Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-22
A Few Facts. differences and sng-
gestiOns OH the One-Term Po21cS
determination of Grant.

with more honor to himself and left the
nation more prosperous than at the COM
of his second term; and did
no improper act recorded in history 10
his disadvantage to secure a reelection.
Q. Up to the present year the elder
and younger Adams were the only presi-
dents who ever received denomination.
without reelection, that were worthy OF
the term denomination" and that these
did not do single unworthy act to OBJ
tain reelection or denomination, and
in point of integrity, capacity or ability,
were not inferior to either of their Illus
trious predecessors. The younger Adams
was defeated by false charge, but
which was believed to be true, of ''coali-
ton" but which, compared with the
present shameless and barefaced cOali-
ton on Horace Greeley for the presi-
dency, were it true, would be as one man
compared with a million.
3. There are but three instances IN
which any president ever seriously at
tempted to be his own successor, and
John Tyler and Andy Johnson so sig
nally failed, and the failure and the re-
buke administered by the American peo-
pie was so signal that it viii last as a
warning to bold and bad men long years
to come. Mr.. Fillmore, the then de-
feated aspirant, being still alive, | do
not propose to write his biography, only
to remark that his record was better
than the other two, but not quite the
thing for a patriot, although he went
Union saving" but the people did not
want such a savior in those days, and, l
trust, not now.
4. To deny the president a reelection
is equivalent to vote of ''want OF con-
fidence" and reputation of the man and
his policy. This was so understood by
the people in the cases of the Messrs.
Adams, who were often tainted with
their defeat during their day, and the ell
der Adams died with the firm conviction
in his mind that our republic, at least.
was ungrateful; still, in the laTgencss OF
his heart, the welfare of the country and
her prosperity and stability was present
with him, and on the 4th Of July. 1926,
while his son was PresidentOf the United
States. and the nation, of which Ire was
one of the principal architects, had de-
MED him the poor courtesy OF re-eicc-
ton to the presidency of that repHb-
lie, in a large sense Of which he was
founder but was comforting her highest
honors on his son, he was content and
happy; and on this day, when about to
bid adicu to this life and all that was
dear to him, he gave as legacy to pos
teritv the acknowledgements senti-
mcnt. independence Forever and
| blessed the day, saying, ut IS great
and glorious day and when his depar-
ture was at hand he called upon God to
bless the day and to help his friends. and
when he could not much longer care FOR
his country or pray for it, he consoled
! himself with the fact, as he eXpressedit,
! jefferson survives, and died. This
man and such as he, our disatfected Re
| publicans and Blair Democracy would,
in their puny wrath, style, "a renomi-
/ nationist"
5. The one term trap or policy is tC
provide against a contingency which is
not near; neither can it be disccrned
from affair 1t is an admission and charge
that the American people have not
ability and intelligence sufficient to take
care of themselves againt some unprin-
cipled advcnturer or adventurers, AND
each man who would favor this project
in all candor, honestly would say and
swear that it was got up for more igno-
rant class of men than himself. That
| he did not need it
6. The one term scheme will tend tC
lesson the dignity of the Office Of Prcsi
dent by placing it within the reach Of
ambition of improper, or incompetent, Of
! distaSteful men. whose paTtisanS or con
! federates will vote for President for foul
| years, and while committing this act OF
! perfidy and perjury holding their noses
while they ''bOit" or ''gulp," ''thC
bitter pill' which is to operate upon then
and our country for four years, wOulC
stand aghast at the thought that thi:
must be endured eight years. FOul
years might answer to wait for the sue
cessiOn, but the successor might die OF
anxiety and Impotence, for it is an &C
knowledged fact that Office holders dc
not die now in greater proportion thar
when jefferson stated the important fac
10 ttu OillCC oCChNAy btlthS IL " VIZ StLtN
none resign.
7. Experience is a good school maste
in all matters in which | am acquainted
| Cannot it be seryicable to a President il
his second term and he be more etfiCien
and useful? Must we always hay,
novices in the Presidential chair? Mus
we always Gin the significant Language
| of gentlemen who can as well as Horace
Greeley know, write or say sOmethin!
about farming) be always "breakin!
steers" for the Presidential team? 1t ma,
be fun to 'break steers but for heav.
work oxen are preferred. Again as tn
Head of the Nation, which has been com
PEELED to confront grim vlsaged war, ant
may again, will not a veteran be bette
than raw recruit; for us to have chic
and one that is competent, especially a
the President is commander of the arm,
and navy of the United States, and tn
militia of the several States when Gale,
into the actual service of the Unitet
States. To think of Horace Greeley a
a general would he ludicrous in the eX
IRENE The discharge Of a single wolfe,
would drive him ''out of his boots an
over the river and across the Niagara
crying ''peace, peace, peace; be still"
8. Some times people who fear som
imaginary danger from a second term o
office in. a President, but wish t
give dignity to the office b.
extending the term by constitu
tional amendment. To this object, fo
the reason that four years is long enoug
for q poor President, and eight years
none too long for good lone. Preceden
has established it just right. Eight year
for a good President, four years for
poor one, and none of the confederate
claim that Horace will passably answe
or "do' but for four years.
9. Our great danger isfrom within an
not from without, and if this nation
ever broken down it will be from a Goa
lition like unto the Horace Greeley Con
federacy, dictated by Frank Blair a
Montgomery, Ala, in a speech in the in
terests of the Ku Klux, in which h
coaxes the Bourbon Democracy to vot
for disaffected Republicans and to foste
division, in the Republican party an