The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-11
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
The Issue Between Grant and Prominent Republi
can Leaders-Ihe Presidents Policy Shown Up.

the march toward complete one-nan powe
has been successfully accomplished by tn
desperate men who shape the counsels Of tht
Republican party and control the machinery
Of the Federal Government. - has not beer
hastily taken. The probabilities Of success,
rs we'll the probabilities OF failure, have
been carefully calculated.
The zen who inspired the revolutionary
measure winch passed the House Of l.epre-
sentAtIy . las. week are not bind zea'ots OF
hot-5lJo lad partlsans, careless Of c0nSe-
qlencc5 aad ady TO sacrifice their lives and
fortuna ~ dangerous case which they be
iieve to bc Just. ihey are rather, cool, cal
culatIIg adventures of the modern school
who ar reckless of the misery and ruin which
their SUD aes5 will entail on millions Of their
fellow men II, but who never venture their all
unless ti4Cy arc satisfied that tbs chances pre-
po4derato IL their favor.
THE BAN LEADS
IN this GaGvnrOuS enterprise OF subycItlG9 the
liberties Of forty millions Of people, and cs
tabLishirr 0n the ruins Of limited constitu-
tional COVE rumentan ire ponsiblo despo,ism,
is "a silc:.t cuuuinz soldier. lie is a man Of
few words, and is never inclined to seek
counsel even Of those Ia whom he Las conf
dencc. Io those who volunteer advice he
listens paaaiYely, but rarely communicates his
own cOaE c'iOnS or conclusions, He deter
mines rgiap y on the course he intends to
pursue, and iuliexibly adherns to it. Those
who do u1t cOncar and cooperate are either
c0ntemytl3asly ignored or bummarily dis
clrled
In the cabinet, as i'll the field. he is chief,
aud while he viii listen to tho views OF his
councclaro, he expects his commands to be |
obeycd promptly. His personal feelings viii
often induce him to accept tho advice Of a /
member OF hls cabinet, wnon he has nol al |
ready determined on policy. but having
made up hrs mind to follow different line OF
action, no arguments or Appeals an move
him. OF course such a man would not have
men for his advisers who were not content to
Shape !heir policy to his. Al the same time
he likes positive lnIperl0uS natures, men who
lespiso tua strict construction OF laws and
disregard the will Of the people when in
their opinion the occasion domaads de-
parture from The Old luts. He has
INEor%DLD CONFIDENCE IN BOSS SHELTERED,
and sIacere admiration for Phil Sheridan
They are men after his own heart. Shepherd
grew great N his estimation as he became I
more Udiuus to IL inkind generally. He made ,
Washington decent place TO drive a fast /
team in, and what did it matter if ten or !
fifteen millions more than the Law authorize
were expended? The Boss plea, that if he :
Ladu violated the law he couldn't have car +
rled oQt DIS plan, was perfectly good one to |
Grant ~ Is really very sorry that he can't f
make l!in i Cabinet officer, to compensate j
him III some measure Tor what he la, suffered
1t the lands O Congress. Phil Saerd4n lost
nGre OF his esteem because he did his best to
stir ~ civil var III Louisiana. Ga tie con-
trary, IL very sorry that lie failed, and if
he could h..ro promoted him, he would lave s.
done 50 tie instant he received the bandItti Il
dispatch.
Gen. Grant il well aware that he is no.
fitted hy nature for the trad Of Ii politician =
lie knows that he has not tie qualities that D
would enable linn, under ordinary circunl- q
stances t. make himself liked by the multi q
tude; but ut the same time he religiousy Y
believes that Le is to-day one Of the most
popular men in the United States The Or
Americans admire pluck and pcrtinacity. II
Tic Northern people ara naturally Radicals I,
u Their politics. Their passions and preia-
d!ces sur.iye long after the cause Of their
ua.red Las disappeared. :,
Gen. Grant was the idozed hero who
crushed the shareholders rebellion" and V,
thereby Won the eternal gratitude Of the
people 81 the victorious North lie Was bid :,
for by two q ost political Parties as M avail
lbie Candidate for the Presidency, aud, with "
out any positive political convictions OF pre- \"
Elections, accepted finally TIC oyertures
rom what he deemed the strong side.
~ HIS owN EsTIATIoN
le dcser2. :, lite tenure as general OF our
lmies and four years in the White House
would not compensate for tho surrender Of Ina
his lucrative and important Office, 1t was tol
therefore tpulatel that he should have at me
east two leGlls. SO far as he wGs concerned, f.,
re considered that it was the party. not him sci
eli, that honored by this alliance In,
This Is still his firm conviction. AS he plainly fac
old Congress IN December last, he was not nm
together surprised that the people had re- ne
uked their Representatives. They had not sn,
he gEmoug Of his name and his military the
Tory to bear them UP before the righteous On
Indignation OF the people. lie had advised be-
lie measures that would have saved the party. orc
ut the lea iers who were ambitious TO dis or
lace him III the public confidence would not MIA
ocond his rec mmt ndalons. i'm
The class OF men who surround Gen. Grant mr.,
nd have constant access to him, encoura &c an,
lese notions. 1t is naught but base fAwniug INC
,r Thrift but in his it is tho genuine tn,
,ho Of the popular voice These lnen are tur
10 cormurants OF jobbery. lnr
There are still other men who stood by mi
rant and are willing TO precipifatc rcvolgl- mn
on which will concentrate unlimited power
l his hands, because they can no other ..
AVIATION for their party. They arc not in &
vor of a third term if 1t can be avoided. but - :
icy ili,i'sls pleat, 'i' o',i au serious Dan Mr.
the Democratic party. That means their - !
Dltica extinction, and this is calamity of A.
hich they cannot endure oven The thought. ~,
PRESIDENTIAL AspIEANTs. a.,
Then, too, there are motives which ara co,,
owing causes to many strange combna- III,
,ns. The three most prominent aspimnts IN
Congress for the Presidency, Morton, ~,
mixing and Blaine. are bitter. uncompro- .
ising enemies. Mr.. Morton believes that ,,,a
'utLeru rebels are, generally speaking I'M ~
bGucd, and white he admits that there is M
ach 81 which they can Justly COM plain still w.,
thinks they primarily to blame. He H.
such thorough gong partisan that he can MI
It sympaJhi4e with Southern Dom ocrats Ill,
40 are ptunGered and oppressed by Eepub- 20,
All thieves when they could escape this IN,
IN, - 1NNoAiiiiS A'V!'ioi'S '1iS ''leAI- tLel
lie he's ~ particular love for Grant and -
lily ds.rusts his ambition. but lie believes 4
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