Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-22
rHr,psrsmryT1AI NOMINATION

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From our observations through tho
newspapers and from private sources,
II seems probable at this time, that
tho bummers Of tie Republican party
will succeed In nominating Grant It
Chicago. The carpet bsg elsn,ent IN
tho south united TO the l'elknsps,
tho Delaaos and that elass of psliti-
clans arc out 1t tho elbsws, having
been without omces for thelas three
yesrs ormors. Like usto apsck ofhua.
gry wolves the governmental cstcass
10 about tebe oa.red!as, ; prise e.
those endowed with tic tsagss.t t.sl! j'v- y.
bones. a III Kat ba0 4u
They ore moving heaven and Garth
To got their Alc leader, Grant, tho
man who divided thespoik withthcn
beforc, in position to fecl them on the
fat Of tho land once moro.
Aye, tho boys arc hungry, 10 hun.
gry that tho bondholdcrs aud monop.
olists who are backing Jim Blaine and
Sherman, arc most likely to be over.
leapcd in tho approaching Convcn-
ton.
It matters little to tho buMmcrs, that
Grants Administration inflicted such
u blow upon the country TINT It will
require twenty-five years to recover
from the burdcnsolnc debts which
were saddlcd upon tho shoulders Of
tho citizens Of many States, citicsand
counties, for spurious enterprises and
swindling schemes. Loads Of debt
which several Of tho Southern States
have been compelled to repudiatc In
whole or in part, to the injury Of their
public credit and former good name.
Az to the losses incurred through
the chaotic state of affairs in the South,
during those eight long years Of rule
q Ia Mcwicon rronn"ciomc"'o fashion,
why, no ono can possibly compute
their extent.
Though Grant has asto,mdcd the
peoples Of other count,icsby hisstolid
incapacity to even utter u single COM
mon place response to the addresses
Of welcome that have been rendered
him, there arc hundreds Of thousands
Of men in America, who have not yet
discovered that his inability to say
something passablc even, is attrib"-
table to tho same cause that exists
will, mon who lack the brain to die.
tate tho words which are to express
onc's thoughts.
When u man has the thoughts Of n
blWkhcad, expressions arc nothing
more than those Of u blOckhead.
But he lIas acquired the reputation
Of being q great man, especially when
his mouth is closed, and a great many
people 10 blessed with the Mlieftl'at
it is 10.
lie possesses tho good trait howcvc,
Of accepting everything that he ca'
get, from q bull-pup to u mansion
Then too, he's not particular about
tho selection Of tho men he appoints
to office. If they are Grant men, M
further questions arc asked, they car
DC dcfaultcrs to the government ir
whatever amount suits them best
The Presidency is all he wants fo1
himself, his unclcs, his cousins ah(
his aunts.
The only trouble is that there ar'
not kalf enough offices to 80 arount
with, and the kid glovcd gentry o
the Republican party, tho men Of II
nance, don't like the idea Of the thirt
term with tho possibilities Of TIN
troubles which might M inauguratct
thereby. The halo Of glory that wa
thrown around him q few years ag'
has dimmed and almost faded away
They began to feel that ho has bcc'
more than ovcrpaid for the abandon
mcnt Of that historical lanyard.
So that there will I've trouble in tn
camp Of the opposition if Grant is en-
ginccrcd into % nomination.
| The anti-tllirl term movement
q great deal more serious than u goO'
many arc led to believe; and by tn
Lord Harry, if the Democrats pomi
nate a ticket composed Of men il
whose characters and patriotism til