The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-07-12
The Kos. B.II.deser for President.

Grants reelection in 1876, was tina;
he was too handy with his army
that he manifested a disposition tc
substitute in this country, military for
civil authority. 1t was justly com.
planned that whenever and wherever
an election was to be held which en-.
dangered Republican success, ihitber
he dispatched his army to regulate it,
and whenever and wherever a dispute
arose concerning the result of an cleo.
ton, to that place his army was order.
ed to march, os,ensiby for the pur
pose of keeping the peace, but really,
for the purpose of settling the dispute
his nay. For his repeated usurpations
of authority and outrages. upon the
rights of the citizens, perpetrated by
the help of the army, he was denounc-
Cd by the patriots of all parties. His
use of military force in disregard of
all usage and precedent, as well as of
all law, aud in violation of the dearest
rights Of the people, caused the most
profound sensation throughout the
land. Every where thepeople were
alarmed for their liberties, and for
the first time IN the history If tis
Republic, Casarism became a topic Of
general and serious discussion. Aud
hut for this timely awakening Of those
who loved liberty more than party,
Grant and his army would be in pos
session of the Government to-day.
1t was the fond hope of all good
men that after the emphatic condem-
nation of this man by the people at
large, and his positive rejection by his
own party in 1876, the country would
not again he annoyed by him IS an
aspirant for Office But in this we are
to be disappointed. Already are his
pimps and minions bringing him for.
ward as their candidate for the Presi-
deney in 1880. Their plea for him,
is, that he is man of great courage
aud unfailing nerve, as well as superior
military skill, and that such a man is
needed TO secure the peaee Of the
country. They call attention to the
occasional manifestations of discomfort
among the humhis' portion ef our
citizens under the sorrows and hard
ships which they have been brought
to bear by class-legislation, character.
ize such manifestations as "Commun.
ism" and thus seek to raise the false
alarm that life and property are in
imminent danger and will be inevita.
bly, lost unless We call a "strong man"
to the head OF affairs. The plain
English Of il is, that the men who
have controlled in their own interest,
the legislation of this country, and so
shaped it a. to bring unbearable sui.
fering upon the masses, propose now
to kill every poor devil who may have
the audacity to complain, and to eff.
fectuate this inhuman purpose they
would select the Bulldog Statesman
as the one peculiarly fitted to boss the
job.
II would be uncandid not to say
that there are Others besides Radicals
who are, to great extent, responsible
for the fictitious pretext under which
the bid statesman is brought into
prominence at this time. To our NOR
tllication, il must e confessed that
there are Democrats high in position,
and strong in influence, who have
lent their aid III its creation. Not {
only have they helped to magnify
trivial occurrences into causes Of seri-
Gus alarm, but they have furnished {
arguments to justify the use Of means
for the suppression of the disturbance
which they pretend to anticipate, such .
as are wholly unknown to our system ,
of government and at war with the best ,
principles upon which II is founded
the principle of selfgovernment. ,
These are the men who have opposed ,
the reduction Of the standing army, ?
and boldly advocated its augmenta- !
lion in time Of peace for the avowed ,
purpose Of over-aweing the people !
md, il need be, compelling their quiet
TO whatever may he enact.
"A Us law, whether just or unjust,
OF unconstitutional, by
The tree use OF bayoasis AMI bullets.
These men, calling themselves Demo
rats and some of them having been
he loudest and wickelest denunciators
f Grants military ss,ispations, have
rged Congress with their hest rhet- !,
ric to even double the present
trength Of The standing army and
old it in readiness TO slaughter the {
iii1ens Whenever AID wherever they :
lay become disosdsrly, expressing c
,eir decided preference foe that kind s.
force for the purpose over that @
-hieh is provided iOr by the constiiu' d
on. And yet these same men are n