The daily gazette., 1879-05-05
From the New York Herald.
''itiAf An AfaSry Bepublfean.


we have ON several occasions urged
sral Grant in an embarrassing and per-
hsps absurd position by rushing 10 SUR
round him when he arrives in this coun-
~, and maklng his reception partisan
affair, ipstpad oH 9 general and popular
demo 0nstrAti0p. It would not be difficult
for them By lehch lack OF fact to make the
General totaily Unavailable q = candi-
date next yeaS, and while We are not en-
gaged just no v ID 1akibg cafe Of either
parry or Of aay possible candidate, It
seemed 70 " Yseful e give this ad-
under certaip circumstances might be .
Welcome candidate. 30 far Is the Gea.
'efsls own comfort and pesce are con-
Csfned NJ one, We trust. doubts that be
would prefer 70 ~ left absolutely alOne
and untouched BY, the politicians, 20
that his welcome might enthusiastically
come from the people. s.i.aisat,3 flf,, 2
cv We reeur 70 the subject because We
nottoe 10 vaxious republican quarters ezi
pIessions Of quiet contempt Tor the peo-
pie who are engaged In the superservice-
stration;" and We have received . letter,
and very frank letter It b, too-from q
republican who protests that "the repub-
Acan party IL not 30 sily nor 50 barren
Of able men rs to take up Grant again,
and all this fuss which certain politicians
make about rvceivfng him and making
him tho candidate Is tolerated by the
chiefs Of the party only because 1T Is the
d best wsy to keep the party together until
the time for really nominating cantia-
date approaches. Whom Mr. Conkling.
or Mr.. Blame, or Secretary Shermanf OF
Mr.. Washburne or anybody else Is re-
ported BY the little knot of Grant lnapipu.
ilat0rs to have resigned his ambition and
N Roing for Grant" this writer continues
s''that only means that he 10 not ready
now, 3 year beforehand to have his own
name trottad ont and made stale, aud
that 70 give silent assent to the Grant
moyement has the advantage for each
candidate that 1t gives none Of his Hivala
The Herald strikes an ipaidious blow al
the party when Il magnk6es the action Of
the Grant politicians and pretends that
the republican party, Of historic fame
and ndrAchievements, tss0 poverty struck q
10 bein danger OF xenomi mating, and fol-
attAfd term man who, though his ser.
Ucea to the country in the war were
CREST aud magnificent, was 10 hurtful to
the party % President that In two terms
be brought it to the verge ofruin.. II the
Herald wants to renominate Genera
tend to warn Ms off ground which, q as
sure you, sensi BILE republicans are not go
ing 70 touch. II would argue great sim.
plicity In the Herald IL 1t should ask us to
believe that Blaine has resigned his pre-.
tenslous to,,the nomination in favor ol
Grant, Or that Sherman would rather see
Grant In the White House thsn himself
or that ConkliAg, or sWashbqrne, or even
President Hayes, has subscribed to a
selfdenyina ordinance, Some days ago
a reps blican - friCnd wrote me from
Washington, by-the-bye, that, Mr., Hayes
was believed TO be for Grant-but that
In fact, he too thought the door might bs
opening for himself The republican
party ID in no danger of becoming 4
Grant party, as the Herald pretends tt
loO Our correspondent, we remark, Is like
q good many others, of his party in thest
days, , little heated In temper. The Her
aid is neither 'insidiously" urging Gen
eral Grant on the republican party mol
the reverse. The Herald Is not partisan
journal it does not discuss public affairs
from 3 partisan standpoint Il aims to
serve the whole country, and when IL
gives advice to political party Il does
50 with reference to the general welfare
OF the whole people, aud not out of q de-
sire to advance the fortunes of any party
or candidate. As to General Grant, we
have repeatedly urged that 1t is for his
comfort and credit that his friends shall
prevent any mere partisan welcome to
him. He ought to be henceforth a ma
Of party productions, should be free to
respect and honor. He ought never
again 70 be made q subject ofparty strug
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