The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12
Grant Means 10 Run for Third Term.

That wise nd penetrating observer. Mr..
j. :. Pike Of Maine. writes from Wash.
ington 10 the New York Tribune In very
clear and convincing manner upon the de-
sign Of Gen. Grant To be the Republican
candidate for President In 1876. We quote
the whole of his letter:
Zone has not 10 be long in Washington
TO discover that all this Southern business
means "a third term. Gen. Grant means
IL. and the whole host Of adventures
whose personal fortunes are bound up la
his continuance i'm office mean II also. IL
il "A new political feature ia our history,
but NOT more strange or striking than
many Of the events OF the last dozen years.
The incredulity about 1t is still consid-
cradle, because people do not readily be-
lieve in wholly new things. IL is not UNI
likely the plan Is going 10 succeed. Gen.
Grant has this great advantage. By max
ing himself the agent of violence and re-
preston AT the south, he secures the I'M
divided support of the blacks and carpet
baggers In the choice of delegates TO the
national nominating convention. Here is
large funded capital to begin with.
With the delegates Of all the old slave
States in his hands at the outset, it will be
seen that he enters the contest with an
immense advantage over every other can
didate. It,must also be remembered that
this is blind force, swayed 10y personal
and partisan considerations merely. Ii
will be the dead weight of the convention.
not amenable 10 high public G insidera-
ions. III Is difficult 10 see how it can be
overcome.
1.-The dividing line Is already being ST.
lently drawn here among the Republicans
on this question, and it is not difficult to
trace It's windings and its boundaries.
The stiff and sure Republican States are
az bottom anti-Grant, anti-third term.
They wish TO try no rash experiments
They desire 10 save themselves, II they
canLot save the Presidential election.
They therefore oppose themselves To all
political audacities OF whatever character.
and strive 10 conciliate the moral and con-
servative forces which underlie all sound
republicanism. But il will be recognized
that the number of such States is compar-
atively small, and that they are no match
in representative force for the body OF
Southern States.
1.-The Northern States which are to fur
nish recruits for the Grant standard are
States already lost TO the Republicans.
such as New York, New Jersey. Indiana.
and others. Grant delegates from these
ty. and the rivalries of competing civilian,
candidates will swell their number. Ii is
not with them a question OF success now.
but of future operations. They would
rather throw away their votes on Grant
than any body else, since his probabilities
OF success would be worth more TO them
than any thing else within their reach.
Then the class of doubtful Northern
States, of which Pennsylvania and Ohio
may be taken as samples. while they cannot
be so certainly counted on, will neverthe-
less turn out good deal of driftwood that
will follow the strongest current. So that
all things considered, looking to the States
alone, Grants chances seem to be alto
2, ther better for nomination than those
Of any body else in the Republican ranks.
''This view receives confirmation i'm a
very striking manner, by the reticence of
leading Republicans. Very few openly
say any thing against the third term. In
fact nobody except such as are ready TO
break with the Administration. Every
body is afraid of that. Ii affects them in
their party relations. and brings down par
tisan hostility, which few have the intre-
pidity TO defy. Ii is an abasement that all
politicians suffer. rather than endanger
their places. Ii is not manly. Ii is not
honorable, but it is human. II is great
misfortune that people in public life can
not be independent and cannot say just
what they think. Gen. Grant dominates
the leading Republicans very much as
Clay used TO dominate the old Wings,
though from different reasons. Clay was
leader and dictator by virtue of his gen.
ius: Grant Is so by reason of his place.
The latter has all the patronage OF the
country at his disposal and backing of
popular favor among the rank and file.
Between the two he makes himself forIni-
dable, especially so through the exercise
Of his military qualities of pertinacity and
obstinacy.
Whoever, therefore. would understand
the political situation, and desire 10 know
the reason of the extraordinary policy be-
ing pursued, and to be-, apparently. still
further pursued with the Southern States,
must recognize the facts here presented.
They are the key 10 the position. Ii Is
bold push for the third term"