The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-05-26
trio OF suburbs thatgrace like dia-
monds, ruhies and caeralds the dia-

College Hill aud tinton Place
pre-eminently the sea Of the wealth
the culture ard the iteIligence of th
Queen of the West? Those suburbs
plead with Us to indote the "fayorit
son. against representative of wha
the federal ofice-holdrs were please,
to call the third ten," responded
by q vote of two to de in favor O
the silent man who nver asked ar
Office of any kind, ecept the singl,
one Of being permitted to carry {
sword in defense Of hscountry whe,
it was assailed by reh,s within snC
threatened by foes without.
1t is to me, it mu, be to all mel
who stop to reflect, q shameful spec
tacle to see and hear DAT man assaii
ed with malicious vitperation, wht
is not now seeking and never has
sought Office. But vho, step by
step, as his sword caved footholds
for him. advanced abe the com
manding officer of mre han e mil
lion OF men, and wb received from
the representative ma Of the rebel
lion treason's sword, and instantly
handed it back, sayig, Turn this
into pruning hook and plow-share;'
who was afterward died by the
people of the Uaion toseree them for
eight troublous years i the Office OF
the Chief Magistracy, during all OF
which time his face was steadily
turned in the directionof good will
And when the i'll digesed schemes Of
financial doctors would have ruined
the credit of our gcernment, aud
would have SCI printing presses in
motion to make SO calld money with
the same facility that bwspapers are
turned out. firmly oppsed their here.
sizes even when he hid to DO this
against such lights of his own party
as Senator John Siberian.
say it is enough I'd make q re-
flecting mans blood course more
quickly through his veis to see hour.
ly launched at this nthe infamous
and malicious newspaps articles. be.
lifting him by every heans known
to those whose trade islander, and
By those whose patriosm is only
evidenced by their effr,s to have
themselves and their reations in Of
fee.
/ am not o hero woraiper. / be.
lieve there are hundredsof other men
in the United States, aid a number
ih Ohio; who have as geat capacity
as General Grant TO caduct the af-
fairs of the governmen. | am not
claiming that the government is in
danger or that it needs strong man
1t is not a question d saving the
country from danger is to obtain
for the country benefits which can be
more surely and fully o.tsined with
General Grant than thrdgh any one
else. If there are valid objections to
Grant as a candidate fom q party
standpoint, or If there ae we'll taken
objections to him froma patriotic
point of view, or Il wesre not pre-
pared to show that as a candidate he
brings strength end moi aseakness TO
has party, and that whenelected he
can conduct the affairs of he govern.
ment with more, or, at least, as much
benefit to our country al any other
person possible to elec, then we
should not press for bis domination
i would consider that Twas doing
my children wrong of de grossest
character if l contributedsught that
would impair the future integrity of
the republic. 1t must be transmitted
unimpaired in its warp and woof
Against the welfare of tie republic
all the Grants, Blaines, Shermsns,
and candidates at large all their
lives and fortunes, should not count a
tithe.
What are the objectionsto General
Grant !?
First-He cannot carry Ohio.
Secondly reason of TIE first OBJ
lection he cannot be elected.
Third-If elected it would be sab
versive OF the government-would he
Introducing imperialism or, as the
Cincinnati Commercial, he ablest of
opponents, expresses it:
"If General Grant shouh be nomi
mated at Chicago, the so-talled lead
srs of the so-called Republican party
would take rank as body servants
Their functions would end with wait
ng on the master"
The argument Of the Commercial,
rs illustrated in the above, is so ar
,umen;ively put, 50 cleally stated.
and repeated in so msdy thousands
Of forms, that, of course, with the
highly intelligent class of persons who
lraw their literary nonrishneut from
'uch illuminations as the Springfield
Republican, the Chicago Tribune,
he productions of Mr.. Curtis, and
generally the "holier than those"
lass of persons who congregated
around that political image of their
,wn construction, named Bristow.
hat, admitting my fear and trem-
,IiDg, / will have to ask your indul-
renee if | cannot quite meet and an
wer SO weighty an argument.
WHY CANNOT GRANT CARRY ONO?
Because the Germans are against
i'm )" because the Republican press
3 not for him" Grant can carry
)hio and lose Hamilton county. He
an be elected President without
)hio. l judge the future by the past.
n 1872 the Commereioi was es vi
as now. The Germans
we're arrayed iheE under the leader
hip of Carl Scburz aud the still abler
fred Hassaurek The German press
vas unit against him then. Con-
'ressman Banning, Judge Harman.
nd number of others were then
iberal Republicans. The Democra-
Y swallowed them and they have re-
named in the stomach of the beast
yer since. The outside opposition
vas much stronger then tnan now.
hen the followers of Brinkerhoff,
,snning, ct. al were inside of the
arty; now they are out. Benedict
Arnold was q dangerous man while
olding an American command be
vas OF small moment as traitorous
efugee in the British camp. Carl
'churz is Republican Office holder
ow. Fred Hassaurek, l sincerely
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