, 1880-04-29
ruM VOTERS, SAY.
TID
r as1rnty1NE vs.. CHANT AND nLA1SEs


rrrcAno, Aprll Gilt is safe to say that
,s,t,.ans Of both Grant and Blaine concetle
hat Washburne Is II strong man. To this
therc ia always provIso: that the contest Is
nnt ut. hetween Any candidate and Wasl,0urnc.
III Ia narrowed down To Grant and Blaine,
md That there Is no intermediate position.
n tbts bo true, it.is sad commentary OIL
Amcricnn politics. I mn bold enough, TO
sinto That 1t Is based on Il false prenlisc,-tlat
Il Il not what tho people want, but 1t Is the
.n,nmnnd of tho machine and must he
hepiled, II tho Government Of tho people,
hy ti,e peoplc for the people, has become so
irayestied that 1t Is merely dtctatton by
ut of scl,emers, then the conclusion OF tho
machine Is correct, nnd all well.wishers OF
tha Republic should regard tho situation rs
ominous of evil. T
ANY o,1e who Is Mt NE convcraant With the
h,st9ryiof tho Roman Republic from the mad
Drntus to Octayins knows that tho power
IN in the Government Of the people and Oft
Tepeatcd cllnnges; nni 1t was not lihtli At
rustus caused himself to le elected to all tho
farce farce LAYERS Of Augustus IN those days, as
was Mi right, the Republic still exists. but It
Is orty strengthened by ce!ltrnltzRtsoii nf
hepSsr and f|vinf fhay d o 1a 4 th fer sk
viii when Tiber1us, Caligula, mt! Nero assumed
In ofylccs. All readers OF history know that
it is tie first step that Is. tile entering wedge,
and tho destruction Of popular liberty soon
It is very alarming to seq Statcs passing tho
following resolutions, and now without jus
tidcatlon recommending tho opposit:
nspan!can Ratl2E; NH% m4Ek Ste99: eo.
sssRss tla pbla sssssten tsat
hn i not q cnndttlnto for rcuo1nnatson, and
Wit6 tho s[ncerest gratitude for hta pntriotlo
,ae eieeon of any @ Frcsdont for third
''Ee 'rEeeninsy,vanin Republican Convention. adoptsd
MAY 20, 1A76-Thnt VIC declare ftrint tit1anhll-
1cd adherence to tho nnwrltten l9w Of The ne.
public which wis2l and under the sSton Is t6 H6
and We, tGo Rcp,,blicans Of Pennsylvania, IN
recognition OF this Inv, arc uualtornby opposed
to tho election to tho Presidency Of my porson
" Massachusetts sh Republican Convention. 1s75-
That sound reason. as well 9a the wlso and IN
example Of Washington, requires TINT the term
Of the Chief Magistrate Of the United states
ahoHlt not c1Goed r second n,,+,on term: 7,,ro n
1s7-Retoipcd, That tho letter addressed by tho
President to tho Chairman of the rennsgiyania
ehpesn u Es snseesaio su' IL fuli md copoto rst
don Of those who charged him With intriguing
for a reelection; TINT wo accent It 9s an explicit
a snn ona nraa;cl; hv nr nnenia solaly to aFoso
irnin,isIea md 1itssonsion9 iii tho Republican
party. ~ -.
ls15-isesolued, That tho example Of washing,
TON IN refusing to bo 2 can1!dato for , third
lTesldent,al teEt; ana t1o @ 20 ~
chorish, and We should regard departure from
tshjn dnf fNnn',binnn Eonyentton, 1s7b-rhe OBJ
scryapco Of Washirlgtor's oxa1nplc, In retiring
se Ia tho St'f ftro II % IS t has beeS Ia tic pas
1aE q the RoPIM!b!io. cou.on.,o. ,a7x-nna ~,
ioWa Nepu6i%s9T@ % @ Convemnon' tS9a i9ann taI1 mei n
Rn p41 OF pp"%ta lattnr ~ t!cn
villa Villa fairiy rcmnvns that fssuo from cur Doli.
tes: a.,.,, 49,.
We accept With approbntion tho lettcr Of prcs!-
dent Grant, t!scolrngsag the continuance in Of
neo oi ahy Mags@traso t, @ ot ING Saoon ICE longer
poTlod @ than Two terms: ~.
1arles, when he says:
Il aomo Termination 70 tho services Of tho
Chief Magistrate 10 not fixed BY tho Constitution
vii IL n ill., aa htd
6aSs haw eSsy thst SsFenerstSs lnt1 q II
eenmnrts rcannnsihfss NJ % shart mcrnds ~ elcc-
fion, IS that whIch protlnccs m tho Ercatest Sun,
of happiuess to mankind, ! feel Il q duty to %
alsfegardine tho sound Preeedent set by a. illus
trtogs Predecessor, should furnish tho tl1st q.
a9@n1o OF proloa8auon beyond mo second Term
u 1.ta u'aeo.
Tlct,9n, but from cllnEFin At not being able
70 sG..I oolaln q nomination. Inis Is untrue, nnd
thon shGows A tho meanness which chnracteTlzes
199se who determine to carrya point. For,
5neie ever wns trne-henrted NepHollcan
4aa sincere patriot, that man was Thomas
1eMTeteon;
Ihero has not been my attempt since JET
!el59a 5 70 gnlnsay the truth or MS statement
aAd II Lincoln 9nd Douglas were living to
gay ney would doubtless severely repIrl
mana thp present Lincoln and DoNglas, who
owe tl!elr pTomlnenco to the prestige o.
hasenial preemlnence, and would say tha
mere ls every reason 10 maintain the populal
rug. anu to oppose NIL attempts at one-inai
power, or too much centralized power.
ttnn ns y often said llayes Is weak man; i
Me Ffcsldents attributes nro to. bo tsldFet
oy Me result Of his Administration, then ~
certainly ls . stronger man than Grant. III
!ound party disorgnMlzed, factions tcnrlni
SSssstytnlnf 10 pieces, Glstrustet, and only TIT
pesteI peaer Of tWo evils. To-day tug Ncpnblica!
3RSasty !sanited and trusted, md. II not abused
beneficial TO the growth OF tho pnrty art
Euutt government. EFQNtS rule was dc