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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1872
Page
2
The Platform stands by its sound doctrine with clear frankness and invites all good citizens to endorse it warmly. It asserts that all good and true men can cordially approve its positions.
The nomination of Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts by the Republican National Convention meets with earnest approval. Wilson is described as a self made man and a thoroughly upright statesman and orator who would make an accomplished vice president.
From Washington the adjournment hour extends to 6 P M Monday to secure action on the Sundry Civil appropriation bill. Geneva Tribunal meeting looms with no definite word from Britain. Instructions issued to Gen Schenck for consular actions in possible contingencies. Britain expected to seek adjournment while our side holds objections until arguments are filed.
The Richmond Journal calls Horatio C. Burchard a worthy successor to Elihu Washburne and forecasts a great career. The piece notes his careful, terse style and strong research, while a New York Tribune comparison cites differing coverage of Lincoln and Greeley ratification events and comments on newspaper veracity. A Dixon ratification event in Washington featured Capt. Dement and J. K. Edsall among others.
The piece lauds Ulysses S. Grant as savior during perilous days and praises his presidency. It rebuts opponents, defends cabinet changes as lawful and necessary, and urges continued support for Grant against critics and liberal factions. It frames Grant as protector of the republic and laboring masses.
Logan after Sumner, every son of Illinois may well be proud of Senator Logan, and the name he is making for himself. In answer to Sumner's lying tirade, Senator Logan met and demolished the Massachusetts Senator, not only defending Grant in masterly style but proving Sumner a liar and a defamer.
All Massachusetts is stirred as William Lloyd Garrigan publishes a letter alleging Sumner's speech is false and unjust. The piece claims the attack on President Grant strengthens Grant's position. A Free Methodists grave meeting near Grand Detour runs June 12 to 16. The Marshall Expounder says Democrats are fools to vote for Horace Greeley, preferring Grant.
Manton Marble, proprietor of the New York World, declares that nothing can prevent Grant's reelection if Mr Greeley is chosen as the Baltimore Democratic Convention nominee.
Cragies Sumyer sneers at Grant accusing him of climbing from a tanner's shop in Galena earning a few hundred dollars yearly to the presidency. The heated denunciation is expected to sway working men voters nationwide.
A Dubuque reporter found Red Cloud backing Grant though Davis praised Greeley for honest aims amid hard times. Davis contrasts Grant’s treatment at Richmond with his own stance, while Red Cloud quips that Greeley resembles a pliable Indian figure named Kat Dirt in a wry aside.
The New York Standard claims Greeley cannot win among freedmen as reports from the South indicate colored voters will back Grant. Editors say blacks view Greely as a renegade and fear his election would mean a return to oppression.
Forty three million more in tax reductions are added to a broad program of tax relief carried forward under Grant. The national debt is cited as rapidly decreasing. Supporters say these finance measures rebut critics just as battles such as Vicksburg and Appomattox settled military critics.
The National Republican Convention in Philadelphia re nominated President Grant by acclamation with Henry Wilson of Massachusetts named as Vice President. Gerrit Smith, Gov. Oglesby, Senator Morton and others addressed the gathering praising the party’s platform and unity. The roll called for delegates showed broad support, and the platform pledged creditable governance, civil rights, and continued national progress.
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