Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-12-16
afottin 4Iarirn.
Chas. z. Casseu, A. M,
Editor.
&, L Root, 4 rRoP'R's
6has. & CaSSoIl)
THURSDAY. DECEMBER lG. 1880
a)antafn General Grant.

yet withsl, we are prone to believe
that President Hayes recommendation
will be favorabJy received by Il ma,
;ority of both parties. There are sew
eral reasons for our belief, of which,
some, If true, will do credit to the
men of the nation and others will be
equally discrsditable.
There i, beyond doubt men in both
parties. yea, there are men Of both
armies of 1865, who are ready, from,
honorable motives to confer laurels
and enolNn1cnts upon the hero OF
Apsonattox, who knew no such word
az fall who by the force fbis indom
table will, first taught the Powers at
Washington, that battles were tough,
on the ground and not on paper, and
who captured at Appomatto1, first
the Conf+deracy's artillery by his
proves, ana then it' hearts BY HIS
m.gnannitv. There are men, who
stood in the files Of either side on that
Iav, remember Grant kindly and for
equally honorable reasons. In the
pssaing times, when politics are rifle
and pure and unallcyed patriotism is
SIT to music, rather than given to the
harsh tramps of actual practice, those
who would be influenced by such mo
tives, as we have given, would doubt
loss marshall but a pitiful minority.
Grant mu,t look elsewhere.
But where?
The two political parties, unless we
err inexcussbly, will gladly furnish
the number required to swell the pit
iful patriotic minority, into hand
some and anxious majority.
Yes, both Democrats and Republic
cans have an axe to grind in the ele
walton ofGlant. and may bs depended
upon to give him the requisite hef'.
The Democrats rode Into power IN the
election Of 1874, solely on the weak
ae.s, the recklessness and rsseality Of
Grants administration. Had Grsut
and his Cabinet, bis sppontses to
office and his friend. generally, occn
pied from 1868 to 1874, the high plane
Of moral excellence and integrity, that
has been occupied by Hayes and his
under officials, not even the Black
Friday and hip II ain Of troubles would
have been capable Of producing the
aida! wave, Of 1874, Grant and
his administration was, and is, Leld
responsible for it, and Democrats de-
sire no better political capital, than
the old Grant cry, and they may be
depended upon to DO nothing to IN
terfsre with Grants preference by his
political friends.
No opposition from them, under
existing circumstances, will be Of no
moan wo,th to him in the scheme for
Lis advancement.
The Republicans, who desire to add
to Grant. honors, by comforting upon
him this new title and Office, may be
reckonsd upon, among both his party
friends and antagonists. His friends
or at least some Of them, may deem a
certainty of this, better than an IN
certainty Of the presidency. Some Of
Chicago's immortal "306'', or their
representatives, may be depended
upon to support the measure, while
we believe majority Of them will
net.
From this source, however, he may
eount upon som ething.
AS TO his republican antagonists
frefprring to the presidency they may
be depended upon every man Of them
to spppert the Measure He is III
their way; they see him as big asa barn
looming up in 1884, to worry, if net
to dsfeat them, snd they will gladly
shelvs him.
While policy would dictate to thu
Democrats a plan Of inaction; whit
thoughts Of Appomattox would
huence both Southern and Northern
men of feeling; while policy ant
thoughts of 1884 would make the wa.
plain to his rarty opponsnts and tn
reality of sure thing would inhu
encs his friends, we see no good reaso
TO doubt, that another Office will b
specially created for Ulysses S. Gran
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The american Farmer for Decen
Der closes the volume with nurnb'
otgreat interest and permanent valu