The daily gazette., 1879-05-01
FIRST EDITION.
from the Philaaelphis Telegraph =
A REVIEW OF PnEsIDENT GRAN e.


To the Editor Of the hvening Telegraph.
The official record attests that there
has been no other President of the Uni
ted States whose administration has been
so fraught with disaster to his party as
that Of General Grant. -aN
During the first two years Of Grants
term, the record shows that there were
ITO Republican and 67 Democratic
members of the House of Representa-
tlves, divided as follows 118 Republi-
cans from all the States of the North and
81 Republicans from the Southern States !;
and but " Democrats-40 from the
Northern States and ~ from the States
of the South. sN
During the last two years Of Grants
term the Republicans had but 100 men,
bers In the HOuse-90 from the North
and but 10 from the South; while the
Democrats had the enormous total of
1856 members from the North and 80
from the South.
This statement, taken from the records
of Congress, shows that during the Pre-
sidency Of General Grant the Republi-
cans sustained loss of "a members,
while the Democrats made gain of 107
members. 1t Is not ct all strange that
the desire is almost universal upon the
part Of the Democrats that General
Grant shall be the Republican nominee
in 1880. eH t o
When Grant began his term as Presi-
dent there were % Republican and Z
Democratic Senators from the South !;
when he retired from Office the Republi-
cans had and the Democrats ~ Sena-
tors from the Southern States.
There has never been any attempt,
even among the most vehement of Gen.
Grants friends, to explain why these
extraordinary changes took place.
HOW HE KNOCKED STATE GOVERN
MENTs.
If any one will take the trouble to ex-
anime the election returns from all the
States in the Union, they will find results
just as disastrous to the Republicans as
in the cases cited above. As many have
not these data at hand, and as the most
reckless of the Grant men have not the
inclination to examine them if they had,
Igive the results in a few of the States
fair sample Of all-and to which in
vite attention.
The Republican majority in Maine in
1872, was 32,335, the next year 1t fell off
to 1858, and in 1875 it was but 1872.
In 1872 Massachusetts gave 74,212 Re-
publican majority, but six months before
GRANTS last term was half through, Mr..
CASTOR, most positive Democrat, was
chosen Governor by 1882 majority. Here
rhen was change in two years of $1,000
votes.
The Republicanmajority in New York
in 1872 was 81 1926, but enough Republi-
cans swung away from their party, under
the teachings Of the Tribune, Hdrper's
Weekly, and many other similarly fear
less journals, and the third term bugboo,
as almost daily held up to Wow by the
Herald, to elect Tilden Governor in 1874
by 50,317 majority. And this change of
102, 900 votes has never been explained
by any Of General Grants New York
friends.
The Republican majority for Governor
Hartranft in 1872 was 34,368, but in two
years thereafter Mr.. Latta was elected
Lieutenant-G Governor by 4,679 majority.
Here seems to have been change of
3S, 900 votes in that short time.
Ohio gave "a, 1858 majority in 1872, but
the year following elected Allen Cover
nor by S17 Democratic majority, defeat
ing General Noyes, a soldier who left a
leg to enrich Southern soil. In 1874,
Ohio gave 1902 Democratic majority,
but the year following General Hayes
was elected Governor over Allen by 5,544
majority. 1t seems incredible that Ohio
could swing so far from her political
moorings as to show a change of 51,470
votes in two years.
Illinois gave a Republican majority
of 90, APO in 1872, and in 1874 gave De-
mocratic majority of &c, 500 here appears
to. have been change of about $1,000
votes in this State.
Arkansas gave Republican majority
in 1872 of3 146, and in 1874 elected a
Democratic Governor by 1851 majori-
Like results were reached in all the
other States of the Union, North and
South.
The first two years of President Hayes
administration have passed without asin-
gle scandal arising in the Executive
Mansion or Cabinet, like those which
marred Grants terms,-sas for instance,
Babcock, Private Secretary, and Belknap
post-trader and War Minister; and to
show how an administration managed
with confessed integrity influences the
popular mind, I submit table of figures
showing the result Of two Congressional
elections in all the States of the North
the first held during the middle of Grants
last term, and the other during the mid
die Of Mr.. Hayes present term.
ELECTIONS OF 1874 AND 1878.
1874. 1878.