Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-03-21

come out IN manifesto, which, II
true as to its alleged facts, should
have sunk Mr. Lincoln in unfathoma-
bic depths We well remember the
morning of the opening of that Ma
tional Republican Convention. Co
ing from Washington TO Baltimore,
we encountered on the train a dele
gate to that Convention from this
Congressional district.
He was an honest man and intend
ed to be true man, but he was one
of those, who, in 1913, assisted in
nominating General Taylor, and then
on arriving home and feeling the in
fluence of the unreasoning anti-slav-
cry excitement the section, "wcnt
back" on himself, and joined the mot
ley political crew that sailed the Van
Buren, ship. All that has to do with
our present subject is merely to illus
trate that our friend lacked indepen
dence and was easily led aStray by
his surrounding,
On the cars the morning of the
Baltimore Convention that delegate
was ''clear down ut the heel" He
had visited Washington, found that
not member of Congress favored
Nlr Lincoln's denomination, and what
to do he did not know, for said he to
us, I'VE are going to big funeral y
And yet the result proved that Wash
ington was just the worst possible
place in which TO feel the public pulse.
Our Readers know we have not been
ardent supporters of Gen Grant for
re nomination our belief is fixed that
it is not policy 10 re-elect man to
The Presidency. But on that one
term question we would not make
the fight, for the reason that no man
can be trusted on it. The angel Ga.
briel once President, would seek re-
nomination; however strong his one
term pledge before his first renomin
alton; therefore we would not trust
even Greeley on such a platform
The amendment of Constitution
lengthening the term and precludine
re election, is the only remedy FOL
the evil attending the second term
ambition. Hence we can believe in
the one-term principle and yet sup
port a candidate who seeks re-elec-
ton.
There is no denying the fact that
Sumner and Schurz have done for
General Grant what the President's S
best friends could not have done
They have created for General Grant
sympathy among the beople that
connOt be resisted. That the Presi-
dent made a blunder in the San Dom.
lingo matter the great majority of Re.
publicans believe, and yet Sumner
has not made them believe that the
President was corrupt and selfish in
motives. The people neither believe
he would be 4 military despot, nor
that he is knave-Sumner and Blair
wish the people to believe both.
In the Custom House Investigation
the personal and political character
of President Grant has received no
taint; his enemies have been discom-
flied. So with the German-French
arms investigation, in which the
President and his Administration are
shown to be innocent of any bad faith
or even bal management.
These results have raised up to
President Grant host of friends, and
they have warmed up to his support
thousands who were cool in his sup
port. This is natural. The Presi-
denuis where lie is the aim Of all his
foes; but where be could not return
a shot. His foes have had it all their
own n'way, aud the President, on the
case as proved by tue complainants,
is acquitted, and the people now feel
he has been abused. The reaction
is coming, but the evidence is in New
Hampshire-where the people live
not in Washington-where politicians
piot.-C. Herald.