The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-24

TIE editor OF the JohnstOwn Tribune has
an undoubted legal right to make Grant lis !
idol ana 70 offer up to him tEe pleasing in '
cense OF his fiattery, but he must pardon
Democrats Il they refuse to initiate his exam
pie. Hence ne ought not to permit his loyal
soul 20 be worried because on Thursday Of
last week. when a motion was made in the
lower branch o. Congress 70 take recess Of
teuminutes sgoallow the members an oppor-
tunity OF shaking hands with \ man (Graus)
. as faT atoye them (the Deuocvats) IS = lion
. is above coads, ' q large number o.. the Dem
. Ocratia members, Gen. Cofroth among them,
voted against it. Gen. Codroth's "No' is
/ said ln the report OF the proceedings, as pub
HsEed in the Tribune ta have been specially
! emphatic and we staEd ready to maintain
shat I'm giving that vote Gen CoTr0th repre-
gautet the precise views and feelings OF the
Democratic purticn OF his colstitueuts.-
. There was time between ths close Cf the
war and Grants elevation to Tie Presidency
in 1850. when Democrats were willing TO pay
all proper homer to him. but that time passed
away when he made his record in administer
ing the civil affairs OF the government. With
Cut entering into the details Of his corrupt
and scauEaIous administration, there are rea-
sons of 4 very recent date why no Democrat
can or ought TO entertain any rea! respect
for Grant He is the first eX-PTcsideut who
forgot tHat he had ever occupied that high
and responsible position, and assumed thc
uudiguiGed role CT q stump speaker in po
IlticaI campaign. In the recent Presidential
contest he rendered himself nOt1riously con
spicu0us for the scurvy part nc took in it
and forever forfeited the respect Of every
man from Maine to Oregon who has q dToI
OF Democratic blood in his veins. His firs
appearance in tile political prize ring was a
Warren, Ohio, with Couhing and Logan
where he acted as chairman of q mass meet
- ing. He next mounted the stump in Con
necticut, and then in New Jersey, and finally
! in central and western New York. In al
his harraugues he repudiated everything IA
had said in his speeches in the West about
; the condition of affairs in the South, iron
which He had returned just before the meet
, ing OF the Chicago convention. Hestudious
t ly attempted TO array the North against tn
{ south by pslpable Misrepresentation Of III
policy and purposes Of the Democratic party
But what was worse than all, he engaged Il
Z the meanest and lowest attacks upon Gen
Hancock, 1t one time relieving himself Of hi
leEl-lp venom III an lht-LN .cH HiIt - III
cago preacher and at another furnishing
y campaign speaker with points on which [
, base an attack upon Hancock, who in every
thing that constitutes man and geBtiemal
q is his superior and beyond the reach of hi
malice The Democrats in Congress vemeU
ber these things in Giants late exhibition O
himself before the country ard are HOtalrai
to show their contempt for him. Rcpublica
Congressman and Republican editors ma
fall down and worship him, but Democrat
who have spirit enough IN them to stand b
the faith Of their fathers and to resent COW
j. arLly attack upon tie fair name and rCputa
II ton of their gallant standard-ocaTeT in th
= late campaign, viii give L. : Grant wtd
berth for ali time to come.