The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-12-09

discussed Is the disposition which
ought io BE made 81 ex-tresadents
Msamed, for reasons which
are nut psiRabIe % as, ihat i i
nos proneF for one who has eecu-
pied au Office So exalted 70 turn
ns nsi0n 10 personal business
Therefore, il IS ugad TINT some
provision ought to be made fof
m bF government ia tie case
81 aep. Grant it Is proposed To
create she Office Of geneFalissimo.
with rank and pay above that Of
Son. Sherman, and subordinate
anlp "a she President WHO. by riF-
lae oE bis office, is o0mmanaer-in-
ehiea of The army and navy, In
the case of ether Presidents it
suggested that they should be-
come members Oh The Senate at
large
III The radicals have the power
they will not hesitate "a pension
Sen. Grant ID the manner pro-
posed, 81 bY a regular annual gift
from tie Treasury but We know
enough Of the current al American
faonghs and sentiment 10 enable
as to predict that our conntrymen
viii never approve either of the
schemes suggested. 0nr ex-P Pres
ilanls can well AFFORD ID initiate
the example of Washington who
retnrned ID Ills plantation and re-
Rumed the duties, cares and iabors
cf pr0prietorship, oF the example
OFF the second Adams, who became
d very efficient and able repre-
sentative III Congress, Of that Oh
Jackson. who was as industrious
at the Hermitage after Ills retire.
ment, as lie had been before his
election, op that of johnson, who
willingly returned ID The Senate.
i'll seems absurd TO believe that
merely because a man has occu-
pied Il post Of great honor, Il is
nnbecoming FOR him to do anything
afterwards.
Is Is b the Office 81 President
that tAe dignity attaches when
The incumbent has served through
his term be carries away with him
10 private life none of that dignity.
lib tn, therefore, in no respect nm
becoming for an Ell President To
resume The occupation which he
followed before he entered upnn
public service. After he has faith
fully and periodically employed
his Talents ID the efficient service
of his country To the end of IBIS
tsrm, he can reflect n0 more honor
upon Tho Office by spending the
balance of Lis days Id dignifed
fllaness.
Nor can he detract anything
from The dignity III the Presiden-
iial Office by resuming the pr5fes-
sion I'll vocation pursued by him
before his election. Neither ID pen-
stoned ialenass consistent with tile
simplicity of our republican forms.
I'VE hope time ID remote when the
American people viii consider IL
dishonnrable work. even i'll the
ease III Nh ex-President.
NG Danger oG tlae Ghlra Term.
Ne have not the slightest ap-
prahensi0n that Grant win be
elected President fDr d third term.
Ma afo snrs Tint should he be run
iof Gle Presidency Az tie republi.
elm candidate, the democrats could
mol nominate man who wOuld
net bent linn. Wa have not tile
slightest doubt. however, that
Grant wants tha third term, and
expects III He has had such \
wonderful run III fortune that he
believes III his star. It'd II sur
rounded hg coarse anil obltnsige
hata6rega. who assure him shat he
Alona has saved Ehe country and
republican pagty, end that he alone
ean continue t0 save. HE haa been
tola 81 tn8 sacrifices he made ~
gcps iIie Presidency, aud that he
is called anon Ao make them ngain
Ws Hsf 1880 &ssa s.Mgsaa.7 u tsssas..Et y IN