The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-15
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER
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party associations which it produced, I'll
personal character Of the candidate
9 means employed to elect them md tn
issues involved. 1t now belongs to Il,
, past, and can only be regarded in tina
light. Never before did great part,
numbering its three to four million vol
efs, and controlling half Of the State
, iii the Union, surrender its organization
, and support for the highest Office ,in tn
country gentlemen who have hiihert,
been lis most bitter opponents, and VIII
have not professed to have changed. /
! can DC easily imagined what wer,
the feelings Of this vast body of me,
wnen they were called upon to max
this sacrifice. Nevertheless, as we llav,
said, it was done. What must be til,
condition OF the country and its futur,
prospects that would induce this Mus
they not be, III the judgment of lary,
number, II not majority, most deplor.
able! Nothing like it before has eveI
been known. The Democracy and Lib
ernl Republicans have felt, in this can.
vass, that the perpctuity Of the Republic
depended upon their efforts. They have
ielt no confidence in General GRANT
they have believed, from his antece.
dents, s,associations and supporters, that lie
was dangerous man to be trusted will
National affairs. They have had con.
ildence that il reelected he would con.
tihue by the force Of the powerful agen-
cies with which he is now surrounded.
and which are daily becoming greater,
ana which he has employed in this cam-
vass, that he would be above any sucl,
thing as the form of any election here
after. In this they may have done him
Injustice. lie may not have had that
ambition to crush out the liberties of
Tie country upon the altar of his own
personal interest. Nevertheless, it looks
that way.
General Grant was nominated against
the wishes OF his own party by the pow
er and influence OF his Ofiice-holdcrs. -
lie has been reelected by influences of
The s,liiic character. 1t will therefore be
implied that Presidents Of. the United
States can continue themselves in office
at their own pleasure. Ii Gen. Grant
did not avail himself Of that know ledge.
others will at The. first opportunity. TO
this, Of course, there will be powerful
opposition. We do not doubt that al
are sincerely friends Of our republican,
system and opposed to its overthrow
But they have been mistaken, and they
are Likely 10 be counted in some cl.or,'
tending TO that end in Il way prcclud-E |
ing them from opposing it. The last
ten years have been fruitful in showing
how men have been let down from step,
10 step IN favoring measures from which,
they at first revoitcd with great indir-
nation. We hope we have been mis-
taken, and trust we have done General
Grant In his character Injustice. Bull
we can not dismiss from our mind the
great apprellensiOns which have been
excited by the course of the campairnli!
md the policy resortcd 10 by his SUP
porters in endeavoring to gain victory.
They arc vcIy evil omen to the perpe. =
uity Of the Reptile. K
We are more than ever convinced of II
he mistake which was made in tho Fed
'ral Constitution in not formally restric- n
ing the office OF President to one term. /,
1 is TO be dcplored that Gen. Washing n
on did not set the example, as lie in p
ended, and the importance OF which he y
ecOgnized in all OF his official docu- e
nents and communications. There is .
10 law more vital to the preservation off
ur institutions. A President, under the !,
resent system, ,Only makes his four wears 81
n opportunity Tor rc-clecting himself, Z
nd selects every appointment and sus- Ih
Nus every measure to that end. This
over Of corruption should be taken|
'om him by al amendment to the Con.
Eitution such as was proposed by the |rt
Senator from Massachusetts. el
harles Sumner, last winter. That went|n
eally to the foundation OF all our dif-Iss!
cultics. We really are in great danger. e
here has never been so inefficient andIass
D corrupt President as Grant. In the |tt
arlicr periods Of our history lie would "
ave been disgracefnlly dismissed with "
ut the formality Of popular support. i'
The party which opposed Grant will,iy
the party Of the future that is, il we e
re to be permitted to have elections 81
ercafter. That party was coalition of ~
ntagonistic and diverse elements, and W
such was exposed to all the weak "a
esses naturally engendcrcd by such al &c
osition. 1t was understood in the lar ce
CT cities and towns, but in the country y.
istricts there was not sufficient time too,
xplain the motives which led to its for u'
,ation, and what was expected from it. y =
thousands and tens OF thousands of.Aa
lends were lost by this want Of time =
no, next winter or spring, will be le
armly IN favor Of it. There is much. ~
nth in the remark Of the Hon Dan. !"
7. VOORHEES,. Of Indiana, to this end as ia
scusatory Of his first speech in Con-
ress. =.