The New York herald., 1873-08-25
VIEWS OF BOSTON JOURNALISTS

The ''we' OF the Journal, although loyal to
General Grant and the party, don't believe in him
or any other man for more than eight years at a
time. The whole corps OF political writers are
united upon this sentiment. Two terms is
enough, they say and your correspondent was
authorized to say to the NEW YORK HERALD read
ers that If the time should ever come when Grant
is again Presidential candidate the Boston
Journal will oppose his nomination with the same
industry and sincerity that 1t now opposes the
nomination OF General Butler IOr Governor Of
Massachusetts.
ID. N. Haskell, Of the Boston Transcript.
/ first called upon Mr.. Haskell, the veteran editor
and political observer of the Boston Epentng iran
script The transcript, besides being the generally
admitted and universally recognized tea-table
journal of the "Hub," is also regarded an organ
OF some account In the matter Of local and general
potics. OF course, it is republican in faith, lOya
To the administration first, last and always
although its likes and diskes are always expressed
In very choice and guarded language. 1t Is anti
Butler all the way to the core, but 1t is nevertheless
AN ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTER OF GENERAL GRANT.
Although MIR. Haskell does not take much stock
in the Cmsarsm discussions OF the day l have
grave doubts If he and the journal which he so
ably conducts would not support Mr.. Grant If he
should ever be u candidate for the third term.
al have seen considerable In the HERALD about
this third term business" observed Mr. Haskell
when disclosed to him the purpose Of my visit !;
s.but must confess that all this talk seems to me
to be utterly useless.
THE QUESTION is NOT PRACTICAL ONE
for the American press to discuss just now. We
must remember that General Grant has not
finished the first year Of his second term yet, and
IL seems idle to commence growing three years in
advance about his being elected for a third term.r
"But YOU know, Mr.. Haskell, there are great
MANY journals and great many politicians who
sincerely believe that Grant and his friends are
even now laying pipe for the perpetuation OF the
powers OF the present administrations
ayes, that may be; but, as | said before. the
question does not seem practical. 1t may be all
very we'll for your metropolitan dailies to talk
Casarism, for 10 furnishes you with
see few papers agitating the subject persist.
entity, but hear nothing about 1t among the peo-
"Do you think Grant or his immediate political
friends are sincerely looking forward to his third
~ have never seen anything to warrant the sus-
picion even. have, since the adjournment. ol
Uoneress had social a. chats ma with such men as Mr..
never alluded to C@sarsm except in the way Of a
joke. SO far as regarding General Grant as ambi.
tiOus to be king OF America they say he Is
NOT THAT KIND OF MAN.
On the contrary. they say that he is remarkably
free from those airs and aspirations which might
be expected TO exist with soldier OF high rank.
l have always regarded MIN as q whole-souled
pure man, and one eminently ht to be President Of
the United states. He is conscientious, u
| this conversation / cannot but recall what
| he said In his letter OF acceptance when ne was
mitted that there might have been faults In ms
| nrst administration. Dut he hoped that nI again
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| more than one vice, and that Ia good one. vi
| course refer TO smoking
IF HE DOES NOTHING WORSE THAN sMokin An
| don't think we ought TO nnd fault Win nun on M
| moral grounds. Theodore Parker naa cgrV glsuc
| doubts about the immaculate qualUes oI ueoIke
| WsehnRton until he read somewhere tnat on one .
| occsSion he indulged in profanity, and then ne