Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-20
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upon the President IS IGtal to the cause OF
those who make them IF the most strik-
ing and continuous assaults are absurdedly
trivial, or plainly refuted by facts, the in
evitable inference is that there are few
serious grounds of complaint. With the
return of summer return the gibes at the
desertion of duty implied in not remaining
at the seat of government. The country,
however, will hardly grudge the Presi-
dent his residence by the sea during the
hot weather; nor will It curiously count
the number of cigars he smokes, nor of
the drives that he takes, as evidence of his
official negligence. IN fact, one of the
most agreeable traits in tie President is
his contempt for all TIE cheap arts of pop
ularity which are so se0ulously cultivated
by many small politicians in large offices.
Ii it could be shown that he seriously ne
elected the duties of his Office, there would
would be just reason for dissatisfaction
But that is not attempted The effort is
not to tell the truth, but to create preju-
dice
A ready hurlor can easily ridicule what
ever it touches, and a daily sneer at
| without effect. But the most Jealous stu
dent of the ridicule directed at the ad-
ministration by its enemies could not avoid
asking himself at last, If the administra-
ton be so Insane and imbecile as these wits
/ represent, how are such undeDiable good
results produced ?" MIR. Lincoln, accord
| ing to the familiar story, inquired anx
iously about the brand of whisky which it
was alleged that General Grant drank, that
he might send some to certain other gen
erals. And if inanity and imbecility di-
minish the debt, reduce taxation, settle
quarrels honorably, and maintain the ma
tional peace and honor upon all sides,
would it not be well either to try more OF
the same, or to ascertain whether they are
terms which accurately describe the facts
There is, however, one solemn charge
which we see renewed in some of the
Democratic papers. i" 1t would suit the
desperate and unscrupuloUs men who hold
party which, in the same kind of rhetoric,
used to call Mr.. Lincoln gorilla and a
third-rate country lawyer, to "drug and
benumb" the country into the conviction
"that better bad government than q
change" And it proceeds to declare what
| it is pleased to call its honest conviction
that Power with capital p is industri-
ously weaving filaments to bind giant
of stronger thews THAI ours in permanent
subjection." All this was much more
directly and plainly said by General Frank
Blair before the election of General Grant,
when he told us that he would probably
make himself emperor, and hold the
White House against all corners.
1t is difficult not to call this kind of re
mark drivel. And when this is gravely
urged in respectable papers as reason fol
restoring the Democratic party to power
it is plain enough that On that day the
writer had no argument whatever to pre-
| tbn
the Republican party. There have beer
several military Presidents: Generals
Washington, jackson, Harrison, Taylor
and now General Grant The latter wa
elected, as it were, from the field, ant
with little comparative acquaintanc
with political parties and civilians; ant
ne naturally kept Immediately arount
him certain officers whom he ha(
professionally known and proved, for tn,
same reason General Jackson brough
with him to Washington as private secre
tary his relation Major Donelson, who's
death was recently announced. But Their
never was a President, whether taken from
military or civil life, who has shown NOR
personal simplicity and total freedom from
unworthy personal objects in his higl
Office, or who has been more faithful,
subject to the law. There has been n,
act and no word upon the part of th'
President that has in any degree justified
the prophecy made by General Blair, ant
which has been recently elaborately re
peated. And the assertion was first mad
by the candidate for the Vice-Presidency
and is now repeated by organs of tn
party, many Of whose leaders would un
questionably have regarded with com
placency coxp a. etat by General M'Clel
Ian, which was vaguely limited, and which
had only sweet words for those who would
destroy free republic to found a slav
empire.
This is the kind OF aspersion whicl
shows that arguments have failed, an,
: which is made ridiculous by the characte
and career of the President-H0per
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