The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-09-24
THEO. SCHOCH,
Pub. Jeficrsonian.
a. o. GREENWALD,
pub. Democrat.
Cur Neighber's Troubles.

Suf n S1ts
And now our neighbor of the Democrat has
two matters troubling his brain, the suaerings
OF the Southern brethren, and the Caesrism and
nepotism of President Grant. What pity it
il that things can't move on in this country to
suit our ncichbor We DO not see what can
be done to make things all right for him unless
il be TO give the whole management of the
country into his own hands and lei him rule to
suit himself There is not a particle of doubt
hut that the troubles in the South, its nsolven-
cy, the despair of its people, and Its exborbi-
tant taxes which have so impoverished things
that there is no further speculation there
except to harry the people with an army or re-
present them in the federal Congress have all
grown ont ofthe action of its own Democratic
E,artv and the principles the Democrat advo-
Gates even to this day but this is of no account.
Every thing is wrong and that Is enough, on
the principle, we presume that sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof" He makes no
account of the fact that the South, to-day, would
I've enjoying Its wonted prosperity if the Demo-
cracy both North and South had been content
The Presidency in 1860, instead of attempt
ing TO enforce their threat to disrupt the Union
in The event of his election. But, then, per-
haps, our neighbor, possibly, knows nothing OF
This matter, as he was so busy in those days
'thcoIogi=iag' in Europe or preparing to put
himself in position to do So Indeed, under
al tie circumstances, We do not really feel like
fIpi3ing him TO an account for his short coming
an tbs regard in view Of facts known to Us.
We would, however, suggest that he let that
hind oftrouble pass by until he has thoroughly
l"D<ted himself in the history of the years OF his
sejoarn abroad, and thus learned that all the
5rones of the South are all the result of their
,,~H work, and Of their disposition net to profit
by the lessons which their lamentable failures
TO destroy the Government taught them. The
South to-day might have stood in the front rank
ofprosperity ifthey had truly accepted the situa-
ton as il was laid open to them nine years ago.
Nor do we see that affairs can be much better
in that section until the Democrat and its parti-
zan contemporaries make mp their minds to be
homes: with their Southern brethren, and in all
for their reconstruction must be obeyed. As
soon as this advice IS given and needed so soon
will they stand in the precise position on the
road to permanent prosperity and peace that
President Grant and every other Republican
desires them to occupy, and no sooner. We
all want TO see the South prosperous and happy
just az We are, but the safety of the Union is of
paramount importance, and tltat can not be as
cured so long as "the lost cause" and such
ideas as the Democrat teaches are the prevail
ing sentiments ola people who were intact if
on anything on the disruption of the only free
government on the face of the earth.
And then as TO those other causes of scare,
President Grants caesarism and nepotism.
What terrible bugbears we have here As
though President Grant would not be happy
To have it in his power to-day to lay down the
cares of Office and retire to private life The
Democrat processes to believe the contrary Of
this, and yet if he knows any thing its editor
knows that the only desire for Caesarism car
rying weight with it comes from his Demo-
cratic friends residing in the very States over
whose reign he sheds such terrible tears
Pennsylvania Republicans do not think of such
thing as third term, against which custom
has erected an almost insurmountable barrier
Nor has any other state north of ''Masons and
Dixons line even hinted at it. True. in the
North there are isolated individual leanings
that way, but our neighbor knows as we'll as
We know that the fools are not all dead vet
and that these Northern Casarists are purely
exceptions to the general rule. We do not saw
that General Grants name will not be presen-
ted to the people for third term This we do
say, however, and no one knows that we speak
the whole truth better than our neighbor of
the Democrat, that if it is it will be by the
action of the Southern Democracy united with
the action of the fanatics of every shade j..
politics in the North, and against the wish OF
President Grant himself. We know, for the
Democrat says So that the Democratic party
would be pleased to have the Republicans as
sumo the responsibility of setting up the third
term principle as precedent, but we know
also that the Republican party is not ambi-
tious that way, because the two-term rule.
which custom has enacted into Law, is we'll
enough and it is best to leave well enough
alone.
And then there is the bugbear of nepotisna