The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-01

ment which their action"-that Is the
action of the republicans In re-nominating
him-''received at the election following
q" but 10 must be remembered that all the
." sacrifices, except that Of comfort, lad
been made in accepting the first term
Then coming to the third term, he says
"l do not want 1t any more than did the
+" first. I aoouh not qcrite or utter cord
=" to change the soiU Of the people in express
Z" ina and haripg their CHOICE" OF course,
YOU would not, Mr.. President, SO long as
those "courtiers' that Morton tells us
about, could convince you that the twill
of the people" meant your reelection.
Then, If we go back to the Cincinnati
letter, what do we flud there? Why, he
says, does he not ? that he stands where he
stood in reference to second term, IL the
| people want him, he is their man. The
circumstances, then, which new are mot
likely to arise" are the probabilities of his
nomination, and Pennsylvania republicans
have caused these to grow small by degrees
and beautifully less.
But why did he not speak before ? Why
has he kept silence so long, since, as he ad-
mts, to use his own elegant language, the
press has been "calling Justify for me to
"define my position ?" Dennison says, 1t
will be remembered, that he "was vexed
"about the matter, feeling that it had been
"starled to annoy him, aud had determined
"to say nothing about it." Morton says
that he "thinks it not only possible but
"easy to be elected third term, and so
"long as he entertains this feeling, he is
"not at all likely to make public renun-
"ciation." Well, the Pennsylvania repub-
licans dlspelled this "feeling," and he,
probably, became so "vexed" that he could
contain himself no longer, and now says
that he didn't speak before because he was
afraid that the people would make fun of
him. That we may not seem to misrepre-
sent bis position, we will quote his own
language. He says "On this last sub
iect"- that is, relative to third term 81
"believed it to be beneath the dignity OF
"the office which have been twice called
''upon to fill, to answer such question
''before the subject should he presented by
competent authority to make nomina.
''iion, or by body of such dignity and au
, SHORTY as not to make reply fair sub
siect of ridicule." In fact, he says, he hat
been surprised" that $50 many sensible
republicans should permit their "enemY &c
"forcc upon them and their party an ISSUE
(which cannot add strength to the party,
, 'no matter how met" For heavens sake
: Mr.. President, pray tell us, how the repub
lican party could prevent the "enemy'
from forcing this or any other tissue" upor
them 1t is q cardinal rule in politics, al
well as in war, that all issues must be met
when forced by the ''enemy," is it not
"No matter how met," 1t could not "adt
strength to the party" you say. 1t might
not, perhaps, 'add strength" in one sense
but it would "add strength by preventing
a gain of additional strength by the oppo
sition. 1t would have prevented loss o.
/, strength by the republican party. A full
and explicit remuneration of all aspiration
g for, or desire of, a denomination woul(
4 have saved the republican party last fall
e and yet the president sayshe is surprised
that $50 many sensible" republicans woult
8 allow this issue to be forced. They coul,
f not help themselves, but Ulysses S. Gran
could, and yet he lifted not a finger to hell
s them, and is surprised" that sensible
c republicans cared about the matter.
: But he speaks now. He throws asld
: the dignity of the Office" the "surprise
and all, because, as he says, "a body o
. /" the dignity and party authority of a con
? vention to make nominations for officer
! "of the second state in the Union havin
t considered this question, deem it no
!, improper that l should now speak" l
C we concede that the president is honest il
o the reasons given for his long silence an
k his now breaking it, it must be at the ex
It pcnse of his intelligence. He forced tn
h tissue" and, although 1t may be no conse
IS quence in which way the "matter"
: ''met," the responsibility is his, not oura
l. Pennsylvania was just as large and just q
: important one year ago as now, and ye
the republicans of that state, last year, in
l. formed the president, in the most delicat
: manner possible, "no third term for them.
y To be sure, they didn't use the word
o 'third term" neither did they this yeal
We but they.declared that Governor Hartrant
was the choice of the republicans of Penn
sylvania as the candidate for president i
1876. Why didn't General Grant spea
10 then Surely Ulysses ). Grant could nc
n be the choice of Pennsylvania for 'thir
y term," and, at the same time, Governo
j. Hartranft be their choice for the presider
rs tial nomination in 1876 The republica
h state convention of Nebraska, Septembe
l. I'd, 1874, declared against "tlird term
At in express words. Why did he not spea
/" then? The republican convention whic
h nominated Ellis ii. Roberts of Utica, Ne
!! York, for congress, pronounced explicit
or against 'ihird term" Why did he NJ
@ speak then?
D. But this IS not all. The republica
= 1874, resolved "That the unwritten la
D. enacted by the Father of his country, |
re " declining reelection to the third pres
IL " dental term, is as controlling as thong
NJ " 1t was incorporated in the ational col
T. "sttutlon and ought never TO be violated
ie This is as explicit and emphatic as tn
" Pennsylvania declaration, is it not ? VIII
IL did he not speak then , Perhaps We ca
u suggest an answer as to the Kansas resol,
III ton. Kansas republicans did not sug,
or coat the pill. They did not endorse Ii
III president and administration in fulson
~ resolutions, but they did resolve that "tl
III "powers of the general government haI