New-York tribune., 1872-01-16
pPHT or POLITICAL DISCUSSION.


II0" III ia'E.H'po', Journal
We trust Ouv motives Will not be miScOn-
Strucd when that, much We NAV admire
President Grant. We hope hc may fail OF denomination,
il biz rcDoninaton hall tend in he slightest degree to
increase the chances OF Democratic II II t5
aScertancd before the National Convention meets that
the nomination of Grant would drive to the opposition
considerable number oi leading and influential Ropubl
aud that the nomination OF some other man would
unite the entire Rcpu1Hcan party IN BIS support we
the only obstacle 10 the OF the party ny declining
II nay W g & 1d @ l so S and CeGeI wee pe not f
Influenced by Them but If they arc sufficient TO inhn-
ence a considerable number OF the party and induce
them and THEN friends 10 oppose h- election, IL becomes
an important question whether We Will he abe, 6fyOnH
doub encounter and defeat the adversary reinforced
n Inc would in that by deserters from
ranks. As Il general Grant always had faith in numbers
Superiority OF NUMBERS 50 important an element OF sue
In political warfare; II l. we to consider these things,
and be "ell advised nov" lest discovery OF an un"ei
come truth hereafter may produce naVaiing regrcts
voice OF the masses OF the Republican party We re-
nhS The phnsy Once holder Who make it point to
denounce Sl "a all R9pHblicsns Who favor drants
nomination as rnegaes would pay str1Gi @ t b on ~
trolied BY the non-once holding Republicans, they
would party and possibly their favorite candidate
a great service. Thee gentlemen fail to measure tho
depth and force Of the popular resentment against
a convention controlled ny oiiCC holders will excite
much enthusiasm. Grant would greatly enhance his
ion and election he should declare his intention TO
remove every appontec who should busy himself ~
TESTS OF REPUBMCANIsM.'
from N, Cpb1yo Ir,'.r.
There are various forms OF hcTcsy rife Just
now which must need, be eXtiIpatcd. IL was made a
tear of RcpubIicauSm moro than year ago lat man
muat bc m favor the denomination OF President Grt
So rapd has tho progress Of ideas that 10 be opposed
Ia This IA now something akin 10 diSOyay or kd kuNry
II Is "A test of RcpubCanism that a man must he IN
favor of putting the South under martial law, ana
suspcnding the wnt OF habca. corpus in tlme OF
peaca II 4, test OF Repubcanism tbat u
Senator must get all his ideas from secret
cuull. and especially that he must not seek To lnFe-
g,te frauds In oppJsltioL to tho views OF the caucus
that If q Senator has always been obedient TO the hn
ION and the CAUCUS he must be Reflected ana
THAI all persons who favor other candidates are " ="
the ptty One of this clas OF Senators 1ocely ulod
an objection to the appointment OF "A postmaster III
place whcth the CONDENSATION sl2 year on the CX-
press ground hat he Che canddate was III Ia'ol VI 'o
election 0i soniuhOdy else Tor Senator.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MIR. HOWE.
From Ths rftsbVrgA Comm rcai
In regard TO the New-Yo Custom house
IL may be said that much has been dis
closed aad rendered probable that there is moro TO be-
gained politically, by going ahead than holding
back This fact Senator Howe, and possibly others
of his Committee may nos fully understand. Some
of the abuses m the Custom hosae are older than the old
eat meInber OF the Committee, aha have existed under
everv Marty that has controlled tho Co. ent Others
are OF comparatively recent origin, the Gnra Order
Will, and manifests hrm ueteTnus'Vtn Il 40
break them up, will gain by IL. ms rs th tho
real point of advantage. The Repubicans VINO aIo ,no
majority of the COMMITTEES, should seize H. as Cohor
Tiiden, and other leading Democrats, ulu " ~ 80,
The Tammany corrupton-ts. The perfection ot "lsuon
has been dcscilbed 40 ability to perceive an 1Ppii
tunity and nerve to improve IT, LcV US bJ 'Al' V"V
Committee by tins rule.