The daily gazette., 1874-10-20
TIE THIRD TERM.

Some of the Republican Journals, since
the October elections. have become out
.loE"n IN regard TO the long cherished
-chculc. Of President Grant to secure d
third term. II there were any doubt
about his desiring this il certainly fades
away under the discus sion which has
cnsued within the past few days. 1t IS
now shown Ia he a fact that large body
Of the o.ticr-hollcrs and their friends
have hren inspired with this policy orig.
mating primarily no doubt in the mind
81 Grant himself. OF his immediate rcla.
tlveS and satalit,s, for the further aC-
Frandi2,ment Of themselves and the
corrupt crew that have held the public
offices ct the country for the past six
years, not for any honor there might be
IN serving the Republic, but simply that
they might ill their pockets with ill-cot
ten gainf. And it may have been that
the Immense increase of government
otficcrs to the vast number of fifty-four
thousand, which has silently been going
on until the people have become alarm
cd, was pant OF this scheme for carry
ing first the nomination and then the
election Of Grant TO third term.
BE this as it may since the October
elections. the division Of the Republican
party not III the secret has e,inced an
alarm that Is Threatening the exposure
Of the whole Washington plot The
NV \ ork TINES has been acknow lodged
"a. the organ Of the Republican faction
Of that city and was also an organ for
Grant Cut it did not take up the third
term scheme and another paper has
been, II appears, made the medium for
the Presidents ambitious schemes, and
the New York Times now exposes the
plotter5 in an article which we copy be-
low, There IS scarcely a doubt that
Grant would Try TO carry the southern
states with the army, if lac could secure
u majority Of the votes in the Northern
states
Me- Iorl Tunes, Octoler &c
THIRD TERM.
But II must be admitted that news
paper at Washington, which the Admin
atratlon undoubtedly oOntrols-we may al
most say ouHs-has on several occasions
published articles, supposed to be '.nspir-
,d, which defend and advocate the third
term scheme. These articles have been
quoted all over the country as represent
ing tn" real wishes and opinions of Gen
cral Grant, Ii Is quite possible that the
President knew nothing of these articles
until they actually appeared. He may
vet lind that Il bOUght and pad for organ
has power to him harm-to misrepresent
INN and place him in false position be-
fore the pnbhc-but no power to do him
good. Independent support is sure to be
tempered at times with adverse criticism
the President has certainly made no secret
II tie fact that he icill not brook adverse crit
ism. Consequently, he lcill have or
Bans' TO represent him; and he must not
be suprl2cd If they do him infinite mis-
chief. There Is no estimating how many
of has supporters the home organ at
Washington has estranged from him and
IT has gwen HIM no new supporters in
their place.
Again, the opposition papers have
been asserting for year and half that
General Grant is determined to get tho
Republican nomination in 1876 if he pos
sibly can that he is bringing all his en-.
ormous patronage and influence to bear
ON that particular object. These state.
ments, necessarily repeated, have deriv.
ed some show Of FEASIBILITY from the ar.
tlcles IN the Washington paper, which il
not actually inspired could not haze up.
pedred WITHOUT SANCTION from high quar-
tPr"