The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-02-28
THE REASONS why.

cont quit bowling on his track and
congratulate themselves on their good
fortune. The News is political organ
OF the machine pattern, ard conceives
mo, reason whya party should object to
anything, no matter how reprehensible
tie thing may he, that is calculated to
give it a majority at the polls. A
great many citizens, Republicans as
well as Democrats, object to Grants
candidacy because it is for third term
Of the highest Office in the gift of over
forty millions OF people, and at vari-t
s,,ce with the principles Of the founders
OF, the Government. Washington de-
c,ined to be candidate for athird
term, and gave reasons which the third
tcrmers of to-day cannot refute, for
doing so. Jefferson followed Wash
ington's example for similer reasons.
aad for the first century Of the Repub-
les existence, all parties declared
against third term. a few years ago
tie Republican State Conventions OF
Pennsylvania and New York adopted
resolutions against third term. Other
States followed their example, and less
than two years ago the Republicans OF
Nevada, in convention assembled, re-
) solved in favor of rotation in office.
Tais is one of the reasons why some
Democrats, among them men WHO voted
for Grant for first term, are opposed
to his re nomination for third term.
Another reason is, that the only way
we can Judge OF the future is by the
experience of the past; and Judge
Black tells us what third terms" mean
in other republics, as follows:
''In the republics of ancient and
modern times, the chief magistrate was
intrusted with only temporary power,
and always went out of Office at the
end of short period, fixed and pre-
scribed by law or custom. 1t was this,
indeed, which made the substantial
distinction between them and the mon
arches around them. An unpublished
transgression of the customary limita-
: ton was uniformly followed by destruc-
ton. Everywhere and always it was
the fatal symptom Of decay--the sure
forerunner of rnin. When Cesar re-
fused to lay down his Consulship, as his
predecessors had done, at the end of a
year, and was reelected time after
time with tAe acquiescence OF the Sem
ate and the people, all that was real in
Roman freedom ceased to exist. Two
republics in France were brought to an
end in the same way. Napoleon began
by being Consul for term; then was
elected for life, and finally became En-
leror, with the powers of an absolute
despot. The last Bonaparte was Presi-
dent for four years, was reelected for
ten, and ended, like his uncle, in grasp
ing the imperial crown.
A third reason is, that Grant is by
no means an easy candidate to beat.
The action OF the Pennsylvania and
New York Republican State Conven-
tions prove that fact to the satisfaction
OF every reasonable man in the country.
A majority of the masses Of the Repub-
hcan party in both States are opposed
to him, yet their representatives, so
called, in convention declare for him
and instruct the delegations to Chicago
to vote as a unit for him. The corpor-
ations which in the past fifteen or
twenty years have become the power,
4 with tire millionaires, from Sharon to
jay Gould, which controls the Govern
ment and carries the elections, are all
eatspoken in favor of stronger gov
eminent than that which now exists i'll
the United States, and, as an entering
wedge, propose to set aside the precer
dents established by the first Presi,
dents, by nominating Grant for third
term. That they will elect him, if he
Is nominated, if in the power of money
to do so, there is no question, and
they will be aided and assisted in doing
80 by those Democrats who have &C
camulated wealth, and for its protec-