, 1873-07-09
GEN, GRANTS THIRD TERM.

GEN. GRANTS THIRD TERM.
Thoro is nothing very startling about the nowB
which comes from Washington that the party
managers have about determined to run Con.
Grant for third term. It is rather early in the
day for casting tho Presidential horoscope hut
tho Republican astrologers will undoubtedly bo
on tho safe aldo in predicting tho denomination
of don. Grant. They will at least mako auro Of
lis favor in tho meantime. When Gen. Grant
loft tho army, ho ontored upon negotiations for
tho Presidency. During the last campaign
there WAS an account OF q consultation
Tint was held at Washington before Con. Grant
consented to accept the first nomination, In
which Con. RnwlinB acted for Con. Grant, and
Mr. Forney for the party. It WIS then ropre-
sentod, according to the story, that Con. Grant
could not afford to giyo ZIP ife-tcnrro Of Ills
position NJ General Of tho Unitod States Army,
with argo salary, to accept tho oiico OF Presi-
dent Tor one term, or eueta for too terms. Con.
Grant was then assured, it is said, that hs period
Of Presidential service should not DO limited to
four yoars, nor eight yoarB, but that he should
bo re-ulected for third term ut
tho very least. Whether this story is truo or
not, 1t las d certain verlsimiltule heightened by
tho circumstance that tho Bano limo Of argument
was pursued to impress upon tho people tho
Justice Of electing Con. Grant for second torn.
1t may bo that tho doubling Of his salary was in
tended to discount his option Oh the third term.
as ho will now receive prccisoly the Hame sum Of
money during Ills second term rs ho would havo
received under tho oldrate Of pay in tho two torms
which had been promised to him. Tho effect of tho
incroaso, however, ia likely to be- just the re-
verso Of what it waa intended to be, go far as
Gen. Grant is concerned. II ho had mortgage
on two more torms at e25,0oo yoar, lo In not
the sort Of man to give roloasa deod, if le can
holp it, wheu double that amount ia to 10 had by
loiling on to 1t.
The predicted nomination of Con. Grant for
third term is natural therefore, because 1t hns q
commercial aspect. It is also natural because
10 is probably tho best living embodiment OF
the remaining principles Of bis party. Ho il its
attest representative. lie is conspicuously
identified with all the acts, motives, and
purposes Of the organization. lie ia tho CHAM
plon salary grabber. He grabbed moro than
anybody else. He believed in tho grob, lobbied
for the grab, signed the grab-bilI, mud is now
engaged in pooketing tho grab, Tho grab Of tho
Congressman ta only $4,000 year; the grab Of
the President is 925.oO0 q year, or just ton timos
{1,nAo
Presidential nomination Of tho Republican party
is, therefore, ton times creator than TINT of any
Congressional grabbor Con. Grants c1aims to
q denomination wero also Increased whom
ho became tho apologist of tho Crolit
Mobiler Congressman, uo deprecated tho
Investigation. Nothing could como Of 1t, ho said,
but "blackening tho character OF somo of our
bost mon," and damaging the party accordingly.
When Mr. Colfax retirod from lis joint debato
with OakeB Amos, md With Nesbit'B money In
lis pocket, he Immediately got certificate Of
good character from the White House. hIr.
Bingham had beou denounced by his soonstltuonts
for lis operations In Credit Mobiller and his
completely In tho back-pay grab, md Con. Grant
Butler had made himaolf conspicuous as tho
attorney Of tho Crollt Mobi1ier Congressman, and
iod tho advance guard in Tho fight for baek-pay.
Theroupon Con. drant ospoused bis aldo aH
candidate for Governor Of Massachusetts, and s
nov filling up the Federal olcoa in tlsat State in
Iutlor's interoht. Gen. drants peculiar fitness
for tho Republican nomination does not stop
hore. He il the chief support Of tho bogus
Kellogg Governments In Louisiana. lie s,,atain-
od Durell, and telegraphed Gen. Emory to hold
his troops in readiness to enforce tho fraud ut
tho point OF tho bayonet. Shall ho 40 uure-
warded for standing firmly by tho carpet-bag-
gors? Tho oilics-hollera will probable a,,awor
"No1" Thoro ls another roaHon why the of}co-
holders will rally about Gen. Grants standard.
IIe dooa not bolioyo In Ciyil-soryico Reform,
Noitl.er do they. Nor does tho party. Con.
Grant retains tho Casoys and the Cramors, and
llo appoints tho Hollena and tho Newmnns,
This IL the Kind OF mon tho party want. Thoy
arc sure OF Grant they could not he no sure OF
anybody else. It IL also intimatod that tho rail-
road people, and tho monopolists gonora!ly, llnyo
III sbidipg faith in Grant. oqual to that Of tho