The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-11
Kansas Chief

lam always willing TO give my views. II
they are thought to DC OF any value or inter-
est; therefore, 1 reply TO your questions On
the next Presidency:
Am IN favor of Blaine, because he is one
of the ablest men and truest Republicans In
the Cnion He is q man upon whose char
ac,er, public or private, there is no stain.
a.. il N man who does not fear nor hesitate
70 speak his sentiments upon any subject,
and never waits TO See whether II Is going To
he popular but he speaks so clearly and
couraseoUsiy that he rarely fails TO make IL
nopu-sr. He is a leader, not q follower.
WhiI. standing In the first RANK battling for
his principles and dealing heavy blows upon
his ANTAGONISTS, he is of that hearty and
wnoie-souled nature that he possesses the
personal respect and friendship Of his bitter
est political opponents. He is man who
inspires enthusiasm, which Is more than
half the battle. The boys would get out and
yell for him, and do 1t with all their might
and SOU. He was the choice of the people
in 1876 and OF a majority of the National
Convention, but was defeated by the COM
bined juggling of his rivals. who were Jealous
of him, and preferred a good natured nobody,
who would not be in their way In the future.
a calamity our success proved to b., We all
realize. Wherever Blaine went, during the
cam paign just closed, he excited the widest
enthusiasm, and people ffocked to see and
near him Iur miles and miles. They were
even wilder for MN IN the Conkling State OF
New Yors and the Hayes and Sherman Stale
of ONO than In the Blaine States OF Iowa and
Illinois In short, he could be elected, snd
can be depended upon after he is elected.
For Vice President have no special choice.
Some good, lige man from the NORTH l wanl
no man from the south, until the South is
renoya ed, resenersi.d, ana reconstructed,
ana can help TO elect a Republican President
and Vice President want To offer no temp
tation for assassinatlng another Republican
Lastly, although not included IN your in.
| quIries, am not in favor Of the Grant
Boom" II nominated by the Republican
| convention, shall heartily support him; but
4 do not want him nominated. He has had
honor enough, He deserves no more at the
hands of his country than George washing
! ton did. yet he has mad fully as much honor.
/ and double the pay. If elected, believe he
would dissppoint pubic expectation, and go
| down In history with less lame than II he
| declined the tempting offer. do not believe
the Republican party is SO poverty stricken
4 In popular men or the country IN men who
| can save IL. that Grant Is the only
| man who can be elected by the one
/ or who is abe TO save the other. 4 do not
beng urged by Others, who expect To accom-
piish pei son ii ends by his eIectiOn. Al Ell
| being Iessted for two ears in foreign lands,
| II cannot be his device to keep II up all over
| this country. Designing men are engineer.
/ ing their Invitations and receptions, In or
| der that the "bOOm" may not die out. They
| may surfeit h I'M and the country, before the
| '.ooom" comes TO head. Think of the idea
| of a third term as the politicians may, the
| early traditions OF the government TO the
| contrary yet have place in the hearts OF the
| American people, " Inch will De q disadvan.
| tage TO any man who essays to disregard the
| example OF Washington. Those early tradi
lions may keem silly and useless, in the lighl
| OF later days; but, like santa Claus and othei
| innocent hctions OF childhood, II can do NJ
| harm to preserve them, ami "the world may
| be the better for IL. Sol MILLER.