Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-12
Choosing a Presidential Candidate

erat 0faut. pennsylvania Is enthus-
iastic for Blaine but the delegates are
under bonds to vote for Grant. The
Convention apparently stood this
way by a vote of 1913 to 1l3 OF
these, FIVE of the first number
were contestants put in by Gamer.
on's machinery. Transfer them to
the other side and the vote would
have been 1873 to ll8 And the Phila.
delpbia Times, usually correct il
such matters, says that less than
forty OF these 1873 were at heart for
Grant. The others are for Blaine
but we're too timid to assert their
manhood against the lordly Cameron
and vote for their choice.
The Pennsylvania convention
shows that We Republicans are not
to nave clear sailing The Grant men
thought to "boom" the General in
for third term without opposition.
But they find some other people de
termined to support their preferences.
Grant himself is q quiet man and
does not want to go into a contest
But bis hackers are of very different
temperament. They will use the
same tactics in the party that they
will against the party's enemy. They
are Satanic and will rule ia heaven
or serve in hell. If they cannot rule
they will ruin. Don Cameron ia a
member OF the National Republican
committee, but there is not Repub.
lcan fiber in bis body. He doesn't
know principle from goose horn.
lie il as destitute of conscience or
moral integrity as a wild boar. With
him all mankind, except the rulers,
are the same as beasts. They are
created for his uses the same as
beasts. Hence he declared that un
less that convention put its delega es
under pledge to vote for Grant, as
a unit, not a man favorable to Blaine
should be chosen. Under his lord
ships bond Blaine men could be
chosen If they would consent to be
saddled as has servants. Why will
the Republican party persist in put
ting men into committees who do not
know their places? In theory Don
Cameron was put on the committee
to serve the party, not to press for
ward his fayorites to ride the party
to death. With such work, the won
der is our party has borne up as it
has. Its load has been too heavy.
The people themselves, it is true, are
at fault They make a great party,
out Ut good material. /, is the ship
which is TO carry the Government
over all seas. And then they officer
it with men unlike themselves. They
pick up rats that have deserted the
sinking vessel left behind. These are
to manage and control the destiny
of our ship Grant. of course we
like him. He is a great soldier. But
as President he did not get our YES
sci out of troubled seas. We came
near laundering There were men
who found Grant and placed him in
the army where he served his coun-
try successfully and honorably. We
want man for President capable
OF making such selections in all cas-
es Grant selected Babcock, Bel
KNAPP, Mcdonald, CopkIin, Schenk,
Mosby, Longstreet and hosts of 9th
ers who brought odium and weakness
to the Republican party. While he
was President the party lost strength.
Since he mas been out the party has
gained strength. In Grants talk on
first page of this paper he says, 81
owed my honors and opportunities to
the Republican party" 1t is worthy
OF him to make the acknowledgement,
but it would be more creditable to
the party to be managed by men
whom it owes rather than by men
owing it. Our Washburnes and
Blaines made the Republican party
the party did not make them.
Grant will not be the candidate of
he Republican party this year. He
cannot be nominated without fight,
and be will not be willing to be nom-
mated at the end OF a quarrel. The
trade politicians like Cameron will
learn this in time and between now
and the June Convention they will
lay their secret plans to get some
man who as President will do their
bidding Blaine is the first choice
OF the Republicans of the nation. His
nomination is doubtful. The nomi.
nation will probably fall on some
second choice. To ut-wit corrupt
politicians in selecting SECOND
choice" man is more difficult than 10
to beat them on "first choice" se.
lection. There very clear indi.
cations that as second choice man
K. B. Washburne is, with the people,
far ahead of any other man. But we
doubt whether the trading polite.
ians will want him. If they do not
they are even new laying their plans
TO defeat him. Our State convention
will probably be held in May. The
people, the yeomaury of the party
should be as active as the trading
politicians II they want Blaine they
should not sit back and be ridden
down by loud mouthed frauds, as the
honest people OF P. nnsy lvania were
Ii. falling Ia get Blaine. thew want