The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-20
FOUR YEARS MORE.

On Sunday, the 14tb, Forney's Washington
Sunday Chronicle advocated the nomination o
Gen. Grant for third term, in long edi
torial. The Chronicle claims that sit was Gen.
Grant alone that saved the party in 1858, and
again in 1872, and he alone can save it, and
through it the country, from the domination
of the late rebels and the Catholic Church.
The old issues of the war are to be resusci.
tated, and these, with Grants keynote in his
Des Moines speech are to be the battle cries
for 1876 The Republican party has no other
candidate who can save it. Gen. Sherman
will not do because his wife is a Catholic. Phil
Sheridan won't do, because he is both Catholic
and foreigner. The party has no civilian who
can carry Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Hence Grant alone can be its Noses"
This is only straw, but it is one of the
"straws which "show the way the wind
blows, politically. Heretofore the Chronicle
has advocated what its noted editor chose to
call Liberal Republican doctrine. He has
Keen eye to his own present and future wei
fare, and guesses shrewdly as to the drift of
political curre nts.
The Hartford Times of recent date had
paragraph upon i" The ghost that ,oilSnot do,cn,"
meaning the unblessed goblin of the third
term, which throws some light upon this sud
editorial and political acrobat.
Mr.. Chandler, the new Secretary of the IN
terror, is reported to have recently said to
Detroit friend that President Grant is decided
in his purpose to be candidate for third
term; and also that his Chambers appoint
ment was made with special reference to that
purpose Other movements are to be made,
all looking to the same point Chambers
sweeping removal of clerks who refused to
contribute to the party electioneering fund l.
part of the game. We have never doubted
the Presidents purpose That purpose he
has never for one moment abandoned. ChanG-
Ter may deny the alleged conversation-or he
may not; that will probably depend some
what upon circumstances, and especially
upon the person to whom he made the re-
mark. But of the truth of the remark itself
we have no doubt. Gen. Frank Blair knew
his man when, in 1868, he said
that if Grant were once elected
to the Presidency he would never quit that
office alive, unless absolutely forced to do it.
Republican conventions in various States have
solemnly resolved" against third term. Il
is singular thing for political party to feel
thus compelled to warn its own President
against such an apprehended design to main.
tain his place and power. 1t is not only sin.
guar, it is significant. The Republican pa
pers affect to treat the matter lightly, and
sheer at the apprehension as the "third term
spook !" but this "spook, " as the old North
River Dutchmen used to call their spiritual
apparitions, seems to be ghost that. do what
We will, will not be ''laid. The truth can not
be blinked out of sight. Gen. Grant means
to run tor third term. He stipulated with
Col. Forney and the Republican committee in
1868, that if he accepted the nomination. it |
should be with the understanding that he was |
to have the Office for some time, to make it |
g pay" He has made it "pay."