New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-26

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The New York Hsrod manifests e muc
| pc, perssvsss ! ss - "a GGsG u c6alsS|l6
opinions and testimonials in favor Of il
tpet hobby Of Cesarism As Doctor Braf
dreth id-some yearsaeo in obtaining Gel
tifcates to the efaacacy of his celebrate
pills. It is one of the singular inconsis'
sncisssftlaeAna1lt tn Mhils- -ns0faapiA
to believe that Tie .'people" are oppose
| to the politicians, and anxious only'Sorin
formation, as1 to what the former thinl
about the matter, it confines its bushes
Of polling exclusively to the latter class
A number Al politicians have been inter
viewed BY cheeky Bohemians, general!
with ene result They are all opposed to
third term; tasy would regard Grants re
election as an evidence of the tendency q
the age to. Casarism. but don't thinl
it likely "a that 1.-The President
considering, seriously, Of the matter on
way or a.ather. Nearly all the gen
tlemen whose views have been sought Of
this rathar ahatract question are known 7
have taken some part more or less activ'
in the Cincinnati Convention and JOINED
in the inans cry ssanything to bea'
Grant" in 1872. When such choice sam
pies Of the people" ~ AcMasters, editol
Of tho eFleemde's Journal, EX-SENATOR
Doolittlss and Trumbull Pillsbury, q
Maine. Judge Stsllo, Of Cincinnati, Judge
Robert Ould, Confederate commissioned
vof exchange, and men Of their class gen
orally, put their heads together to circums
vent the s.polilicians" we may be. surt
there is something in it. Atsapy sste,
they have agreed upon one important
point Last year their treatment Of the
subject was general Now they agree in
prescribing . specific In 1872 they
thought anything" would do the work
for them. Nov q long and strong pub
all together is to be madetip the same
direction = with the grand panaces,
'Cssarism. y u / THIS y is the thing,
the sovereign remedy that is 70
''beas Grant" Most Of the crew Of se
tired politicians who are now engaged il
fnanufactsting public opinion for the Her.
ads reporters 70 gather up. know very
well that there is 10 necessary connection
between the estsblishnent Of imperialism
in America ard The election Of Grant for ,
third tenn. > But they use their patent IN :
venidn asa bugbear: They print it in
capital letters, and give out
that it is ieouxestibie, in meaning to a third
term; that one simply means the other.
It they can prevail upon the people. to ac.
cept this NV Of the case, they feel sure Of
success. They are aware that nothing
save secession is more unpopular in the
United States chan imperialism; that i,
has no friends any where in this county,
and that IS charge It upon man Or ,
party and seitsrate the charge will be
TO giving bad name.
It's 8 very singular fact that nothing
ian be found to urge against President
Grant except pretended fear that he in
ends to turn out badly. He, has been
prominently before the American people
or more than eaevensyears.a As the hero
# Donaldson. Belmont. Shiloh, the com.
nander Of the army of. the United States
md as President he has invariably per.
ormed we'll his part He accepted the
for a second term. but never
ought it. His record is one Of strict fdel
ty and singular efficiency. He has never
,st made serious mistake OF met With
disaster. By perseverance, he has over.
'ome difficulties which the gentlemen who
low compose the jury that is trying
lin proclaimed .insurmou ountatle.' When
lis genius achieved successes which his
present enemies lacked che patriotism to
lesire, they characterized it as good tuck
vhich could not bedepended upona Nov
hat he has rbeeh chosen in spite OF theft
rantie efforts to bsst him, it IS found 70
70 the work Of the politicians, in spite of
be wishssof tke people, who have beeh
ound hand and foot, BY some invisible
gency not nsued in any of the mapifes.
oes. Topross hat the, ,''peopley are de. /
srmined to put an end to this business.
uch eminsnt old hacks as McMasters,
'oolittle; Ould, 'Trumbull, Stale, Stiles. I
illsbury, aud score more Of retired gen. |
emm are irolted ont 30 give their views !
''C@sarim" aDdsthe election OF Grant
" third termas connected thefewith-
We have NO possible objection 10 these
iscussions, nor can We deny 70 gentle.
zen who haYeI been laid on the political !
lelf the privilege Of speaking their
inds freely. |. It is only proper, how.
,er, that We should inform our readers
lat it is not of the least importance what
icy think or say. They do not control
1blic opinion, NOR are their definitions
political terms Of equal authority with
acles. Like our vown local politicians,
ho pretend to prefer martial law to
ing left out of Office; for the sake Of the
epublicans, they would, perhaps, prefer |
lperialism to another four years of po-
ical privation.s But such preferences,
matter how strongly expressed nor
w often reiterated, are not sufficient to