The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-27

p 1850.
a Movement 10 make Him Pres.
ident Again.

n Movement 10 MAKE Him Pres
ident Again.
spseL Correspondents Of the Cleveland Herald.
NEW YoRK, May 22-The unanimous
comment here In the inner circles
Of politics on the Potter ~inyestiga.
tioni Is thatit means the denomination Of
Grant in 1880. OF course It Is 4 docu.
ment which the events Of a few weeks
may modify, and possibly chow to be en-.
tirely erroneous, but II stands to day as
the thoughtful conclusion Of men
who make politics a careful study. Nor
Is It 3 conclusion that many ofthem reach
with much pleasure. Twill endeavor to
give you in this letter some Of the reasons
which force them to this conclusion.
II has been clear to careful observers
for months past that this revival Of the
sectional issue would inevitably result in
the ~reappearance ofGrant a q candidate.
II the demand 10 for strong man to hold
the South in check avast majority Of Re-
publicanB turn ~instinctiyely TO Grant rs
that man. The Republican leaders who
have been harping on the Southern claims
question have been studiously nursing
precisely that demand. Now the Dem
ocrats, with their foreordained propen-
sity for laundering, have stepped in and
have done the one thing Of all others to
help along the cry. As s result you have
instantly the demand for the man who
crushed the old rebellion to come forward
and put down the new one. So strong Is
this cry that II the Republican National
Committee were 10 meet 10. morrow, or
next weak, it would be stampeded for
Grant in 4 tWinklipg. One a smell this
in the air. ], have beard men in the
streets, q dozen times during the past few
days, demanding Grants denomination.
It Is useless to deny that their arguments
in his favor are strong. In the first place
they declare that he can pole a larger
vote on the issue OF q solid North against
asolid South than any other man, can't
he7 | have found no anti-Grant Repub.
lican able to deny this assertion. How
will he be able to do III The dullest pol.
itician can see where his strength lies.
First-the old army Of officers and
followers Is still solid for him. II would
spring into life again like magic at the
sound Of his name. II was the most pow
erful political organization ever seen in
this country, and it would start on 8
iresh campaign for him with all the old
zeal, and with the feryor which comes
from q consciousness that the " old mar
always stands by his friends" Second
undeniable that after all that can
be said against him, General Grants
name is still q tremendous power in the
land. The party has more enthusiasm
for him than for any other man. BE will
return from Europe next year more pop
ular than ever. His unparalleled recep-
tions and honors abroad have had an en-.
ormous influence in his favor. Few sus-
pect that he has been abused beyond his
deserts; that America has never honored
him as she ought. You can even hear
men say that he was not q bad President
after all; that the newspapers treated him
ou%usgeously, and deceived the people.
Third-The weak and hating course Of
the present Administration has been no
uncomfortable influence in bis favor. l
think ] speak entirely within bounds
when / say that the number Of peo-
pie who are still in favor Of 8
non.partisan President Is too small to be
any longer 3 force in politics, Men who
q year ago we're y%ociferating against the
politicians and calling for q President
above party, have changed their minds
entirely. heard an advanced Indepen.
dent, q lew months ago, say yesterday /:
al am 60 sick Of this Administrators
dilly.dallying and lack Of grip, that l
would vote for Blaine or any other
thoroughgoipg politician for President
sooner than for another man who has no
experience in political management. l
am convinced that this country cannot be
run without parties, and that we can't
have q useful Republican party without a
bigoted Republican for President" This
sentiment Il not confined toa few men.
Il Is almost unanimous among the Re.
publicans who we're formerly chased as
Independents or Reformers. OF course
this helps Grant. he always had grip
enough on the party. Whenever he wish.
ed 10 do q thing, he did 1t, and his party
in Congress backed him up, too. Men
forget now that the thing done was often
bad; they only remember the pluck and
the force in II.
1 have only glanced at some Of the
sources Of Grants strength. Now, sup
pose that the Democrats go on In their
attacks on Hayes; suppose that they i'm
peach him and keep the country in q Ter.
ment for 4 year longer, 10 It not evident
enough that Grants strength will increase
every day? What other Republican fills
the demand a tall? Blaine? he already
scents the coming storm and has swung
out In . eulogy on Grant. Conkling? A
convention packed for Conkling would be
. convention packed for Grant, for the
issues are precisely the same, and when
il came 10 q question OF the stronger can.
didates Conkling wouldn't have s ghost
Of a chance. Secretary Sherman? With
any other issue, he would be \ tower OF
strength, but he has not the prestige OF
having conquered one rebellion. Remem.
Der, these are not my opinions. l give
them 70 you rs they are advanced here by
men Of might. A gathering Of leading
Journalistic in q neighboring city took up
this topic carelessly q few days ago.
Every Republican editor present confess.
ed that Grant was the coming man, and
one Democratic editor, who stands among
the frat in the profession, "The Rapubli.
cans are bound to nominate Grant. Not
onlyi Is he their strongest man, but he Is the
only man the Democrats are afraid Of"
These statements are not made by me
with any pleasure. Next tot Democratic
supremacy, Ibelieye Q return OF Grant to
power would be the worst calamity this
country could be called upon TO bear.
He would 70 into power, fer / believe he
would be elected, with the belief that he
had been yindicated IN all his methods OF
administration, and the result would be
Grantism In a more aggravated form than
ever before. Then, TOO, the issue on
which he would run would be an
excuse and an incentive for centr-
alization in government, and no
man can view such 4 prospect with any
thing but alarm. OF course this Is all
based on the out look at the present mo-
ment. II the Democrats tailso dlsast.
rously In their investigation as to bring
themselves into such ridicule that they
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