The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-07

for the success OF the Republican party; thsy
ara laboring for themselves. They have during
four years been partially shorn Of then
strength. Some OF them, deprived OF Execu'
tive power, have lost place and been turned on
of the Senate. They want Gen. Grant for Pres
ident on the assumption that, il elected, they
can 60 to him on the day Of his inauguration
and say to him, I'VE have restored you to the
Presidency, and propose that things begin again
| Just where they left off four years ago. The
country understands this fully, and tens OF
thousands OF persons in all parts Of the Union
who, despite their objection to third-termism
would support Gen. Grants nomination because
OF high personal regard for him, protest
against his candidacy or the candidacy OF any
other man under the patronage, control, and
tutelage OF the selfish and dsreputable comb
nation OF petty cbieftains whose usurpations
OF Executive power and prostitution OF the
Civil Service was so disgraceful, and demoraliz-
ing, and disastrous under their former DONNA
ton and diction.
The scheme OF calling State conventions in
New York and Pennsylvania in midwinter, six
months before the meeting OF the convention,
to appoint delegates, was OF itself declaration
OF defiance to the country. The convention in
New York would have been eminent for its
profigate display OF Senatorial dlctation were
not that in Pennsylvania even more 80.
In Pennsylvania it was well known that the
popular sentiment was hostile to third term.
No time was gwen for discussion. The conven-
tios was called in hot haste. In many large
districts there was no time given for county
conventions, and the delegates were appointed
by local committees. Had there been fair OPP
portunity, Pennsylvania would have been as
unanimous against third term as was the other
Republican State of Iowa. But Don Cameron
wanted a candidate whom he could say he had
nominated in spite Of the popular sentiment OF
his State, and President whom he could ad-
vertse as o wing his election to HIM. So in New
York, so IN Illinois, and 90 in other States has
the Senatorial syndicate used the name OF Gen.
Grant to promote an sscendency which has be-
come odlous and repellant to the American
people.
II Gen. Grant were tomorrow, over his own
signature, to repudiate and disclaim the patron
ronags OF this Congressional syndicate; il he
were to to declare that, If elected, he would re-
pudiate and resist the right and authority OF
any Senator to name or designate any person
for any Office. and that, if elected, he would
claim and exercise all the powers of the Execu-
tive under the Constitution and the laws, and
make the Civil Service what it ought to be-s
business service, free and distinct from and in
dependent OF politics, these very men-this
Senatorial Spells Syndicate who now are pack
ing conventions, sneering at the unwrtten law
Of the land against third term, would discover
that Gen. Grant is not the man they thought
he was, and is not the kind OF man they want,
Ind would abandon his candidacy. Unless they
ian have a Republican President whom they
ian rule, and unless they can have man who
will concede to them unreservedly the power
of appointment and removal, they prefer the
election of Democrat. They could trade with |
he Democrats, but unless they could rule the
Republican President their position would be
to their army Of henchmen and
chalmers.
No one would be afraid OF them and the
,laces they now ill as Office brokers would
DON know them no more forever. Hence they
re bitterly opposed to any Republican candi-
ate who will not surrender the appointing and
emoval power to them. This explains why
hey are booming for a third term, and none
{ them will deny it.