Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-21

TUE CASE AGAINST GRANT.
Thst the Grant managers are seriously
alarmed 1t the extent Of the in~subordina-
ton in the Republican ranks il clearly
shown by the sudden alteration in their
plsns. The original programme for
Crans's visit to Mexico contemplated a
.omewhst extended tour Of that country
and possibly = trip to the Isthmus Of Pan
ANA; but we are now informed that the
Ex-President has started unceremoni-
ously on his return to the United States.
It Is quite evident from this that some
important e is contemplated.
What it is we shall learn in a few weeks
At farthest, as the third-term strategists
are not slow in executing their plans.
Meanwhile. it is gratifying to know that
the popular opposition to Grant has had
its effect on even the men who have as
sumed in the most ~ostentatious manner to
wholly disregard it. That this popular
opposition is not confined to the Demo-
Gratis or to the independent Republicans,
but is to be found within the ranks Of
the regular party organization in every
State, il . fact which does not any longer
admit Of doubt. Even the most vocifer-
GUS of the third-term advocates have
been compelled At last to abandon the
pretencs that the people" a Grant,
and have been forced to concede that their
candidate il as anxious to secure the
nomination as are any Of the competitors
probably a little more so. The TACT Is
becoming every day o and more ap-
parent that Grant is the most vulnerable
Of AL the leading claimants for the nom
nation; for, even when stripped of all
prejudice and exaggeration Of language,
the case against him is simply overwhelm-
ing. He stands out c~onspicuously as the
representative Of the greediest and most
selfish Interests in politics. He is the
avowed friend and protector of men who
narrowly escaped the penitentiary-not
because the evidence against them was in
sufficient, but because they were shielded
by the powerful arm of Executive in
anence. According to the concurrent
testimony Of intelligent men, Of all shades
Of opinion, he is lacking in all the quail
ties which go to make up a statesman and
. safe civil ruler. During his two admin
istrations the country was kept in a con-
slant fever Of excitement and uneasiness,
and hardly a week elapsed without some
exhibition of administrative folly, OF of
some scandalous disclosure Of Official
corruption and theft. Compared with
those eight years, the administration
even of the timid and vacilating Mr..
Hayes becomes positively respectable.
In spite of these conceded facts, it is now
proposed to force Grant on the country
again. The sole object of this enterprise
is. Of course, to throw wide open the
doors Of official power and plumber to the
rascals who swarmed about the White
House from 1869 to 1877. That a third
term Of GrAntism would be any improve
ment upon the previous administrations
il not believed for a single moment by any
one who understands the motives and the
character Of the men who are pressing
him forward. In the event Of his re-
election. these people would regard it as
= vindication Of themselves-an indorse-
ment Of their previous conduct-and we
should have the scandals of the Belknap-
Shepherd regime repeated and intensified
No sober-minded citizen, whether he be
. Republican or . Democrat, desires to
zee this condition Of things at Washing
ton again, and to the well-grounded fear
that . third term for Grant would newt
ably precipitate it is to be ascribed the
strength and universally of the opposi-
ton. While Grant is, therefore. the
weakest Of the candidates before the peo-
pie, he is at the same time the most dam
gerous ; for, in case he should secure the
nomination, there il no doubt that a des-
perate effort would be made to seat him
in the White House, whether he was
elected or not. Even in the improbable
event of his legal election. his elevation to
the Presidency for the third time would,
under all the circumstance. be about the
eravest political misfortune that could
happen to our country.
GROWTH or RAILROADs IN THE
UNITED STATES.
In speaking Of the enormous capital
that has been invested in railroad inter
ests, the Boston Herald saysthat. making
allowance for all watered !" stocks. there
still remains an investment Of more than
one-eighth Of the entire wealth Of the
country in property Of this single descrip-
tion. The recent tremendous but mag
nifcent movement made on the grand
board. in the shape Of consolida-
lions and combinations, has almost start
led the country out of its propriety. in
view Of the fact that about two years ago
property was in . precarious con-
dition, consequent upon the industrial
and financial dilorders Of that period.
sums OF money have been lost
in this description of property. A ref
rsncs to prices and values Of stocks in
1870 and 1850. il not without interest.
n gid value Of forty-fve leading stocks
taking into consideration that in 1870
surrsncy was worth from eighty four to
ninety cents On the el- amount to $780,