St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-24
IWE NENT PHESIHENT

The matter of the nest Presidency l.
already being amIiitrd with cun>I,lrr.t-
hlr irl>or III The new ~parrr>. Ii per
hap> time /" do 80 !: and white il i l,,t!i-
er remarkable that the denomination "t
President Grant j. -" general, adv "c;I-
ted, il j. moi at all surprising Ilat There
are nnI u few Who hr!irNr in the one
term rule llEi - President ,h"il,l not
hc eligible Ia the office. lh".c are 9th
er>. too. Ii" rcIll, think there might
Ice al improvement in Il change: VIII"
feel or affect t" feel that there i u lack
OF the high craftsmanship in the pres
cnt administration that should chlrIc-
icii/c HAT ct "mt "f the leading powers
of the World. These SINE "hircti"n>
were brought up against President III
coin. VI hen hi> reconciliation Ms All
tItcd. even :" great - tI,,n ~ Wendell
Phillips called him 1T slave h"und \
late numhrl I'll ihr E">inn .Jon,."I i:r~
We think Il tJil and candid r.>nn, "i he
objections t" lEic present administration.
and pretty ln!cihl, Ir;I>oIl> Nh it
>h"uld hc c"niinur,i another four wears.
In speaking. of irc "pp"-ili"n /" ten
Granl. il >,iN>:
The Springfield Hp"bj,oon. which
has undertaken l." champion the move
ncnt here in Massachusetts. >al>:
The grounds "I this opposition it j.
not necessary now Ia dc>CIilc. 1t rrI-
taimlN il. unless the people :Iir To he
kept III he dIrk about it. Nobody pre-
tends lIIIi General Grant Adnini>tra-
ton has been perfect bal why it has
not been good enough To ensure his re
nomination.. and what. therefore. i To
he gained 10y Il tirtiou> and futile a"i-
talion 10 the contrary. l. something that
the Republican misses of the | MON do
not understand. and the >ooncI they alc
tnli.htcnc the better. While il j. i'm
possible. however,. To an>WcI charges
that are >tudi"u>lN kept back. ii is very
significant that nothing has Vet trans
pred lu call IN question President
Grant devotion t" Republican plimci-
Pile We used tn hear il said. now and
then. before his election: "Olr. Grncr-
al Grant is an old Democrat. his army
tl;,inin. has been wholly conservative.
and hrt"rc three Years y"u will find him
back in his party again. :" far from
this being true. the last thin" likely /"
he said against him is that he i in the
least inclined t" propiliatc Democratic
favor. The Democrats H. Il party c>i-
IDENTITY dislike him NnI>c and worse H.
time goes on and what j. very chi
Gus when Il Republican begins to mali
iirsl any mINillingnc>> IL affiliate With
the Democracy. Nnn are pretty ~Hlc To
lind that he has doubts about the pro-
prieIy of rcn"ninltin9 Gen. Grant.
Another significant fact i. that. ia
the eyes of the people. no allegation
ram he sustained against even the Re
publican rddirali>m of Grant. He has
NOT only mot fallen back. but he la>
matched III the head of the columns.
How amy dispaN>lolIa1e man can have
failed To recognize this fact We az. una
bile To understand, except upon the hl
pothc>i> thai We have 50 much rIn to
iuH in Ills country that Il man who only
dncS what others profess may occasion
~ fail of appreciation. Certainly since
he has been President he has lcrn SIR
passed by none in applying the most
advanced differences of the Republican
platform in regard to its central doc
trine of equal rights. When the Rcpuh-
liran members of Congress ut the last
session were generally IN Il distracted
I condition on the claims of the Southern
/ | nioni>tS. dmanN of Our most thought
( ful leaders were advising the post ponr-
ment of the whole subject. and the
/ Democratic tone WaS everywhere sin
I i i. L II
/ President ; earnest recommendation of
the course subsequently embodied in
the ku kluN law cleared up the whole
situation. and has since wrought the
happie>t effects on the country. When
has he ever turned his back on the
| freed men or had Il deaf ear for the de
>piScd. whether of sable or ned skin .
When before has our G;ol eminent had
the holiness and good Judgment to CON
/ front the Issue of Mormon poly gamN :!
/ What other government III the wide
world. ancient or modern. has exhibit
ed such Il marvellous debt paying rec
ord ! Now We say that if Cen. Grant
( had had the rhetorical hrillancy of
/ Wendell Phillips or George Francis
, Train. his actual course aN President
could moi have been more mcritoriouS
OF more palpahlc /" every thinkin"
man.
/ 1t is plain. 100. thai the Republican
masses of This country are of the same
opinion. Does amy one III his right
mind suppose that the Republicans
could have carried the elections of 1871.
10y generally increased maiolitic>. and
even reversing heavy Democratic ma
.joritics. rs in the ease of California and
New York. unless the Republican Adj
nni>tration nj Washington had been
popular in the l-c>t Stn>c OF the Term
la many States like Ohio and Pcnnsvl-
vania. the i>>rIc> discussed before the
people We're wholly national and Vet.
i'll spite "t the chronic difficulties of the
wear proceeding. the Presidential rlcc-
ton to the party in power. the tide of
/ Republican Victories has been unusual
! ~ strong and gratifying. How absurd.
then. Ia talk about there being ~ doZ-
en- men III the Republican party whose
nomination for the Presidency would
better contribute To its unity and Sic
cess than would the denomination of
, Grant III hat denomination has already