Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-11
the SUSPECTED BARGAIN CON.
rIRMED.

When the fact that General Grant had
changed his opinion with regard to Fitz.
John Porter's case was ~telssraphed from
the East. Republicans here generally
were forced to look upon his sudden
conversion to new views with suspicion
and many were compelled to believe
that his change Of opinion was the re-
suit Of . bargain to the effect that the
friends Of Grant and Porter were TO
combine their forces for the purpose o.
carrying through Congress bills which
would place both principals on the army
List again.
Recently received eastern exchanges
confirm the suspicion then entertained.
and leave NO reason to doubt that q bar
gain. as was at FIRST supposed. has been
made by the parties named. It appears
that the bill to restore Porter to his old
rank had become . party measure. and
could not a. . party measure bs carried
through Congress. so the bargain was
made that IL Grant will bring the Stall.
wsrt vote in Congress to the support Of
Portsr's bill. Porter's Democratic friends
will assist in placing Grant on the re-
tired list Of the army.
General Logan. who probably knows
moro about tho merits OF Portsr's case
than any other man. declares that hs is
not aware that any new proofs have
come to light attss!ing Porter's limo
cenoe. And 1t is predicted that Logan,
although be Is o warm friend OF Grant.
will do all in his power to defeat the
bill to restore Porter to his old rank.
Lest II DO said that the NEws de-
votes too much space to tho discussion
OF this matter. it may DO stated that the
principles involved in it are OF vast i'm.
p~ortance to the people generally. with
but regard to party lines. When . man.
who has been so highly honored BY the
nation. and almost worshiped by the
Republicans because OF his supposed
lsve for American institutions. bargains
away the convictions Of nearly twenty
years for the purpose Of securing q sine.
cure life position with q salary attached
Of &c. 900 q year. it becomes the duty
Of the press to place the matter before
the people in its proper light.
To that portion Of the Republican
party that defeated Grant at the Republi.
can National Convention in 1850; that
defeated his prime minister Conkling in
the United States Senate. and later be-
fore the Albany Legislature, the unpar-
allslsd assurance Of Grant and his Stall
wart friends since the assassination Of
President Garfield. must cause the blood
to boil in their veins. Having come OIL
victorious in three fairly contested bat
ties. to sec the fruits OF their victory
swept from them by the hand Of q de-
PRAYED assassin. and to see him who was
willing to wreck the party rather than
submit to the expressed will Of the ma
jority so ready to profit by the assassin's
work as to hasten to Washington and be
seen debating hers and bargaining there.
must cause Thorn to wave in their faith
in the justice OF an o%verrulipg Provi-
dsncs. To think that q man who oceu.
pied the Presidential chair for eight
years can so far forget the dignity be.
longing to the Presidential Office as to
descend into the political arena and die
tate. bully and bargain Tor the selfish
aggiandizsment Of himself and friends,
10 . cause for humiliation and disgust tc
every man who will not crawl on bis
belly to feed on political husks.
In the light OF the present. can any
man doubt that IL Grant bad succeeded
In his efforts to become President for a
third term that he would have ever vel.
uptarily left the Office?