The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
THE political LESSON or THE
BOUK.


keen sighted politicians of both parties ?
If any man had predicted before the cleo
ton that Massachusctts-the home OF
American culture and refnement-Massa-
chuse'ts, in which republican ideas have
had so long and firm an ascendency-Mas-
sachuselts, that has led the van in thcgreat
republican warfare that has overthrown
slavery in the nation, and established the
enduring basis of the constitution, the
liberties of all the people -Massachusetts,
which for many decades has reared and
maintained impregnablc barriers against
the march Of democratic ideas and ascen-
dcncy--if, we say, any man hud predicted
the overthrow OF the republican party in
that commonwealth before the late cleo
ton, he would have been marked down as
IN idiot, or insane.
But Just this result has happened. To-
day. the banner which has been so proudly
horne aloft by the Adamses', Webster, An
drews. " ison and Sumner. trails in the
dust of defeat before the uplfted banners
OF the democratic party IN Massachusetts.
Why is it? Prohihi ion has doubtless
had something to do with this result but
it is not this alone ihe disaster is "along
the whole line, aud we must therefore look
for a common cr sc to have produced
general defeat.
We might copy columns from our repub-
lican exchanges, assigning the result to one
cause aud another and no less space to ex-
tracts from democratic papers. We choose
20 produce whit the n Y. IiflRne as all
independent journal. and second to none in
the United States in point of honor and
ability. has to say Ct the result. 1t is as
follows
1T is the protest of all classes of citizens
against an administration which supported
Jayne. which enriched Sanborn, which lob.
bicd the salary bill through congress, which
established its Kelloggs in the South by
perjnred judges and misused bayonets, and
tried to sustain them by slandering an in
iured people, and which had just put itself
forward with the insolent claim for per-
petuation of power. The public had grown
weary of SIX years OF rule remarkable for
nothing but laundering and greed The
demand for an indefinite extension of such
misrule was too much for good nature. 1t
needed the sharp answer it has received.
1t is not the revival of the rebellion nor the
definite rehabilitation of the democratic
party. u simply leaves the two parties
confronted-so evenly matched that both
must hereafter be careful to make no mis-
takes. The future belongs to the one who
shall earn it,
A great deal has been said of the aspra-
tions of Gen Grant for third term. until
1872, addressed to the editor of the Gin
cinnati Gazette and which appears for the
first time now, in that paper for Oct. 31st.
We could not suppose that there was any
foundation for the statement that he was
seeking a nomination, or would encourage
his friends to support him for third term.
While the reproduction of this letter
now was intended to quiet the apprehen-
sons of the people that he desired THIRD
nomination, we believe its effect has been
precisely the reverse. Let us examine this
NliIoliOu III Il ulDulCut. II was ecu
generally in the New York Herald, T,f-
hume. and other papeis, that Gen Grant,
against all precedents in our political his
tory, was quietly, yet surely working
through his close friends for a denomination
While he chose not to publicly deny this, by
his consent and authority, letter to the
Cincinnati Gazette dated May IA, 1872, is
produced, which was expected to explain
his present position, Unfortunately the
whole tenor of the letter carrys the unmis-
takeable impression that he is in tie field,
subject to the decision of his friends,
whether he shall be candidate for the
presidency or not We need only to quote
the last paragraph of his letter to fortify
this conclusion.
'Now, if can be of service to the party
that chose me, then shall render that ser.
vice conscentiously, and to the best of my
ability. The personal sacrifice made foui
years ago cannot be made now" The Bos
ton Daily Ad0ertiser of Nov. 4th expresses
our convictions of this letter when it says
1.-THE Cincinnati letter was written at
time when the President was a candidate
for reelection. OF course he took no ac
tive part in the canvass. He could not dc
so decently. But he consented to the ust
of his name, and the power his name car
lies with it. The question now arises, will
he allow the army of otlice-holders who
depend upon his favor to use his name an(
his reputation again? 1t is time that thu
talk about a third term was stopped. TIL,
republican party has many enemies, as TIN
result of yesterdays work shows. But !
can overcome them all if needless obsta
Giles are removed Let 1t be understoo'
once for all that the office-holding frater
nifty is to take the back seats, and the pee
pie who have no personal interests to b
served can once more have fair chance a
the polls, and there will be no difficulty
The one thing needed is for the Presiden
to stand out of the way"
We do not think we mistake the convic
tons of the people, when we say that thi
letter, has convinced them, that there wa
some foundations for the charge, that Ger
Grant was seeking denomination. If
was intended to quiet the apprehensions @
the masses we can only say that 1t -ha
produced different result. The example
of Washington, jefferson, Madison an
Monroe, whose lives are identified with III
very foundations of free institutions
America, have all the force, to-day, of til
old time policy and integrity Of the earl
republic, and however the people may
led to admire for the moment, the gau
and glitter OF the hour, they are sure
their "sobcr second thought to recur (
first principles, and measure present pr,
tensions by the practices of the people |
the drys of republican purity aud sin
plicity.
We have said that the force of part
nominations has lost some of Its time-hol
ored power-that the masses of the Peep
have come to think and act independent