Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-01-11
The Next Presidency.

throughout the country, and
some are pressing the claims of
their particular favorites with
considerable zeal. Horace Gree
ly, VIM. Groesbeck, VIM. II. AL
len, Thos. Scott, O'Conner, Chase,
Thurman and Trumbull, are the
most prominent men advocated
among the Democrats, any of
which would suit us better than
the present "gift taker," who. will
be the candidate of the Radicals
in 1872, notwithstanding nearly
every man Of his party possess
ing brains and character IS
ashamed of him and opposed to
his denomination. His nomina-
ton will be forced, Greedy, Trum-
bull, Schurz, Sumner, and thous>
ands of Others like them may re-
monstrate, but they cannot, with
all their influence, make a sue
cessful fl ght against the political
buzzards who are feasting upon
the peoples taxes. Under these
circumstances, what then? What
had the Democrats and Conser-
natives better do? The question
is custer asked than answered.
Some of our Democratic cotem>
poraries, we. notice, suggest that
the Democrats should make no
nomination for President, but
permit the anti-G rant wing of
the Republican party to run an
independents candidate, By this
m ovement, these papers argue.
the Radicals will split up into fac
tions, and by the aid of Demo-
cratic votes the independent can
didate-who, it is understood, is
to be a Conservative and in favor
of general enfranchisement-will
be elected and the country res
cued from the hands. of thieves
and imbeciles. There is some
thing in this idea. but yet we can
not just now give it our sanction.
Nevertheless we would agree to
almost any movement which had
for its aim the ousting of the
wretched Long Branch admins
tration."
Perhaps it would be better,
all things considered, to hold no
distinct Democratic National
Convention next year, but in its
stead hold an immense Mass
Meeting of the PEOPLE. Let
this meeting be composed of all
men hostile to Grants thieving
a iministratioE-ofmen who know
aud feel that it is absolutely ne
cessary to rescue our government
from the hands of the gamble S,
Shylocks and blockheads who
now have it ii their keeping.
Let it be attended largely by old
men-men of character and weight
whose only desire is to see the
affairs of thegovernment honestly
and economically administered.
1t should, in no sense, be a polit-
lcal meeting, but a meeting of
patriots who feel for their dis
graced and abused country-a
meeting Of the People. 4 move
of this kind, We believe, would
result in. good; its voice would be
respected, and it's nominees (for
President and Vice I'resident)
elected triumphantly.
Let the people, then, come to-
.gether and counsel together. If
there was ever a country that
was suffering for want of states
manship, that country is ours.
Give us a statesman, a man of
sense, an honest man, for Presi-
dent, and we will feel safe as a
people, be the politics of the Pres
ident, what they may. The Rad
icals, by again making Grant
their nominee, in the face of his
notorious bad habits, incompe-
tency dishonesty and meanness,
will he offering an insult to men
of honor, and that insult will be
resented. Let politicians, as such
stand aside for the present; and
let the people-the good and wise
of both parties-take measures
to rescue the country
from the "olough of Despond" in