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

riously affected.
The Men Who Go for Grant-The Lesson
OF Last Nights Meeting.
A marked feature of the great gathering at
the Cooper Institute last night was the alb
sence of the professed ward politicians gene
rally prominent on such occasions. If any
Of them were in attendance they were SO COM
pletely outnumbered by citizens Mo seldom
take any part in political demonstrations as to
escape observation. It has been said by the
opponents of the administration that Grants
supporters are to be found only in the public
offices; but out of the thousands inside and out
side the Institute last night probably three
fourths were solid business men OF the city,
who never sought an Office and who hold
themselves Independent of party. Merchants,
shipowners, bankers, lawyers mechanics and
laborers filled the hall or stood patiently
round the outside platforms in order to evince
their confidence in the President, and to show
their desire that he should continue at the
head Of the nation for another four years. At
the recent sorehead meeting the begrimed
AihSo1 VI poAicCu CIV yOu iAoiA OSOAJ
spot and the cropped hair and broken noses Of
the old Pewter Mug mingled about equally
with the well-known chronic Office beggnr to
make up the audience Last night the quiet
men who won the victory of last November
were out in force to back up the work they
commenced so well at the ballot box five
months ago, and the meeting was ''reform"
meeting in more than one sense Of the word.
General Grants strength lies in this indie
pendent, on-political element among the peo-
pie. He is the candidate Of their choice, not
because he is republican, but because he il q
patriot and an honest, well-meaning man.
The HERALD supports Grant on his own merits
and not from any party considerations, and
the people give him their voices and will give
him their votes on the same grounds. The
HERALD would advocate Grants reelection II
he were democrat just as readily as it does
now, and so would the people. The COM
mander who saved the government from dis
ruption and carried the Union arms to victory
seven years ago is honored by every man who
loves his country and rejoices at the overthrow
Of rebellion The President, who has striven to
do his duty in an honest, manly manner; who
has brought order out Of chaos restored tho
public credit abroad, promoted the nations
prosperity at home, purified the administer
ton Of the government, and substituted wise
economy for wasteful extravaganza, is trusted
by all who have a stake in the welfare and
regard for the honor of the country. 1t is idle
to assail such man because he selects A for
an Office in preference to B, or to endeavor to
turn the heart Of the nation against him
because John Doe makes little too much
money out Of custom house perquisite or
Richard Roe sells few hundred WORKOUT old
muskets to French Spectators
This is the lesson of last nights meeting.
Grant is now the candidate of the people-Of
the men who rose in their might and scattered
Tammany's fifty thousand majority in this
city. He was never party man,
in the political acceptance Of the
term, and he is not now the candidate Of .
party except of the party that fought for and
saved the Union. The political leaders have
failed to bend him to their purposes, and
many of them have deserted him, as they
are now arrayed against him. The people
have taken him in their arms and intend to
carry him to victory next November, al the
brave boys in blue went with him to victory
from the Rappahannock to Appomattox Court
House. This is the reason why the Cooper
Institute was filled last night, not by the men
one meets at primaries, in saloons, and
taverns and ward club houses, but by citizens
who are to be seen every day during business
hours in banking houses, counting rooms,
stores, offices and law courts; and why the
outside platforms were surrounded by faces
never beheld before at political gather
ing. If the Cincinnati soreheads and
GROWERS will study this sign Of the
times intelligently they may save
themselves from great deal of unnecessary
disappointment and vexation of spirit. They
can no more stop the tide that is setting in for
General Grant by their puny Custom House
and French arms dams than their old asso-
cates of Tammany Hall could turn back the
tidal wave that broke over them last November
and swept them out of existence. AS New
Hampshire and Connecticut have gone, SO will
go all the States in the Union, and when the
election is over the boiling republicans will
find themselves wrecked on copperhead
shore in company with the old hulks of the
Southern chivalry and the Tammany braves.
The Gladstone Ministry i'm n Minority
Bad Omen.
In the British House of Commons on Tues
day the Gladstone Ministry sustained defeat.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Henry
Charles Lopes, member for Launceston,
bearing upon local taxation. The govern
,neut took strong uround--we are not told