Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-23
The Gold Hin Daily News ha.
DRIFTING TOWARD GRANT.

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There can be no doubt that unless
somsthiug occurs within tho next two
years to put an end to the present dis
tractsd condition Of this country. give
confidence to the men who control cap
itai. revive business. and u the
present hard times to disappear. Gen.
Ulysses s. Grant will again become the
nominee Of the Republican party Tor
the Presidency. And in that event he
will be elected. Voters will forget their
old ~prsjudicss against third terms, and
cast their ballots in favor OF n man oil
known strength. energy and dstsrmina-
ton Of purpose. The Nrws was among
the first papers in the land to detect this
drifting towards Grant. and to-day the
tendency Is recognized by nearly every
prominent journal in the country. Even
Dana's Sun sees the inevitable. and has
already begun to fight its old busbesr
"Grantism." The New York Gruphic.
one Of the ablsst Of the metropolitan
LAiliss. has the following to say OF the
outlook : eli il still two years before
another President Is to DO nominated.
and . great many things may happen in
two years. Without pretending to pre-
dict what will be done by the Rspubli-
can convention Of 1880. II Is wholly
within bounds to say that the q dis
tinct and unmistakabls indication Of the
present time 10 that unless something
great occurs to change the drift OF po-
litical sentiment. Gen. Grants death
alone can prevent his denomination
for q third term. This is true, not be-
cause any man or set Of men 10 working
20 put him forward. but because the
people will 1t. There is IN undsrcur-
rent in the name Of Grant which moth.
ing can shake Or weaken. His name
cannot DO mentioned in public without
evoking . storm Of applause. This Is
as true Of New York and Pennsylvania
al II Ia Of Iowa or Ohio. Every one
will remember that when General Beatty
in the Cincinnati Convention happened
TO mention the name Of Grant. the as
ssnblags broke into q roar Of applause,
which continued several minutes. A
the memorial celebration in Wyoming
Valley. the presiding officer opened thu
proceedings with the remark that h
"must decline to make a speech
"ThAt sounds like Grant" said a mai
in the crowd. The mere mention OF th'
magic name was sufficient. aud the me
mortal proceedings had to be suspended
several minutes until that great assem-
blags Of the wealth and intelligence o.
Pennsylvania had risen TO its feet and
shouted itself hoarse for Grant. IL Il
the conviction Of the people which
shape the course Of political events In
this Republic. Editors OF the so-eallet
"indspsndsnt" press and political doc
trinariss Of the ultra reform school MAY
snssr and carp as they will. but the fact
remains that u the Republican party
were to nominate 4 President tomorrow
NO earthly power could give the nomina'
ton to any one but Ulysses S. Grant
We are speaking not Of what ought oil
ought not to be true, but OF what II
true. The Graphic only depicts what Il
in the air when 1t portrays among thu
fireworks Of Independence Day the fg
ure OF the man with the cigar ON horse
back. II nothing occurs to turn tn
tide Of public sentiment from Its present
course the work Of the convention In
1880 will be easy and brief. 1t vii
nominate the silent man as he Wa,
nominated in 1872. unanimously. be
cause there will be no other candidate