River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-21

have it on the brain, some on the
stomach, and some on the heart. 1t is
the prevailing epidemic all over the
Union, and it is difficult to predict just
what form it will assume within the
next twelve months. President Grant
was a successful General. AS a Presi.
dent he has been no less so. 1t is worse
than useless to attempt TO ignore, or
deny these facts. He is a shrewd man.
ager; bis power to-day is almost unlimit-
ed; he has tens OF thousands of men at
his command; he has the confidence and
respect of majority of the people of
this nation. Such is our opinion, at
least, and If he really desires Third
Term Of the Presidency OF the United
States, he has the ability to secure it.
Now mark what we tell you. Just look
at it. Was he ever beaten? Was he
ever intimidated? Has be not gained
more than he has lost by every turn of
the wheel Of fortune? Docs he not WELD
more power to-day than any band of one
thousand men you can mention? Look
at his resources in the Army--in the
Navy--in the Judiclary-in the Civil
Forces, from the heads Of departments
down.to elevon-dollar Postmasters in
the Press, and in its auxiliaries, and
will you then tell US that he is power.
less to re.elect himself to the Presiden-
cy. if he chooses to do it?
But some or our cotemporaries may
arise in their dignity and affect to tell
us that the "PepaJtican party may
haze something 10 say about this" Non.
sense, gentlemen. The Republican
party is demoralized, and with U. S.
Grant out of it, it would have neither
center or circumference-ne neither hight,
depth or foundation. Politics make
strange bed fellows, and no one on earth
knows, or can with any certainty pre-
dict, where the Republican party will
be twelve-month hence. Without y
s. Grant at its head it would be with.
out an acknowledge leader, and it
would have lao more cohesion than the
sands on the sea-shore.
Uniting his prestige as a General with
that of Presidency, and with all his
experience, money and influence at his
command, and y. S. Grant is quite
likely to be the next President of the
United States, If he has set his heart !
upon it. If the Republican party does
not support aud elect him, a Democrat
ic or an Independent party will be quite
likely to. The struggle is, and ,oW be, |
for power; the contest is Cor supremacy;
principles will be unknown ia the fight;
former party names will be only catch.
word; reform will be a humbug. Such |
will be the condition Of things if U. S. !
Grant wants to be his own successor
Henry Clay was right when he pro.
claimed to this country the danger of
making the Civil forces of this country
subservient to the Military. 1t points
to the day when America may be ruled
by despot, unless the danger is FORE
seen, and its destiny obviated. We
have no fears for the immediate future,
nor would we indulge any for the more
remote. But when you come down to
every day business, to practical work,
we tell you in plain English, it is our
candid opinion that President Grant
has the power to secure his reelection,
aud that he viii do it, if he wants to
and, when he gets round to it, he will
tell you all about it in a very few de.
cisive words, and that will end all this
bluster about Third Term. SO our
Republican friends may just as we'll sit
on the fence and hold their bass wood
whistles till their master speaks, as to
wear them out in inharmonious screech.
ing Selah.