Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-15

the NelC York World states that Sec
rotary Robeson's assertion in his re-
cent SPEECH at Paterson, New Jersey,
that Grant had no idea Of third term
is viewed by politicians at the capitol
of the nation as an ingenious device on
his part to avoid disclaimer of such
a purpose by the President himself,
and as leaving the door clearly open
for both him and Grant to follow up
this policy. 1t is a noteworthy fact
that no other member of the Cabinet
has made such a disclaimer, notwith-
standing the opportunities for doing
so have not only been frequent but op-
perfume. 1t is well known, adds the
Worlds correspondent, that politicians
in Congress carefully watched the last
inaugural to see if the President
would take that occasion to an
nounce his purpose to retire, and
his omission to do so was deemed by
them significant of the plot which has
since developed into an organized
movement. The third term intrigue
was actively carried on at Long Branch
last summer by the Presidents per-
sonal friends, and has since been fol-
lowed up by Senator Conkling and
others in the New York State Conven-
ton, which nominated Dix, by the
establishment, by the same clique, of
the Republic newspaper, to take the
place of the NelC York Times, which
had refused to support a third term,
and by many other significant facts;
such for instance as the series of ar
ticles on the subject in the Presidents
hand-organ, the Washington Republic
can, the leaders in which favoring a
third term are universally credited to
an official inspiration. In the New
York Republican State Conven-
ton, Mr.. Theodore NJ. Pome-
roy, its temporary chairman,
frankly avowed himself in favor of a
third term for Grant. Il like to talk
straight" said Mr.. POmeroy, "and l
have been in the habit of calling things
by their right names. 1 don't see any
reason why Mr.. Littlejohn should see
any obstacles remaining in the way of
Gen. Grants nomination two years
hence than he did two years back. He
is not tyrant or a monster. l will
make this suggestion to Mr. .Littlejohn,
and to those who think like him: 1t is
proper for political parties to act prop
erly forpolitical purposes. If they had
among them a man who was eligible,
in every sense of the word, to comply
with the spirit and letter of the Consti-
tuition, and if he was running forathird
term. and believed him to be true and
faithful to his party and country, l can
tell them that l would not feel like
doing anything to prevent it. The
applause" which the reporter notes at
this point, shows conclusively that
both the appeal and the response were
enthusiastically in favor of a third
term for Grant. The indications are
very clear that Grant IS intriguing for
a third term, and that as soon as 1t is
safe, as soon as the fall elections are
over, his partisans viii boldly proclaim
this policy and whip recalcitrant Re-
publicans into his support. That may
be safely set down as the determination
of the Grant men. 1t is reported that
Speaker Blaine, who is an aspirant for
the succession, some month ago spoke
with much Indignation of Grants re-
fusal to crush the movement in his be-
half by a public ayowal of his pur-
pose not TO serve again. 1t Is even
limited that Senator Morton was
only restrained by personal friends
from denouncing Grants third term
aspirations during the late canvass in
Indiana. The Chicago Tribune stated,
on the 10th inst, that it had every
reason to believe that Mr.. Morton was
with great difficulty restrained from
opening the campaign in Indiana with
a general and specific denunciation of
the President, and from making the
fight in the State on the ground of
open hostility TO the Administration. "
The men in the Republican party who
are aspiring to the Presidency, will
have to support Grant for a third and
an indefinite number of terms, or array
themselves in open hostility to his ad-
ministration. That is a foregone con-
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