The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-06
THE THIRD TERM.


Gordon, of Georgia, that Grant
Wants 10 Run as the Candidate Of the
PeOpie-yEis hid for Southern Support
He Can Get thc Republican Nominal
tion, bat the People Wouid Hsteem it
as sn Acaacious Grasp mt Dictator
ship and Defeat Him-The Democratic
Outlook.
A representative OF the Atlanta Herald on the
1st inst. interviewed Senator Gordon, who had
reached home from Washington and as part OF
the interview relates to the Presidents aspi-
rsions for a reelection we make some extracts.
In response to the query whether he believed
third election was desired by the President Gen.
eral Gordon is reported sayng:-
certainly do think that President Grant is
exceedingly anxious TO run again and Is very apt
TO do So am very intimate with MIN; as mnch
so as almost any one and he Is always very cordial
with me- think he certainly intends to run
again.
When asked whether he would receive the re-
publican nomination the Senator said:-
don't think General Grant desires party nom.
NATION at their hands. His ambition Is to run as
the peoples candidate: not as a democratic or a
people OF the United States as q candidate or a
great Grant party, If you please. Evidences of
dependence OF al republican leaders, the inditer.
ence with which he incurs the ennity or Morton,
Logan or Hneer G and asSys all the evident pans
enemy. man canDOt be with Grant any length
OF TINE before ne catches his kindly DRIFT in favor
not OF one section; but VT, 2. Of the IL.
such judgments as to those who followed the Stars
and Stripes. Still, If Grant wants the nomination
they "! prefer him to any other candidate. Not at
all. FOR with the tradition OF the Republic. and
the spirit OF our institutions so decidedly against
such a course, they win be tlmid about offering
th,ra Term candidate They will nominate him,
though because they will be AFRAID not to do 1t.
PERSONAL---VERY.. OelteVe
only man who can hold the republican party to
victory And they are right IN this mat ne Is
fear that If they leave him out he will be picked mp
by some middle party or even by the democratic
party and run against them. Hence, II he wants
the nomination, in my opinion, ne VIII get it with
out any trouble.
In the event Of Grant not running the Senator be.
lieves that E!inu b. Washburne would be the prom
inent republican candidate. The Senator how
ever thinks that the democracy will have a Ger.
tain victory for the following reasons
First-Grant cannot be elected on his financial
platform. The great mass OF the people are OPP
posed to the speedy return to specie payments
that he advocates, because they believe 1t will
bring panics ten times worse than the one we are
inst recovering from, and ruin the country. They
ali believe IN hard money as q fact, anu love to
talk OF it as boast, but they don't believe In wad-
ing through ruin ana bankruptcy to resumption.
Grant on mis- veto platform or his policy set forth
opinion, carry single western or southern state,
and don't think he can carry pennsylvania:
| man to enter the White House for a third term.
The whole spirit of the Republic Is against 1t. 1t
| would be esteemed an audacious grasp at die
tat0rship. The people who revere the Republic
and It's traditions will rise 10 put IL down. And
| the strongest man his party can run. Morton and
Logan are both aspirants. but neither can bring
the canvass that Grant can So that think, II the
party runs Grant, the alarm OF the people at the
Of aosonm W ena aeeat II
its ranks that Is strong enough to lead the party
through another victorious campaign.
Another strong reason why the Senator arrives
at these conclusions is the corruption and rotten.
ness OF the republican party. He remarks:-
load OF infamies: The Sanoorn contracts, the
Credit Mobilier, the moiety system, the District or
dreisms ia the Southern ssates a these srrsyed
against the party will Kill 1t. Why. sir, the accu-
mulated vllanies penetrated upon the state OF
cal party, will damn It IN the eyes of the people.
Moses and Dure'i! With these two names only
the democracy might go before the country and
demand the expulsion from power OF the party
that had elevated or even tolerated them.
1t is natural for the people In the time Of panic
ana stiingency to put the cause OF the trouble at
| the door OF the party in power, especially In
trolied by the government as IN ours. Ad TI to
this tendency the TACT that the ruling party, time
obbcry, aud think you have pretty strong
case.
or the prominent democratic candidates the Sem
ator remarked
Allen G. Thurman. of ono, is at present by far
paign in Ohio last year. Carrying it tor the democ-
raCy, for the first time IN many, many years, gives
him splendid start. You see Ohio at one lime
pollcd $4,000 radical majority. TO have whipped
This down and then carried the State IS no small
victory. PcndletOn is a leading candidate, on his
currency platform, and General G. w. Morgan, or
OHIO, Is also spoken ably of by his friends. Thus
you see Ohio offers three candidates.
Next to Thurman should place Hendricks of In
diana. and Hancock, of Pennsylvania. OF these two
I think Hendricks IS probably the strongest from
the fact that the West must furnish the candidate
] think that either OF these candidates. with good
platform, could carry New Hampshire, Connecticut,
of the New England States, New York, New Jersey
Delaware, and probably Pennsylvania, OF the Mid
die States, all Of the southern States EXCEPT South
Carolina. Mississippi and Louisiana, and Ohio, In
diana California, Oregon. Nevada, or the Western
States
TEE MILLIONAIRE MURDERER.