The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-06
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IT would uot be any great surprise 10
tho country. from present inlications'
the Boston Post thinks, il Grant shonld
receives the votes of every State il the
Convention to nominate Republican
candidate for the Presidency. Ohio
may have favorite son to present on
that occasion, but the State is now hav-
ing it's innings not only in the position
that belongs to the President of the
United States, but also in various
Foreign Missions and fat home offices
There is only one set of mon that has
received more substantial benefits than
the Ohio men, and they are the Return
ing Boards and their co.wofkers who
counted in three States for the Repub-
cans. There is stalwart, hungry fac
ton of that party that has been allow
ed nothing but the privilege OF grnm-
bling and the guardianship OF the
bloody-shirt. This wolfsh crowd mean
to have a hand in the next nomination.
Their numbers are considerable ana
their determination is great. " Grant "
is the contentious platform upon which
they can all unite. There is no polite
ian so ignorant that he does not under
stand the full significance OF Grantism.
Grant is the generous almoner and the
strong defence of the famished Stall
warts. They allowed the trick of :" re'
form within the party" to be attempted
once and they lost by it. Now the
tricksters cannot play their hand sec
ond time, for the victims are in the INA
iority, and have learned the meaning o.
the tactics to which before they reluc
1 tantly submitted. State after STATE
! has fallen into line, and Ohio can hard
! " oppose herself to the solid phalanN
: even were she disposed TO do so. Graz"
. is at once the Republican candidate ant
. platforn, and Grantism the issue nnde
! Democratic leadership will Ice summon
+ ed to oppose.
Q We are not sorry to'know thus early
;, the Post continues, that this is II fore
= zone cdnclusion. We arr sorry, how
= ever, to see any States taking rpoi
}; themselves the office of fa~ning obsc
n auiOusness III anticipation of Grant
< return to the country whose good nam
=. he has smirched with an almost ineila
~ ceabie stain. Half tyrant. half specu
- lator, he scandalized this Nation b
- acts to which no President ever s'onpe
N before, and to which, let us pray, non
-, will ever descend again and yet tn
a Legislatures of two great States hav
. agreed to send committees to wclcom
! this man of sodden conscience, favorles
and nerveless morality and iniinitrKtins
statesmanship Had it been tue Ii
publican Committee in eacn State tia
! took such action there would hard!
4 have been any improPriety in it, an
"A certainly no inconsistency. But by
:, bit of strategetic management Ne
!, York and Pennsylvania are made
!. appear as indorsing this perpetual cal
of didate for dictatorship. a Lcgislntu'
of a State to honor n citizen affair;
n who has no claim upon the eou'
try that has not been mote than Eati
fed, and who is to be welcomed, not c
account Of his relations 10 any State
the country, but in relation to the II
cessities OF n political party. OF cour
it would be looking for too mnchto cxpc
= that the Republicans should have al
moro regard for the dictates Of d
~ y cency than Grani had for the decisi'
Of Supreme Court, provided th'
found an opportunity by any juggle
to violate them; but We should suppo
that Democrats and self.respecting Il
publicans in the States that have TAX
such peceliar action would prot'
against this use of the names of th'
commonwealths to pay homage to
man whose record is 80 full Of Aagra
insults to popular rights as is that
Gen. Grant.