Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-03-26
Presidential Candidates.

Presidential Candidates.
An ANONYMOUS writer in the Aldntit
Monthly for April discusses the question OF
the various candidates. for the Republican
nomination with much impartiality and can
dor The candidates to whom he devotes
most Of his space are Grant, Blaine and Sher-
man and he considers this to be the order
in which they are likely to stand before the
Convention. OF Gen. Grant he says that the
rich harvest of honors which he reaped
while making his tour of the world gratified
the National pride of his countrymen, and
invested him with romantic halo. Grant,
the President, with whatever of shortcom-
ings or mistakes, was virtually forgotten !;
and Grant, the soldier, WAS wildly remcm-
bered. But the writer thinks the General
came home n little too soon for a permanent
effect upon his chances for the Presidency
Sufficient time has elapsed for a revulsion of
feeling coming on the heels of the bigh-
wrought enthusiasm attending his ovation
across the continent. "All possibility of the
nomination of Grant by spontaneous out
burst was thus brought to close. He is
now candidate among candidates. taking
his chances with the rest, and no longer
standing upon pedestal OF real or supposed
superiority" The forces working in favor
of Gen. Grants nomination, are enumerated
as: First, the capable, energetic politicians
who held office during his administration of
the Government. Second, the Southern Re-
publicans, Insignificant as a local power, but
potent in nominate ng convention. Left to
their free choice, these men would undoubt-
eddy cast all-or nearly all-their votes for
Gen. Grant at the coming convention. But of
late the friends of Sherman have succeeded in
gaining foothold in two or three Southern
States. Third, the soldier class A consid-
cradle proportion of the Union veterans have
a natural Partially for their old commander
1t is an interesting fact, too, that the ex-
Confederate soldiers have friendly feeling
toward Grant. and would rather see him
President than any other Republican. Fourth,
the citizens, who think the South is bent on
mischief, and can be restrained only by a
stron,, ma, Of the ,.od of tho covornmort
Tho bob.v;o- If tho Do,,,oo,,,;, r,or,,-o,, Co..
the past year or two has swelled the ranks
of ,b;s c,oss ur,;, :, hoe hooor,o for,;a,,,o
in numbers and w;,, r,olo ;,s.,f fol, in tho
choice of the Republican Presidential nomi-
nee. Fifth, business men. who believe that
Grant would give stability and security TO
public affairs which wonld have n favorable
effect upon trade and vanes
The veaknees of Gran,,e cand;d,cv 10 cot
down as the opposition of the old Liberals of
1872 which is marianne someuba, lsss nro.
nounced tha, If vas then of the nrogros.
siye Republicans who bel;eve that bis re-
election would be n retropade movement in
politics of the Germans. who have no fond.
ness for soldiers in civiI affairs and who
think the step from n third term TO a military
easy TO take of those who op-
pose n third term from constitutional or other
similar reasons; of those who doubt whether
the General could carry the pivotal States,
and so would oppose his nomination on the
grounds of expediency
OF Mr.. Blaine the Atlantic writer says
that his strength as candidate lies in his
personal qualities. Everybody likes him be.
cause he is open, genial, and has genius for |
making friends No other man in public |
life has so large personal following. He
has made speeches in nearly all the Northern |
States, and SO secured certain element of
strength not obtainable in any other way. |
The writer remarks: Il think his abilities |
as political organizer and manager are |
overrated If he had John Sherman's cold. |
nature, he never would have at |
aimed his present prominence. He has
climbed up not on the shoulders of indifferent
Or unwilling men. but by the Aid of ,hou-
lands of helpinp hands .. lie ;s far
more Objectionable To the old s,oveho,d
mo elemer, than 10 o., c., ,
ia Iooked pno, 90 ,ho o,hon..,
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irmness in financial and hrsin.as g.;
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Y due TO two ,hings. Ue hos o,,,o,,. hoo,
bile 10 convince the nubl;c of b;s ;n,a,,oo,,,.I
md moral fi,ness for III. ,,.oo ,,o -,.,
md he has known ho,, q, ,,o g, -,,
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IL has no n,rsonal ,,.o,o,;s,,, ~,
Ohio man bo,h If I'LL t.o,, ~,
-reat bindrance IN b;s oon;ro,;o,s D.
,Iencv
of the second c,o;oos a,,, .,o.,. ,.,,
Jr Wasbburnc in ,h;s ,,r;,o,,. v;.n I'D
hc first place. lie is out of the fpbt unless
Tram, v;,b,Iros h,, F-,-,--.
8 ,.'1, '.s III 10 'no seeon' CHOICE
u iai gc hulioer OF Hrant, Blame and Sher-
nan men; and ''the history of National Con-
en,ions shows that second choice mon have
,,a
III D'. '''a"ce Vi Success III nominated
e VIII be satisfactory to all elements Of the
arty there are no flaws in his record and
is services in Co,or.s0 onJ oa n,;n;s,o. g.
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iance were such as 10 establish confidence