The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-08
who ~ Responsible for Grant?
Chicago Evening Telegraph.)

1.-The Republican party is no longer re-
sponsible for Grant" says Mr.. Merdill.
Its policy is set forth in the platform
adopted at Cincinnati"
"The national administration merits
commentator for its honorable work in
the management of domestic and foreign
affairs, and president Grant deserves the
continued hearty gratitude of the Ameri-
can people tor his patriotism and his
eminent services in war and peace
That is the strongest part of the Gin
cinnati platform. 1t distinctly makes
itself responsible for Grant. Hayes de-
clares in his letter of acceptance that the
platform sis in accord with my views.'
Yet the party organs would have us be
lieve that the party is not responsible for
Grant. and that Hayes does not indorse
Grant
president Grant deserves the contin-
ued hearty gratitude of the American
people for his patriotism and his eminent
services in war and peace Is there is
no avowal OF responsibility in that :
What sort of declaration could be
framed that would contain an assertion
of responsibility?
Grant was butcher in war. and he has
been backguard in peace. His patriot
there have been no other-has, consisted
in administering the national govern
ment as if he had captured it on bum
ming expedition in Tennessee. He has
never shown any other notion in relation
to it. He divided it among his relatives
and boon companions; and what was
left was distributed according 10 the
wishes OF political blackguards who
who were sly enough TO handle Grant
through his vanity, his appetites. his
tastes. or his passions, of which avarice is
the first, and brutal vindictivenesS the
second. His patriotism in peace consisted
in.the formation of the whisky ring. with
its national headquarters in the ante
room of the White House in giving for
eign missions to the murderer and de-
bauchee. Sickles. the gambler and specu-
lator. Schenck. the vulgar dead-beat and
drunkard. Butler, and the ignorant and
boorish brother-in-law. Cramer: in send
ing Shepherd to the senate for confirma-
ton as commissioner of the District OF
Columbia after the exposure of the dis
trict ring and all its infamies: in nom-
mating Fisher. who is better adapted for
penitentlary associations. to be dis
trict attorney: in nominating Ian.
dsulet Williams as chief justice of the
United States after his ignominious fail.
ure and criminal conduct as attorney.
general; in keeping Robson in the cab
met in spite of his theits in disnissing
Bristow. Jewell, Pratt, Dyer Iaryan,
Clark, Wilson. every official. high and
| low. who in any manner engaged in pu-
| rifying the government; in insulting the
brave soldier-martyr Custer in promot-
ing his son over the heads OF manned
and crippled veterans: in selecting the
ring politician OF PENNSYLVANIA TO be
secretary of war: in giving appoint
ments to vile wretches like Baker of Min
nesota, and Blakely of all over. and the
pets and strikers OF every corrupt scoun-
drel in southern politics who could do
anything to sustain Grantism.
1t was this kind OF "patriotism in
peace" that this blackguard president
dealt it was this which the Cincinnati
convention Endorsed, and it was thi.
which Hayes says, "coincides with my
views" And now the party and the or
gans which furnished the Endorsement
and selected the candidate that Endorsed
the Endorsement because it conceded will
his views, want TO deny that they are re
sponsible for Grant.