The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-05-29

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! Ed,tor st. Louis Republican-"Then sale
all the trees unto the bramble, come thou anS
reign over us.
sand the bramble SAID unto the trees, If il
truth yc anoint me king over you, then come
and pat your trust in my shadow"
| This shows that pretty desrot can be d
strong ruler over willing slaves.
Have the Anglo Saxons Of America come t.
this, that they want a stroHg man to rule over
them, and are ready TO become his willing
slaves
Some Republicans are shrieking for Grant to
come and reign over them:
Because he was Il soldier
Because he was Successful general
Because he wanted to annex san Domingo
Because an American citizen stood IN his
way and hls mlnlons thrust him into prison
Because Charles Sumner stood in HIS way
and he tried to crush him.
Because Carl SChuZ stood in his way and he
tried to crush him.
Because Jacob ID. Cox believed In practising
what Grant preached and he tried to crush
HIM
Because b. H. Brstow tried to crush the
whiSkcy ring and Grant tried to crush HIM.
Because Grant resented every blow ut the
whiskey ring as a blow at himself
Because Grant looks out for his friends al
ways at the public expense. Napoleon Bona.
parie did the same.
Because Grant stands by his friends, right
or wrong, especially when they are wrong,
Because Grant appointed Beknap and Bel
KNAPP sold posttraderships and Grant saved
him from impeachment
Because when Richardson resigned the treas
uly portfolio in disgrace, Grant appointed him
to judgeship.
I,praISp Grant never rptDS sod n nTpspDt and
never tailed to pay for it from the public crib
Because Grant has been entertained by kings,
and We must entertain kings and their progeny
to pay for it
Because Grants eight years failure needs
tour years opportunity for redemption.
Because Grants eight years nearly ruined
the Republican, party, they think four years
more will help it, Simt}idS imiiibuS cNrdntur,
The hair of the dog will cure his bite"
Because, in addition to his own bad govern.
ment, he has seen bad government IN foreign
lands.
Some Republicans oppose Grant:
Because they believe the strength of a gov
is the love and loyalty of its people.
Because the oneman power has proved the
destruction of other republics, ana may prove
10 be the destruction of ours.
Because every republic where the one man
power has been upheld has started with a ser
want and ended with master
Because Caesar stabbed the Roman republic.
Because the first Bonaparte overthrow the
first French republic.
Because the second Bonaparte throttled the
second French republic.
Because Francia undermined therepubIc of
Paraguay.
Because Lopez became the tyrant of Para
quay
Because IturblGc seized the throne OF Mex.
co.
Because Ccsarsm struck down the Roman
'cpublic, and when Cesar died his nephew
him.
Because Grantlsm may strike down the
American republic.
Because the Grantsm of Ulysses may be
succeeded by the worse GrantISm of Frederick
Because the surest way to be rid ola dynasty
) never to found IT.
Because Il longcontinued lease of power in
he hands Of one man, has always been found
o cndanger the liberties OF the people,
Because the old clan is gathering to Grants
support, and that same old clan IS "a stencil IN
he nostrils Of the American people.
Because an unsavory failure Is a poor augury
or future success.
Because the example and precepts of Wash.
ngtOn, Jefferson Madison, Monroe and Jack
on are of greater force with them than party
eeding
Because they believe the sober common
ense of the American people will revolt at the
perpetuation of the Grant regime,
ND will bury the party that nom mates him in
gnoble defeat.
Because the example Of Cesar, the Bona,
,artes, FranCia Lopez, Iturbide and many 9th
RS should remind us that Eternal vigilance
$ the price Of liberty"