National Republican., 1880-05-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gran, aud MIR. Diaino

To The Editor Of The National Republcdn
STR: l think Mr.. Blaine has done wisely
and we'll in saying Qf he has said it) that he
Is not n present candidate for the Office OF
vico-president Eminent as his abilities arc,
II is right that lie should take his chance for
the presidency itself Failing in the nomina-
ton for that, by tho success Of General Grant,
| think ho should not scOrn the second office
in tho gift of the people, aud should he very
much inclined TO say of any ono doing IL,
" Let him not honcoforth bo officer OF mine"
If were a delegate to the national convon-
tlon would with my present impressions
| Join in Mr.. Blainc's nomination for the vice
presidency OH such ticket, without his pre-
vious consent. trusting that ho would see
clearly his duty and his interest TO lie in such
acceptance. There would seem now but little
doubt that General Grant and Mr.. Blaine will
be tho two highest candidates voted for mt the
| coming Chicago convention, and that General
Grant will lead in tho vote there given.
can see but little moro reason In Mr. Blaine s
declining the second Office OH the ground of
official nferiority than there would nave
been IN John Adams or Thomas Jefferson do
clining acceptance under the original provis-
ion of the United States constitution, by
which the order Of priority in rank was de-
terminod by the relative number of electoral
votes that each candidate might havo received.
The respective location of tho two suggested
candidates is decidedly favorable, aud Mr..
Baine's eminent fitness as a presiding officer
of tho senate Is universally admitted The
talk of the vcc-presidcncy necessarily shelving
man is all idle, as it seems to me, the shelving
or not shelving depending on the character
and qualifications of the man himself Mr..
Blaine, by accepting tho vice.prosidonCy
would be sufficiently before the people as
presiding officer OF tho senate, commencing
himself to universal regard, without hazarding
his probable chance of succession to tho pre9i-
dency four years hence by the many appoint
monts to office and the moro disappointmonts
| tho chief executive of the nation is called
| upon to make.
The "third-term" bugbear will soon have
| disappeared and tho "Cesarism" of Grant be.
! como an exploded idea Any apprehendcd
danger from him as q military dictator has
passed away, If ever seriously entertained The
man who has said so earnestly and 50 sin
coroly, Let us have peace" Is not man to
| play the tyrant or the dictator General Scott
| it will be rocolected, proved himself good
pacifcator in Mexican affairs, and have been
struck with tho following appropriate observa-
| tions with reference to other military men
in an old number of the London Spectator:
1T has been remarked that Wellington and
| Soult are tho two most pacific statesmen of
| the day. This is less characteristic of the
| individuals than of their trade. The soldier
by profession, as ho is the most efficient so is
lie the staddicted TO fight for fghting's sake
| He is no amateur, morbidly anxious to show
OFT his cloverness, but one who prides himself
| In his art only in so far as he Is able to work
out results by it. Dilettanti soldiers, like
dilettanti lawyers aud physicians, are your
| great makers of mischief" g. X.