New-York tribune., 1874-10-24
THE THIRD TERM QUESTION.

ISAAC H. BAILEYs REASONS FOR REGARDING 1T AS
UNIMPoRTANT-MAss MEETING IN THE TWEEN
TIETH DISTRICT.
A special meeting of the XXth Assembly
District Republican Association was held at Brevoor
Hail. at Fiftyfourtbst and Thrdave, for the purpose
OF ratfyng the nominations W. s. Pinckney presided
A convention first held above the hail. and jacob
Hess was nominated for Member OF Assembly. The
meeting very large one.
The Chairman first announced the appointment OF
committee Of fifty, to be called the Campaign Commit
tee The first speaker who addressed the meeting was
the Hon. Salem H. Wales the Republican nominee ior
Mayor Mr. Wales said that he accepted the delnonsra
ton Of good feeling somewhat partial 10 hiinseH
simply for the reason that he was here with MS own
boys with whom he had fought many good fight, and
hoped he might permitted to live to fight good many
more. He not here however, to speak Tor hlsen'
That he should leave to his friends and his enemies
he had any, Mr. Wales accordingly devoted the rest OF
his time the uterance of pleasant words In behalf OF
the nominee for Congress, Isaac II. Bailey.
As he concluded, excited gentleman In the Dack
part Of the hall called for three cheers for Jake Hess
As Mr. Bailey came forward address them annoyance
was caused by another call from the crowd Of Make
short!" The Chairman sharply remarked that IL the
members Of the Association were not strong enough 10
protect their meeting he would send Tor cordon
of police. To which the answer was made. "We'l take
care Of this end; 60 ahead"
been member Of the Republican party during its whole
existence. He saw 1t when 1t was minority,
and witnessed its advent to supreme power
in the nation. There had been times un'
doubtedy when had erred, but It had been swift to
correct Its bunders. It had been party that nad
maintained the perfect equality OF all men before the
law and only party that had ever attempted 10 DO
that in this any other country He spoke OF the cur
rency question saying that he would have supposed the
,,1l hava tad In
cause for the purpose correcting the financial errors
and of recouciling the differences Of the nation.
He was sorry to say that the people had beeu
met with much trivial questions, aud among them
that which had the least right to ntrude itself upon the
public attention, but which had agitated the puDnc
mind to an extraordinary degree considering its unm
portance-the third term II undertake to say" said
he there never has been in political history
question so unimportant lifted into such magni'
tude: unlmportant, for the resson-as know
and presume you know-that there has never
been a moment under any circumstances, In
toinad the idea of being reelected President his
present has expired. That Is fact 80 wen known
that everybody who been in his confidence has not
onIy It, but has seen that no has never been
at any pains conceal it, 1t Is known tnaL the idea OF
being run through the gauntlet 1a S
taken any cognizance 49,, ,.- ..s.o, D., ,,. ,ss,
Congress. familiarly known as the "Gas law,
and declared that 1t had no ,r more ,,sIsr rels
tiou
of the Gospel and In sense Intended 10 repress
the freedom sentiment RIGHTEOUSNESS OF uterance
Mr. Bailey asked why the President did not come out
and declare himself these subjects and answered the
himself by saying that President Grant seemed
70 have wonderful faculty OF not coming out that MS
talent Of silence recognized by all the peo-
than the gift OF speech aud that he had exhibited ds
poson to leave such questions to the sober common
sense and Judgment OF the people Tor settlement
Mr. Bailey defined Democracy. boiled down 70 its last
essence as anything to beat Grant,, at which there
were laughter and cheers. ,,,, .
After Mr. Bailey had concluded, the Hon william A.
Darling gave his friends stirring speech. The other
sna.kers were George H. Forster one OF the nominees
for Alderman Large Willard Bdilard NICHOLS BaD
cock and james willard