The New York herald., 1873-08-25
THE EDITORIAL SENSE OF THE WASHING
TON PRESS.


Crosby 3. NOyes, OF the Star.
Your correspondent, seeking to obtain the views
OF the men who direct the newspapers in Wash
ington upon the subject Of C@sarism, called first
upon Mr.. Crosby s. Noyes editor of the Star.
Being courteOusly received the following converse.
ton at once was entered on:-
CoRREsPONDENT-Wha do you think OF the mat
ter OF General Grants reelection for third termp
Mr.. NoyEs-well, il it should come about it will
be the HERALD that did it,
/ CORREsPoNDENT-Indeed How do you make that
out9
Mr.. NoyEs-Oh, well, the HERALD has originated
the whole thing. 1t has raised the issue and got
EVERYBODY DISCUSSING 1T AND TAXING SIDES
in the matter. Had the question never been
raised in all probability General Grant on the one
hand and the people on the other would have taken
it as matter OF that he TO retire at the
end OF his present term The HERALD, by its adroit
engineering Of the topic, is eliciting public opinion
in way that promises to preciptate the whole
question Of who shall be the next President three
years in advance 1t looks now as il the next can
vass might be repetition Of the last. Then the
politicians kept up their abuse OF Grant until 1t
became finally o matter Of personal reputation
with him to accept q denomination and reelection
as an endorsement OF his course by the people.
CoRREsPoNDENT-Do you think General Grant
seeks denomination
Mr.. NoYgs-I don't believe that, at present. Gen.
eral Grant wants or expects q denomination, but
it is quite possible that he may be abused enough
by the politicians and by personal enemies to cause
the people to take 1t into their heads to give him
THE ENDORSEMENT OF THIRD TERN.
The HERALD has gwen them the cue, and a good
many Of them are saying "why notr' Until the
question was sprung by your paper many people
had an idea that there was some constitutional or
legal bar to third term, but they find now that
there is really no hndrance except usage, and
some seem think that there is good reason why
the civil service tenure of Office for experience and
qualifications may not apply to the Chief Magis-
trate as well as to those below; at least to the
extent of dozen years. The people, in fact, at
the last election overruled precisely the same OBJ
jectiens that are now urged against third term;
and it is well known that washington and Jackson
could have been readily elected for third term
had they cared for it.
CoRREsPoNDENT-In your opinion is third term
good thing2
Mr.. NOYEs-Well, 1t would be
AN AWKWARD PRECEDENT
to establish Probably IL would lead to an amend
ment OF the constitution making Presidents ineli.
gible for reelection and lengthening the Presiden-
tal term to eight years.
CoRREsPoNDENT-what will be General Grants
chances OF clecJtOn II reuOmlnateuY
Mr.. NoYEs-very good, should say. or course
it Is possible he may lose his hold on the people in
the next three years, but the same causes that
would detract from his popularity with the public
would also hinder his denomination. But at pres.
ent he undoubtedly stands very well with the
country. His financial policy, without being bril-
lant s.felt to be sale, and he therefore
STANDS WELL WITH THE SOLID MEN.
takes, and always recedes promptly when he finds
the ice thin, as in the st. Domingo business He is
not particularly vulnerable on any new line OF at
tack. The people discounted at the last election
all the charges that were expected to be so damag-
ing, OF nepotlsm, accepting presents, &c.
CORRESPONDENT What Is your
OPINION OF THE CAEsARIsM BUSINESS
Mr.. NOYEs-I think 1t one OF the most remark
able achievements the HERALD ever made. The
HERALD, by eats OF news enterprise, or by raising
| exciting and popular topics, always manages to
fully occupy the attention OF the public No other
| Caesar out of quiet, unpretendng, matter offact
parsonage like General Grant, and set all the world
straining their eyes TO detect tne @ likeness M ane
tact and enterprise has never distinguished itself
more than in the present decade.
Henry Reed, OF the Washington Capital.
Mr. Reed was discovered seated In niche Of
moderate dimensions, which constitutes the assa
able portion OF the editorial territory OF the estab
lishment, deeply absorbed in the last Report Of
the Commissioner OF Agriculture number Of
copies OF which, together with Holy Bible, q
HERALD Almanac and the last edition of the
congressional Directory" constituted the visible
library OF the concern. SO interested was Mr.
Reed in his studies that 1t was not without some
diniculty he was made to comprehend that his
views were desired BY the HERALD upon the sub
ject indicated. When that work was finally accom-.
plished the conversation began and proceeded ~
foll0ws:-
CoRREsroNDENr-what, Mr.. Reed, are your
thoughts upon Casarisms
Mr.. REED-By CTsarsm, for the present pur-