, 1873-08-19

"oA0 AknaAnk AlilIl &s4A IVb ~ He0 onN-
gang did not want Grant ro-olootod tIoy pro-
tended they dla. that's iii. We{o taoy eb1e to
a.oP !. tnf H., Nos Tor IN moment Tho people really
waa M gil1Hosttonsbly tho voice Of the people, and
tho election itaolf proved 1t moro strongly than
any which oyor took place previously. myself
''.am waa onposoa to Ton. urant fora SECOND term
with tho party, who all acenod to be quito ou-
thusiastio aa to the candidate. Il was evident to
mo. long boforo tho election took place., TINT tho
victory would be i1nmcnHo.
hoportor-Dut, Mr. Hastings do you not bo-
love that by porpetuattng Presidential torms, as
you say ia possible md oycn probable, uaioh
coupe d'otss as have ofton taken place in Euro.
peat countries would bo possible horo on tho
part Of pfosident who desired power7
Mr. Haetings-Oh, mol have quite nado up
my mind that no man or number of mon can
oYerturn our Government. Wo are perfectly
submit to stoh stop. va, tho people, @ St sro tho S
Government, nothing more nor lcaa. We arc at
proaent quito satisfied, boliovo, NTH tho Coy
| ernment. Our taxes are small, our debt iH boiug
p1d oa sud 70 400 nothing in Con- Grant to be
hoporter--Do you believe President Grant
himself destroa recollection, or IL heeking It by
any undue moaus9
If: naetinga-,No. think Gen: Grant is too
tho naattcr. Az have said # tho pooplo insist
upon his going to Washington again no will 60.
T. thoy don't, ho will rotiro and 60 into private
CINCINNATI EDITORS.
viFw8 OF III. huRAT HALaTEAp. OF THE UINC1N-
NAT1 COMMERCIAL.
I called first upon the editor Of tho CONNER
cial, hlr. Murat 1lalatoad, who oomprohonded my
atanon IL ho whGa aIg 1Sh s
out, wont % running, ovcr tho pilo Of manu-
aoripts on his desk and spoke as follows:
."Ah. yea. Tho Herald is making something
| with cnsariBm Is that thoro is no Cnsar. Il
takoa man Of genius and enorgy to mako
Cosar, and such men arc not plenty II Bon
butlor had boon great military success ho
and had no military faculty, SO he is no Omsar:.
Tho fact is. ve got through our WAT without de-
veloplng opsar or any remarkable genius on
think that Con. Grant la muob Of Cnsar,
| thon 2. =,
Mr. Ha1atend-No, sir, I do not I don't think
BIO knowe enough to bo Cmsar, either.
Herald rrespondout-What do you think Of
nlr. Halatoad- littlo prospect he has, I be-
1.-Two. Ho can't got the nomination from his
| Own party. aud ho will find It ont in good time
and draw ott In favor Of Phil shoridau, who will
Herald Correspondent-You belieyo this 2,
Mr. Halstoad-Yos, sir, do. Tho Democratic
party can elect him by edhoring to ita old organ
ization. blaino and Morton arc tho civil asni-
rants. but neither will DO able to mako it. Tho
didhto. prophbly, ia tho man who mado Grant
but didn't atay at home to take caro- Of him-the
Partaian, WaBhhurn:
Herald Oorrospoudont-Let mo ask why you
think Grants party will not renominato him7
Mr- Halstead d-Grant'a conduct since hia elec-
ton has dieguased tho loading mon OF tho party
! moan the ambitious and loading moi. Wilson
and Noyea, Tor instance, who went'up aud down
hrTC1iF
out for him. Rro bitterly disappointed nt Grants
obtusonoss and lndiTerency IN not seoing that to
their almost auporhuman efforts and not his own
special merits. was he indebted for tho succcsB
hH recollection wns duo 70 tho mighty magic Of
his name, and his cold ogotiam has dooply
wounded tho toolinga Of his warn,est party
frlonds As said, Il is doubtful 1t the civil as-
uro Of olocting. tho Lioutenant- General, for
Grant undoubtedly will havo tho power to name
his successor. Good day, sir"
| v1EWs OF MR. RICHARD BM1TH, OF THE CINCINNATI
rfound tho editor ta Of Tho Gazette Engaged prot-
| II much As Mr. Halstoad was. and equally oblig-
ing. Mr, Smith had road tho Heralds articiss
I OIL CnsArism, and spoke right to the point AZ
soon as the subject rss nanod. 10 said i:
II renlly don't think tho peoplo are taking
much interest ln It, because they 500 no danger
to DO apprehended. don't think anybody o3-
pccta Con. Grant to ba nominated for o third
term, and havo reason to know that ho himself
neithcr expects nor desirea it.. With roferonce
to constitutional amendment limiting to one
term, / don't 500 any necessity for It. There
has mover boon in tho history Of our
country case in which 1t would have
beon desirable, but there hnve boon inatancos
whom It would hnvo boon tho worry rovorao,
aa In 1864, when hlr. Lincoln was renominntod
We can all look back now and sco that such q ro-
strlction would hayo boon calamity, and such 4
| combination Of oircumetances may occur again.
| thlInva In 1ntkinr fha manila nf1ya ferA q
Is q government Of tho poopie, for the people, I
bolioyo IT let alone they will not often 60 astray,
and that they can DO trusted: A man serving aa
worry good President to DO talked Of even By tue
poopo for denomination. and II be dlla tho of1ico
SO acceptRbly for ono term as to DO popular for
ronomination I SOC no good reason why he
should not DO eligible and tho people bo free to
Herald Correspondent-Butd docs not contin-
uance in Office enable the President to wiald a
potent power il the Federal patronage?
Mr. Smith, think not. As far as my obsery-
public sentiment It always becomes an element
Of Toaknesa instead Of strength. The charge
WAS made in 1872 that the Federal o1ice-holders
renominated Grant. Now, I think, theso never
moro clearly apraront than in that year. Grant
WAS ronominatod by tho people independent Of
the politicians or Office holders. Tho thing waa
hxed in the popular mind long before tho Ma
| k4oHht oOHFoAk4ous &A4 hNb IHIpe1Y AUG 70 LNg
fact that the opponents Of Grant slandorod him
moat outragaoualy.
Herald Correspondents What do you think of
| Grants chance for third term?
/ Mr.. smith-Woll, think Con. Grant stands
aa much Of chance for third torn nomipatlou
Us Of hoing struck BY lightning. Now you have
all I have to say on tho subject.
mn. D. pLARELY, or TIE CHICAGO EVENING
t. POST.
Several Ohiosgo editors wore interviewed With
ont ellolting any valuable opinions, unless the
following from Mr. D. Dlakely may bo tleomod
| Buch:
Ho saw no occasion whateyer. for alarm,
There is no evidence" said he, =" that othor
President Grant or hia friends dosiro a third
term. On the contrary, overy evidence points to
| the fact that tho President wishes to mako bis
second term memorable and then rotiro upon hia
wol-carnod honora. A significant evidence Of
! this iH that Senator Morton, Of Indiana, we'll
| known as an earnest friend Of tho President, Ia
preparing bill making Presidents Ineligible Tor
| more than ono tor1n-a movement which Go u.
Grant ia understood to favos.''