Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-03
RADICAL TRUTHS BOLDLY EX-
PRESSED.

aUtterances Of n Conspirator Against
Ulysses What the Man Of The
Sword and tho Cigar Amounts To-
"A Greedy, Grasping, Sordid, Mon
ey. Getting Man, Without Delicacy
or Self Respect ct'-The Story of the
Negotiations with the Democrats
Proposed Programme for the Cam
paign--The One Term Principle
and Direct Vote by the People
How Grant Pledged Himself Not tC
Ask a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Verse-Full Expose of His Viola
tions Of the Constitution"
Such is the title-largely displayed
under which the New York Herald
describes an interview with George
Wilkes, editor of tho New York
Spirit Of the Times, who, like Grant
is a sporting man, and who has been
running with him for long time, but
who has been compelled to iorsakC
"the government in order to preserve
his own reputation. We cohdense the
account:
Mr.. Wilkes. The Republican lead
ers never erred very greatly in Their
estimate Of Grant. Thoy looked upon
him constantly as a make shift and an
adventurer, whose singular popularity
il was necessary TO avail themseiv6s
of in order that it might not be taken
advantage of by their opponents
Tnoy mad no idea that he would turn
out in keeping only with bis begin
ming as an advcnturcr-
A soRDlD, GRAsPING, GREEDY, MONEY
GETTING
man-whose main ambition was Ia
collect together certain number o.
dollars, enrich his relatives, support
his iavorites and lay the foundation ol
what might become m iron despot
ism. They believe that, although he
was . man Of very common abilities
and gross nature, he possessed hard
practical common sense qualities, nc
companed by n will Of great stable
ness-which last virtue by the way
if he had an idea Of personal ambition
might make him very dangerous.
He filed his cabinet with incompo
tent rich men, and has exhibited sci
fishness and q sense of his personal in
tcrcsts by the appointment Of rola
tiycs to Office, and by the notorious
acceptance Of presents, offered under
such circumstances that the public
are excusablc for knowing them undoI
even a grosser term, In fact, hC
seems to have looked upon the Pres
dcncy as if he had
WON IT AT a RAFFLE,
and we fancy that We can even heal
him complain that anybody should
object TO his using il for his own prof
when IL was notorious that he hnr
been so very poor man all his lii'
before. lie has exhibited from frs
to last since he took the Presidential
chair an utter disregard for the law,
First of all, in appointing a Sccro
tary Of the Treasury who was inter
ested in trade. Not only did he i,
that, but when it was pointed out I,
him that this was fatty contrary {,
law he actually asked Of the Scna,t
that they would
SIT ASIDE THE LAW
in obedience to his will. lie has nove
hesitated to use any OF his power
without thinking OF comparing hi
acts with the Constilution-notori
ously so in his pcrversion of the wa
powers to carry ont his ST, Doming,
job, and scandalously so in the rocen
instance Of taking the frigate Wabash
during the present sore need of th,
navy IN Cuban waters, to send his Sol
ABROAD WITH PARTY OF LADIES
for European trip,
Reporter DO you seriously thinl
him guilty of ambition dangerous I,
the liberties of the country!
Mr. Wilkes. 1t was thought by
great many, and among others my
self, that Frank Blair was only to b
laughed ut when he sounded th
alarm and warned us that this mai
had designs Of continuing himself il
Office by force IL necessary Every
body ridiculed tho idea. But since "
have observed THIS REGULAR con
srRuorIoN oY A DYNASTY by the estab
lishment OF his family in place, wit
revenues proportionatc to their rank
n very serious opinion begins to pre-
vail--from which | am not perfect,
free-that this man meditatcs holdnl
possession OF the Presidential Office q
long as he lives, and that unless he
disposed Of now orr republican sy,
ten will pass away under his ruli
Indeed, It has always been my opir
ion, and have frequently cxpressc
il, that such is the power and palror
ago Of tho President, and so bad
bitten in even on tho honest mind {
Lincoln, that ho would have been on
Prcsidcut not only for third torn
but that we should never have see
any other President so long us b
lived, had be not been assassinatet
Such arc the corrupting effects of th
temptation of power 70 man wh
has will and courage enough 20 aehicy