New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
GRANT IN PHILADELPHIA.

From Tne PLiiadcphir Telegraph (Ptp)
Now that the great ovation has been given
mark The purposes ana weigh the results OF tho one
while dspassionatey, aud without prejudice consider
Ing the other. The show gOod show, ana ai-
mirahy managed The three governments had prepared
great pageant for the people aud as they VII go to see
any rare show whether t be prepared Tor theM by Mr.
Baruum or Ar Cameron, they went to see thls one IN
vast quiet staring multiiudeS But there was no
spoutanety IN It, and there was. as an ihev- rev
liable sequence enthusiasm IN them; the man they
went out mad 10 real sympathy for HEM ana they
tended route cold and few as 20 seem more IKE
protests against the welunder,t3od objeet 9i Tue
pageant than respect for its pretended Object just so
lar as It was welcome, contriVed ny thc lonuca!
leaders II eminent success, ana ls 80 ar as
was "A spontaneous one emtnatng IRON tue people, IL
w1s stilpeudous failure. General GIANT whether by
W. & yiish or tbe trick OF those who controlled him,
came here as Il politician. seeking political office, and
character IL has been proved he Is no longer
AZ n soldier he was the best OF ala successful
one By the sheer force of numbers he crushed
DaSa re0T01 what the loSs might be. THAT is war and
the end Justified s generalship he gave the hnal piow
TO tho rebellion. and for that the people honofed and
loved him show their love they gave him gifts of
houses aud lands and money they made hun General
of their armies with large emOuments ami when he as
n,red to ain higher place and emOluments they gave
hm these also They made him President tor four years
with salary OF $4,000 per year and again i"r tour
years MT $50 600 per year and besides that gifts unu
merable and OF fabulous value IL Is the truth OF his
tory that the Government never Was so deOauehed by
political corruption as during the tine nc was wa
President 1t Is part OF tho trnth @ OF ms ms
tory that the country Was never except III time or war;
in disturbed condition II Is part OF the same hts
torca truth thar official scandals were never before or
since rife and part OF the same historical truth that
the faults and crimes OF our Government were never
before or since, conspicuous It era Of political
Injustice OF political blunders, Of political corruption
OF gr-Ianng bTbc taking, of ncpotism, Of usurpaton
constitutional mchOds set aside and personal meth
| Ods ny IN their place.
The men who made that administration the shame to
the country that it are the who came III Gen-
Grants train TO this city tue lOth lnstant-the
/ BaboOcfs, tho Bclknaps, the k0DesOnS, mo cam
erOns. They came the yuiturts come when the
scent OF prey Is Ia the air. They came 10
| shape the new admnlstrailOn, rs they nau
shaped the old. Is It any wonder that the great soldier
whom the people honored for his soldiery deeds, and
who wanted forget forever his cv record received
him coldy when they recognized his ambition TO again
h the place he had so lily hlled, ana when they saw
about him again the same rapacOus crowd OF political
adveDturers II the great ovation was intended 70 test
the popular feeling ~ great success IL ala tht,
and despite all the efforts of It's authors to the contrary
II shown that the leaders OF the Republican party
could do no suicidal thing than 10 insist upon the
nomination General Grant for third term. The voice
people has been heard upon that question: aud its
| voice 10 potential.