Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-11-27
Gatorfin Gario"
Chas. Z. Cassesl'..''. Edifor.
e. l.. Root.
thursday. NOV. 81, 1873.
President Making.

be the most exciting, ever recorded
in the annals Of this country, or words
to that effect. This is undoubtedly a
facts, for at this early date in the cam
paign, every paper in the country has
already said so, aud nobody was ever
known, to question the truthfulness OF
what is printed. The capacity of an
American citizen to Withstand excite.
ment, has cone to be miraculous, and
the ratio of the increase of capacity
has, we believe, kept pace with that
of the excitement, else long ere this,
would this grand Republic have been
q vast mad house, for with every cleo.
..on comes the increase of excitement.
With e,ery election for President, we
have ever had, we have been told by
editors and orators, that, we had ar
rived at crisis; that, the fate Of the
nation hung in the balance; that, we
had arrived at the turning point; that,
it was the most exciting canvass in the
history of the nation; that each one in
it's turn, has been, in every particular,
the most extraordinary election ever
held. And now, the momentous time
is again at hand, and all that is needed
to make this one, the most extraordi-
nary csnpaign and election accompa-
MES it as usual, and we take en- one
more degree in ability create, and ca
pacity to withstand excitement. We
have noticed some writer's who have
been willing to modify the expression
somewhat, and say "oas of the most
exciting etc. etc." but these are ali
men, who are behind the times; men
who never say anything decidedly.
Oh no, there is no doubt about it, and
you may just az we'll begin, at once, to
eat celery or take some other nerve
tonic, for on the result of the coming
election, hang Capitalization, repuda-
ton, secession, notification, division
and decentralization, and possibly worse
for the campaign is not yet opened
and all the issues have not been thor
oughly defined or cut out. The po-
litical horoscope for 1880 is dark, and
evils untold, are in prophecy. In 1876
thererwas no lack Of men capable tc
fiji the Office. The trouble was not
to get them nominated, but then il
took four months, instead Of twelve
hours, to elect one. This caused
something like ripple of excitement
but we have worse to fear IN 1851
We have besides the risk Of trouble
in electing, almost a certainty o.
trouble in nominating. According tc
all that we can learn, there are but
eight men eligible to election, at leas
we never hear any other names men
toned seriously, and there certainly
would be some one among our forty
millions, to say that he would like tt
have it, If there were any others ellgl
BILE. The eight eligibles are, Grant
Tilden, Blaine, Hancock, Conkliug
Thurman, Sherman and Bayard. But
we have even seen it stated, so posi-
lively, that it must be true, that Gran
couldn't get 1t, because he had il
twice; because he was a citizen of toe
many different cou utries, and because
he would want to be king, and KEEP
tiff he got it again; that Tilder
couldn't get it, because, he had il
once and wouldn't keep it, and be-
cause Robinson didn't carry Ne"
York; that Blaine couldn't get it, be.
cause, Maine has become somewhat
equivocal in her Repub!icanism; that
Hancock couldn't get it, because, he
hanged Mrs. Sarratt; that Conkline
couldn't get it, because, he is toe
naughty, and further because the pres.
ent administration and Ex.Governo,
Sprague don't like him; that Thur.
man couldn't get it, because, Foste.
was elected governor Of Ohio, and be-
sides that he sent himself sitting as
tride the financial fence; that Sher
man couldn't get it, because, he, and
the balance of the present administra.
ton are from Ohio; that Bayard
couldn't get it, because, Delaware is
somewhat limited in her capacity tc
supply electoral votes and Cabinet Of.
ticers. Thus it is plain case that
none oi these can get the nomination,
and til re are but one or two others
and they wo'n have it. In all prob.
,h;l;tv r. will roonire two elooforo|