Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05


The Cincinnati Gazette IN 1879 ID
response toa letter written 10 The Pres.
ident, received reply from him which
1t publishes Ut this time with the con-
sent Of Gen. Grant, prefacing It how.
ever with the following explanation ,
I'm 1877, when 1t was. found that
Grant would be renominated, ) the arei
port was circulated that, In view ot
the many groundless reports u to his
seeking the nomination, he would de.
cline to be candidate. $50 positive
were the reports upon this point, that
in May, 1879, we wrote him q private
letter on the subject, 10 which reply
was received, which We are now per.
mitted to print. This has nothing
directly 10 do with the third term, but
1t shows how Grant felt with reference
10 the first and second terms, AMI will
ssrve to disabuse the minds Of those,
II any there be, who honestly believe
that the President 10 capable Of scheBs-
Ing for . nomination in 1875"
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHlSGToN, D. G., May IA, lS72},a
DEAR SIR: Your favor OF the 10th
last, saying that the managers of the
G0Sette had decided 10 como !, out
squarely for my nomination ct Phila-
delphia, June 5 proximo, when they
wsr met by the report that Il wOald
either decline being candidate before
the convention, or would decline after
the nomination, was received last
night, after leaving my Office for the
day. ] caused dispatch to be sent
70 you, to the effect that the report was
without any authority Whatever.
ain not in the habit of writing letters
on political subjects, and especially
have never written aIetter calculated
70 influence y convention as 10 who
should be the candidates before ii, or
solicited by it; but v0ur letter is of
such nature - to properly demand
IN answer, moro particularly % you
gay yon will treat my response as
strictly confidential. Now, will say
that / never proclaimed myself . eau
didate, either before the convention
which met in PhilaGelphisg this year,
nor the convention which was held in
Chicago four years ago. hayc never
written line, done an act, nor be.
ljeve can say with truth, entertained
. thought calculated to produce actiOn
BY the Republican party 10 favor Of
my promotion over that Of any other
man in II who might DO their choice
l do now. IS / did four years ago, sim
cereiy believe that the interest Of the
whole country demand the sncccss Of
the Republican party. Ifdeemed ad-
visable, I am willing 70 make any
sscritlce 10 accomplish that success. !
feel that did make 9 sacriticc In Civ
Ing up high position SO highly prizrd
BY me, one created for me by al up.
,pyeciatlye public, for which scf can
'neyef thank them sufficiently. Now,
II kyeoo,bs Of service to the party that
chose me, then I shall render tha4
service conscieutiously and to the best
eSmy ability. The personal sacrifice
made fonr years ago cannot be- made
now. III
With great respect, your obedient
servant. U. s. CRAM.
Vne language OF this letter 10 explicit
sAd manly. II 10 thoroughly charac.
sssistic Of the Presidsnt. Of course 1t
has no further application to the pres
snt, than that It shows how thorough.
iy negative has been the action u
President Grant IN regard tohis form.
e. nominations and how thoroughly
be u imbued with the sense Of duty he
incommon with every other republi-
rsn owes to the best interests Of tie
Republican party. It's publication
now by authority Of the Prssidenk
puts at rest ct once the silly hope that
the opposition sustained, that Re mieht
81 ~ 70 fall.ont with the Republican