New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-06
GOVERNOR WILLIAM ALLEN, DEMOCRAT.
AS ANOTHER TERMER.

GOVERNOR WILLIAM ALLEN, DEMOCRAT
AS ANOTHER TERMER.
The crashing of Democratic teeth
caused by the frank declaration on the
part of the President that he had no desire
for denomination is matter of 1nirth to
all genuine Republicans. imperialism, =
''Grantism," "Casarism" all 90 out OF
type. The defamation, even by men
who prefer monarchy, was only intended
to convince honest people of what these
men did not believe themselves. The
Democrats resemble the attorney who
protested against the plaintiff withdraw
ing witness or disnlissing suit because
the attorney had speech to deliver which
would have refuted the witness and non
suited the plaintiff. Small spurts of this
bottled and fermented wrath may be noted
in the Bulletin and Times. Were Presi-
dent Grant accessible to vanity or am
bition We should not be astonished
if these politicians, whose entire stock of
campaign capital is as dead as an edition
OF the biography of Blair or Seymour,
should make underground overtures to
President Grant to run again, that they
might work off their wares upon an ex-
cited political market. ''The habitual
reticence" of President Grant, as it has been
styled by one who had an official oppor-
tunity to study his character, has been
strongly illustrated by the Indifferent en-
DURANGO manifested by the President I'M
der the storm of double-shotted obloquy
which has for months poured upon him.
Washington could have defended himself
from the calumnies of the Conway letters,
but he nobly said that his vindication
would have exposed the weakness Of pub
lie resources 1t was better that he should
be denounced or destroyed than the sa-
cred cause Of republican liberty should be
brought in jeopardy. So, like the Scotch
Grays at Waterloo, who stood for hours
within range of exposure to a fire they
were not allowed to return, or federal
division which was said during our late
war to have marched to a position
under fire, with their arms at right
shoulder shift, or like Sidney johnson,
who would not defend himself for not
having marched to relieve Fort Donald
son when he had no men to march with.
Just as all this sample lot of brave men
who would not be forced to decline a
battle until they were ready, General
Grant withheld any expression of pur-
pose until the proper time arrived. "The
hour and the man have both come" as is
announced by Meg Merrilies
1t the arrest and disco MIXTURE of Messrs.
Hatteraick and Glassin. The occupation
If every Democratic Brutus and Roche
;ort to bold Caesars and hook -nosed en-
oerors is gone. The anti-third term SOL
Tiers are furlo ughed, and those sensitive
known as Liberals may now
combine and cooperate with their own
political friends instead of lending their
orce to support the attacks of their own
political enemies.
We have, however, at hand test of
sincerity and field Of active service for
he dismantled patriots who have been SO
much disappointed by the declaration Of
President Grant.
Hon. William Allen, at present by the |
race of Democracy and the apathy Of the |
Governor of Ohio, has been |
everently approached on the same sub
ect of another term. Curious enough, |
his Kaiser William adopts the doctrines
# President Grant, and almost employs |
he same words to express his doctrine.
Ion. William is reported by conscientious
nd reliable interviewers to have expressed
himself as follows
| do not seek Office. II the people de
nand OF me the sacrifice of my ease, | am
It their service. Ii | am caied to the gov
as God is nav seaEcher and anchor,
shall administer it with honest and in
ependence.
President Grant has not gone so far as
laiser Allen. He has said that there
aust some extraordinary occasion arise
D create an ''imperative duty" on his
art to accept denomination. About
bis he makes no pious Invocation Of
ivine approval. He looks but to sons
ossible exigency which may require a
atriot to sacrifice his ease" Kaiser
lien, however, imposes no such hmita-
on upon his acceptance, but accepts
fat without any drawback
r condition. President Grant refers to
is professional sacrifices in having &C
epted Office as a proof Of his patriotism
l having done SO. Mr. Kaiser Allen
makes in the significant fact that be was
, the highest pub bic service forty
ears ago, and having outlived fifty