Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-21
THE DOOM OF GRANTIsM.
A Disposition to Throw tske
Presidential Jonah
Overheard.

Views Of Republican Politicians 4.
Washington ON the Recent EseFeKi-
COwartiice OF the Party Leaders IN
Being Controlled by Grant-A BOLD
Stand to be Taken I'm New Hsmp
shire.
washington Correspondence (SOv. I'D OF the
4 New York Tribune.
| Almost every Republican politician
who arrives IN Washington has some
new explanation of the overwhelming
defeat OF the party in the fall elections
and some new plans for winning back
the public confidence. Several New
Englanders who came YESTERDAY are "A
opinion that the only way to save the
party Is TO throw Grant overheard.
They say that it is nonsense to attrib-
ute the Republican defeat to the weak.
meas or mistakes of the present Con.
gress. Its record last session, except
on the currency question, was good;
and that the late uprising Of the peo-
pie Is not particularly a protest against
imitation Is proved by the fact that the
revolution has not been confined to any
single section of the country.
1t is all due to the blunders Of Gen.
Grant, they continue, and Is also a re-
buke to the leaders of the party for
their cowardice In not setting him
right, or publicly protesting against
his course. Grant held these timid
men under his thumb by means of the
public patronage. They knew that if
they did not support the President
through thick and thin, he would not
only refuse to appoint any Of their
friends to Office, but would turn out
those who were already in, while a SUBJ
servient Senator stood always by, ready
to gobble up the patronage in any dis
trict represented by a man who could
not be depended upon. The people had
some idea of these things two years ago,
these gentlemen say, but they felt that
their financial condition was not very
stable, and thought it was safer to re.
elect Grant than to make a change.
But now that all the disasters that
were predicted as sure to follow Mr..
Greeley's election have come during
Grants Administration, the people feel
free to show by their votes Just what
they think::of the Great Silent Man.
The plan proposed for the salvation
Of the party, then, is to throw Grant
overheard. The Republicans of New
Hampshire are soon to hold a State
Convention, and an opportunity win
be afforded for an open and vigorous
remuneration Of Grantism. There are
among the Republicans of that State
many who have long been disposed to
be independent, and it has been with
the greatest difficulty that they have
been kept quiet within the party. Last
year the Republicans there resolved
that IN restoring the salaries of public |
officers to their old standard before the
adoption of the Salary Grab law, the |
President should not be forgotten.
Now it is thought that If the party |
can take IFS stand in New Hampshire |
against Grantisnl, boldly and firmly, a
nucleus can be formed about which |
the party may be rallied. A victory
in New Hampshire, brought about in |
this way, would inspire the
party elsewhere with new life. The OBJ |
stacles in the way of such action as
vic oAC 'Siy SiCdbs Int OhlC6uOtuGTs
and those who hang upJn the party for
its patronage would oppose it because
they know Grant too well to doubt for |
a moment that he would cut off the Of |
hcial heads of every one Of them who |
should consent to sacrifice him to save |
the party. He would temporarily
suspend" the Civil Service rules if |
necessary.
From the conversation of these and |
other Republicans now In Washington,
i Is cOnjectured by some that a quar-
rel is likely to occur, during the coming
winter, between Grant and some of the |
eading members of Congress. The |
President does not think that he is in
5he least responsible for the recent de-
.eat of his party, and it isquite certain
hat Congress will be unwilling to
shoulder the responsibility.