New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-03


and horeai.arv General Grant is a pauiotlc man,
who probably wouldn't use his power TO introduce
despotism vet third term is the first step to"a'u
monarchy Many worthy voters however, caro-
little about Napoleon and nothing about Marius.
They think what has ruined other Republics VIII
not injure ours. / do not believe 1t, but shall not
debate the question here. THIS article VIII present
purely Republican objections to General Grant ana
will proye by the record that the pretence that he
can or viii help the Republican party, or protect
the negroes. or maintain order in the South, is alb
soutely without foundation and nonsensicai 70 the
last degree
FOURTEEN STATES los TO THE REPUBLICANS.
Fourteen Republican States, with 1853 electoral
votes lonlv 30 less than half, were lost during the
Presidency of the savior Of the Republican party
In 1868 Alabama Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana
Missouri North Carolina. Tennessee and West VIZ
mia were all Republican. Soon virginia le&as
and Mississippi were reconstructed, all be'ng ne
,ublican Before 1872 Missouri. Tennessee and
Texas became Democratic. Though rebels were
isfranchsel by their Constitutions, they ma
neuyred themselves into power, changed the Ioh-
st,,utions and carried off their States from under
General Grants guard into the Democ1atc camp
Perhaps he could not prevent it If so, there is no
use in res Getting him in order to prevent such RAIDS
During General Grants second term the other
light States before named became Democratic. The
loss Of Connecticut and Indiana was due to the cor
ruption carried on under Grants negligent gaze Ihat
ofAabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia west
Virginia and Mississippi was caused principally oy
rebel violence and intimidation their combined
majority being changed in four years from 10000
Republican to 1S6O00 Democratic. All OF them,
too, changed before 1876 so the loss cannot be
charged TO any imaginary unoopularity OF
HAYES and Wheeler. That is the way the
fba
in the South. If could prevent these
events, why DIDN'T hei II he couldn't. why
destroy the most sacred of our traditions in order
that he NAV prevent them Three more States,
New-York, Nev-Jersey and Delaware, were made
Republican by the exposure of the Tweed frauds
and the Democratic nomination of Mr. Greeley, the
two first of which a good administration would
have kept But they all went-where Repub-
Gcan States usually went in those days-to
the Democracy, and it is but lately that New-York
and New-Jersey have been redeemed under the
purer administration of Hayes. Perhaps Grant
couldn't help it. Then we need not take the first
step toward monarchy to help our party in the
North
Fourteen States lost in four years! This docs not
include South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
saved by the skin OF their teeth in 1876, both
skin and teeth being disputed by the Democrats
HAYES has been fiercely denounced for giving up
those three while few have thought to notice the
record aud observe that Grant had already yielded
nine Southern States to the bulldozers besides CIV
ing tive Northern ones Including Delaware TO the
Democrats. OF these Hayes has recovered three.
Yet he is a weak Sunday man! Then
what. for Heavens sake, was Grant,
The writer. with Others, used to insist that
Grants long list of victories proved him good
genera-that in fact the proof of the pudding Is
in the eating" Then his list OF lost States proves hm
n very poor Republican President. AS for the pud-
dines. the Democrats snatched fourteen from our
careless steward and the rest shrank woiuy in SIZE
Our majority in Massachusetts dwlndled under hls
management from 1900 to $4,000; in Pennsyl-
vapia from 1885, 900 to 10000; in Ohio, from
RI 600 TO 1000 IN Illinois from $1,000 to 10000;
and in similar proportion throughout the North.
Suppose that during the " Solid South" excitement
General Grant should again be elected, and should
then lose fourteen more States, we Republicans
sbould be very hard UP for those needful articles
And he could do 1t and not half try Only SIX
States Vermont, Rhode Island, Iowa, Minnesota,
Kansas and Nebraska would be likely TO stay ne
publican during another term OF Grant. 1t would
be extremely unpleasant to sell our DnthfigDt as
Americans for mess OF political pottage, and then
let the Democrats get the pOttage. And If we lead
they may be able to follow. and secure athird-nay,
fourth and fifth-term for their choice, with still
darker possibilities beyond. 1t would be NICE work
if our example should make G.. ii. Pendleton Presi-
dent for iife or Wade Hampton King OF Columbia.
supported by Duke Gordon, Earl VOORHEES,, and
Baron Kelly. 1t won't do.
SOUTHERN oUTRAGEs UNDER GRANT.
But some persons with short memories may
IMAGINE that although the "Strong Man" lost
fourteen states, yet that he would control the
Solid South SO far as to prevent the robbery,
murder and torture of black and white Republicans
I'm that section He cOuldu't control it when 1t was
not solid Political crimes were as common under
his administration, when he had most OF tic state
Governments to help him as they were under his
predecessor, and more common than they were
upder his Sunday-schoo" successor. appeal 10
the record. have made an abstract OF the state
nents regarding Southern outrages during
General Grants administration, IN The BuBato
Comm y..ial 1drertser, then now an ardent Re
publican journal. 1t was selected because It's MES
were easily accessible 10 me in the rooms of the
Buifalo Young Mems Association. but any other
Republcan paper would show substantially the
same record In some cases have condensed state
ments qnoted from other journals in The Commercial
many of the worst crimes being admitted by
Democratic papers, The outrages reported III the
newspapers were only tithe of those inflicted on
thousands of victims throughout the rebel States.
The space permissible to article in daily ncws-
paper requires the dreadful account to be tabuaied
as closely as possible. The date beginning nearly
every paragraph is usually that of the crime. but
sometimes that of the publication, in which cases
the ou.rages were committed shortly before.
THE RECORD OF EIGHT YEARS.
1863
Gran tnau