trumbnll was employed by the executive
for fee Of $4,000 which was fixed in appreciation
OF his distinction at the bar to argue that be-
fore the Supreme Court OF the United states. He
made as was generally conceded, a very able ar
gument, but he nevertheless seems to have doubted
either his ability to convince the Court or the dis
position of the Court to be convinced: and he
thereupon successfully oXerted his great influence
on Congress as chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee Of the Senate to put through act taking away
the jurisdiction Of the court, so that they could not
d eide the case against him. j don't discover In
either of these indictments better leader in the
path of civil service reform or State rights than
am able to find among these honored statesmen
who propose to seek their choice as heretofore
within the ranks of the Republican Association.
One OF the most remarkable features of the Pres
dental canvass upon which are now entering
is the appearance Of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the arena. lt has already
furnished at least two candidates for the
Presidency-Justices Chase and Davis--and 1t
seems to be engaged in devolving from It's
political decisions political platform for the can
vass Chief Justice Chase has 0verrued az Judge
pretty much all that he did as member of Lin
coins Cabinet, except the Proclamation OF Eman
cipaton and Judging from what he has already
done IL that great act could be undone by a
judicial decision 1t seems to many people that