The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-03
REPUBLICAN PARTY'S RESPONSE
RlI,TTY FOR GRANT.

Inthe winter of 1912, Hon. CHAKLEs
SUMNER a distinguished Republican Sem
ator, in q speech upon the floor of the
body OF which he was an honorable
leader, srraigned President GRANT for
nepotism, with gift-tsking, with a sus.
picious connection with the San Domingo
Job, with surrounding himself with cor.
rurt counsellors, with "loitering by the
seaside" neglecting his public duties,
and with unftness generally for the po-
si.ion OF Chief Executive of the nation.
Hon. CARL SCHURz, another distin-
guished and eloquent Republican Sena-
tor, went even further than did Senator
SUMNER, in denunciation OF Grantism
rs developed during GRANTS first term.
And so did Senator TRUMBULL, Senator
T1PToN, Senator DooLITTLE and other
distinguished Republicans.
Independent newspapers and inde-
pendent Republican statesmen through
out the country, at that time understood
Grantism TO mean just what all now
admit it to mean; yet the Republican
party in the face of his acts re-nominated
and reelected GRANT TO the Presidency
in 1872.
Nearly four years have passed. Re-
publican conventions have been held in
every state Of the Union, during this
time, and nearly every one of these con-
ventlons-even those held within the
past few months-has expressly and cor
daily endorsed GRANTS administration.
The conventions in the great states of
Pennsylvania, OhIo-HAYEs' own state
New York, states North and South;
states East and West, all alike, at their
conventions to select delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention, endorsed and com
plimentad GRANT and his rule. The
SluCIuHhIi SOHNeHtloh WuiSh HOihihoeeu
Mr.. HAYES and gave the party its plat
form, endorsed and thanked him.
After that Convention, when the party
machinery was to be put in motion for
the management of HAYES campaign,
GRANTS favorite and most unscrupu.
lous Cabinet officer was chosen rs head
of the Committee, and JEWELL was
driven from the Cabinet because he
would not prostitute the public service
TO aid the election of HAYES.
lit was the GRANT that now screens
revenue thieves, by suppressing evidence,
turning out capable attorneys, dismissing
members of his Cabinet and their etlici-
ent subordinates, that SUMNER, and
SCHURz and other Independent Republi-
can statesmen and independent news
papers, exposed and denounced in 1872.
It's the same GRANT, whose admins
tration Is a stencil in the nostrils Of every
honest American citizen, who promises
that Louisiana shall be carried for HAYES,
by fraud or force; and threatens al in-
vasion of peaceful states with the army,
in the nidst Of fierce Indian war, for
the sake of carrying the election.
1t is the same GRANT who dismissed
HENDERSON, in order To save BARCoCK,
and turned BRIsTow out to give CAM
ERoN chance to help HAYES.
The corrupt influences which have
poisoned our whole system Of govern
ment do not cease with the degradation
of the President and the impeachment
of his Cabinet officers. They still exist
and are called into employment to aid in
the election of HAYES and WHEELER
Every one of the shameful rings which
has surrounded the administration OF
GRANT, seeks perpetuation in the ad-
ministration of HAYES. Every one of
them, with GRANT and CHANDLER at the
head, is working zealously for HAYES
election. GRANT, who is praised in
HAYES platform and letter for his SIM
mense services" cannot be condemned
without involving the party and its can
didates.
1t is the merest and meanest hypocrisy
for Republicans to attempt to shirk re-
sponsibilIty Tor GRANTS administration.
lie is the chosen head of the party, de.
liberstely selected, cordially supported,
and warmly thanked for his "immense
services" since his real character became
known