Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-09-07
GRANT FORA SECOND TERM

GRANT FOR a SECOND TERM
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, who is described as al
aged gentleman, long and actively en-
gagged in political and public affairs
and Of many years experience il
newspaper life, having co operated il
all political canvasses during all ths
interval of years beginning with tha
Of John Quincy Adams, writes from
Glendale with regard to the next
Presidential election and candidates
In whose hands can safely be trust.
ed the chief responsibility of the Gov.
ernment? ? and in whom, under these
circumstances, have we the more Ger.
tainity of success? Whatever NAV
be individual views Of this or thai
special act, on the whole / think there
is not one but will unhesitatingly say,
in each ofthese particular, the pres
ent Chief Magistrate is that man. OF
his general purpose and desire there
can be no question. Of his views
so far as an effort has been made to
carry them out-he has. in three
fourths of the instances, been sustain
ed by those men of high experiences,
Intelligence and patriotism in Con
gress, men unsurpassed in the above
particulars by any out of Congress.
He has been identified with all these
acts which recured the nation from
the efforts of rebels. DiscreditabIe
to him--for the promotion of individ-
ual advantage in the use of the pow
or y his hands as General or Presi
dent. here has been not one thing
sustained that I know. 1t is
true he. is charged with the appoint
ment of an excess o. relatives to of
fee. But of the relatives so appoint
ed. i,s.s there been one who has prov
ed to be inc cmqetent tc perform the
duties of his place, or unfalssiiul TO
his trust2 Of these appointments I.
and remote i'll con-
nection-scattered as they are through
out the various sections of the coun
try, occupying generally subordinate,
positions, the commercial in it's last
list makes the entire number thirty
four. Of places in the employ ofthe
Government, in the several positions
which these thirty-four represent,
there can not be less than fifteen thou
sand. If we consider the matter in
this view, how inconsiderable the
and how really unjust the
complaint. If there be an office to
be filed, and person equally eompet-
ent to fill the same, is it not both nat
ural and right that the relative or
friend should be chosen Zone who is
known) rather than the other with
equal qualification who is recommend.
ed?
When General Grant was elevated
to the position of President, there
was scarce an intelligent-I may say,
scarce person-in the Government
but knew his history, and, in nation
al and political measures, his lack :. of
experience. Prior to the war his
business occupations excluded him.
self from participation. For possess
ing an honest purpose, for that intel-
igence which gave him success during
the war, the people trusted him, on
faith of his general honest purpose.
Has he betrayed that trust in any par
ticular? Has he failed the just ex-
pectations of the people? So far the
acts of the administration have been
eminently successful. The duties of
the several offices have been as faith
fully performed, and have produced
as good results, as under any other
administration. There has been
neither fraud OR corruption counten-
anced. There has been an uniform,
honest, persistent effort to secure
peace and prosperity. The national
debt-that which honor compels the
first attention to lesson-has graudu-
ally, wonderfully been reduced.
Great measures which have endager-
ed the country during all Mr.. Lin
coins administration, have been
brought out of the sphere of danger.
We are on surer march to prosperi-
ty and peace than ever in our history.
Looking back over several admin
istrations from NIr. Adams down,
there have been not one of them but
have, at their several times, been vio-
lently attacked and villiied by those
who were their friends. No admins
tration ever found more bitter oppo-
nents among it's friends than did that
of Mr.. Lincoln, especially in his earl
ier days. The measures of General
Grant could not hope to escape from
similar differences of opinion; but if
has escaped with even less than those
preceding, Considering, then Gener-
al Grants undoubted honest purpose
considering the manner his measures
even those most violently a tackled
have peer sustained in and out OF
Congress, by the intelligence and the
people of the conntry, we may well
trust again. Besides allowing the
honest purpose, we must remember
what in another term we may be GER
tain be will be- passing from mex
pevience in such measures as he has
had to deal wita-inexperience --un.
acquaintance with the general drift OF
TIE people, brought in contact with
him ia this new position, he will, BY
the four years..e1perience.b be infinitely
better prepared to act with men and
measures than ever heretofore W.
Glendale, Ohio.