The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-24
TEaE PRESlDENT ON 4 WISE
TACK,

1t is true that General Grant, as Presi-
dent, has, certainly, made grave mistakes
both in the matter of appointments and
otherwise. He has will of his own and
is, withal, credited with a slight tinge of
obstinacy, which measurably accounts for
the most of these mistakes. That he has
made mistakes is admitted by friend and
foe, alike, but it is questionable whetherhe
has exceeded those of many of his prede-
cessors. If any one will take the trouble
to examine tine history of the country dur
ing the administrations OF Jackson, and
Van Buren,, and particularly, the news
papers of those days, he will find greater
mistakes made and more fright down"
obstinacy than was ever laid at the doors
of the present administration. So, also,
with the administrations of Tyler, Polk
Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan and
johnson. The newspapers, during the
first three years Of the presidency of Abra-
ham Lincoln, if now carefully read, would
prove political curiosltles indeed. They
are, in their comments and criticisms, per-
feet NEEDLES of opinion The fault found
with General Grant by the opposition
newspapers is as nothing compared with
the Misrepresentation and abuse heaped
upon the devoted head of Abraham Lincoln
by the newspapers Of the republican party
Reference may be made, in this connection,
to the comments and criticisms upon the
retention Of General Mcclellan in COM
mand his removal; the appointments of
Mcdowell, Pope, Burnside and Meade ;
the demand for the removal of Grant the
proclamation of the abolition of slavery :;
the demand Of the New York Times that
Lincoln should be dcposed and military
dictatorship established in his stead all
this in republican newspapers History,
already, has yndicated his general course,
although he confessedly made grave mis-
takes and, even, great blunders General
Grant can console himself that lac has not
received more dcnunciation and msrepre-
sentation than did Washington. Jackson
and Lincoln.
1t is always easier to find fault than to
praise. 1t Is often, too, better that the
mistakes of the administration and Of the
party in power should be fearleSsly critics.
ed and condemned, than that their right ac-
lion should be constantly commended The
latter they ought to have done while lcay-
ing the former undone. The greatest dam
ger that the republican party can undergo,
is atmidty on the part Of republican news
papers and representative men in dealing
boldly and unsparingly with these evils and
mistakes because, perchance, of the fear
that some ignorant time server may at
tempt to read them out of the party. The
people read too much, nowadays, and are
too intelligent to be deceived by brazen
falsehood or contemplate, cowardly insin-
,ation A right course of political action,
steadily pursued, needs no commentator
it commends itself A party pursuing
this course will grow and increase and per-
petuate itself in power in spite Of denun-
Citations and attacks. 1t is corruption, a
grasp for additional power, unwise and UNI
just measures, that destroy political parties
and reduces it from majority into min
GRITTY. Let the republican press and repub-
lican leaders fail to condemn corrupt ac-
ton, unwise measures and unconstitutional
assumption of power on the part Of some of
their leaders, or, even, pass them by in ST.
lence, and an injury is done that cannot be
repaired. 1t is upon this principle that we
have, hitherto, conducted and still propose
to conduct our newspaper. BY taking this
course, we do not become any the less a
republican but, on the contrary, better re-
publican. We have been led TO this line of