National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14
nrHE COMING CRoMN."

Who has done ltE SOmeDOuy mas gone
to the trouble, labor and expense Of writ
ing, printing and circulating u pamphlet
entitled The Coming Crown" which is an
infamous assault upon General GRANT
and an insult to every friend Of the eX-
President in the country. 1t is n base fab
rication coined from the depths of mean
ness and uttered by lying, treacherous and
malignant hands. These infamous publ
cations, covered with scarlet, are scattered
broadcast throughout the land TO insult
General GRANT and those who prefer him
rs the Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency. Now, who has done this thing
The Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette says il has been discovered
that this dirty piece of literature has
been widely circulated by the aid of the
BLAINE Literary Bureau Of the city of
Washington" We are not fully prepared
to regard the managers of the BLAINE cam
paign rs having sunk so low as TO be in
volved in this dirty business, and yet
desperation does not always stop to reflect
or consult prudence. This pamphlet has
been circulated here and elsewhere through
out the country. The mails have furnished
this Office with q copy. 1t is the work of
somebody, and whenever an act of crime
or other iniamy has been perpetrated and
the offender is not publicly known, it is the
custom of the ministers of an offended law
to form some theory based upon the circum-
stances of the case, so far rs they have come
Il, I'll, . ha III
fastened somewhere and upon somebody.
Now what is the theory suggested in this
case? No one is so shallow as TO believe
that any of General GRANTS friends have
invented and published such an atrocity
: for any purpose. Does any one believe fol
one moment that Secretary SHERMAN oil
his Bureau of Literature are sunk so low in
the scale of human action rs to perpe.
trate such an offense against the deem
cies and proprie.ies of political rela'
E tonP OF course, if there are any who
believe him or his supporters capable
+ of such an act of infhmy, then with sucl
, they may fall under suspicion. Then, i
neither the friends of General GRANT MOI
those of Secretary SHERMAN have giver
e currency to this vile pamphlet, who is mos
e likely TO be regarded as the guilty party
q We do not charge it in any direction. 1t j
r enough for us to know that some one ha
been contemplate enough to insult us b,
sendingwithout name TO signify the source
v one of these pamphlets TO this Office. 1t i
d self-eyident that it has been done by SOM
= agency, and we should regret to be made t
s believe that the supporters of Senate
: BLAINE have reached that point of despera
t ton which would lead them TO do this dirt,
: thing. Bat it has been dOue, and some
r body is responsible for it-and what i
D more, il lUiU not ain. 1t disgusts the decent
Y minded and staggers even the vile by it
0 contemplate meanness. 1t is the work o
G some literary bureau, for it requires associ
}, ate talent, meanness resource and efiOr
: to accomplish work of this magnitude
II is evident that the public mind points il
one direction, but we have no purpose t.
> direct it there unless it shall be made ap
parent under all the circumstances tina
', there is no other point for its reasonable
v Judgment. A hare denial against concur
y Teut circumstances will scarcely be sufi
u Gent to turn public Judgment aside.