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Day
31
Month
July
Year
1874
Copyright
Public Domain
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When Mr. Greelej-, who had already received the Liberal Republican nominatipn for President, was nominated as the Democratie standard-bearer by tho rogular Democratie convontion, wo folt it our iluty to support his nomination, ot because wo thought it the best that could have boon made, but bocausc Mr. (rrpoley's adniitted honesty, and hië wellknown politica] sagacity would, in casts ot' his election, make him, as President, much to be preferred to the corrupt, present-taking, doubUi-pay, dubious soldier, that accident had truposed upon the country. In order, if possible, to escape from the evils of four years more of Orantisra, we went into the contest honestly deterniined to do what we could to secure the election of nn old political opponent, on tho principie that anything would be better than the re-election of Grant, but oonscious at the same time that it was asking a great deal of men who had remained true to Democratie principios during the long and disastrous years of llopublican triumph, to vote for u man who roprosented their views only in respect to an honest and constitutionul admiuistration ot' the goverument, and who was known to differ from the great Democratie party in some respect, deemud by many of vital importance. The result of that election showcd that our fears were well founded ; and showed nioreover that if all the vóters who voted for Mr. Greeloy had been united with the Democrats who remained from the polls, and, omitting to vote, let the election go by default, Grant would not have been in office to insult the American people a.nd astonish the world with his abortivo Httempt to re-appoint to office his pal Shepherd after an over friendly Congressional Committee had pionouuced this ring-leader of thievcs too corrupt to hold any office ; and Congress had abolished his goverument in order to get rid of him. And beyond doubt the honest sentiment of the country is now largely opposed to Grant and his wholo crowd of Butlers, Ricbardsons, Sanborns, ÍShepherds, and others of that ilk, his counselois and pais with whom he divides the spoils stolen from the people, either as double-pay, back-pay, bounty on ring contráete, or money robbed from respectable merchante, or boldly stolen from the treasury unaer tne traudulent pretense of a contract to do what the regular officials of the government were required by law to do, and were willing enough, and competent to do. But while the opposition to Grant and the plunderers, pross-gaggers and midnight conspirators who uphold hini, and who are npheld by him, is sufficient, if united, to sweep him and them out of power, it is yet true that if the honest men of the country shnll persist in dividing upon a name, and sball range thomselves under different names, and in some immeterial respects under different and hostile organizations, there can be no possible hope of a change. It is therefore worth while for Liberal Republicana and other Bepublieans who are talking of a new party, to reflect upon the last election aud its causes. The Democratie party has ti perfect political organization, is master of the situation in some uf the States, and with only a sinall accession of nunibeis would become so in most of them. The Detnocratio party is of that composition that it will not be sold out ; its leaders may sell but they cannot deliver; its leaders may go over to the enemy, but they go alone. If a Democrat of recognized ability and worth is nomina tod on a Democratie platform he receives the I united support of the party; but if a half and huif sort of man is placed bb a oandidate upon a. mongrel platform, there is no party force to bring up the voters. Therefore, if Grantism is the unroixed evil that the Liberal Eepublicans and honest Eepublicans proclaim it to be, does not true policy aa well as patriotism requiro them to unite themselves with those who, with their assistance, would be able to relieve the country of this great and growing evil 'i Liberal Eepubhcans, honest Eepublicans, DemocratB, and all honest men desire an honest, faithful and constitutional administration, and since it is admitted by all such that this is impossible, under Grant's , brigade of thieves and press-gaggers, , does not coramon prudence díctate such ] unity of action as will be likely to bring , it about? If the desired path is not accessible then choose one that is ; and the man who in a great politioal crisis should refuse to do this, would resemble ] in wisdom the man who being lost in the i desert, should stand howling, " I am lost, 1 where is tho public highway? 1 will i travel nowhere but in the public ]

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Michigan Argus