The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-02-27
The Herald en- Grant.

a." Instead of "peace" hi,
administration has brought increas
ing elements of disturbance. The
condition of the South, politically
economically and socially, compares
unfavorably with it's condition at TIT
date of his first Inauguration. Ii,
has brought tho business Of the coan.
try to stagnation, the National Trea-
sury to tho verge Of bankruptcy. and
has reduced his party from 4 veto
i;ons and seemingly inyincible ma
:iority to {. humiliating minority il.
most of the States tina: have receatly
held elections. $50 s>.f' -
The industries of the country. the
tranquility Of tie South, tho conai-
ton of4the treasury and the pros.
poets Of the Republican party arc SC
different from what was expected
from President Grant. that even he
mast pereeiyo. that bis .admiuistra-
ton is a political failure; and by the
s"nnd rule Of judging a tree by its
fruits, he Ousht to see that his poll
c!y has boon stupendous mistake.
| The Republican journals do not de-
sire the continuance in office of q
President whose conduct and policy
they are ashamed to advocate and
cannot defend. ~. .s. So, ..s ...... B..
The strange Arkansas message, m.
accountable even from Graut, must
INTENSITY the Republican regret that
Mr.. Wilson is not ut the head Of the
government. Ills Excellency seems
to have lost lis memory, besides ab0i-
eating I'LL the claims lie ever had to
common sense. It is uncomfortable
that any man who had not hopelessly
lost his wits, it is astonishing TINT
any man outside the walls Of au asy-
lom for lunatics, could have sent to
Congress Il message which so con-
dennis and lepudiatea his own recent
policy respecting affairs in Arkansas.
In 1872 Brooks ran on the Greeley
ticket and Baxter on the Graut ticket.
The Grams party il that State count
ell Brooks ont and Baxter in, will,
the Presidents implied sanction.
Brooks has since changed front and
become a supporter Of Grant, and,
for no other reason known to the pub
lie, his Excellency has also changed
ftoot, and maintains at this late day
that Brooks. was elected. u, .,
Why did he not make this discove-
~ more tLan two years ago, when
tho returns of that election wcre'as
accessible as they are at present? Il
is. scandalous for the President I'd
change his opinion on such 4 point
for no other liscernible reason than.
that the Greeley candidate, who was
counted out, has turned his political
coat and become supporter Of Graut.
Did this whiftliug o;fce-seekcrs de-
se,aion of his supporters change the
number of votes cast for him in 1927
There is still stronger reason, if Il
stronger he possible, why the Prcsi-
dent should not have made thia late
recognition Of Brooks. No longer
ago than last May, General Grant is
sued {, proclamation, in which he a.
serted the title Of Baxter and denied
that Of Brooks to tho Governorship.
The argument pnt forth in that pro-
clamati0n was sound. a.,
I 49,
The recent message, compared with
tho May proclamation, presents the
most remarkable instance of self
qualification. to he found in the, OIL
cial records Of any government. 1t
can not be doubted that the country,
irrespective of party differences.
would feel u sense Of relief on the
resignation of such q President, nor
that the Republicans would hail with
acclaiming joy the substitution for
4 President who 90 waotonly defes
pahlic opinion. of. q trle, tried aud
judicious member of their own party
like Vice-President Wilson.-N. Y.
Herald, Feb. II. t.~