Wilmington journal., 1874-07-10

Third Term Chance for the
ID III o cra a tic Party-The SOuth's
snterest Identical With That Of
the Nest-'Ehc Most Prominent
ID ratio Aspirants for the
White EsoHse-The Civil Rights
Hill WIFI be Passed Next Session.
A FRESH AND EOUTANT STATESMAN
Our young and brilliant Senator,
General Gordon, is upon the streets |
again and settling down to the de- |
nands of his private business. A
Herald reporter called upon him yes |
terday to get whatever of public in |
terest his life as Senator had brought
to his mind. We found the General
as fresh looking, and as free from an
appearance of WEAKNESS as ever.
Not line upon his face, not n fur
row upon his brow, that has not come
naturally with his few and lightly
stepping years. No sign there OF the
ravaging work of intrigue, or of mid
night conspiracies. Not a smirch or
shade had the long, tedious months of
the session put upon his frank and
open face. Hardly hai the sober af-
fairs of State Though the Senate held
not q more devoted worker than he)
yelled it's brightness, and he stood be-
fore lis placid and yet fiery, smiling
and yet serious, and always earnest
as proud as Lucifer and yet modest
THE GALLANT YOUNG STATESMAN OF THE
NATION.
The General was quite clever in the
way of talk, and gave us his views with
the freedom of a man who has nothing
to hide, and no cause of eQuivocatlon,
and vet with the earncstness of a man
who intends to back with his reputa-
ton every word that he utters.
OF course our first inquiry was in
regard to that quadrennial convulsion
which attacks our Republic SO regTl-
larly, and premonitory symptoms OF
which are now thrilling through the
body polite.
Reporter-Do yon, General, think
that there is anything of truth in the
third term aspirations of Gen. Grant,
as suggested by the Courier-Journal.
Gen. CT certainly do. L think
| that President Grant is
EXCEEDINGLY ANXIOUS TO RUN AGAIN,
and is very apt to do SO. [ am very
intimate with him; as much SO as al
most any one, and he is always very
cordial with me. think he certainly
| intends to run again.
Reporter-Will the Republican par
ty nominate him again?
Gen. CT don't think General
Grant desires party nomination at
their hands. His ambition is to run
as the Peoples candidate; not as a
Democratic or aRepublican candidate,
but as a candidate of the people of the
United States; as candidate of great
Grant party, if you please. Evidences
of this ambition are evinced daily.
His absolute independence of all Re-
publican leaders; the indifference with
which he incurs the enmity of Morton,
Logan, or Butler, and above all, the
evident pains he takes to show the
South that he is not her enemy. A
man cannot be with Grant any length
of time before
HE CATCHES HIS KINDLY DRIFT
in favor of the Southern people. Hi
idea seems to be to show our people
that he is President not of one sec
ton, but of the Republic. and that ht
shall deal TO them Just such judgments
as to those who followed the stars anc
stripes.
Still, if Grant wants the nomination
of the Republican party he will get it
Not that they prefer him to any Other
candidate. Not at ALL Ter with the
tradition of the Republic, and in the
spirit of our institutions SO decidedly
against sucn course, tney WIN pe
TIAIID ABOUT OFFERING A THIRD TERN
CANDIDATE.
They will NOM nate him though be
cause they will be afraid not to do it,
For two reasons. First: They be
lieve he is the only man who can hol,
the Republican party to victory. Ant
(they are right in this) that he is mucl
stronger than his party. Secondly
They fear that if they leave him out h,
will be picked up by some middl,
party or even by the Democratic party
and run against them. Hence, if Ii,
wants the nomination, in my opinion
he Will get It without any trouble.
RepOrter-ln the event of Grant
not offering, who will be the probable
Republican candidate?
Gen. CT think that
HON. ELI b. WASHBURNE,
our preeent Minister to France, is b,
long odds, the most prominent. Ii,
is Grants especial friend and adviser
and besides his own power and popu
larity, would have the benefit of Grant ;.
strength with the party. II Grant
could name his successor, as the Re
publican nominee, and l think he
cOuid pretty nearly do it, he woult
certainly name Wushburne.
a CLEAR SKY FOR THE DEMOCRACY.
Rep.-What are the chance, in youl
opinion, fer the success of the Radica
party under Grant.
Gen. G.-I think the Democracy
will have certain victory. They will
have three points, either one of which
will be almost irresistible. First
Grant cannot be elected on his finan-
cial platform. The great mass of the
people are opposed to the speedy re-
turn to specie payments that he advo-
Gates, because they believe it will
bring panics ten times worse than the
one we are just recovering from, and
ruin the country. They all believe in
hard money as fact, and love to talk
of it as boast, but they don't believe
III wading through ruin and bankrupt
cy to resumption. Grant, on his veto
platform, or his policy set forth in his
memorandum to Senator Jones, can't,
IN my opinion, carry Il single Western
or Southern State, and l don't think
he can carry Pennsylvania.
Secondly. 1t would be almost i'm
possible for any man to enter the
| White House for third term. The
whole spirit Of the Republic is against
1t. 1t would be esteemed m
AUDAcIoUs GRASP AT A DICTATORSHIP.
The people who revere the Republic
and its traditions, will rise to put it
down. And yet with this terrific in
fiuenes against him, Grant is the
strongest man his party can run. Nor
ton and Logan are both aspirants, but
neither can bring the same spirit and
influence and enthusiasm to the can
vass that Grant can. So that, I think,
if the party runs Grant, the alarm of
the people at the approach of absolu-
tism viii entail defeat. If it throws
Grant overheard, there is no other
man in its ranks that is strong enough