Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-05-15
win the Third BIunder Unmake Him.

Some weeks back we showed how
1.-TWO blunders" made Grant what he is
as military chieftain. 1t is now per-
tinent to ask, will the third unmake
him? He returned from his tour
around the world little too soon for
the successful operation Of the politi-
cal machine which had been invented
to secure his nomination for the third
Term, and the additional attachment
had to be annexed to the machine in
the way of self-cleaner or cow
catcher by which the track should be
cleared of all obstacles. The attach
ment worked finely and soon dispatch
ed the great tourist to the island of Gu
ba, as an unvisited part Of the earth
which it was desirable to use as stand
point from which the Ex.President
might be precipitated upon Mexico and
in the natural course OF things be hurl-
ed upon the Southern States in time to
raise the wind for the presidential max
ing machine as it crossed the Allegha-
MES to sweep down the great valley
of the Mississippi and harvest the West
and South into the third term garner
at Chicago. Grant went to Cuba as
though he were in earnest, thence to
Mexico and returned, escaping the per-
lis by the sea, to Galveston, and follow
ing the printed programme. strictly he
visited New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis
and Little Rock 50 as to touch upon all
the Southern States proper, and shake
hands with as many as possible, and
:'receipe" as many receptions" as he
could receive in the given time and
space, and speak his prepared pieces in
return for each "receptioo" which he
, ''receved." But here suddenly and
, unceremoniously the programme gave
=, out-two or three hundred miles before
Grant got home. There was no de-
o signs left on the board, no programme
arranged, and worst of all no speeches
i. prepared to 60 home on Hence come:
y the Third Blunder which may eclipse
+ all that's gone before.
- The Ex-President sets out for Gale
ma, his home III Illinois, without politi
y cal chart Or compass and entirely out o
range of the operation of the machine
which was intended to be sweeping
4 down the great valley at this very mo
e ment, but had failed to come TO time
e owing to some rough work encountered
- in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He reache
70 Paducah on the way and there ere
- ceiyes another reception" and having
Il no speech prepared for that latitude HI
?. ventures tie open his mouth from tn
l. fullness Of his heart. Here he make
Il the blunder that is to unmake him
4 His first utterances contradict the yer,
l. key note of the campaign so vigorousl.
=, opened by the machine operators
- These operators in his absence had de
p; clared that the rebelious attitude Of tn
o South made it necessary to re-elec
i Grant to inaugurate strong govern
,r ment and preserve the union Bu
Grant speaking extemporaneously AM
from experience of heart, declares tina
a the South is as loyal as the North
If That no part of the union present
y more hopeful signs of peace, prosper
'r ty and good government than tn
:, Estates recently in rebellion" Thu
y. y in one short speech Of 10 lines, and fv
" minutes, he not only took the wind on
c. of the third term machine, but di
a. more as a private citizen to restor
"S peace and confidence than he did tc
y eight years when President Of the I'm
o. ted States with the army at his beckor
~ From that day to this his presidentit
a prospects have waned, and as the Men
" phis Aralanche says: "The drift
70 against Grant"
e. He is the victim Of the strange pari
H. dox, that when he blunders he become
y great; when he is truly great as i
w. was while making this Paducah speed
he fails. That speech has killed til
al wave of the bloody shirt as well 1
To- checked the tide Of the third ter
Il. boom.