The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-08-26
Grant and the Third Term,

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A Long Branch correspondent of
tho New York Herald writes ander
date of August g:
=, a few days ago a leading Liberal
Republioan Of tie West, encouraged
by Instructions that President Graut
was strongly ipSlincd to now politi.
oal movement Tor Il third term, can! @
20 Long Brapch and called upon the
President at his cottage to obtain his
views upon tho subject. The result
of this conference, as given to the
writer from n third purity, an iutclli..
gent and responsible man, were these :
After the usual introductory formali
ties tho Liberal Republican, en- Dassa- :
der having stated the object of his
visit and his his desire for Il free in
tterohaugo of thought ane suggestions,
the President said that tho country
had munifestly HAD enough of the
rule of the Republican party; that
tho party had fulfilled its mission aad
outlived its usefulness, and that the
people, tired of the corruptions and
dcmoralizations of the Republican
party in Congress, and tired of its
fxtrcmc sectional measures; were
ready and anxious for change.
Next, in the course of the conversa
ton the President, suggested that if
the Liberal Republican party wvu i
take the lead in nominating L:w
upon the platform we have indicated, !,
he had no doubt Of the success of tho
movement. The Liberal Republican
rHgctIator submittcd, however, that
his party was but handful of men,
and th't Of themselves, rs q party,
they could do noth!ng. The prcsi-
dent replied that they were rcspcc-
table body of indcpeudeut meu that
their principles wcro acceptable to
the people, and that in moving for
his re-elcction in opposition to the
regular RcpGblioan party they would
first bring over the Democratic party,
and that in the next place all the
Southern States would support the
movcmcnt and, again, the moneycd
interests Of the county, dosirous Of
avoiding. any dangerous chapges or
cxperin ents in our financial system,
will support o new party which. while
aiming to displace the Republicans,
will support the President for apoth-
or term as the national standard
bearer Of this new organization. The
President also submitted that the
Executive patronage would prove an
clement Of considerable weight in
this new party undertaking, and that,
with all the forces to back it which
he had indicated, defeat would DO
impossible and success certain
Furthermore, we are Informed that
when these high contracting parties
seperated it was the promise on the
one. part that the Liberal Republi
cans, so far as directly REPRESENTED
in this conference, will movo in be-
half Of Gen. Grant for a Third term,
And with Q PROMISE OH his part that to
strengthen this; movencnt tho Presi.
dent will veto the Civil Rights bill il
passed at the coming session of Con.
gress will insist upon civil service
reform, notwithstanding the objoo.
tions of this Congress will urge "A
universal amnesty in his next annual
message, and to the extent of hif
power and RESOURCES, will clear out
tho pet.baggers and prove himsolf
Q true friend of the South and of
Southern rights undor the Constitu,
ton, .Wo have tRis Information, VIC
repeat, from On intelligent and re.
sponsible man, who says that these
things are trGe, and who believes
that under. the programme We have
" outlined. Genetal Grant can, and
probably will, be elected for q, third
Presidential term as tie candidate OF
the combined opposition forccs
against the party in power.
This article has been pronounced {
caaGyd. We give it for what 1t il
worth. .",. ..,-,~
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