The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-30
TOR President,
siurnt nnis,cna Of Cincinnati.

fy0m ne C7ri1JfoH rom
TIT e1.v recently viudicltpd is claim 70
ori .lunl and SO fOruus WISDOM bv naming Nurat
Iial-t ni ui tmcinuui u.s. good man To- tie
elected pry-ldeu. e fhe Emitted states, lu itc
trrouon me country. not in tones of thun-
der eA ety., hut loud enough 10 STRIKE inc
err ~ ever OILY. uud tUe ihuN. 81 WMhN'
The idea - sufficiently Unavoidable ~ he riIi'h-
lcus, and YET tt is not so Nv any me ne. " Ia.
r thtr. Rs n. while the fart b. at once recognized
thlt our President hc cannot he, r. rcn' 't.tive
mind VIII 500 that the reasons why a. cannot he
would not be- powerful IL it we're not for our
weakness as q nation and our waywardncss as u
pc pie. IluHtruI cannot LD President not uc-
cause he cannot do the necessary wort. or COM
Inind the necessary respect. put because he has
Tor years advertised the pOltiictans, by whose
favor and nssi-. anre q Presidency must be
gained and held, as mainly pack ~ thieves,
We do not mean 10 hold Murat Hal. tend Of
Cincinnati up rs an Ideal mans book hero,
by no eane. We have ALWAYS in our own MIND
made a comparison, which we must now make
public, though II ~ moro than usually odiOus.
We rOicst, feeling it our uuty to make said
comparison puhlic. that We me ~ not we least
disicspcct 10 either party 70 y. Mutat Hals'rnd
has ALWAYS seemed to VA to he human. intel
lectual reproscntatlve of that animm Whic, Il
tho bulwark of his city's physical ard intrll -
tua power The Grsf uttctince ~ This idea may
shuck the sensitive and pain tue pious.
But CiuclunIiiau- at least have no rirht to
d--Di.. oitl,-r IIsI.tnnJ or I,rc,, f., ,sr Ivir,,
state. II lste Il. from ford not the hucst or
clcanest, evolves nouri ihmont which CINCINNATI
has nlW avs found uccrss afy, which has often re-
viyed tnc dropping strength or morality OF the
state ~ onto, ana which the nation 'e found
done tins, .lmost without squcl, but with =
continued gruntog which has shown his placid
industry.
Ne run the rlsL Of being impolitc, without
doing mankind any great service. hy carry ing
the cOmpar.spn any further. II wc speak Of me
thick skin Of oar lccts Of comparison, or OF
their habit Of somewhat uncCrcmoniously Eoh-
Ming IN corn or news without caring Tor tho
wants Of others, or of thor unwioldly aertness,
or ~ any other Cnaract cristics which they nave
In common we may awaken the cnmttN OF the
chamui9us Of one or Of the other. We have
sntd enough TO ease our mind of what for years
we have never dared to tell.
II lstcad would mt he ono OF those Frost
dents to wnom sunday school teachers could
uoiDt their pupils AS an example. To be sure he
has grown M from poor hov. nut he T. a. poor
IN piety rs ever he was. His theological con-
vcrsation. though considerable In the aggregate,
Is disconnected, Illogical, and always far more
energetic than rcVpreutiul. A volume Of IL, II
en- hitiCauy cursed by the Pope and all other
ecclesi isirs of boo; cursing turn Of mind than
any other publication of any ave.
Haste sd, rs President. would excite neither
the hopes nor the ieais OF religious enthusiasts,
nor would no take position of historic grt 1t
ness. But would expect him. reused up as
he would he nv o Wori hier ambition than he joe 3
ever vet felt, to put his mind to "A WORK 81 which
we stand IN need more tnnn any other-an hon
eef. an economical administration. No u b.
| cock, no hruthcrs-in-law would flourish under
| him no. nor any Wn.key or Custom House
Rings. after he was fairly startcdand learned the
| ropes. The WICKED mariners of Deacon ltirhHrd
| Smith himself would find their Requirements
| V. IN when ap, lied 10 MIN.
| JOufn lists know tnat orc Of these da's a
! ioufn list viii be g lied to the Presidency. hut
the Presidency VIII seek tine Journal 81. aud not
| the Journalist the Presidency. hLlsteNd may
| nearer the office. IN altitude Of character at
| least thgn any III IA he Will live to mold IL.