New-York tribune., 1874-10-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

| The third term project has funny effect
upon Republican candidates for office. Tney all rdicule
it, yet impressed with the necessity OF saying In
public that they not 10 favor of It. There never
was Joke that produced such CONSERVATION before
The Cincinnati Commercial deems this q good
time to trot out hobby with tail "NOw that
the tickets being made up how would 1t do to put
Minister washburne up for President with Speaker
Blaine for yicePresdent That would make toleraby
strong to pull the Republican go.cart out Of the
bog into which IL to have been driven By tho
present Administration"
Here is about the meanest specimen of an
Administration lie which has found Its way into prins
lately: "Tbe uDreconciled rebels up their old Con-
federate flags down South when they heard from Ohio
That's the way It works" II appears in The Bangor
Wing and Courier Journal which is making the most
frantic efforts to convince Republicans the Maine
Legislature their highest act of patriotism will be
there pledged for Senator Hamins reflection.
The organs are one by one admitting that
there E after ALL something in the third term discussion
that Is worth noticing otherwise than by ridcung it.
The Norceh Bulletin, which has hitherto declared the
whole question unworthy Of notice. now says that by
dnt OF newspaper influence the third term idea has or
beginning to have effect upon the weaker minded
the Of the party, who are ever on ths
chance 10 shake their heads at something
the party or their sake may be necessary
for Republican press to give the talk quietus ana
It can be speedily Perhaps that settles the
matter but so long as Bulletin insists that II would
be indelcate for the President to deny that he Is
candidate the shily shaly mem VIII not DC the ony
ones to wag their heads.
Alexander II. Stephens's speech in favor of .
third term highly praised at his homo as
by and-thin organs IN the North The Atlanta
Herald says Of il: mo matter where Alexander
Stephens speaks when, whether the stump In
private there comes to the public that inevitable
apology for and defense Of President Grant. The
people are becoming quite tired Of this. Grant Is an
enemy the people OF the South. He is willing snd
vicious tool Of the dominant party II there is trace
of tolerance pity In the whole Of his
sruction policy do not recall IT, uniform brutality
characterized It's action from the beginning " tue
end And people OF the South. especially the people
OF the With District, hed with just resenniens
and unc0nqueraoe aversion OF thls tyrant ana ps
Administrator"
Senator Jones Of Nevada wrote long letter
to q Republican ratification meeting at Virginia Cy
recently, devoted entirely to reasons why the Rcpuo
cap party should be continued IN power. or President
Grant he wrote "The members of the Republican
party have reason be proud OF It's recent ss well -
its earlier history Of its civic well As OF its martial
renown. The who, by party usage as well as by
general choice Is its foremost leader, assumed tue
Presidential chair without previous political experience
but he has demonstrated that the camp Is sometimes
better school OF statesmanshp than the caucus. and
that the maca genius which can combine armies
predict the strategy OF foes can also marsna io"s
and flank sophisries not necessary 70 return 10
the victories Of SHILOH vicksburg or Apponsttox TO
establish the claim Of the Republican party to general
approyal for its triumphs Of civil adminstraton have
bean amost az important and beneficial to the nation
When Gen. Grant assumed the Presidential ofaoe the
south was stin rocking and vibrating with Andrew
Johnson's poloy ainoe then the lsss ef We reoa