National Republican., 1880-05-19
THE CRoppINGs or oHAGRrN.

who greeted General GRANT at Philadelphia
with cheers of welcome II few months ago have
believed that he would allow his friends to
put him into "a seuflle for the presidential
II omination-that he would allow earnest re-
publicans to be denounced as traitors for in
sisting on the right 10 vote at Chicago ms their
conscience should dictate and their constitu
ents should desire, and that such dsorganzing
and intolorant action as the Cook county bolt
would be perpetrated in his name?-Ne,e York
Tribune.
Such talk as the above anywhere else than
in the columns of the Tribune would be credit
ed to emotional insanity. In that journal it
| is probably mere breaking out afresh of the
humors OF 1872. 1t talks as if General
| GRANT had the power to control the sent-
ments and feelings OF the American people
at will, when he can no more do it than he
can guide the wind and control the storm
! General GRANT had not been in the United
States within the space of two years, and
| had had no communication with his coun-
| trymen on the subject of the presidency,
when popular desire TO place him again at
the head of the government became ire
sistibly apparent From that time down
to the present hour the feeling and
sentiment has expanded, until it has
assumed strength and power that
gratifies his friends and astonishes
and annoys his enemies, and all under a
spontaneity of action which has had no
support or nursing from bureaus combina-
tions or other fictitious and illegitimate
agencies, such as have been arrayed against
him No one thinks, moves or acts und er
any inspiration received from General
GRANT, He has not courted, or in any way
sought popular favor in this instance. He
} has remained throughout the quiet, silent
man who loves the American people and
respects their wishes He has not insulted
them by saying to them that they must not
respect him, or if they will ], that they must
not indicate the measure of their respect
publicly. This he has not done and this
lie will not do TO please either friend or
: enemy.
1t is simply senile now th upbraid Cen
eral GRANT because the people Of PhiadeI-
phia greeted him with cheers a few months
, ago, and for the further reason that the
people desire now to further honor him
with their sufIrages for the chief mags.
tracy of the nation. 1t is childish to de,
mnnd of him that he shall by mandate
forbid the people from denouncing men as
traitors, when they openly put on the vest
l ments of treachery and betray y confidence
that has been generously reposed in them
f They would not obey such mandate if il
were put forth, for a wanton betrayal o
faith and trust can never be cOndoned il
that way. The food Of popular con
, demnation for such oifenses against th'
f law of good faith and common hon
esty cannot be stayed by the com
! mnnd of one ten times Ns poten
/ as General GRANT. Then, again, the eli
macteric Of folly and nonsense is reached
! when he is arrnigned because bulldozinl
y mob attempted to disfrNnchise the hones
sentiment of a portion of the republicans oI
Cook county, in his own state, by over
= riding all usage and trampling under foo
i all party precedent, and his friends would
= not tamcly succumb to such an outrage. II
all this our New York cotemporary simply
y exposes It's own folly and betrays a weak
1 ness that argues certain defeat. 1t wer
far better for it if it would conceal its risinI
chagrin and put better face upon eondi
G ton of things which IL has no power Il
control.