The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-03-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c. Mar. "a, &c.
THE PRESS

campaign-a fact that the nominating
conventions. and politicians generally,
will do well to make note of. The
number of newspapers entirely UNI
trammelled by party ties has been
rapidly increasing from year to year;
as has also been the number of papers
still popular known as republican or
democratic papers, but which do not
hesitate, on what they conceive to be
proper occasions, to pitch into the
leaders and repudiate the measures of
their respective parties, as freely as
into those of their opponents. These
independent and semi-independent pas
pers, of which there are some Two
thousand, daily and weekly, in the
United States, will certainly throw
their influence in favor of the best man.
Of course, a few may be bought up;
but by far the larger number will act
on their respective convictions. An
other important fact to be considered
by politicians is that these papers are
supported by a constituency without
whose aid they could not live, and
whose views, therefore, it is reasonable
to suppose they reflect, to a very grea.
extent. Here in Washington, are to
be seen, every day, men from all parts
Of the Union, who express, substan-
tally, the opinion that their respective
districts will give majority for the best
man, irrespective of party. Men from
the North, South. East, and West,
who have been democrats all their
lives, affirm that they would rather
vote for Abraham Lincoln, if he were
alive now, because of his unquestioned
personal integrity, than for a lifelong
democrat of conceded ability of the
highest order, but of doubtful or even
unascertained honesty. Nor will vac
illating trimming politician, who needs
watching, suit the democracy in its
present temper. On the other hand,
You hear republicans who prayed, in
1868, for Andrew Johnson's convic.
ton, and, occasionally, even one who,
as Congressman at that time, voted
for his impeachment, affirm that if
johnson were alive now, and nomi>
mated by the democratic con-
vention, they would vote for him. he
cause of -his- ds.ssS.ns-r reputation.
through life of being an honest man,
than for any thief, or thiefs "pal," as
yet spoken of for the republican nomi-
nation. Bristow is understood to be
out of the question. Noscitlv a sOciis
A great many democratic papers in
the South and West, see, are advo-
eating very strongly the nomination
of Governor Tilden, of New York, a
lifelong, Incorporating, dyed-in.
the-woOl democrat, but quite as favor,
ably and more widely known to the
country at large as n man who has
reflected honor on his party in New
York, as well as on himself, by Riding
it of its dishonest leaders. The un.
firing industry, dogged perseverance
and sterling integrity of the man, and
the fact that, in pursuing, year after
year, to convection and punishment,
the Tweed Ring and the N. Y. Canal
Ring, he entirely ignored politics, and,
Washiagton-like, refused compensa-
ton for his professional services to
the City and State, have created a
strong impression in his favor, and
attracting the attention of politicians
to him as an easy man to elect
A THOUGHTFUL BROTHER"
The National Republican has an ar
ticle to-day, in which it says, of Presi'
dent Grant: "He is kind husband
q tender father, a Thoughtful brother
and a most loyal friend" This can
not be denied, whatever else may b.
said against him. Didn't he make
his son, just from West Point q Lieut.
Colonel over veterans twice his age
and send him to make the tour O
Europe? What was it to Grant if h,
violated law and regulations? AS fol
being a "thoughtful brother" did'n
he write to his dear brother. Awful
Grant, all about those post-tradership.
that were "going to be vacant" s,
that Awful could make the necessary
arrangements for selling the places
As to being loyal FRIEND" Bah
cock, and Boss Sheperd, and Delano
and Tom Murphy, and Belknap know
all about that. If this puff of Gran
had been in an anti-administration pa
per, l shouldn't have believed it, bu
the Republican is an ''organ."
A RULE THAT DON'T WORK BOTH WAYS
The same people who blamed Mr.