The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-04
THE DOOMOF GRANTlssE.
a Disposition 30 Throw the
PreefdenciaI. ID Onah Over
board.


board.
Washington Correspondence of the 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 En-
CHAMBERS who came yesterday are of opin-
ion that the only way to save the party
is to throw Grant overheard. They say
that ii is nonsense to attribute the Repub-
lican defeat to the weakness or mistakes
of the present Congress. Its record last
session, except on the currency question,
was good and that the late uprising ofthe
people is not particularly a protest
against imitation is proved bythe.fact that
the revolution has not been confined to
anysingle section of the country.
1t is all due to the blundeIs 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 ofthe 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 sub
servient Senator stood always by, ready
to gobble up the patronage IN any dis
trict represented by 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 II.
nancial condition was not very stable, and
thought it was safer to re-elect Grant
than TO make change. But new 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 over
board The Republicans of New Hamp-
| shire are soon to hold State Convention,
| and an opportunity will be afforded for an
| open and vigorous remuneration OF
| Grantism. There are among the Repub-
| Tcans of that State many who have long
been disposed to be independent, and 1t
has been with the greatest difficulty that
they have 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 Pres.
ident should not be forgotten. Now 1t Is
thought that if the party can take its
stand in New Hampshire against Grant
ism, boldly and firmly, a nucleus can be
7 formed about which the party may, bt
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 Thu
are very great The ofhceholders anc
: those who hang upon the party for it
patronage would oppose it because they
) know Grant too we'll to doubt for a mo
2 ment that he would cut off the Oficia
I heads of every one of them who SHOULD
, consent to sacrifice him to save the party
! He would temporarily suspend the Civ
D | il Service rules if necessary.
e From the conversation of these an
: other Republicans now in Washington
S | it is coniectured by some t4ata quarrel
likely to occur, during the coming winter
: between Grant and some of the leadin
), members of Congress. The Preslden
d does not think that he is in the least re
/ sponsible for the recent defeat of his part!
y and it is certain that Congress will be III
d willing to shoulder the responsibility.