The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27
WHY GRANT WILL BE NOMINATED.
Saws the Rock Island .irgus :,

Says the Rock Island irgus:
Hon. william ii, English of Indiana, who
has been prominently mentioned for the Demo
cratic Presidential nomination, was interview
ed by Il reporter forthe New York Ueruld and
in reply to a question whether there was no
danger of like fraud being pcrpetrated by
the republicans in 1881, as was contaminated
IN 1876 answered promptly and vchcmently
God has no. breathed the breath Of life into the
nOstrils OF the man or set of men, who can
again thwart amt defeat the fairly and legally
expressed will of the pcoplc-mark that
Very bravely said, and should it be the for
tune of Mr. English, IN 1881, to be placed IN
the position where 'rIdcn found himself in
1871, it is to BE- hoped he may, unlike Mr. Til.
den, prove equal to the occasion. Meantime,
however The Grant boomers are moving on
undccrrcd by any such brave democratic talk.
They have no hesitation whatever in urging
the nomination OF Grant on the ground that
whether he carries a majority Of the electoral
vote by fair means or not, he will have the
nerve to take the Office. As Mr.. Boutwell, put
it, in recent article IN the NORTH inlericm
Rcrtctc, we want Grant nominated because he
can ,on,hadad an election" The mode of cam,
nal,ding an election Mr.. Boutwell, hints is
this: In at least four Of the southern states
the negroes are in the majority, and in several
others the unanimous negro vote combined
with the white republican vote Is in a MAORI
ty The negroes are unanimously for Grant
Therefore whether the white bulldozers allow
the negroes to vote or not their votes must be
counted, and TO meet the case this will present
we must have candidate who will possess
the ability and courage to master the Difficult.
ties that will confront him" These are the
forces, Mr. Boutwell, concludes, which must
nominate General Grant at Chicago No 9th
er candidate can give the Republican party
reasonable hope of a continued existence as
party.
The same conclusion, but in a very different
spirit, was reached by Gen. Henderson, the
well known republican leader and statesman
of Missouri, who week ago delivered a nota-
bic speech to the Republicans of ST. Louis,
dcprccating Grants nomination. lie said the
Democrats in 1860, or at least the southern
wing of the party, after enjoying almost unin
terruptcd power in the national government
for sixty years, rather than yield itup attempt
ed to destroy the government. The spiri, of
Grantism to-day is exactly the same "lf Grant
be candidate in the present temper of poiti
cal parties, | fear an eilsrt to inauguratc HIM,
whether elected or not" And Mr.. Henderson
had the manincss to add: "The danger Of
Mexicanlzing this government Is greater, IN
my judgment than the temporary success of
the Democratic party. When the rule of the
majority is once broken the result Is either
anarchy or monarchy. In preference to cither
of these give us the peaceful rule of any party
even the Grcenback party"
Shall we be told that this talk about Grants
Inauguration by force whether elected or not
ls after all, a mere bugbcar cry to scare old
women? The Republicans are in power, and
have command of the army and navy. Grant
was ready to use both to force the Inaugural
ton of Hayes, whether counted in by con
grcss or not and dare Hayes do less for Grant?
Was not the Republican party fairly beaten in
1876, both on the popular vote and the elector
al vote, but had they any idea of submitting?
In the Louisiana and south Carolina elections
of 1876 the party was beaten in each Of those
states, but it refused to surrender its forfeited
authority and was supported in the refusal by
President Grant These two states did finally
pass into the hands of the victorious party,
but it was only on the Withdrawal of the
troops that Grant had placed there to overawe
and crush out the will of the majority. oh,
yes, Grant Will be the man. There is no other
who can be relied on ito meet the difficulties
the republican nominee will have to confront"
AS Grants Honorable ex.flnancc minister Bout.
well puts it.