The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-23
THE POLITICAL ouTIooK.

SNCCSSS tudG HAS tue MAUI
Gals in the late elections has turned
his head. After the sweeping maj
critics last year in many Of the
States, resulting in the election of a
large majority of the members of the
present Congress by the Democratic
party, it did seem that the career of
Grant in his well-known aspirations
for q third term had been blasted. So
well understood was it, that many of
the State Conventions of the Repub-
iican party, seeing that nothing but
defeat awaited them if they favored
a third term, by formal resolutions
spoke out against it, But the I'M
fortunate defeat of the Democrats in
Ohio and Pennsylvania this fall has
given boldness to the Radical lead
ers, and General Grant takes all the
credit to himself and thinks he will
have, an easy vi, tory, and is now Sc
cretly working for his own success
ion and the position for a third time.
Most me- think one term should be
enough, but two certainly ought to
be the limit. The father of his coun-
try, the immortal Washington, was
with one term, and under no
circumstances wonld he have more
than two terms. This wise example
has been in the past respected by
those who have been fortunate
enough to reach the high office of
! President of the Republic, and the
people of this country have been
brought up with the idea that two
terms was the utmost limit for any
one to serve. With the example of
} the great and good men, of every
shade of political opinion, who have
Preached the position all pointing the
E same way, with the general express
: sion of public opinion for oyer ninety
years by men of all parties, sustain
ling the view that two terms shall be
the limit, it seems to us that even
General Grant with all his former
popularity, will find that to reach an
{ other is not possible, ever if he does
try to slight it ont on this line if it
takes all SUMNER" and forzo he
Twill fail. We say this because We
believe in the people ofthis country.
We believe in the strong comm on
sense and honesty of the people Of
! the United States. We believe that
y all the Democratic party has to dc
t. is to select good men and true tc
bear the standard, And when the
hltime comes, that the Democratic par
J. ty, arrayed in the coming contest or
I the side of Constitutional liberty
with good men to uphold the stand
ard of right, against all the corrup
- tions and rascalities that have come
n to be so common in the long lease o
Il power held by General Grant and hi
party, with the memory of Credi
Mobiliers, Whisky Rings, and othe.
,s jubbery that hang around its pas
4 history, the people, Republicans a
= well as Democrats, will express thei
. Misrepresentation at the polls, saying
to even General Grant, "Thus ia
shalt thou go but no farther W,
y believe from the bottom of our soul
that the people of this country ar
d tired of the administration of Gen
Z ell al Grant; they are tired of his tie
nacfty of purpose in keeping bal
" men in office; in his appointment Q
the members of his family to office
and keeping them there to the dis
honor of our land; to this arrogan
demand that he shall be honore,
d above Washington in having a thir'
d term. We believe that hosts of Re
publicans will not vote for him, whe
the time CT trial comes, and we hon
CT them for it. The good Of the coun
al try is above party ties; above pan
10 dering to the ambition of one man
le We believe that General Grant ca
c and will secure his own nomination
To do this he will ifneedfuE so to d.
o bend every energy of mind and sou
y He is not the man to back out whe
1T he has made up his mind. But i
he our opinion the fourth of March 1877
will see him depart from the Whit
House never again to enterit as Pre-
- sident, and many an independer
q. voter now acting with the Republ
!, can party and all good Democrat
will say amen In the coming cor
test then, it will be Grant and th
Office holders, the very embodimer
ty of selfshness, on the one side; o
is the other all of every shade Of poll
If ical opinion. The power of the pc,
Predetermined to fix a limit to of
n cial terms-on one hand; Grant an
his brothers in-laws on the 1othe
In such a contest, Grant and ere
. must go to the wall.
The dismissal of HENDERSON b
p the President, a the prosecutor i
n the St. Louis whisky cases, look
III rather fShv on tho mort IF Mr. Hron