Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-10

The Springfield Mass Republican reviews
the Grant movement, and reaches the conclu.
sion that the great independent class of Re-
publicans, who hold the balance of power in
the party, will never consent to the restora-
ton of Grantism for any reason short of their
belief that the only alternative is something
a great deal worse. And for precisely this
reason the movement is never likely to get be-
yond talk. Decentralization has not yet OBJ
tanned such hold on the republic, nor is there,
happily. reason to fear it will, that major
ity of American citizens will turn to one man
and beseech him to save them from them
selves. The Republican does not disguise the
strength and influence of the newspapers that
iiSI 81 reinforcement, nor that of the men
- tl'9. -i.-s unUer wIficu 'uney roDOed the
people. 1t is alive to the extent to which
they can and have manipulated the Republi-
can party to secure good words, and, in some
instances, Endorsements of him from State
conventions; but it recalls the fact to which
thoughtful men OF either party cannot
shut their eyes, that the most notable
feature of this business is the prominence of
the old rings which hourished under the
Grant regime. The st. Louis paper Gthe
Globe Democrat which has been most
Jealous in the movement, is edited Icy
man who went to all for his completely with
the whisky frauds. The man who talked
loudest for Grant to the Illinois Republicans
at Springfield last week Is the Chicago law
yer who championed the cause of that city's
whisky-riug. And so all arouad. wherever
one find the remnants of any OF the numerous
rings which Grantism fostered, there is found
at the same time the hearty supporters of any
movement that promises to restore Grantsm,
There are to be sure few capitalists who
are frightened by the cry of Kearneyism and
communism, and also few of his old SOL
dIers, who cling to him for friendships sake,
aud would make Grant dictator, without
thinking OF the ultimate results to follow
upon such an attempt to murder the repub-
Inc. But these are few. Giving the ambi-
tIous soldier, for whom General Dodge, of
Iowa, has already begun to pave the way, all
these and more-the whole Republican party
there remains the Democratic party, true to
liberty. true to the constitution to the rights of
the States, and that believes in the subordina-
ton OF the army to the civil power So long
as sit remains as 1T Is, solid and impenetrable
phalanx, fixed in It's principles and Immovable
from its sure anchorage in the bill of rights,
Grant will never be dictator, nor anything
else than simple citizen whom the republic
has well repaid for his services as the once
commander in chief of its armies. General
Dodge, the contemplate sycophant, toady, |
and traitor by anticipation, will never |
live to see the strong government he thirsts |
for; and Grant, if he does not more carefully |
nurse his reputation, will be retired to pri- |
Vate HE suspected of ambitions and designs |
a thousand fold more dangerous than those
for which Aaron Burr was put in jeopardy of
his life, and for which he was put under the
ban as only little less than a traitor to his
country. General Grant is a great soldier.
aud we are willing TO believe still loves and
Is true to his country and the form of govern
mant with which we are blest. If he values
the good opinion of his countrymen he will
make haste to deny the truth of statements
like that OF Dodge, and clear his reputation
OF the stigma that is fast settling down upon
1t, that his personal ambition would lead him
TO lend himself to the designs of the ring
thieves and capitalists who want to place
hun at the head of a so-called strong govern
ment