American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-12-04
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SATURDAY. DEC. 4, 1880.
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SATURDAY. DEC. 4, 1880.
IKE Ex-I're-identiaI Nui.ance-
We are glad to say that thu
aShene -tartel bv Mr.. PserrepOn
md Others, Through the New Yorl
Tines, to raise pension of G5O,
900 fer Gen. Grant, has f;iilet
and been withdrawn. In spite o
all the ef.,rts made but nine
pAOusnuth dsllars were subscribed
.ntl even this sam was only giver
esnaitionally- As we said HIST weel
the people have had enough o.
Grant and Grantism aud are now
Nsp0sed to lot him shift for him
I'M, which is Just what he eughI
10 uu.
But Whitelaw Reid, Of the New
York Zr1sns, proposes THAT Ton
rrrss shall make Grant captain
general OF the army or bestow up
on him a life-Senatorship. Az
neither Of these Offices are known
to our laws it is not likely that the
suggestion will be carried out, un-
lcss indeed the project should he
favored by Garfield's administers
sion tor the purpose of getting
Grant ont of the way as Presitien
tial candidate in 1884. Grant can
not be made either captain general
er life Seuator cOnstitntiOnafly, but
what in the constitution has ever
been respected by the Republican
panty when it stood in the way OF
any oftheir unlawful schemes or
purposes No doubt Mr.. Garfield
desires . second term as President,
aud TO get this he will do any thing
70 get Grant ont Of the way with
his tl,ird-termisln. 1t is not to be
supposed that Gar6eld will adhere
70 The terms Of the bargain made at
Mentor il he can get rid of them.
TO sacredly fulfill the obligation
then aud there incurred would be
ID direct contradiction of his char
acter as . slippery customer. He
will net keep whatever pledges he
Day have maslo concerning Grants
pretcnsious in 1854, if he can find
anyway TO get ont Of keeping them j.
Keid's proposition seems to open a
way for him out of the difficulty
snd be may therefore make haste
70 take advantage of 1t. A cap
tain general Or life Senator Grant
would b. disposed Of and the Way
would bo RnObstructed for his own
.eno0inaiion and possible re>elec>
ton. He may therefore use the in
Auesoe that he will have ~ Pres
ilent to havs engrafted in the con-
an amendment creating
enc or both the Offices suggested
I'm Grant by Mr.. Reid.
Unless, however, Garfcld's adj
helps this matter
elOng for its selfish purposes,
Grants prospects Of ever being any
hing more than O private citizen
are exceedingly slim. There is no
telling bu: what he may be again
riding on the top Of the political
wave in 1884, but II he is it will be
proof positive that he is . bigger
naE than the whole Republican
party, with Garfield's administra-
liosr thrown IN. We are aware that
he ant, his friends are looking for
ward to third term and possible
smpirc, but shis will never he At
tanned excerpt over the dead bodies
Of tho people. Grant has in a great
degree lost his hold upon the ad
aud affections ofthe people
md these are too many other as
nirauts in his own party TO allow
him to coolIy sep in and carry of
he prize four years hence. So
hat, unless the constitution is
lGsj0 tSampled upon, there will be
% captain generally or life-Sen-
DeorDllip for Grant. His only hope
now il in Garfield, and he, being .
Hlan of vastly more intellect than
Hrsnt. may take notion to show
he later aud his friends that he is
of and can get along |
Without them.
Messnsiine the people can see how /
hey are being made the cats paws
IL the Republican political and dem
1g0guicsL leaders and trIcksters,
Tho are eternally demanding new
,fIices for their pets and miniOns.
Had the Democracy succeeded this
Ill all this kind of thing would
Aave been put and end to, but now
lh..e .sno telling when or where II
viii Nd.
OuEEs VICTORIA has presented
ne Presioe.t Of the United States
Win , magndcent writing desk,
made from the t,ebers of her mai