National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-16
THE PRE,SLDENT-M CUSHING
TIE POLITICIANS.

The Philadelphia Press IN an article upon
le withdrawal of Mr.. Gushing, says: 1--WE
ave known General Cushing for genera
ion. We hailed his selection as good
sign in an era of triumphant mcdiocrity.
We applauded Gran! for forgetting the poll
.ics of man who had differed from some
Of the politicians that grew into rank profl-
zion by the success of the war. Gushing >
nomination to the Suprrms Bench soGs a
sort of O.ies 5ranch, and was doubtless
meafit to be 50 By a President born to .fgat.
not to foster, bdtrsas. A life of a is not
ike life of Il. General Cushing did not
ocgin nor emil an angel. But he is quite as
ripe after all his winters and summers as
any of his predecessors. President Grant
knew all about his politics before he named
him for Spain and the Supreme Court, and
30 did the Senate and everybody else. The
manner IN which he withdraws his name
shows that he has no! lived to nearly three
quarters Of century without q lively
gratitude for the favor of great President
md a supreme contempt for the little arts
Of the sudden men of the sudden politics Of
the hour
Among the planks in the platform adopted
At the last NATIONAL convention Of the Re
publican party, and upon which General
Grant received so overwhelming majority
November year ago, WAS the following
we heartily approve the action of Con
yrcss in extending amnesty to those lately in
-cbellion, amI rsjoits in the groWiA Of oss.s
md |ratsrnsI feeling shrou5aoa. ths Tad"
Since General Grant assumed the PfcSi-
icncy, throughout the entire OF his first
administration and since his second inlIgu
:ation, his entirc police ha; been one long
effort TO heal III, wound, OF tn, wac, ID re
mite in love AM devotion to tn, Uli,l the
States and s:e:ions which had fnolshly ea-
leavored 10 disrupt and overthrow it; to
make certain and assured the triumph which
ais sword hal conquered. TireI OF the
political strife and conflic. that agitsted
he country Immediately after the close
Of the wlr and through the stormy
administrator of Mr. Jo.llsol, a.!n,5.
his first Political uileranc., if it cin b,
allied political, Was 'tLet Us hive pace.
The uualiG,i;ty with which the sentiment
Sas re-cchoed from one end OF the land 70
.he other showed that he Ind touched
chord in the popular heart; that the masses
we're wclry OF the wranglinss Of the mcrc
politicians, and gladly hailel the frs. ray
Of sunshine that thea appeared in the poiit~
ical heavens since ,uth CsrOlas Ind passed
t,o. ,-I;,a,oo % e,.,,-;on a., 4 tl,o a, ~ had
been fired upon at Sumter. Fro:rthN mo-
men; President Grant became not only til.
head Of t,lc Republican party, bat h: bo-
ame stronger thu the pi.::y i.s.lf. He
rallied 10 his support thousands and thou
sands in d:tzz.crsnt pats Of the colatry, 10
:he North and the South, and the East and
The West, " no under no other circumstances,
and under NJ other leadership, would POS
,ihly hive aciad with 4 Republican Prssi-
dent. Many OF the politicians witain
the party loosed on with apprehension. I
predicting ruin and destruction,
'ealous Of his growing fiGr and growing
strength, angry that the patronage was not
permitted 10 flew in the OIL Channels in
which il WIS expected it W i1li plow. So.
called leaders, like Mr. Cartin. OF Pcansyl-
yania, attempted to dictate appointgn ,nts,
o even L :nla Cl6inet OILERS and ioFeisn
Ministers, and turned away from ire Ey-
.cutive M,nsioa Dissatisfied ani. Gsap- 4
,sinted. Iii ;,teriny revenge an lPTeteting
disaster and ,l,fea.. But folr years rolled
tiong: every State Mas rest9se1 10 her
proper place in the Union; the rights of all
guaranteed; peace at honc ard abrssd;
zen. Grant MAS stronger than ever La wSa !
with the people, and his s:eoal was even
more ulali,n,us and enthusiastic thanks
irst nomination. Some oclths leaders RI.
ociled, but they fell rs Llcfer fell, into the !
outer darkness, and Rcpablicaaism in iss |
grand march forward has scarcely no6ss4
that they have dropped ont Of the rzaks. !
The nomination of Mr.. Cushing TO be
Chief Justice last week evidently gave dire ,,
offence to 4 certain number of gentlemen in
she Republican party, to gentlemen who
are possibly looking to 1876 and It's posi-.
bilitics. Il was nomination in entire ac-
cordancc with the policy which lie laid
down in the beginnings policy which La.
made him 50 strong with the nasses tia:
all other leaders in the party stapd i'm
neasurably behind him in any political cal |
culation which is made As Mr.. Eorney,
in the extinct we have quoted, sy., ii
was a sort of olive branch, and was doubt
less meant TO DO so by a President born 10
fight, not TO foster, hatrcds'' Gen. Grant
evidently did not care to inquire into what
Mr.. Cushing was or WAS not five and /,
twenty years ago. The only political test |
he applied to him was the test was he
loyal to the Union since the flag was hred
uponf What record has he made since
that turning point in our national and PEI
,onaI political listerys" Applying that
test he found Mr.. Cushing otier to fight
uhc counuy's battles at the commanded his
State or of the country. patriotic speeches
and utterances, the friendship and the con-
filcnce of Lincoln, supplemented by his
osn intimate knowledge Of the man since.