Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-21
GRANT AND MONARCHISM.

There is no Disgusting the fact that
strong tide has set in among the leading Re-
publicans in favor of the nomination of Gen.
Grant for the Presidency in 1880, and un-
less revulsion of sentiment takes place, he
will carry off the honor of q nomination
without any opposition worthy of the name.
He is the first choice of large majority of
the party, and though there may be some
who will, for time, oppose both his nom
nation and election, there is little doubt
but he will, before the election, command
the support of the entire party press, and a
year hence will poll the full vote of the Re-
publican party.
The GLOBE has no desire to depreciate the
public services of Gen. Grant. He has been
the instrument of accomplishing much
good and much evil. Fortune favored him
during the war, and many honest people be-
lieve that he individually put down the rebel
lion. But in civil life he proved as great
failure as in military life he was success.
When chosen President, he surrounded him
self with the worst of counsellors-men whose
only ambition was the accumulation of
wealth. This aim they pursued at the cost
of their own personal honor and the repu-
tatlon of the man who had trusted them.
The most infamous of jobbery that ever dis
graced this or any other country, fourished
under his protection, and he was either too
blind to see it Or too weak to apply the
proper remedy. The treasury was plumber
ed by Robson, Williams and Belknap of the
cabinet; the Indians were defrauded of their
allowances by agents who had purchased
their positions; the revenue department was
swlndled out of untold millions by the whis-
KY ring, aided and abetted by men high in
the confidence of the President, and all
manner of rascality fourished like a. green
bay tree. None of the perpetrators of these
frauds were punished, save normally, and
are to-day among the chief blowers and
strikers of the Grant movement.
But Gen. Grant is responsible for a great
or evil than the corruption that has so long
held dominion in our politics. It was un-
der Grant that the heresy that a strong
government is the best for this country
originated, and it was under him that it
fourished the best. Little by little the pre-
cepts of the founders of the republic were
forgotten or set aside, and neg ideas origin
atlng from desire to perpetuate the rule OF
that exceptionally corrupt dynasty took
their place. It was only by strong and
united effort that the people prevented the
choice of Grant for a third term and the
complete overturning of our system of gov
eminent. Our rulers were thoroughly i'm
bued with the spirit of monarchism, and
sought three years ago to accomplish what
they most ardently desired-a revolution in
favor of an empire. Though scotched at
that time the serpent has not been killed.
The monarchists have been busily at work
ever since. What they called the weakness
of MIR. Hayes in dealing with the South
which was, however, but a misdirected
though honest endeavor to do justice to that
section has furnished an excuse for renew
ing the clamor in favor of strong govern
ment. They want government that shall
rule with rod of iron, independent of the
peoples will-that shall subjugate the peo-
pie. Only by this means can they hope to
much longer perpetuate the dominion of
the miscalled Republican party, and restore
to places of trust and profit the gang of
scoundrelly plunderers who have for 80
many years preyed upon the public.
There is no doubt in the mind of any in
telligent man but the election of Grant next
year means revolution. If once more ele-
waited to tho dignity of chief magistrate he
will not abdicate until the king of terrors
commands. Even though he might desire
to respect the wishes of the people, his ad-
visers will not permit it. They have too
much at stake-are vitality interested in
up an aristocracy of wealth and
power. There will be no obstacle to their
success if Grant remains in the White House,
for ne is by nature despotic, and this predis-
position is not likely to have been lessened
by his journeyings abroad. While in for
eign parts he saw only the rose tinted side
OF monarchism, and We have had many evil
dences of the pleasure he has derived from
its contemplation. He may have had visions
of donning regal robes himself. If not, and
he permits himself to be used by the revolu.
tionists of this country he will be compelled
to accept imperial honors, with or without
his consent. The danger is imminent. The
Grant "boom" means Notwithstanding
more nor less.