The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-12-18
A Third Term.


been pnt down by Grants Pennsyl.
vania letter. Snch, however. IS moi
tho case. The monster again looms
up on the political horizon and seems
to ovcrshatlow everything at this mo-
lnent.
The Cincinnati Commercial tells us
that, "where once one man talked
third term, now ten do 49," Some
are still doubling that Giant will al
low himself used for snch a purpose,
these, We say, are few, for but few
think Of Grant other than an ambi-
tious soldier, ready to accept or do
anything to ''himself.'
The late elections have 1eveloped
the fact that the we'll meaning repub.
Leans Of the North, 10 well az that
class Of virtuous nonentities, the IN
dependent voter, have been shame
fully tricked into the support of the
reform ~ republican party, and his
partisans now claim tho results to be
an endorsement Of him. The Des
Moincs speech was the great gun :
that speech that Grant "took the
trouble" to go all the way to Iowa to
make and in which he "took tho trou-
BILE" to abnse Catholics, Jews and the
Dutch. The American people look
upon this gathering storm with ap-
prehension and they are fearful that
great trouble will be the consequence.
The Republic has traditions that com.
mend themselves to the American
citisen that call forth an exhibition
ofpatriotism on his part to defend
and cherish, that are as sacred to him
as tho written constitution. Que Of
these unwritten laws, bnt neverthe.
less 40 inviolats, is, that no person
shall occupy tho Presidential chair
more than two terms in succession,
in fact more than two terms in all.
Grant proposes to rushlessly disturb
this tradition and we'll may tho vir-
tuous citizen be alarmed thereat, for
the person who has no veneration for
our traditions would have but little
respect for the constitution if it stood
in the way Of his desires. Grantism
does not mean Grant per Sc he is but
the fsure-head Of most powerful
combination a combination that will
run the government, and has ran it
for personal and corrupt ends. Grant.
however, is the most powerful.
man they can name, tor the
reasons, that he has his war record,
Of 4 successful general at least ]; he is
in Office and controls the patronage
Of the government /; has . vast army
of officials to obey is beck and call
he has besides that, the negro radical
vote South aud its leaders, he ia uu-
scrupulous in his action and has
evinced but little regard for that in
strnment called tue constitution. He
is nevertheless a man of more parts
than he is given credit for, but those
parts are Of the above mentioned
class. As We have just said a power.
full combination backs him and a pow.
erfal handling it will take to put him
ont. ecu. Blair said that death alone
would or could induce Grant to vacatt
the White House. These wordi
sounded at ono time rather strange
now, people PROFOUND the question
WAS not Blair right I
We will have Grant to beat, thai
fact is certain; bis nomination is sure
he is the only man that can com,
near saving the radical party from
defeat, no one else possesses = ghos
of a chance to do 30. The American
people can rest assured of one fact
Grant will he nominated by the Re
publican party next year. He vii
accept and will require strong worl
to defeat him. It is no child's play,
rest assured, and We should at once
prepare for action.