The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20
confession, which indicates that the country
has been wagering on the verge of a possible

neS oeeh WaSoIiuB on the verge OF possible
revolution:
AS the president has not seen ut to dIsavow 1t
the republican party should do so,and as a faith
full exponent OF republican opinion, the Journa
here and now declares the third term suggestion
to be impolitic, anti-republican and Offensive 1.
the popular mind. It is i'm possible for Presi
dent Grant TO be reelected. The party tina
dominates him will be ANONYMOUSLY defeat ed
II is not only impossible for him to be rec eoted
but not desirable If il were possible. His re
election would not c9nduce TO the elevation O
an era OF reform as can alone restore the re
| publican party to popular confidence.
Nor is this all, the administration organ, o
rather Mr.. Morton's organ, goes SO far as t
! declare that If Grant does not come out witt
a denial OF his scheme for a reelection, i
will become the imperative duty of congress
to pass joint resolution that will put re
nomination out of his power. The Journal
in its jealous haste, has effectively exposed
itself AS for the idea of any action on tn
part OF congress being necessary, the Sen
.tinel has heretofore expressed its opinion
when that suggestion was made by the Gin
cinnati Commercial. A great amount o
damage has been done to publi
sentiment by the discussion of this mates
aud by the tone of the republican party
People have become familiarized with tn,
idea of perpetual president. which would
have been regarded at one time as prepos
ferrous. The remedy against this evil lay il
the denial on the part of Gen. Grant that ht
contemplated running for the presidency
again under any circumstances, and the de.
NAL on the part of the republican party that
it contemplated making him a candidate fol
the third term in any emergency. Grant
made no such denial, because he was
unwilling to forego the chance Of
another lease of power and ease
The party made no such denial
because there was possible contingency in
which it would run Grant again at all hazard
To the damage that has been done already
let not the further mistake OF making the
plot the subject of serious legislation be
added. Let us trust the unwrI.ten law,
confident that no party dare nominate
a man for chief magistrate for the third
time.
The New York Times has actually done a
more foolish thing than the Indianapolis
Journal in its chagrin over the recent defeat
of the party. That paper which laughed
the Tribune to scorn for calling upon the
republican convention to incorporate de-
nunciation of the third term scheme into
the platform of the party in that state, has
actually come out with demand upon
General Dix to do what the convention
would not do, namely, denounce the third
term. In explanation of the necessity for
such course the Tines says:
There appears to be no certain ground for be-
lieving that Gen. Grant has any idea Of working
ever on the subject, one way or the other. But
It must be admitted that newspaper at WASH
ingtOn, which The administration undoubtedly
may almost say owns-has on sew
eral occasions published articles, supposed to be
"iuspired," which defend and advocate the
third term scheme. These articles have
been quoted all over the country as repre-
senting the real wishes and opinions of Gen.
knew nothing OF these articles until they actu.
ally appeared. He may yet find that a bought
and paid-for "organ" has power to do him
alse position before the public-but no power
10 do him good. Independent support is sure TO
De tempered at times with adverse criticism,
md the president has certainly made no secret
II the fact that he will not brook adverse criti-
ism. Consequently, he will have "organs" TO
,rised il they do him infnite mischief
AS to the plan proposed by the Times,
here can be but one opinion. Any declara-
ions from Governor Dix or other republic
ans at this hour must be looked upon with
The trenchant criticism of the
evening Post, puts the matter fairly:
Why did the Times fail TO make this discovery |
efore the October elections? Before the meet |
NJ OF the republican state convention IL might |
ave done good service by advising formal |
rotest at Utica against any third term scheme. |
the Utica platform had declared against IL, |
nd II Senator Conkling had not Indirectly en- |
outraged IT,, the present appeal TO Gov. Dix |
Tould not have been required. Now. at any |
urely can not do SO undignined an act as to |
ccept advice inspired by an eleventh hour |
anic. The Times was not wise In season.
The Chicago papers contain full accounts |