Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-03-16

A IIIsToRY OF DEMOCRACY, shows
that turmoils, agitation, confusion, aud
iutense partisahshp lave'been its chief
results. II never studied how to pro.
oi Ite the peaoc aud welfare Of the peo
pie. Since 1892 the.votcs of Dchndcrats
in Congress neves have Bten FOR the
rights of the people but to make them
snbservient to- those of Tarty. To Gre /
ward their friends and punish their enc
miles," was their chief end and aim. ]
Ever loud in their professions of love
for liberty and human rights, they left
no means untried to revit the chains
tighter upon the slaves, and did their
utmost to make the system universal
and perpetual. The rebellion was sim
ply the legitimate effect of such n wick
ed prostitution and peryersion Of all
their principles and Professions.
The advent of the Republican. party
in 1851, introduced a great change in
American politics. The terrible crisis at
hand, made this an imperative necessity
Since then the interests Of the people
have been so successfully studied and
accomplished. that we were carried tri-
umphantly through rebellion, uncx-
amplcd for extent and stubborn resist
ancc and which no other nation ever
! crushed, and we are now eutstripping
all that the world has ever witnessed in
the interests OF peace and prosperity.
Curiously enough, this has been done by
the people almost without leaders, for
Lincoln never sought to control public
sentiment, but simply to execute the
popular will. The same is true of Grant.
Andy Johnson attempted to get back
ON the old track with ''my policy" but
signally failed The masses have become
too wise to be led any longer like flock
of sheep.
With simplicity and modesty singu-
larly contrasting With the loud proies-
sions and noisy promises of our Demo
cratic Presidents, Grant proposed, if
elected, to execute the laws, institute
economy, pay our national debt fast
enough to inspire universal confidence,
and give us peace. His worst opponents
have not yet even charged him with fail
ing to fulfill these promises.
N Tor have they established any tenable
ground thus FIR against him. Their
charges have SO little tangibility as to
meet with no favor from the people.
Excepting few leading aspirants for
the Presidency, there is but little opposl-
ton to his denomination. Not since the
| days of Monroe has the public mind
been SO tranquil and satisfied as at pres
ent.
His renomipation is demanded, first,
because the puollc creditor needs a con
tinuance OF the economy, honesty, aud
capacity that he has SO emnently dis
played in managing the revenues and
public debt. Second, because every one
in our nation desires that it should con-
tinue prosperng as it is now. a crazy
man alone could desire a change. Third,
Grant is needed to restore the South to
its harmonious relations in the union.
1t would DO difficult to find another man
who could accomplish this so speedily
and effrctualy. Fourth, his calmness
and moderation is softcning partisan as
perities, and our people will rapidly be
come homogent ous instead Of fierce
and implacable political enemies as hlh-
erto. Fifth, his executive abilities being
Of the highest order, our government,
internal and external, is rapidly becom-
ing model Of order, economy, exact
ness, and justice, and is attaining the
most exalted character among the ma
tons of the earth. Many say Grant is
no statesman, and that we ought to
have one. When was there ever n
greater one, and who among us could
have so successlu luly rendered the Ameri
can name the proudrst in the world :?
Could this have been accomplished with
out the very highest order Of statesman
ship.
And last, but not least, If the Geneva
Tribunal should award to us II billion or
two OF dollars for indirect damages,
Grant is needed to tell Grant Britain TO
pay it and she will do it quicker at his
bidding than that of any other man liv-
ing. lie may yet be the means Of oh
tanning the justice we deserve without q
bloody war with the nation with which
we are most intimately connected.
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