The daily gazette., 1874-11-21
The Presidents DUTY to His
P0rtu.
From Harper's Weekly.

1t is incredible that the President
should be the only man in the country
who does not understand the relation Of
the third term agitation to the late cleo
tions. But detailed statement in one
of the New York papers, which in this
case apparently speaks with knowledge,
says that he does not think the popular
cries about third term, and that South
Carolina was carried by the Republicans
with the third term in the platform,
while, Mr.. Ellis H. Roberts, the Repre-
sentative from the Republican Utica dis
trict in New York, was beaten after his
nominating convention declared against
it. This Last remark has peculiar signifl-
canoe when considered in the light Of
Mr.. Roberts own explanation Of his de-
feat-an event to be deeply regretted as
the loss in Congress Of one Of the most
Intelligent, sagacious, and able Of Repre-:
1 sentatives. The Utica district is very
gree fill his place. The Utica Herald, OF
which Mr.. Roberts is the editor, says:
The story of the Congressional canvass
in Oneida tells itself. Scott Lord is the
law partner Of Senator Roscoe Conkling,
and d persistent effort has been made to
create the impression that Senator Conk-
ling desired his election, while Mr.. Conk-
hing did not lift finger to correct that
impression. c. M. Dennison, United
States Commissioner, was from the be-
ginning O leading adviser in the Demo-
cratic canvass, and did not conceal his
opposition to his party. William Com
stock, Register in Bankruptcy. was less
frank, and quite as mischievous. Levi
Blakeslee came from his rich berth in the
New York Post Office to destroy the par.
| ~ xrboro ho nd, 1,o 1oA ,oaosuoJ
than 1000 in salary as Collector Of In.
ternal Revenue. George Klirck repre-.
sented the New York Custom House in
the war upon the candidate of his party
These and such as these organized the
faction which determined to ruin since i,
could not rule.
The key Of all this is plain. There hal
never been any question OF Mr.. Robert
; honest Republican fidelity. But he wa
opposed to the third term. Certain office
holdeys favor it,, They work against hi
election. He is defeated, and the Presi
dent says that his defeat shows the par
tty not to be unfriendly to the project
The necessary conclusion is that tn
President would accept a third nomina
ton, which his Office e-holders would engi
neer. The most distinguished and hon
pred Republican editor in the Unite
States has already announced that hi
journal would not support General Gran
for third term. We believe that
= speaks for the best Republican press (
the country. Persistence in the projec
> as we said many months ago, would ren
the Republican party asunder. 1t nigh
indeed, force some good men to considt
(which would be the greater evil, thir
!. term or q Democratic administration
70 But they would be very few. The r.
publican press, which is substantially
unit upon the question, should spea
out plainly, and let it be known that III
, der no circumstances now conceivab
d would 1t support the President for thil
term. Such o proposition not only vi
lates one of the most cherished polite
traditions of the country, but with Il
present vast executive patronage,
would Justly be considered the beginnil
of o subversion of the Government, al
would in itself present an issue TAXI
precedence of every other. Should su,
o frantic attempt be made, we should
found by the side of the leader Of who
we speak, opposing to the end candida
lso nominated.