New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-26
THIRD TERM DISCUSSION.
GRANTS TRUE POSITION.
Liam Jhf J'rOy prfSs De1Dl

IRON
We do not think that the Third Term
is discussed fee p6oPer @ VIEW
OF is dnty and his is limited by his per
eonal advantage the good Of his estate To discuss
the idea that has of third term 10y any appea! TO the
opinions of his predecessors office, is to wilfuly
away from the real ISSUE Gen. Grant VIII De cand
doubts Of his then he will decline TO rum and ask
people credit him with great love OF his country
in the interest, of himself The TRIBUNE has, with
greater ability than any other per m the county
treating from views held by the old Presidents
unbroken usage Of almost a century much
do with TINS ambition of Cen Grant as mas the golden
rule only hope for relief from his continuance in
office that the psOple will TO their senses before
the l. old adaSe that In hs sras sv e
Grant would be worse than revolution.
CHANGE OF SENTIMENT SISI5 in, IN TIE TIE SOUTH
The unfortunate troubles III Louisiana nave
increased Geu. Grants prospects greatly as sHlrd;
hin exceedingly with the Republican party. We have.
however regrets TO express for anything that we
have said subject. We foresaw tnat the south
goud not soon power unless she could do SO
by making terms (uo pun intended with Gen. Grant;
II the Southern papers or nalf OF tnem nau united
with us in undertaking. Gen. Grant would not have
gone back u.s. III TINS LOUISIANA affair IL Is posi-
be-nOt yet is IL proOabie-that we may nave TO
take Grant another but VIII be as an enemy,
not as friend as we would fain have had him.
A GREAT MISFORTUNE.
From The Baltimore Gaz.te (Dem)
THE NFw-YORK TRIBUNE has, at this Crisis,
done good service by colaIluR with running comment
from Washington to jackson, as 10 the second re-
eligibility of President we Wsn we nau room 70 Gre, re-
material for reference, and ought IN ITS detail to be the
text for all who depoTe as we h1hesy peeVe one
this great misfortune. We caunot even summarize
points OF what should be familiar history. The great
exemparw asbington-who could have been reelected,
thought wrong he should be, ana did retire and every
succeeding President who NATURALIZATION,
MADISON Monroe, and Jackson-dccePted that example
as a law for them We have shown that the extension
Of the Presidents beyond term was by virtue
OF no written law rather III drogaton OF tue spirit
Why may not the unwriten law, winch great examples
create he equally operatvef II fixed itself at once in
hearts OF the people. 1t has down TO this period
been considered obligatory as II IL had been embodied
clearesi Of deual, and nothing more shows
Che tmehOnOred sancy II has earned than the shock
puole feeling which even the whisper OF aDrOgatng
II has given.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESIDENTS SILENCE
From FrGaeSoo BallehR (Re1)
There is much plausibllity III the assertion
that II the President Ud not incline TO third term he
would not nave pereSS ms One worS from him
would have been sufficient 10 Drlng the cemor, now
rising into The shrill kew to an end. continue
tbe discusion on the bare very enable propo
siton that third term would be fraugnt with danger
10 Republican Government would be an evasion Of the
real issues We Imagine that General Grants Admins
tratOn Will have to be judged rather upon what IL mas
done than what it would be likely 70 do If continued
Has IL in all respects answered the public expectation
Has 1t done anything TO purify the public service Is
Its general policy such eommends itself 70 the com
mon sense Of the country These quaxfons which
ought 70 be before any great amount
of Thought expended upon the violation OF practice
and tradition involved in third term. To allow the
controversy go of on tins secondary consideration
would DO 70 beg the real questions No considerable
number OF people can DO brought TO believe that
any man this country would be Insane enough 10 med
late C8sansm.
WORSE EVILS THAN A THIRD TERN.
TAe Troy Times (t.epl
We are not of those who believe that Presi-
lent Grant Xpects desires TO DO candidate again,
nor do we his denomination, although we approve
OF mis- the whole and deem IL one OF
that enough for any man 10 serve 10 the
Presidency opinion that worse eVlis Ihan the
of
and one Of those would be the elevation OF Democrat
20 the Chief Magstracy OF the nation III Is hardly
worth while. however, TO discuss such an aleInatye,
The Republican party has IN lts RANKS plenty o sn
who are both capable and available, and when the
proper ime comes OF them Will be brought TO the
front There for haste In that respect OF
for alarm about third term for President Grant.
TIE PRESIDENTS WILLINGNESS
Fro1s me Syracuse STANDARD (Repl
We do not speak unadvisedly when we say
chat Leading men the Republican party are alarmed
At the intrIgues going on among Few omeeholders IN
mon the next Republican National Convention for a
pomiuaton for third term. Iney are bot few, but
eratlons 10 secure delegation favorable to thrdterm
nomination Their object is OF course, seservice. The
most painful In this whole programme Is the
proDsbie sympathy OF the President with IL from begin
ming &c end II not really personally ambitious II is
feared he has been or WIN DC sSrSopdDy
hun He has shown no signs OF possessing tne many
aud patriotic independence OF George Wiio
FASTENED TO fOresta any action oohIs " ns ~ W
for a third term IL was with great reluctance that ne
pied second term, which set precedent Oh doup
PresdeDt Grant has already all that the great man,
who justly won the endearipg uie OF fstnel Va nlS
Country, would consent 10 accept. He refused more
not 90 much for personal as for pa rO.ic and prudential
FeasOns His example. IN this respect Is glorlousy wor
Thy Of imitation. President Gram cannot do himself OF
his country better service than follow IT, The hePuDn
party with other Presidential canuldac
but Ulysses g. Grant Hs would DO de-
feat Not that has has not BEEN the
whole satisfactory; that he has lost IN personal
R'R2s3rlgi l9t Lsl tas AMERICAN people. nave iofs0t