The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-03
Saturday, January 3, 1880.
WILL. GRANT BE NOMINA.
TED IN 1850?

tunities, we answer that from a mere
partizon standpoint, we hope he will
be: but from a patriotic standpoint
ignoring party success in November
we hope he may not be; and fully
considering everything connected
with the matter from, or in both
points of view, we do not think he
can or will be nominated for the
Presidency in 1880. We feel quite
sure that he cannot be elected if nom.
mated; and that there are other Re
pubiicans if nominated who would
be harder to defeat at the polls than
Grant, hence we say as mere parti-
zan we could wish he might be nom
mated. But considering the danger
from so bad precedent as his MONT
nation would be with the possibility
of his election, which latter event, in
eur honest opinion and belief, would
sound the death kneH of the Republic
we sincerely hope that he may not
be nominated land thereby not only
save the life of the Republic, but for
ever put at rest the Wanted ambi-
ton Of this Sphinx-l!ke pretender.
But we have confidence in the pat
riotism of the people, as well as in
their good sense; land therefore We do
not believe that he can or will be
nominated. But some may say if
this be so how do you account for
all this noise and buster over Grant
in his swing around this country?-
But let these remember that storms
of ,cind and thunder do not last long
Let them also remember this is q
great and we may say rising
country, and that if ten per cent. of
our forty or fifty millions of people
blow their horns at the same time
that.it would make a noise thous-
and times greater than Grant is max
ing.
Let them remember also that this
Grant lauding and parade has
been planned, and in process of
working up, for more than three
years, and for the very purpose now
sought to be accomplished by it. He
was to leave the country that he had
so deeply injured by eight years of
so called civil administration,
until the stencil of his maladminis-
tration was somewhat forgotten;
then he was to make hissgrand en-
tree at San Francisco, amidst the
blowing of horns and beating of
gongs, and from thence have a grand
ovationary march to the Capitol and
thereby kindle the fire of enthusiasm
in the hearts of the people, that was
tO--ripen in his nomination next sum-
mer. 1t will not be.forgotten that as
part of this grand farce, to lionize
the SPHINX, that the people, with
out regard to party, were to have
comparatively free tickets and meet
him at San Francisco, and hurrah
for him on his way to the Capital,
but this part of the programme failed
for want of patriotism and money.
This failing, the Grant blowers took
hold of the sphinr and exhibited him
in all the principal cities on his
march to the city of brotherly love,
where more than a great noise was
made by the plugs and other Grant
blowers. And thus ended Grants
march No. 1, and no sooner is the
glamorous march'ended,than it is for
gotten, except in shame and ridicule.
at had much Of glamour might
To make sphinx seem knight"
Yes, it is dead-"busted"-as evil
denced by the spontaneous decay
now appearing upon it. Blaine,
Sherman and Conkling have been let
in to see the sphinx trick, and have
thrown a wet blanket over the thing;
and now nothing remains of that
part of the show other than it's de-
composition in the cold, cold grave.
But what next; for Grant will fight
it out on this line if it takes all win
ter. We predict that ere long you
will see the sphinx again disappear
from the country which he would so
much like to Lord it over as tyrant,
despot, king or emperor, showing
himself in Mexico and the South
American States; not forgetting to
visit the Emperor, Dom Pedro, of
Brazil, in whose bed Grant was per-
mitted to sleep in Philadelphia, Civ
ing his henchmen and blowers time
to brighten up their horns, when
about April or May next he will re-
turn and land at the city Of plugs,