New-York tribune., 1875-02-18
POLITICAL NOTES.
n. Henry NJ Rice of st. Paul Is sug-

| The Hon. Henry NJ. Rice of st. Paul Is sug-
gested by The Pioneer that city good COMPROMISE
canoidaic settle the Senatorial deadock IN the MN
nrsota legislature Mr.. Rice one Of the first two
that State, ana was succeeded Oy Senator
Ramsey in 1868. He elected as a Democrat, Dnt
from the outbreak OF the he took MS stand BY
AdmU tratiOD, and steadily sustained 1t In us CON
duet OF the I'LL the expiration OF his term. HIS
record is without STAN, and seems TO be sucl as ~
enutle MIN OF mon Of all parties
II is pretty evident that the Administration
party intends to night the over again In the nexs
Presidential campaign. All OF the Government adver'
using orgins are, to judge from their editorials In
deadly fear that second rebellion may break out AZ
any moment Indeed the simultaneous manner IN which
these 1readlng eGusODs have appeared In various
parts OF tho country suggests the possibility that the
editorial manufaciory at Washington. which suspended
for want Of bu iness time ago, has been put 10
operation again
+ Ohio is q discouragiDg State for ambitious
young politicians TO 1--we There seems to be grow
INK desire for old fill public Offices. Gov Allen
proved acceptable an Executive that the Demo-
looking out for man near his ago 10 run on
the ticket with him for ntGoyerDor. The Hon.
William Sawyer having been suggested for the position.
The Cereand Plain Dealer remarks: Mr.. Sawyer Is
onyl years OF agefour years older than Gov Allen.
Well now we have no objection this In fact these
two old coigers would make 1t right lively for the Re-
publican boys 10 the state Neither OF them wear iase
The ST. Louis Republican claims to have been
favored wtn some very valuable information on the
third question: based tho utterauces OF Presi-
dent Grant himself, and transmitted la letter from
former high official of the Government. Its substance
Is this: The President was highly gratfed with tho
OF last FIs elections because 1t proved that the
Republican party could not carry the country without
him to lead it, He let the elections by default In
order TO scare the Republican leaders and show them
his value. In calculating his chances for the party re-
nomination. he said he would have the delegations from
the Southern States solid for him. Tais would leave him
only AZ votes from the North and be relied on Mr.
Conklnc briug NewYork up to his support with Ss
solid while Butler and Boutwell, would furnish the re-
mander from Massachusetts. Having gained the Domi-
nation he would Ill ght the battle OF 1872 over again. He
had no doubt as to the result, but broadly ntmaed
that might possibly be defeated by fraud and ntni-
done.
Every week or two the kitchen organ al
Washington, The National Republican, puts out
feeler on the thrderm question. Each one Is always
more emphatic than its predecessors, and the more
recent ones abandoned all pretense that the Pres
dent is not favorable TO tho scheme. The last one.
which appeared Tuesday Will be seen to be unusually
significant This eff those gentlemen In political
life who President Grant rec ected for third
wise in serving their own interests they will see
to it that the possibility Of two years hence
requiring military man at the helm does not arise. He
has already been nominated for reelection by number
OF citizens Of the South in their representative capacity
ps delegates to different conventions, and this morning
we print an extract from itOrial In The California
SPIRIT Of e Times urging his reelection as necessity
provoked by the turbulent condition OF Southern af'
fairs Really In view OF these facts, third term does
imprObable but, as we have often said before.
satisfied to Instincts or the people on
tins point II they President Grants reelection
well and good aud il they uot, let US have some
otner equally reliable Republican"
Here is one organ at least which has tho
courage to take bold stand against the third term.
The Cleveland Herald says 1t expects oppose tho
scheme from this time forward. and it makes tbii
declaration because has strong evidence that there 10
such a project foot 1t continues: The third term
adopted by the Republican party will crush that party.
wlhou. ghost of chance for success, whilo OppOsi
tion third cannot than defeat 1t. while
1t will fall In defense OF sound principle But besides
the third question involved IN the proposed enact
of the Force b the passage Of the bill would end
the life of any party that should enact It, IL 10 could
clearly be demonstrated that wrong doing at the South
all on side the enacng OF such bill might be
defended. But 1t Is hard to strike the balance to
wrong doing between the parties in the South thn
an unprejudiced man cannot tell which side ths
balance would fall. Hence this bill which suspen
habeas corpus at the will of the President will
with popular sympathy. It will even excite tenfolj
more prejudice than would be the 1t made
certainty that President Grant would not be candidate
for reflection, as besides the natural jeaousirs it
that is enacted for the purpose of eeectng the
President"