Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-22

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THE THIRD TERRI MOyEMENG
The Washington Republ lean, regarded s
Grants hand-organ, has th. TO ssyin il
If July 10: 2 -...- .-.
issue "oks ago a New York pape
"Afew W., '"n upon thaL bird teri
started discuss IN general take
question, which has BE- ara Demo
up by the Liberal Republican i, of
cratic ORGANS, who make it The BE- :. n
fresh series of assaults upon the Presia
So far as the President is concerned, It c.
be id with entire truth hat no ore hiss
ever heard from his lips the slightest whisper
er on the subject, and we do not believe
that single one Of bis friends, advisers, or
supporters ever bestowed 4 thought upon
tae matter uHtl il became 3 subject
Of speculation ard comment in the
journals referred to. While the Admins
ira ion occupies this attitude Of entire in-
difference on the subject, it cannot he de-
MED that the present slanderous warfare
that is being WaGed upon the President has
created a s-T0ng feeling in favor of his re-
nomination among large body Of his sup
porters-a fe, ling that is IS likely to sweep
the country as not and give him o third
Term in the Executive Ma sion by major
ity more overwhelming thsl he received in
IS or in To-"
That is putting it in q very sly way.
$40 one has ever heard from" Grants
clips the slightest whisper on the subject"
He is too well pleased with the prospect of
being run for bird term, to frankly tell
bis friends that be does not wish to mako
another race. That explains why his lips
have been sealed on the sut ject
TIE excuse that TIE warfare on Grant
makes his friends anxious to vindicate him
with third term is simply ridiculous.
Every President has been abused, but not
as Grant has been, for we have never had
such President as Grant. Gen. jackson
was the lest abused man Of his day, but
be commanded respect as President, and
bis administration was NAKED 5y ability
and an effort to promots the best interests
of the country. Aud that cannot be truth
fdlly said Of Grants administrator. The
Chicago Tribune, leading Liberal Repub-
Ecan journal, takes this view Of the move
ment for third term for Grant:
"There is nothing very startling about
the news which comes from Washington
that the party managers have about de-
teFmined to run Gen. Grant for 8 third
term. l. is rather early in the day for cast
ing the presidential hoI oscCpe; but the Re-
publican astrologers will undoubtedly b5
on the safe Size in predicting the renOmi-
nation Of Gen. Grant. They viii st least
make sure Of his favor in the meantime.
When Gen. Grant lefs the army be entered
upon negotiations for the presidency. Dur
ing the last campaign, there was sn account
of a consultation that was held in Wash
ington before Gen. Grant consented TO ac-
cept the first nomination, 10 which Gen.
ReWlins acted for Gen. Grant, and Mr. For
ney for the party. Il was thenTerres6nted,
according 10 the story, that Gen. Grant
could rot afford TO give up q life tenure
OF his position as General OF the United
States army, with rye salary, to accept
the office of President for one term, or eUen
for too terms. Gen. Gran, was then assur-
ed, il is said, that his period Of preSi-
Dental services should not be limited
to four Yeas, nor eight years, but
that he Sd uld DO reelected for a third term
at the very least. Whether this story i
true or not, it has 8 certain versimiliLuie,
heightened by lie circumstance that the
same line Of argument was pursued to i'm
press upon the peope TIE justice Of elec.iEg
Gen. Grant for second term. 1t may be
that the doubling Of Bic .sa!ary was intended
to discount his option on the third term, rs
he will nov receive precisely the same sum
OF money during his second term as he
would have received under the old rate OF
pay in the two terms which had been prom
iSed to him. The effect Of tie increase,
however, is likely to be just the reverse Of
what it was intended to ne, SO fer as Gen.
Grant is concerned. If be had mortgage
on two more terms at S25 600 year, he is
not the sort Of man to give q release
deed, if he can help it, when double that.
amount is to be haG by holding on to 1t.
"Tha predicted nomination Of Gen
Grant fer 3 third term Is natural, therefore,
because it las a commercial pee. IL is
also natura. because he is probably the best
living embodiment of the re naming princi-
pies Of his party. He is its fi;tsst represau-
tajive. H is conspicuously identified with !
all The acts, motives and purposes Of the !
organization. He Is the champion salary |
grabber. He grabbed n ore than anybody |
else. He believed in the grab, lobbied for !
the grab, signed the grab bli,and is now en- |
gsged in pockeling the grab. The grab of |
tbs Congressman is only s., 500 year; the |
grab of the President is SIS, 900 year, or |
Just ten times that am, INT. The fitness Of |
Gen. Grant for the Presidential nomination |
of the Republican party is therefore, ten |
times greater than that of any cCDgression- |
al grahbeg. Gen Grants Gains TO re-
nomination were also increased when he |
bac,me the ap2logist If the Credit Mobilier |
congressman He deprecated the investi- |
CATION. Nothing could come outof il, he said,
but "blaCkeDiEg the character of some
Of our best men, and damaging the party |
accordingly. When Mr.. Cclfax retired |
from bis joint debate with Cakes Ames,
and with Nesbit's money in bis pocket, he |
Immediately got certificate of good char
scteT from ;he White House. Mr. Bing-
ham had been denounced by his coBs9l-
tuents for bis operations in Credit Mobilier
and his completely in the back-pay grab,
ard Gen. GrsUt at once appointed him min
lister TO Japan. Gen. Batter b ii made
himself conspicuous as the attorney Of the
Credit Mobi Ter congressman, and led the
advance guard in the fight for back pay.
Thereupon Gen. Grant espoused bis side
as Governor oC Massachusetts, and is now
filling up the Federal offices in that State
in Buffers interest. Gen. Grants pc |
culisr fitness for the Republican nom
nations does not stop here. He, is
the chief support of The bogus Kel-
logg Government in Louisiana.
he sustained Durell, and telegraphed Gen.
Emory to hold bis troops in readiness to en-