Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-11
presidentiaI Nomination.

Prasidential Nomination
Every day observation confirms us
more fully in the belief that all the ef-
forts that have been made by certain
class Of politicians against President
Grant, to defeat his nomination for re
election to the Presidency, have no
effect upon the will and determination
OF the masses of the people. There is
fixed determination among them not
to be influenced by men where ambi
tion has led them to aspire to official
positions to which their qualifications
did not entitle them, and in the anguish
OF their disappointment, have sought
TO malign the head of the Administra-
ton, merely to crafty feeling of per
sonal enmity, growing out of dssap-
pointed ambition The more the peo-
pie know of the policy and acts of the
Administration, the more they are in
favor Of retaining P resident Grant in
his present position for another four
years.
II was to be expected that some men
would not be satisfied with the acts of
any Administration that could not put
as high an estimate upon their value
as helpers in an official capacity as
they did. And it may have been pc
euliarly unfortunate for the Presidenr
that it was not in his power under the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States to bestow office upon all who
applied for it, and to give to each the
particular Office upon which he had
set his hearts affections. But such is
the case-the President is limited in
these matters under our Republican
form of fGOvernment. A great many
patriotic men had served their coun-
tfy in the war for the Union, and
great many Of them expected to be re-
Warded for their services by the ap-
pointment to some office; but as we
have said, there are not offices enough
for all, hence some worthy, competent
men, as well as those who are incom-
petent, have to GO unrewarded, so far
as payment in an office is concerned.
And because Of this fact, it is ungener
GUS and extremely unjust to censure
the designs and the acts OF the Admin
istratiOn and we feel confident from
the signs of the times all around us
among the solid masses of the people,
that the Administration is more popu-
lar to day than it has been since Pres
ideft Grant came into the Executive
Chair; and we feel more and more con-
1ident that lie will be re- re-nominated at
the Republican National Convention,
without any show of opposition. His
Administration, coming as 1t did out
OF the Andy johnson Administration,
in confusion, and with a heavy war
debt upon it, has proved complete
success; and the. people are not in
sensible Ofthis glaring fact; hence, the
great Republican party demand the re-
nomination of Grant and Colfax, un-
Ger the conviction that they have ploS'
successfully fulfilled the most sanguinc
expectations of the sovereign peo.
pie by whose votes they were elected
to the highest official positions in the
gift Of free people. A change O
helmsman at time like this is a dan
gerous policy, nothing to be gained by
it, and much that has been gained may
be lost.
1t is our belief that the best inter
ests of the Nation demand the re-nom
inatiOn and re election of Grant anC
CVlfax TO the Presidency and Vic,
Presidency of the United States; anc
in this opinion we most confidentl,
believe we are sustained by the Re
publican masses of the Union. S,
mote it bc.