The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-17

The Next Presidential Campaign.
President Grant. and his organs has
and is daily telling US ,ha. he will be
the first third term candidate in the
history Of the country; and judging
from Inc present move made on the
political c',css board Of his party, it is
more than likely that be will be
the standard bearer Of the Radical
party-no, tina: be is desirable to the
major portion Of the Republican lead.
crs and wire.pullers, bu. from the
Presidents well known self.willed
stubbornnesS. He demands. like an
autocrat, the Sd term, and will doubt.
less receive the nomination in ihc party
convention next summer. The leaders
of his party may talk to him Of eorrup.
tons, Sanborn, Boss Sheppard, Louis.
lana rule, Whisky Frauds, &c., yet
he proposes Is 6ght it on! on his line
caring but little for party or country
only DESTROYS that all should know that
""ris mine to command and yours to
obey" We like his sentiment, "Let
no guilty man sscape"-his frOwn,. we
presume he meant. Henderson vas
carrying out bis eommrnds as an hon.
est Interpretation Of them would die.
tate, aud bis reward was q sigual dis
missal. Grant dreams Of power that
Bi.mark now sways..in the German Em-
pire. He says TO the party that placed
HMM power, "a owe you no. consider.
alton save that you earn by loJolIy to
me-" To Democrats be de6an,ly says
-"My leniency save you from the
bastile. The army and navy an d
20, 900 in civil service under me is the
government dc fseto."
Can any sensible reader deAy that
Grant, throughou. oil his ad,ninistra-
ton. has any other spirit thaa TIL at Of
the Military Potentate Of Europe, bis
god Of rlle. md be has 30
shaped Lis rule as to surround him
self with force Of public plumber as to
render bis nomination Fixed fact.
But what Of tho National Democratic
party? Arc they to sit idly by? They
mny be distracted by alluremen,s hold
out by Grautites. And there are some
who style themselves Democrats would
sell their 5irth-righs for mess ofpois-
oued food They arc few. Hard money
soft money have little to do with the
coming contest. The only question is,
shall We have centralized government
or the government as handed down to US
by our fore.fathers? We of West
Virginia must meet tho issue fairly and
squarely. It i'll becomes tho ruling
party Of the State (the Democratic
purity TO have pickering. strife, crilni.
nations and recriulina,ions, and carry
on an iutcrueciou war. thus weakening
themselves. and lcudiug, yen. giving
aid to the Radical party OF the State
q party whose record is as dark and
damnabe 10 the civil rule Of the State
as has durkened the pages Of Louisiana.
Mississippi or South Carolina.
And yet. for influence, the
m,ny "soft place" hunters Of our State,
claiming to DO Democrats, like syco.
plants. applaud the acts, and humbly
ask to be voted for. Aguin-,hose
who have ever been true to the faith
find time and pleasure in abusing each
other for seeming dire!;c;ions, thus
giving the euemy Of the Democratic
party food for the campaign. The
party Of the State. from inception to
office 10 the present time have been
cursed with indictments, who have
worked more injury to the Democracy
than the Radical party combined.
Every couuty.seat has its number Of
fault. fudcrs and malcontents, WHO
claim to DO SUPERFICIAL to tho party in
power; yet ST. idly by. and without
one word Of rebuke, with apparen,
pleasure. lend listening car to those
who are assailing not only the legisla.
tive body Of tho State. but tho grand
and noble principles of the Democratic
party. We emphatically say We arc
tired at heart Of this everlasting fault
finding spirit that has existed and is
still alive among us. The Democratic
party, to remedy evils existing or sup.
posed, may have been led to grosscr
evils in the end. The printers Elm.
broglio..a and the impeachment FiaSco has
given much trouble and with what re-
suit financially to the State or charac.
tiers involved? Has the State thus fur
been benefited one iarthing. and has
there not grown out much i'll. feeling?
Again, The capital removal question
was another iire.brani to delay legisla-
ton. stir up strife and distract and d.
vide the Democratic party. Is il not
time that breaches should be closed,
wounds healed, and united eGor, DO
made to close up our ranks for the ap.
proaching State aud National contest.
We should net demonstra,ively. Press
the opposition to the wall aud fierce
them to acton The defensive. ard make
them explain to tho people what became
of that SSS,00O deficiency 10 the
Treasury Of West Virginia; what be-
came OF the six millions given to the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railroad, and who
received subsidies; who gave us odious
laws and DISTINGUISHED their