The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-08-01

hat the party managers have about de-
termined 10 run Gen. Grant for the third
term. IL Is rather early in the day for
casting the Presidential horoscope but
the Republican astrologers will undoubt-
eddy be- ON the safe side in predicting the
denomination of Gen. Grant. They will
II least make sure of his favor In the
meantime. When Gen. Grant left the
army he entered upon negotiations for the
Presidency. During the last campaign
there was IN account Of a consultation
that wa held in Washington before Gen.
Grant consented 10 accept the first nomi-
nation. In which Gen. Rawlins acted for
Gen. Grant. and Mr.. Forney for the party.
IL was then represented. according 10 the
story, that Gen. Grant could rot afford 10
give up "A life tenure OF his position a.
General Of the United States Army. with
a large salary. To acceptthe office of Pres
ident for one term, or ereH facO terms.
Gen. Grant was then assured. IL Is said.
that his period of Presidential service
should no be limited 10 four years. nor
eight years. but that he should be- reflect
ed for a third term at the very least.
Whether this story is true or not. il has a
certain verisimi.tude. heightened by the
circumstance that the same line Of argu-
ment was pursued To impress uOpn the
IIOlAt lAt lustsAG vi tANGtllZ NNu.tIAUN luT
a second term. Ii may bethat the doubling
OF his salary vas intended 10 discount his
option on the third term. a. he will now
receive the same sum Of money during
his second term as he would nave received
under the old rate Of pay in the two terms
which had been promised To him. The
effect OF the Increase. however. Is likely 70
be just the reverse of what il was intend
ed TO b.. 80 far as Gen. Grant is concerned.
IL he had a mortgage on two or more
terms al S25 OcO a year. he is not the sort
of man 10 give a release deed. II he can
help il. when double that amount Is 10 De
b I'd by holding on 10 il.
The predicted nomination of Gen. Grant
for a third term Is natural. therefore. be-
aus IL has a commercial aspect. IL i
also natural because he is probably the
best living embodiment Of the remaining
principles Of his party. He is lis fittest
representative. Heis conspicnOusly iden-
titled with all the acts. motives. and pur-
poses Of the organization. He Is the
champion salary-grabber. He grabbed
more than anybody else. He believed in
the grab. lobbied for the grab. signed the
grab-bill. and is now engaged in pocket
ing the grab. The grab Of the Congress
man Is only S2.5oa year the grab OF the
President is $4,000 a year. or just ten
times that amount. The fitness Of Gen.
Grant for the Presidential nomination Of
the Republican party j.. therefore. ten
times greater than that Of any COngres-
sional grabber. Gen. Grants claims to a
denomination were alsoincress"d when he
became the apologist Of the Credit Mo-
bilier Congressmen. He deprecated the
investigation. Nothing could come Of il,
he said. but "blackening the character Of
some of our best men, and damaging
the party accordingly. When Mr.. COlfax
retired from his joint debate with Oakes
Ames. and with Nesbit's money in his
pocket. he Immediately got a certificate Of
good character from the White House.
Mr.. Bingham had been denounced by his
constituents for his operations in Credit
Mobilier and his completely in the back
pay grab. and Gen. Grant al once appoint
ed him Minister 10 Japan Gen. Butler
had made himself conspicuous a h az
torney Of the Credit Mobilier Congress
men. and led the advance guard in the
fight for back pay. Thereupon Gen. Grant
espoused his side a. candidate for Cow
ernor of Massachusetts,, and Is now nll-
ing up the Federal offices in that state
in Buffers interest. General Grants Pc
cuiiar fitness for the Republican nomlna-
ton does not stop here. He u the chief
support Of the bogus Kellogg government
in Louisiana. He sustained Durell, and
telegraphed General Emory TO hold his
troops in readiness 10 enforce the fraud al
the point Of the bayonet. Shall he 90
unrewarded for standing firmly by the
carpet-baggers? The officc-holders viii
probably answer I" Nor There Is an
other reason why the office-holders will
rally about General Grants standard.
He does not believe in civil service reform.
Neither do they. Nor does the party
General Grant retains the CAseys the
Cramers, and he appoints the Holdens
and the Newmans. This l. the Kline 81
men the party a They are sure OF
Grant: they could not be 80 sure OF any
body else. Ii Is also intima'ed that me
railroad people and the mOnapolies gen
orally have an abiding faith In Grant equal
10 that Of the ofice-holders and party
managers. and that they will throw their
influence in his favor.
All things considered, il Is obvious thai
General Grant is the most fitting repre-,
sentative that the Republican party could
put in nomination: and il il IN every way
likely that If the party feeling shall be The
same three years now that ~ $40
day, Messrs- Morton, Conkling. wash
burne. Butler. Logan. and the other Presl-
Dental aspirants will have TO give way %
his superior claims. He suits'the pom
ticians. He knows how TO use the pat
ronage in his hands for the welfare Of me
party. He makes no speeches and writes
no letters. He never vetoes salary oills.
He believes in having a good time. Aoon,
the only thing that General Grant would
be likely TO resent at the hands OF me
party would be a reduction OF pay. Aiter
all that he has done and continues 70 10
for the party il il TO be hoped thai the
party will not show itself ungraieiui.
The third-term idea, at the increased n'e
of compensation. has certainly receiveda
very good Ego of. Chicago Tribune.