New-York tribune., 1874-11-18
THE DOOM OF GRANTISM.
A DISPOSITION TO THROW GRANT OVER
BOARD.

BOARD.
VIEWS OF REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS IN wAshiN"'
TON on THE RECENT DEFEAT-OPINloN TIA
THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THE PARTY is to SAo-
RIFICE GRANT - CowARDICE OF TIE fAHi
LEADERS IN BEING CONTROLLED BY THE fhho''
DENT-A BOLD STAND TO DE TAKEN In NE"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UNWILLING TO shooi@
DER TIE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEFEAT
rrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuHh'I
WASHINGTON, Nov 17.-Almost every Republican
politician WHO arrives in Washington has some ne"
explanation of the overwhelming defeat OF inc
party in the Fall elections, and some new plah ioi
winning back the public confidence. Several new.
Englanders who came yesterday are OF opinion tni.
the only way to save the party is TO throw uian'
overheard They Say that it is nonsense to
the Republican defeat to the weakness or mls'AAo'
of tho present Congress. Its record last session. OK
cent on the currency question. was good; anu .h"O
the late uprising of the people is not particularly
protest against inhation is proved by the fact th'
the revolution has not been confined to any single
section of the country
IT, is all due to the bunders Of Gen. Grant, they
continue and is also rebuke to tho leaders Oh tne
party for their cowardico in not setting nm I'Rh,
or publicly protesting against his course. "ian.
held these timid men under his thumb by means OF
the public patronage They knew that if they did
he would not only refuse to appoint any Of their
friends to Office but would turn out those who were
already in while subservient Senator stood always
by, ready to gobblc up the patronage in any district
represented by man who conld 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, ana
thought it was safer to reGlect Grant than to make
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 thinR
of the Great Silent Men.
The plan proposed for the salvation of the party,
then, is to throw Grant overheard. The RepuDh-
cans of New Hampshire are soon to hold State
Convention, and an opportunity will be afforded Tor
an open and vigorous renunciatiOn OF Gran'isin'
There are among the Republicans OF that State
many who have long been disposed to be independ-
ent and it has been with the greatest difficulty thae
they have been kept quiet within the party. Laso
year the Republicans there resolved that In res'or
ing the salaries Of public officers to their old stand
ard before the adoption of the Salary Grab law. the
President should not be forgotten. Now IL Is
Thought that il tho party can take its
stand in New-Harnpshire against Grantisin, boldly
and firmly, nucleus can be formed about which
the party may be rallied. A victory in New-Hamp-
shire brought about in this way, would INSPIRE the
party elsewhere with new life. The obstacles IN
the way of such action this are very great. Inc
office-holders and those who hang upon the party
for its patronage would oppose it because they
know Grant to well to doubt for 4 moment that he
would cut Off the official heads of every one OF them
who should consent to sacrifice him to save tho
party. He would temporarily suspend" the Civil
Service rnles il necessary.
From tho conversation of these and other Republi-
cans now in Washington, ii is conjecturcd by some
that quarrel is likely to occur, during the coming
Winter, between Grant and some of the leading
members of Congress. The President does not think
that he is in the least responsible for the recent de-
feat of his party and it is quito certain that Con-
gress will DC unwilling to shoulder the response
bilitY.