National Republican., 1880-03-15

protect Pennsylvania from Southern in
"vasion,' sab, JOEL PARKER, is nominated
for his war record BY Giis daily organ, Cen
eral HANCOCK by a Sunday organ and Cen
eral MORRISON by another organ, and so on
al infnHum, on account of their "war
records and the gratitude which Penn
"sylvania " and other States owe to them for
protecting their territory against Southern
Invasion" Well, if the Southern people
are craving for that sort of u candidate-if
they really want that sort Of man
so badly that they cannot sleep at
night thinking of him-we will name
o man with whom none can COM
pare in the matter of "war records"
A man whose genius in war hemmed in the
armies of the South so fast that neither
Pennsylvania nor any other Northern State
required any protection from Southern
INVASION" after he was appointed to su
preme command. The man whose chival-
rous appreciation of military and personal
worth would not let him accept the sur
rendered sword of ROBERT LEE The glori
Gus soldier, U. S. GRANT, who kindly fed
the gallant remnants of the proud Army Of
Virginia-among the bravest of the brave
and allowed its tattered veterans to march
to their homes with even more than the
honors of war: Let them take the horses
they will want them to plow the lands at
home.n But we do not ask the Southern
people to support or vote for General
GRANT ON account of his war record, or be-
cause he protected Northern States from
ducements to be offered by Northern Demo-
cratic organs aud politicians. We merely
ask them TO look calmly at the situation
and to beware how they follow the schemes
of selfseeking demagogues, lest they be
again led blindly into another rebellion
against the ever-loyal North. In such an
issue Northern Democracy would again
dwinde into the mean, cowardly, Cop
perhead organization of 1S61-65, and leave
the South TO bear the brunt of the battle.
The Northern people are cminently cool
and practical. They knew we'll how the
last Presidential campaign was conducted
in the South. They knew well that over
three-quarters of million of Republican
voters were prevented from going to the
polls by armed force, or else that their
vote, when cast, was nullifed by n false
count. They know that they lost seven or
eight Southern States by Democratic force
and fraud, and they ignore with contempt
the ridiculous, pitiful plea Of"fraud" raised
by Democratic politicians, after all the
frauds and outrages which Democracy per-
petrated in its futile efforts to declare its
candidate President, had utterly failed.
Well knowing these things, and seeing
the Democracy prepared to repeat the same
outrages and frauds, the Republican party
will quietly proceed TO elect Chief Magis-
trate of the United States and to inaugurate
him, and to brush away all traitorous COM
binations and plottings that might be
thrown in the way. The North is well
aware of the plots and combinations being
formed to defeat the will of the people; but
the North will not submit 10 wrong
and outrage, and to practices which
must destroy our form of government and
all the security of life, liberty and property
which depends upon its maintenance. Fol-
these reasons U. s. GRANT is the choice o.
the loyal people of the North, and they in
clude the Republican party and tens o
thousands Of loyal Democrats who fought
under GRANT If treason dares to show q
front when the electoral vote declares
GRANT elected-as that vote most un.
doubtedly will-treasOn will be put down
despite any Congressional juggling over re-
turns. This is plain talk, but it is the
kind of talk that all lovers of their country
of its institutions and of liberty will back
up with acts if necessary. We want M
dictator, but we want man of proven
: ability and courage-one pre-eminent il
: these qualities, who has the entire conf
dence of the people, and that man is U. S
5 GRANT Other candidates m ust nurse thei
ambition for more secure times. Demo
cratic politicians may nominate dictator
but the South will do well to beware hoy
> it follows his leadership after the electo
. has decided against him, and not depen
too much on throwing out returns.