New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-19

did not allow that to influence him. Somebody
had written him an anonymous letter trying
to brighten him. and he proposed to convince
that person, whoever he was, that he could not
be inundated. That was the chief thing, and
if it hurt the party he could not help it. There
ia also an intimatiOn in connection with this
assassination announcement that at the proper
time tho President will express himself on the
| third term question. and at the same time give
his reasons for not speaking before The
ANONYMOUS letter will be published. 1t must
be curious document 1t has made great
| deal of trouble for the Republican party; that
| is certain.
Notwithstanding this paragraph, which it
must be confessed is somewhat vague IN its
| origin and misty in its form, there are several
| well-iDformed statesmen and newspapers who
| wink Iaziy and with suggcstivencss when the
assassination story is told, and who do not
hesitate to say that the President wants re-
nomination. The results of the late elections,
the temper of leading Republican newspapers,
the talk of the most prominent leaders, do not
affect him in the least, they say. lie sees
nothing in any of these things that need dis
turb his h3H3s or his plans, and some OF the
organs are beginning to discuss the necessity
that is pressing upon the party to take the
matter out of his hands entirely, and say dis
tinctly to him that, whether he wants it
or not, the third term is impossible
Here is The Indianapolis Journal, generally
understood as tutoring the opinions OF Senator
Morton, though disclaiming the title of that
gentleman's personal Organ-that paper in a
recent issue speaks out in the most open and
positive manner While disavOwing any in
! tention of imputing to Gen. Grant any i'm
proper or unpatriotc motives, it distinctly
saws that "there exists not the shadow of a
" doubt that Gen. Grant does desire Il third
term" 1t SAYS further: "ThOse who sur
Ground him are mostly cOurticrs and, as ne
comes very little in contact with the people,
" he knows but little of their real feelings on
60 this subject. Having been elected twice by
Charge majoritics, he probably thinks it not
"Ony possible but easy to be elected n third
" time. and so long rs he entcrtans this feel
" ing, and is encouraged in it by the cOurtiers
"whO are near him, he is not at all likely to
"makc public remuneration in Difference to
sentiment whose strength he entirely under
rates, and which, in all probability, is studi-
"ously misrcpresented by those who have his
entirely friendly to the President. but more
anxious for the success of the party than for
the qualification of the Presidents personal
ambition In concluding its article upon the
subject The journal gives its party the follow
ing sensible advice: " In this situation it is
the duty of the party, through its Conven-
"tOns and other means, to express Itself de-
DELIBERATELY. decidedly, and strongly against a
"thrd term. This should be done for the
"sake of the party, regardless of Gen. Grants
"plans or purposes. Possibly such an cx-
"pression from every Republican State Con-
vcntion that meets may, if The cOurticrs al
90 low the matter to reach his ears, convince
" the President of the hopclcssncsS of such
"candidacy but whether it does this or not,
I" it will at least have the effect of placing the
" Republican party right on the record, assure
" the people of its honest purpose, and prepare
" it to enter the next Presidential campaign
untrammcled by the ghost of this pcrnicious
"dogma 1t is equally due to Gen. Grant and
to the party itself that it should deal fairly
and honestly in the matter, o., in other
"worts that its Conventions should take firm
"and decided ground against a third term"
That this is sound and practical no impartial
person can deny. And yet two things are
doubtful first, if you can obtain from your
Republican Conventions any ut'crance that is
not full of scrvity to the Administration
and second, il is very doubtful if after all it
isn't too late to do any good.