The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-02
THE THIRD TERM.
VARIOUS OPINIONS CONCERNING THE
PRESIDENTS LETTER.
re LNpresscs Himself Very Freely
Thereon.
Comments Of Well.Known Eastern journals

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 3l.--rhe
President to-day received numerous tcle-
grams from personal friends aud public
men congratulating him upon his anti
third term letter He has expressed linn
self very freely regarding the matter. and
says he feels greatly relieved now that
the matter has been disposed of. "No
one knows what load has been taken
oil my shoulders he said. and added.
Friends and foes have alike been trou-
bled by this Dughear, but they have not
been troubled half a much as | have.
The number of letters sent To me. anony-
nous aud otherwise, Offering all sorts Of
advice in the premises, i, almost count
less. Very few people. however. have
talked TO me regarding II until to-day.
and find that
\ GREAT MANY REGRET NJ COURSE.
But Washington is not always a healthy
place from which to judge public opin-
ion. believe the majority Of the pco-
pie OF the country will appreciate
the difficulties | have labored under.
and will give me the credit of be-
ing truthful. really do not intend to
be IA candidate, and If any one CONSTITUTES
my letter otherwise. or that am seeking
| or will accept nomination, they will 10
me great injustice. That is all ! have TO
say, only to repeat that never felt more
relieved by the performing of Il public or
political duty in all my life than do
now.
| COMMENTS BY IHE EASTERN JOURNALS.
on the letter received here Tonight have
attracted considerable attention. The
fact that the Baltimore SH. Independent
Democratic. gives the President credit
for being earnest in his dcclcn,ion j. ac-
ceptcd "a AN indication that the more
moderate Democrats of Maryland. Nir-
! ginia. and other border States. will now
| proceed to arrange Tor the future with
| the understanding that some other
man than Grant will be the Re
publican candidate. Such journals ~
\ Aleck McClurc's Philadelphia Times as
sumes that tire letter is a blind, and that
Grant still intends to run again. The
Philadelphia hYaifc,' thinks this dcliber-
ate utterance was doubtless intended by
President Grant TO promote harmony
and set at rest distractin2 discussion. but
that it will be 80 accepted by the country
Is a matter OF hope rather than assrr-
ance. The Philadelphia Press thinks the
letter will have the effect to harmonic
political disscnsion in the PENNSYLVANIA
campaign and add TO the strength Of the
Republican party in that State.
The gosslps in Washington have it that
Secretary Fish will now be prominently
urged II, a candidate on the basis. tele-
graphed to You some time ago. of q
change In his Cuban policy.
One thing il certain. the letter has
| RAISED An UNEXPECTED DISTURBANCE
III political circles, and has already got
the friends OF numerous possible candi.
dates at loggerheads. 1t Ia generally be-
Keyed, in view OF this fact, that regular
Third-termcrs, working. as previously
stated, without the sanction of the Presi-
dent, see in this prospective condition of
affairs great deal Of encouragement.
1T we don't get Grant, they argue.
''who can.wc get =