National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-13
GRANTpBORJA

The New York Tribune has certainly got
it bad. In its edition of Wednesday last it
had two terrible paroxySms. cit Ayed
"and it tore, it fretted and it swore, It
damned, and, yet more, twas voted a
"blower." It's symptoms excite the most
painful apprehension of its friends Of fatal
result But the poetic description quoted
(rather literally perhaps does not give the
worst indications of the diagnosis. If we
may believe the Scriptures, that sit is that
which cometh out of the mouth which
"defleth the man, " then the Tribune must
be in the last stages of decomposition, the
very quintessence Of corruption. In Chris
tian charity we are forced to the conclusion
that it has gone midwifery rabid. Mad
men are not held responsible for lying and
calling i'll names. But they have griev-
ances which drive them mad, and in their
psroxysms they are wont to rave Of these
"still hsrping on my daughter"
President Grant is the Tri6UBe'S griev-
ance. At him it raves constantly. On
Wednesday week il announced his death of
the "Third- Term" and babe his perturbed
spirit rest. But the ghost hsunts it still.
1t viii not down at the bidding. It has
appeared in q new form. This time It has
turned its financial coat, and is in accord
with the Tri6Uns's Western allies. That
journal is immediately seized with one Of
its paroxysms of raying when it discovers
any public character that can change its
coat quicker than it. Having completely
boxed the political compass since It came
under its present editorial conduct, and
changed front. for purposes of gain upon
several vital questions to which it had been
coDsecrated by the late Horace Greeley, it
cannot now comprehend that it would be
possible for any one else to make any
change whatsoever, except from interested
motives. Do we expect clear streams from
muddy fountainsl Itissaid to be righteous
70 judge others by ourselves. The Tribune
is evidently convert 10 that dogma.
Like all liars, and perhaps more than any
others, crazy men are liable 10 run into IN
consistencies from short memories. Their
lies co not hitch well. The Tribune falls
into this difficulty, which is further evil
dence Of its madness. He is without ''con-
victions" at one moment aHd therefore we
cannot calculate upon what he may do. He
has no memory or imagination. ftHe
may do right from motives, or wrong from
no motives at all" He ''reconstructs his
political principles" for his own immediate
advantage at every change Of the po-
litical situation. " Last spring he emerged
from the mystery in which his financial
views had been shrouded." Short memory
or bad history is apparent here. Tho
TTi6uHs had five or six times printed and
commented upon these same views in Us
many of the Presidents messages and ad-
dresses. But, in the face of this fact, it
seizes upon an utterance Of one Of its most
youthful contemporaries entirely contrary to
the whole tenor Of the financial policy Of
the President, as recorded in its own
columns, and expresses its belief that the
whole statement was authorized by the
President, because 1t doubts If any other
brain exists in the country so richly en-
"dowed with a lack Of sense and con-
"science as to have given birth TO it. -
But we cannot follow the Tribune
through its column Of delirious rawlings.
In conclusion, 1t hypocritically says ut has
" no heart to accuse the President of incon-
"sistency." Could madness go further
than thisf After laboring through col
umn of false accusation of changes and
tricks for ambitious ends, it cooIly adds
{" He does not know enough Of law or poll
" tics TO see the folly and sin Of treason to
principles" Having accused him Of all
the knavery and treason 1t could think Of,
1t declares him to be foolish, unwise and
incapable Of an appreciation Of treason.
Having depicted him as utterly devoid Of
imagination. it declares in the next breath
that he ''imagines tLat the late elections
have absolved him from any allegiance