Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-01-29

be content to bear the expense and
risk Of carrying a coin basis for ma
tional bank notes.
GRANTIsM.
For years, Grantism stood for forci-
BILE and unconstitutional reconstruc-
ton 4; but from behind that word to-
there looms up a strong man and
q third term, around which may yet
gather that partisan combination of
politics and capital which many of its
rank and file regard Is essential to
the continuance of radical rule. 1t
is too soon, however, to forecast with
certainty how great a crowd a be
rallied by two ideas so repulsive to
oil conservatives, as to render accep-
lance of them intolerable under any
garb in which they can be eirhcr
dressed or paraded. Of this we can
be certain. The last thing which GER
tain leaders of the Republican party
| those that are at once its intellect and
strength-desire, is the strong man
and the third term. They will, doubt
less, put forth every human effort to
escape from their entanglements and
dangers. It is to be hoped they will
be successful but when they shall be
overwhelmed, if that unfortunate hour
shall Gavin upon the country, there
will also come with it opportunity to
unite against such ca~tastrophy those
friends of liberty and constitutional
government, who are yet supposed to
compose the vast majority OF the ma
ton.
The bill introduced into the Legis-
laturs of New York, to change the
manner of choosing delegates to the
electoral college, is generally suppos-
ed to be in the third term interest.
1t is supposed also, to be a machine
mandate, that the legislature will
scarcely resist. 1t is another outcrop
u the late electoral fraud, and will
be such q settling aside of popular
right as will doubtless derive strength
from Fusion.example in Maine. Be-
sides this overtact by Republicans,
sundry small democratic politicians
devoted to individual interests, dis
contents, village wire-pullers, lilliputs
in council, and even more diminutlve
in action, have been engaged in put
ting forward their various candidates.
There have been independent journals
also, in New York and elsewhere,
arising to increase their Importance
by dictation. That state has beer
represented by them as the pivotal
empire, whose vote it will be impossi-
BILE to obtain, except through the
nomination of certain of its favorite
citizens, devoted to its conception OF
i1s financial interests. With such di-
vided councils, with the Democracy
of New York broken into factions,
but little confidence could be placed
on results there at any time. But
, since the bill alluded to was iutro.
duced into the legislature, the stock
Of these trading politicians and jour
mails has been completely swept away,
Some smsll-fry statesmen are new
advising western democrats to fal
, back on Viewers soldier bill. Some.
t thing of this sort was to have beer
, expected from those that undertook
business above their ability, and who
failing, have brought additional stlg
ma upon popular right and the ballot
box.
It will be far easier for the Democ
) racy, should such a measure become
imperative, to secure the election o
: a conservative and patriotic President
. by uniting with the elements opposed
: to stalwartism and a third term. Thu
t vast majority Of the people desire
rest from partisan and sectional strife
and the preservation of free institu
tons against the perils of imperial
t ism, and there will be no difficult,
t in securing the overthrow of Grantism
; Indeed, nothing can prevent tina
should it become necessary, bu
Democratic complications with Gle
r ments still more destructive. AL
that is wanted for a President, is ,
y sound conservative Unionist, fire.,
from the faint of extreme partisan
d spirit. In the event Of Grants nom
nation, let such a one be put forward
truly, fully and honestly, and the re
suit need not be doubtful.
L.