The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-03-13
WILL GRANT BE NOMIN.
ATED?

position that he was never fitted
for, either by nature, education or
habits-and we do not believe he will
be nominated at Chicago in June
next, although to the casual observ-
err, since the great States of Pennsyl-
vania and New York have seemed to
declare for him, it might look as if
he could be, or at least might be,
| nominated.
But when we take a deeper and
clearer view of the situation, we see
What it is but few, comparatively of
the tricksters and trimmers for Grant
who have so declared, and that the
great mass Of voters, as well as al
most unanimous press, are dead
against his nomination and election /;
then we think we see that the actions
| Of Don Cameron and Lord Roscoe,
amount to but very empty compli-
ment to Grant, and it should be re-
membered that Grant has been in
special training for what now appears
as a Grant boom, for near four years !;
and that the noise and sound we hear
for him, although considerable, yet
as compared to the whole ffty mil
hons of population, would not per-
haps amount to as much as one
fourth of one per cent of the whole
and we must also remember that few
threats, and as many empty whiskey
barrels, after the whiskey runs down
those Threats, will make loud noise.
The Grant trainers and tricksters
and their pack, are active, elamorous,
noisy and aggressive: while the pco-
pie are calm, but thinking, and deep
ly thinking, as these Grant campires
will yet learn.
I But let us suppose that he will
have numerically enough strength
in the Chicago Convention to nomin-
ate him, aoiW they do itS We opine
not, when they are made to see that
the people and the press of the coun-
try are against him, and that he can
not be elected They may follow
him anywhere with goodly hope of
success, but not to almost certain de
feat and infamy like the wolf that
would enter your fold to carry away
the lambs, without hesitation or re-
morse. when danger was not seen or
scented; yet did he see that his life
was imperiled thereby, would stink
away with an empty stomach, rather
than without head.
|, This is the rock, as we believe, on
which the Grant schemers will wreck,
even do they have enough tricksters
in the Convention to nominate him.
AS mere partisan, we could hope
that Grant may be nominated, because
we feel more than assured that he
cannot be elected By the people; but
rising to the higher plain of patriot
ism, we would not have him even
nomipated then; first, because even
the fact and precedent of nomina-
ton of Grant, and for third term,
in violation of the long established
tradition Of the country, would be
fraught with peril to our country and
the stability of her institutions for
! if Grant can be nominated and defeat
ed for third term, some other selfish
and unfit aspirant may at another
| time be nominated and elected. To
prevent this, we would now and for
ever nip the poisonous upas in the
bud, never to rise again.
And secondly, because if Grant
should be nominated and fairly de-
feated at the polls, we fear that he
might not hesitate to appeal to the
sWord, under the false plea and pre-
tense Of fraud, to seat himself as
Dictator or Emperor, over this peo-
1 pie. Let it not be said that this is
an extreme view of the dangers to
be apprehended on Grants nomina-
ton. If it is extreme, let it be re-
membered that Grant is an eetreme
man, and that his hackers arc of the
same stripe.
But let us console ourselves and
thank God for it, that Grant cannot
be elected, and if like the hound that
/ stole the bacon ham, on running over
the brook with it, saw it's shadow, be
lieving it another ham, grabbed for
1T and lost all. The fault will be his
own, and the result of an overgrown
and UNJUST ambition. And in this
connection, we feel more than thank.
fui that the great mass Of the true
soldiers who fought to save the Gov
ernmeDs will still fight it out on that
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