Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-08
THIRD TERN GOSSIP.
A Herald SiOry...GFant Said 20
Court a Nomination by a Coal.
tiom OF Democrats and Liberal
Republicans.

tiom OF Democrats and Liberal
Republicans.
We clip the following from e letter TO
the New York Herald, from its CORES
pondent at Long Branch
A few days ago a leading Liberal Repub
lican Of the West, encouraged 10y in-
strucllOns that President Grant was
strongly inclined TO a new political move
ment flr a third term, came 10 Long
Branch md called upon the President ~
his cottage to obtain his Views upon the
subject. Th5 results Of this conference,
as given TO the writer from third party,
an Intelligent and responsible man, were
these Alter the usual Introductory for
malties, the Liberal Republican ambas-
sadOr having stated the object Of lis visit
and lis desire for free interchange Of
thought and suggestions, the President
said that the country had naniiestly had
enough of the rule Of the Republican
party that the party had fulfilled ite
mission aud outliTed It's usefulness, and
that the people, tired of the corruptions
and demoralIsAtions OF the Republican
party Ia Congress, aud tired OF Ito ex-
treme sectional measures, were ready and
auxio1e for a change. Next, 10 the
courie Of the couTerselion, the President
suggested that II the Liberal Republican
party would take the lead in nominating
him upon the platform VIC have
Indicated he had nc doubt Of the
success Of the movement. The liberal
Republican negOtiator submitted, how
ever, tha. his party was but
handful of men, and thai Of themselves,
as party, they could do nothitg.
THE PRESIDENT REPLIED
that they were a respectable body Of in
dependent men, that their principles were
ACCEPTABLE to the people, aud that In NOV
ing for Ills reelection In opposition TO the
regular Republican party tnsy would d at
bring over the Democratic parry, and tnst
10 the next place all the Southern States
would support the movement; aud, again,
the moreyed intere,ts Of the country
desrous OF avoiding -ny dangerous
changes or experiments in our hndnelal
system, will support new party which,
while aiming TO displace the Republicans,
will support the President for another
term Is the rational standard bearer of
this new organization. The President
also submitted that the Executive patron
age would prove IA element Of consider
able weight In this new party undertsk-
ing, and that; With sll the force to back
It which he had indicated, 5efeat would
be impossible and success certain.
| Furthermore, we are Informed that
when these high contracting parties sep
araled Il was with the promise on the
one part that the Liberal Republican,, so
far as directly represented In this con-
ference, will move in behalf OF General
Grant for third term, and with proms
ise on his part that 10 strengthen this
movement the President will veto the
Civil Rights bill If passed at this coming
session of Congress; Will Insist upon
civil service reform, Notwithstanding the
objections Of ths Coogrese Will urge a
universal amnesty In
HIS NEXT Annual MESSAGE,
aud 70 the extent of his power All re.
sources will clear out the carpet baggers
aud prove himself a true friend Of the
South and Of s9l.h9rn rights u1der the
constitution.
We have this Information, we repent
from an Intelligent and responsible n m
who says that these things are true, and
who believes that under ths programme
we have outlined Genera Grant can, aad
probably will, he elected for third Pfe=t-
Dental term as The candidate OF the com
bined opposition forces against the party
10 power. We learn further that ;hC
. leading Republicans Of the country-aut
Of New York most prominently moi
only distressed but Indignant a. this con
tlnued and mysterious silence Of General
Graut in reference 10 third term thai
they suspect tsere Is mischief Ia Il, aad
that they ere prepared TO adopt aud play
the Liberal Republicans against him 10
our November State election. A. b..
events he Liberal Republicans are noH
10 the posit!o, OF the M who hold th,
gap, and Mr. Conkllng I-..y well douh
whether he or Senator Fenton is row
THE NEW YORK FAvoRirE
Of the administration. Au active parti
poiltci-1, who Pleads the plea that bit
I moulL is sealeo, says "OnlY see how
we are tied up. II the President woulC
only gratefully retire from the Presl lien
tial course We sollI, under tho banner o
Senator conklilg rs one drst choice
sweep Ncs York in November. Ba
Want can W. d. now Nothing, becaus,
We do not know whtra We stand an.
Mr. Murphy is all Vrcn-, If what thl
HraM says are lis opinions is true. Tht
President ought to know that ID keePin.
eieuce on this unconscious question OF {
tairl term he Is playing the part OF al
armed Eeutral, armed against US and h
ought 10 know that the example OF Wash
) ington in fixing the Presidential limits
Q tion at two terms hiss become as s,ronl
4 as the constitution"
without any PARTY predictions, o
. motives, or designs In these matters, an
b. with a respect for the great pdblic ser
, vices and personal character of Genera
I Grant which cannot easily be shaker
! your correspondent nevertheless give
v you the Information embodied In thi
report, under a strong impression that
e is essentially true and of the highest In
!, portapce TO the Republican party, TO til
opposition elements and TO the country {