New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-05
ETHAN ALLEN OPPOSED TO GRANT

ETHAN ALLEN OPPOSED TO GRANT.
THE REASON WHY IT. ND Nor srrAK orr AZ
InCA-GGANr's STRENGTH AMoNG 1HE OFFICE
BoIDER,-rHE CRY ToR " srGo>" MAN--
WHAT Would DE DONE ~ GRANT wtnE NOMI-
NATED.
II having been reported that Ethan Allen,
who chairman Of the National Committee of Liberal
Republicans in IS71. WIS now out for Grant. ImnuHn
reporter ca lcd upon him lesterlav at hs Office. l. 10
,ruo" be Inquired that yoa sustain General Graut
and among his supporters at tao Uuc' conyen-
tiou e.
"Itis not true" NJ Alton replied O." stand row 10
Istood in 1872 against Grant al Che time Ms DEL
cgatc TO Utica but yotcd against Gram frionds
could not take port IN the discussions for under
promise 10 my district colleagues. who Vero e Grand
men. not O. TO 80; had not been thus tongue u,i
should have spoken as freely thcn a. now.
VIII you sustain General Grant II hc Is tho Republic
can nominee -
viii do no such thing. Tshlll regard ms ronina-
ton ss political crime and viii have no pulf ~ IT,
There is oincihlng more important ia poi.cs han
pariv succ, g. 10 break the law against thfl term
il 10 place ourselves The road THAI lcad- FOO uiion.
re ozcus Of tins Nation are called upon io ar ian
getois COS splrJcy. Tar reaching 10 - nsucnoes,
n sucrcss'ul. as that which led 10 our Oya war
ring OF bo,d men VITA party MACHINERY m th"n con
trol intend 20 seize thls Government Two men con-
troll the vote oi Ncw-NuIk ana ltnusFlt anita.
They hold these stsi,s with giD thatis ial 10 any
expression of tho popular WI Ar the pr,p'' -u band
a. not 20 see thgt with ihceo States in slir con,
trol an relying upon the -uolHnce OF the r1"fs 10
aid them Ia SOUTH they virtually oan coE. le 10
dictate zoe nomination, aud one very small ioom vii
mold al of the consp!raiote!
Do you not con-l der tiIt the Utica ConYcni"n oH.
pressed the voice ~ TINS sfste"
By no means The Grant party won hy fraud rhs
conspirntors stop at nothing 1bink Tor moment The
Grant vote was BIG against -. 33 majority nss
lr.k kfaFNa fH.tFH
sent on slN hoars' public notice, fraud Then ten
votes from Brooklyn, headed by MI Reeves ~re forces
By the machine to give place to tea Grant cont, ants
Whoh con- o rn ,,rn ,t,s @h5, n. Gfstt
victory defeat oi sic zen N.t", ~ tbr - u't p".
nnd swallow Ihs medicine. | 10y toat ass man who
does rebel agansl ibese ouiis e1u ncr oi these
snch man riqltif b. s fore q O. b, curse ~ fu-
ture evils because of MS present w'akDess.'
What DO YOU think u The arGtWe .t tlat Ouy lhrce
consecutive terms are obi-ctoIan'. aud ue' lhrd
term. vi n interval between IL SECOND aud imrdp
4" A plausible AZ ganeut o. deceive fools. u h-s 10
foundation erer IN reason in fact 50 fr patron
SsS SsS sn"" Grant len ihe Whit use Nomnay Grant
has had successor, but m reality HaYes has orCn ony
sood steward kept IL and sate for Gie 1esens
use The Federal oniceholdcrs 10 dsy are al for GHnt
tlcy rettrn nov 70 him ther first friend ana heir
intHre promise. TheSe men IN Office have eackers'
who are important according 10 the patronage iei con-
,rns Thans 10 Mr. Hayes. these 6ackersf have been
undi,turbsd and are I'll, FL ,oG:y flor for Grant; m & VIZ s
Grant the administration of hr. Hayes pot oelns
sfr,ng enough 10 cOmnand the respect OF ITS de-
pendents Had Nh Hayes been Q stronger man. the city
ana slate would not he day IN the clutch OF the same
old machine tnat organized aud WIS Ia working
order before Grant out ~ ONCE Grant sirongef
by patronage OF Office ~ secure his retn ~ Than
In office Ic claims 60 be private etSsn, seckia
proIaoion II ON the ranks while m reality ne hcpc
men use the patronage or bis preerment as eneeNey
as they could do were he President -,
Then comes the demand for a strong man nn9
will not be counted out '" continued MT. Aleh bsa
MS Sfe Renubi,c sunk 80 low. that safety depends
ou aay one man Are We on the eve OF rcyontiont
Then a strung man means dictator Otberwiee hoy
strong oucht this man 70 le II he invoke the swofds
Io shall stay tho sword These conepirators call for
" s,rrng man who will not be counted out are they
not really seeking strong man who will pertss
mnan heing counted IA a. You ask II Grant has nos
Arsenal power calculated TO suppress turbulence peacps
fully answer No. Was not his iast Multiplication
rsnk with vyil Why renew II Have We torgostea
Lat IL was under him that We had the XII uA muloc
in the south, that the Republican, ioss n.anty
evary statet that under hun We bad tbe Mhste4
Rnas lhe Dabcook. DelkEap aud Robeson .canaat,
Now what virtue has suddenly come ,s'o
y what new means 4. he expected 10 tcstoic yraerla
Se soIh. Win back Republican States. and su2prsu