New-York tribune., 1874-11-21
THE SOUTH AND THE THIRD TERN

IN PRESIDENT GRANTS CASE, LEAST OF ALL sHoC - ~
THE UNwRIITEN LAW BE vI0AIED-HE & -
HOPE FOR AID FROM ONLY TWO sOUIHhhN
sTATEs-THE TERM OF THE PRESIDENTIAL vi
Prom TIE CAar,,son g. C) Ye,rs cosrIey tC0nal
1t may now be safely assumed that fresl-
dent Cr1t viii he a candidate for reeection-tnat he
VIII force himself on the Republican party u He ti
htes ard back friends Doubtless he coud Iely
the MOsDys and Patts IN Nrgnla, t1e Ti 80
and Worthiu gOns in South Carolina, the Packats anu
L0ngstreeis Louisiana. and the onice-holders
waere We do nOt believe that he Will De rrtieC.II
can reelected; but the time has come Nheh ooutu. m
opinion should again be known TO third terms ~ =
eral and with particular reference 10 the successful
dler who has been twice elected 10 tAe Hit.t's
II there was danger to public liberty haf century az
IL making OF high character ana generous pai-J
ism President second time what reason can Do 49,
for choosing thrice soldier VINO pursues a. o
the strategy which lie followed as GcueraIh-O M
applied the rules or war to times OF peace VINO pla'
pohucs the which he PLAYED az Eod HaIoJl, a."
recklessly hurls at tAe lntrthcHe4 pal'..- '.,T sar
the people the serrIed lesl0us OF the pali EFT
wants OF the natloni In ms case ,,a5 iGAS' Time
was when President Grant might have galneu g
the support of the south Carolina Con7er'@'rGSs o
IN his aspirations for tnlId Term. lIe In.
d.tiou Of tn such that ilOugntluI GU -
would have agreed 70 vote Tor Mr. Grant tAIte Z ' ~
thirty times, ndd ne u-eI NJ lhHleHc' anu -. f,Ir
d.,perse the WHO mad lordrd II over ur tos 80
years II WAS the instinct on sepi ser va ~,
winch prompted the thought but FresiueIs 80. IJ
changed all The very need WAlch HlIEui nav la -
TINS people TO give Han 10 Cesar moves tAtm nov ~
repudIAte and reject him Mny because u u, Las tn tne
MS face against u; because he has DeeA de Al 70 ~
uleadiugs OF our P1rcrs, and Cuesnut- aud h'rHAd"
Iyui,e opening wide his % the fdtieIsol7 ai4
Mlckeys Decaase he has been here, a elsewhere Lo
upno!der OF ku4ycs and demagOgIes; because ne las
been the silent foe of the friends OF GOOD govern H
ucnt III south Carolina, NJ LAS DeeA tne
active supporter or tyranny ana @ ustl mel ''15 a.
tae state winch, two weeks aEo, kellogg caiuou a'
his own Count II Tor what 10 Il worm 4ue Oonsel
tive clUZens OF South Carolina Will, WheA oCci'Iou
serves prove their adherence Of the tulid-tc p4cV
As Il tulng dangerous itself AMI especially uiuHeIous
IN the case OF Grant. What votes ne receives ~ @
stale viii come from that uusaYOry ate
whose indorsement" of him, Columbia Tor tLe tAru
term 10 have cOusoled him Tor tuv IVss VI -0"
York PENNSYLVANIA and Massachusetts
o Nv tyo Southrru states are now 70 Jc cOuntel Oh ~
Er Grant. L. those Two the CONSERVATIVES VIII De
urit against him. Every other southern -jde, VIII
cve an Oyery, AelGning majority against llm aAd MS
t p de Ire 10 III this question above the pldne Oi
srsons We hope 10 ths United States Constitution
a. that The President cannot be candidate Tor
erflou TIE Ui the Constitution OF the Con
4a-te ate. made the term OF Oire o. the President
x wears but provided tnat the President should not
ba reoiected Tlat j. the nature OF tue amendment
Ic1 the friends OF constitutional liberty should press
upOu the attention Of Congress We 40 NOV desire Iuat
e ri lty of the Executive office -noId IL any way pc
diminished. We think u only rgnt ana JIai thal tue
rlt-lug President should DE pen-Ioucd by The nttou
and so 3D.. relieved from the need OF money -niAIu-
while President OF incorporating aft,rWafd IL might
So D- " 5. 20 1--WE every exPterl.eut scat dno
VOC III the Ssuate. These matter or dctdi. NiJ
country be set at rest rapidly possible Inc ma
1,rv u Congress may not have either the PATRIOTISM ui
the wisdom which such stop requires, az alu'uRA "1
promptly taking IL thev miglt save the pu'iean
marty from absolute extinction Buf, y teF 90 not l.
tA..r successors will th1t the country mas De sue