Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-10
\ WORD ABOUT THE REPUBLI-
CAN NOMINATION FOR PRESI-
DENT.

party Is tina: which has been influenced
by the Aalgnancy o: critics ard the
movements OF selfish partisans IN and
out Of that organization, against Grant.
He has no. only proven himself the
safest man in whose hand TO entrUst the
great power OF the Presidency. but he
IS the strongest man that could be nom
mated. But It Is needless 10 repeat our
views in this regard. If We had the
power. Grant should be placed in the
Presidential chair for as Ion. term as
he would accept. We have nothing TO
tualitv in this statement. Faith in tie
sterling sound sense OF the country led
rs 10 believe that lie would be nomi-
mated for third term That faith is q
little shaken by some events viii n have
transp.red since the Des Moines speech.
The week after that speech was made
he would have been almost the unani-
NOUS choice o: the Republican party.
We believe that even We: be = the strong
est man in the country. To nominate
any other man but him Is To DO an act of
weakness dictated by the shallow critics
If the press and promoted BY the tricks
If demagogu=s and ssif-seekers.
The candidates who are The most talked
OF are Blaine, Bristow. Morton and
Washbu-ue. They axe al Presidency
hunters, and for that reason should uei-
Their Of them be selected. II there is
any exception !, IS due to Morton ;ha; i,
be made. We believe that he Is down
right sincere in his professions and IN
selfish in his patriotism. We feel that
We have done him an injustice by CLASH /
fyigc him with Blaine an! Bris;ow. He I.
is also 4 far ADLER man than Washburre /
md vastly better calculated. because |
better informed than he, 10 ill the Pres !
idency. Morton IS brave enough and !
Inselfsh enough not 10 care whether /
what he says pleases the press or tires
the people, SO long as he knows he is
telling the truth. Hence his uniinch-
ing attacks upon the Geviltries OF the
White League. Bat We doubt his avail
ability.
Blaine is deMasogue. We are
not TO be understood IS saving that he
does not mean what he processes, bat
that he so shapes his course as to keep
himself. James Il. Blaine, prominently
II the public eye as candidate for the
Presidency. He IS in some sense
trimmer; that is to say, lie so trims his
sails as to avoid catching any rough
blasts from the quarters whence blow
the hreezes Of Associated Press denur-
citation. His attitude Is theatrical and
specious. lie was entirely night III the
stand he took against JEFF Davis, but
he took that attitude il the light of a
candidate, and therefore
for a demagogue's reason. If he had
had the right kind Of courage and :air-
ness and unselfshness, he would have
made himself beroieally conspicuous in
lighting Springer's anti-third term bun
:ombe resolution.
Bristow is employing his office as Sec
.stary of the Treasury to make for him
eli Presidential capital. That sort OF
work IS the very lowest kind of political
rickery, aud should be discouraged.
Moreover. he is Border State Republi-
AN. We have had enough OF the doines
f such. Andy johnson was lesson
WashbUrne Is from q family of Office ]
aekers. He is IN some sense a use
al public man. His courageous a.ii- ,
ude as the American Minister IN Paris !
{ tie time Of The Franco russian war ,
nd during the dreadful days OF the {
Commune shows him TO be governed by .
,at strong and reliable sense Of duty 5
hich does not shrink from danger. He
a vastly better man for President than
ther Blaine or Bristow. But he is
ardIy to he regarded as one who is u
sely to be nominated. We Will say.
lite briefly. whom We should like to \,
e placed in nomination if Grant is to :.
J laid aside II
John +. Hartranft, the present Gov g
nor OF Pennsylvania, stands about :;
,-feet-one in his shoes. and Is every "
ch = man. He went out from Penn il
in command of the Jlst O
,iment of that States infantry He n,
> with Burnside in North Carolina;