The New York herald., 1874-08-05
THE THIRD TERM.
The President and tlNe Re-
publican Party.
THE COMPACT FULFILLEIs.
A Liberal Republican Wanted for
Congress.
LosG BRANCH, August 4, 1874

LONG BRANCH, August 4, 1874
We are evidently on The way 70 a decisive set
tlement Of the main question. As We expected,
the Long Branch HERALD letter, pu olisned this
morning, has created a profound sensation among
tie politicians here, without distinction OF party.
Hard-sheE republicans say. There is some fire
under this cloud OF smoke, and General Grant will
now be compelled to show his hand. II ne is not
for US he Is against us, and we must
KNOW WHERE He srAyDs.r
Soft-shel democrats say, "Ths thing will Tyler
ize the republican party ana the game Is II our
hands" In conversation with liberal republi-
can this morning, ne affirmed that "having fought
only two years ago under tie motto OF Anything
to beat Grant we cannot two years hence ny the
legend OF Anything to elect Grant, You may
bring the horse to the water. but II he has had
enough you cannot make him drink."
But" asks an indignant regular republican.
cater all that we have done for General Grans
can such things beS''
Why nott Is there In this new departure OF
tie President anything 30 very surprising, after
all Are there not numerous Presidential prece-
dents to justify the abandonment by General
Grant Of the party which lifted him from the wood
maui cabin 10 the White Houses When he found
that ne could not get second term from the
democratic party did not Martin Van Buren, bolt to
the trees0ilers and become their Presidential can
ulOateI Olu uoI join Iyier, on uuQlDR Ln8t ne
was not at home In the wing camp, turn, with all
his mercenaries, against the whlg party and
Kill or Henry Clays Again, did not Fillmore,
in 1856, AZ an Independent opposition Presidential
candidate, elect James Bpchanan' and did not
President Johnson turn against the republicans
and, with Chief Justice Chase, cast his fortunes
with those OF the democratic party In their Tam
many Natl nal Convention OF 1885, And then let
It not be forgotten that General Grant was
A DEMOCRAT BEFORE THE WAR,
and has never been anything but reluctant Sc
want Of the republicans, Notwithstanding the vii
lanous abuse heaped upon MIN by the democrats,
from the highest to the lowest. Lastly, after tax
ing up Horace Greeley, as the embodiment of their
party and their principles, In 1872, why Should
there be any dCnculty with the democrats In
adopting General Grant IN 1876 After Greeley
and Brown. Is there anything impossible In the
whirligig Of our party politics
We believe that the oracle has spoken, aud that
the idol Of the republican party is casting about
| for change OF base. The great Duke OF MARI.
borough always took good care OF number one, and
| General Grant is not the man trouble himself
about number two Tor the Presidential succession.
| He has
FULFILLED HIS COMPACT
with the republca MS, and now he holds that he Ia
q free man agan-that If they have no further use
The treaty between the high contracting parties
has expired by its own limitation. and this is the
| end OF 1t. We mentioned yesterday that the
! orthodox republicans of New York were 80
harassed and indignant at the mysterious and
| PERPLExING SILENCE OF GENERAL GRANT
In reference to a third term and SO distrustful o.
mischiefin the meal tub that they were ready Il
! play the liberal republican against him. Upon thi
matter we are informed tnat recently some lead
ing republicans OF New York Congressional dis
trict, strongly republican, waited upon an out
and-out liberal republican and proposed 20 CIV
him this fall the nomination for Congress In tha
district II be would accept It. He submitted as a
objection TO this nomination, which they cOul
not, perhaps, OvercOme-that he was innexibl
opposed TO another Presidential term to Genera
Grant "That is the very reason" responded hi
republican friends, "wny We want you. You are
tree man You can speak out on
| THIS THIRD TERN MONsTROsITY.
| "Your lips are not sealed by Custom House glue
We want just such man to open the tight Ia on
side against third term to General Grant. W
| cannot do 1t. We cannot venture upon quarre
| with the Custom House. We will take you rs al
opponent to General Grant for third term
f, and mainly on that ground we shall expect yO
to serve US in our fail canvass We beiiev
that these negotiations closed without a treaty
, the liberal republican on mis- part doubling tn
| backbone of his republican friends when brough
| to the pinch.
There have been to-day some visitors to tn
Presidents cottage, we are told, who touching thi
new departure Of tho President will spike IN
enemys guns. Surely, II the President is not
candidate for still another term, the half dozei
words that will set him right can be easily spoken