Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-17
A Grant Organ.

prominence. 1Htft nave bttil HlllIl
strange stories flashed across the mys-
tic wire that connects this glorious
Republic with the efiete dcspotisms of
the old world. In flowing sentences
and with rhythmic cadence has come
the wonderful story of the Silent Mans
visitations in countries celebrated in
story and in song. Forty-iive millions
of free people have been called into Il
listening attitude while the tempcstu-
Gus Atlantic unbosomed itself of the
marvellous tale that was hidden in its
coral depths. We were told how
Kings and Princes, Municipalities
and States, the high and the low, the
peasant and the noble, the rich and
the poor had WED with each other in
doing homage to the first citizen of
America. National pride took the
place of political rancor, and without
regard to section or party, forgetting
past that had in it more of shame
than of honor, the American people
were ready TO forget Grants crimes
and blunders in the newborn tributes
that came TO him in the name Of his
country. But in the light of recent
history it becomes evident that the
wanderings of our illustrious ex-Prcsi-
dent were guided by the master hand
of the political manager. There seems
to have been all the necessary prcpar.
ations made, ON the part of select
few of his friends, TO make this Journey
as sort Of prelude to his final candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for President. Almost one of the first
papers in the country to sound the
alarm and to call attention to the
evident purpose of the Borics', the
Childs' and the respectable people
who are counted n Grants particular
friends, as well as to the other and
rather disrcputable element who keep
Borie and Childs company as they
tune their instruments to third term
music, was the Philadelphia Times.
The Times is confessedly one of the
ablest rs we'll as one of the most in
iiuential daily newspapers in the coun-
try. Col Mcclure, it, editor.in.chicf,
is so well known that it is scarcely
necessary to mention him or his work.
He was called to the editorial dircc-
ton of Philadelphia. only real daily
paper, because he possessed in an emi-
nent degree that rare knowledge of
the world and its history, that only
comes as the offering Of life spent in
its acquisition. He was one Of that
bright galaxy of Republican leaders
who came within sight Of the Demo
cratic tenets in 1872. He gave direc-
ton and purpose TO what there was of
the liberal Republican element in
Pennsylvania, and in public utter
ances that had in them the ring of
true metal gave indication of his con.
version to sound principles of public
pOlity. He was one of the few men
in that historic campaign who burned
the bridges behind him, and unreserv-
edly announced his hostility to Grant
ism, with all the name implies. Yet
the paper he directs and editorially
controls has done more to further the
movement to foist the Galcna states
man upon the people of this country
than his own especial organ--the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat. Day after day,
with n persistence that can scarcely
be explained, the Times has rung the
changes upon Grant and his candida
cy for third term. 1t has dished up
third-term chowder in every conceiv-
able style. One day we hear that
Senator Morgan has been making a
tkird-term speech at the unveiling of
monument at Winchester. Another
day, the rehabilitated ghost of jeff.
Davis is haunted in the faces Of the
readers of the Times, and we are told
that he has been making n third.term
speech before an association of Missis-
sippi editors. Just as we are recover.
ing from this deluge of third-termism
we are confronted with the astounding