The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-01
THE N. Y. PRESS ON SPRINGFIELD

The comments of the New York press or
the resulttof the Springfield convention are as
widely different as the standpoints from which
Grants candidacy has been viewed by the
journals thus commenting. The Tribune
devoted heart and soul to Blaine, and opposed
to the third-term project from its very incep'
ton, unburdens It's mind in the following
fashion:
His success is of such a character and ii
was won by such strenuous efforts from the
jaws OF defeat that il shows his weakness
rather than his strength. 1t conspicuously
exhibits the rapid degeneracy Of his candida
cy, which began with a boaSttul confidence OF
sweeping the conutry through a spontaneous
OutbuIst of personal feeling, and has now go;
to such a pass that his supporters find cause
for rejoicing in the fact that he has bar-ly es-
capped rejection in his W State.
This is very mild; its type of mildness
seeming to indicate in the Tribune mind the
contemplation of a possible "whee'ing into
line" to support the man it has 50 Strenuous
ly opposed for months past. Equally model-
ate are the utterances OF the Times, the Grant
organ ever since the question of a third term
was brought fairly before the people. Bat
here it is the moderation which arises frouI
conscious strength and from the desire to con-
ciliate the supporters Of the many minor
''booms' that have lately be. II cultivated
within the Republican party, and whose sup
portels are now doomed to see the fortunes OF
their respective ~fayorites fade and disappear
in the etlulgence of the rising Grant star.
The Times sayS:-
No political event can be much more Ger
tain than that Grant will be the nominee of
The Republican, party for President of the
United States. The Illinois convention is
the turning point in the preliminary Republic
can canvass. II has been SO obvious that the
success or defeat of General Grant as the Re
publican candidate depended on its action
that the most strenuous and arduous efforts
have been made by his opponents to deprive
him of the prestige of the Illinois votes in
the Republican National convention. The
Grant vice rv will go for a great deal more
than the number OF delegates gained. We
have no longer any doubt that General Grant
will be t'iumphantIy nominated at Chicago
on the first ballot.
The above opinions ale from journals con
ftssedly Republican. As such their judgment
may be considered as the testimony of parties
in Interest, so it is TO the Independent press
that we must turn if we would note the true
effect Of the decision rendered the other day
at Springfield. Thief among the independ-
cnt Journals Of New York is the Hcr0ld, IA
NOUS at once for its crusade against Caesar
Ism and tor 4 very Strong liking for the
winning side in any pending issue. The
NcrUl0 opened its anli-Crsar crusade some
What prematurely. having embarked in it
about five years ago, at a period when, as was
shown by the conventions held in 'IG, the
people were not at all in a temper to brook
the innovation of a third term. But lighting
AL innovation against which the people Of all
parties are arrayed is a very different matter
from opposiLG the same measure when the
dominant faction Of the party having the
UcrdtdS sympathy is committed to its sup
port. For a year past tie Herald has devoted
its best energies to decrying the movement in
favor of Grant, but this is the manner of its
commenting on his candidacy when viewed
in the light shed upon it at Springfield
'Genclal Grant will not only be nominated
on the first ballot, but nominated with such a
display Of elusive anu outpouring enthusiasm
AS will make his rivals wish to forget that
they had ever been arrayed against him as
opposing ca didates. General Grant is the
only fit candidate for the Presidency. OF
course we do not mean by this that no other
candidate of the United States would make L
good administration, Dut those who are best
qualified refuse to run against him, declaring
their opinion of his superior fitness. rrarti-
callv the choice lies between him and his i'm
mediate rivals, and in this restricted field, We
have 10 hesitation III saying that he is the
only til candidate.
BY way Of a~liayin- Tie storms lately raging
in tie world Of politics a waggish philosopher
recently made the following proposition, viz:
Let the Republican National Convention,
when il assemblies at Chicago, make the Dem,
ocratic nomination for the Presidency and
let the Democratic National Convention at
Cincinnati bring forward HE Republican
nominee. Under this plan, our philosopher
argues, the Republicans would nominate Til
den without a dissenting voice. while the
Democrats would be equally unanimous in
their choice Of Grant So harmony would
prevail On all sides. 1t seems, though, that
the Republicans are about 20 save the Demo,
Gratis The trouble Of e%nacting their prescribed
part III this roie. Let us see if The Democrats
will he equally successful in playing into tho
hands Of heir opponents.
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