Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-14
THE ELECTION.

This long agony is over and Gen. Gran
has been chosen President Of the Unite,
States, from the 4th Of March, 1873, to the All
OF March, 1877. This result was forcseen nj
ter the elect on IN October, aud no discnssio,
Of politics was indniged Ia hy Us since tn.
result was so evident. Whatever may b.
said now of the propriety Of running Horacs
Greeley, it will be admitted THAT lie was !
pure and good man, and would have made
NJ good President as the gentleman who
has defeated him. We are free to say thai
an honest and true man has been rejected BY
the American people, but in saying this, We
do not wish tS.be understood - rejecting
on President Grant, for we have never enter
}. fsined the opinion aa maay people have.
that he was corrupt or Nh enemy to Republic
can institutions, or that he aimed At imperial
honors. We believe. he will do as other
Presidents have, No longer seek the Prcsi-
dency after the expiration Of eight years SER
vice. We have strong hopes that his admin
istraiion hereafter will nor be so partisan In
character a. IN the past four years. Having
been elected BY 50 large majority u the
American people he can afford " properly
represent all interests, and administer the
Government for the good OF the whole ma
tion, rising superior to party. lie has .
splendid opportunity t. show himself pa
tliot and We sincerely hope he will rise to
the occasion and scizc the golden opportn-
nifty. Should he do %, he will 20 out Of
Office with the blessings Of his countrymsn.
It is our purpose to- Judge his acts fairly
without former political prejudice and bias,
and give to kiz admin stration support in all
proper measures. The time has core in the
history OF parties to let the past 70. and be-
gin new careers and bury party spirit. i
will be the course Of this paper in future to
WORT for the good Of Monrana Territory, and
the building up Of all her material Interest,
20 work side By side with all who have tie
same object IN view without regard 70 pre-
yiOua party association. We have acted ear
nes;ly With the Democrats OF Montana and
felt proud Of the success achieved, and when
the time comes may deem it proper :" again
enter tile political arena III support Of thu
selection on the party, but there are enough
important measures projected both BY the
+. rritery and our own immediate county TO
occupy attention i'm these columns. without
the continual discussion OF politics. Then
again. tile .CoU,sIEk" Is the only paper pub
lished In Gailatin county, and is generously
supported by beth parties, and, therefore, we
icel no disposition at this time to indulge in
political controversy. We feel mrre dis
posed to mite all parties in the pressing for
ward to completion railroad connections and
the establishments Of Colleges d.schools.
We prefer to do this than engage in prottlcss
pcliiical harangues. Therefore. our readers
will understand that for the present the
'sCoUR1Ex''i is out Of poiitics-the writer as
pires To no Office and Is therefore. 4 free indi-
viduai, devoting himself to the advancement
Of the best interests Of Montana and the good
Of her people. and the ''CnURIER" will sbe
devoted to such purposes exclusively IN the
issturs. We acknowledge that the defeat Of
Horace Greeley has caused us much distress
of mind, and that We are rather down IN |
The mouth y and disposed TO eschew politics
for lifc--dcfrat after defeat follows the de |
nocracy -lt appears fatality attends the |
best efforts made to restore the party to pow
or. 1t may be Providence has decrcsd dem
ocracy should die, yet ii it should be 50, it
can point to q brilliant past, wherein much
good resulted to the nation under Democrat
IL administrations @