The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-31

PREsIDENTIAL.-The Lancaster
Gazette is engineering the Grant
movement in this State, 1t is the
chief evangelist of the new doctrine
that absence of speech is presence
Of mind. 1t has the plenary pow
ers ofa vicegerent OF James Cor
don Bennett on earth, and can bind
and unbind, loose and unloose at
its own sweet pleasure. In the ex
ercise of these powers il loosers it.
self upon the Journal, because the
Journal is unable TO convince itself
OF the immediate, pressing necessi
ty for nominating General Grant
before even the time Of holding the
Conven ton has been fixed upon.
The above is the first paragraph
of an article in last Saturdays Co
lumbus Journal, most Of which is
supposed TO be intended for 'sar-
kasum." The Journal is heavy in
this line, and is at liberty to con
slider us as being painfully punctur
cd by its pen -thrusts, SO far as that
will be any solace to its vanity.
But the Journal does seem to in
tend to advance some serious epd
sensible ideas in its article. Ii
claims ''that the Republican party
is not 10 such bad case az 10 make it
necessary to secure Grant, to pre-
vent the Democracy from nomina.
ting him. AS far as this isintend.
cd AZ an assumption that we have.
intimated the existence Of u neces.
sity OF that kind, it is gratnitous.
and uubecoming u newspaper max
ing pretensions to fair dealing with
political questions A
The Journal also thinks "in view
of The fact that the Convention is
not TO be holden Immediately, il is
just as well to wait a little and see
what may turn up" Now, that
paper. knows that nobody is
wditing in this matter and
that the politicians, who are
deprecating the course Of those
making a public, open advocacy Of
their choice tor the PresidencyTare
under this cover using all diligence
in moving the wires so as 10 make
things "turn up" TO suit their own
views.
The Journal twits us with once
having advised it ITO hold back u
little in its attacks upon A j.
Well-and now you want GRANT to
initiate "a. J.' in coming out with
u budget of ultra professions such
as tho latter dcludod the people
with on his accession 10 the Presi.
Dental Office For our part, we
declare our conviction that no man
could ever so through career such
as General GRANTS has been du.
ring tho last seven years without
making a public record that should
exempt him from the task of recit.
ing q political eatechism at the be.
hest OF those who mean him no
good. lie has made a record on
which the people can and will trust
him. Tho difficulty with ANDY's
victims was that they looked to
his professions rather than his roc.
ord. Some Of us think we have
learned little wisdom from that
experience, and may be excused for
acting on the better knowledge be-
lieved TO have been gained.
With regard 10 the Journals
anxiety to havo General Grant
"place himself squarely on the Re.
publican platfoi that paper GER
tainly cannot doubt that ho stands
upon the one which was occupied
by the Union War party during the
progress Of tho Rebellion. If n
now one shall bo necessary for the
political campaign OF 1868, n plat,
form that the General Gun stand
"squaroly on" will be good enough
tor us, We desire that 1t be prop.
crly built and placed under him,
rather lh.n tAaL ho be required TO
mount tho imaginary and shAky
one which somO editors have in
their minds cyC.
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