Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-12-29
The Third Term.

INC hf0 Htflu'
The Cincinatii Gazette Of Tues
day contains the following para
graph, which was double loaded,
and, we suppose, intended TO be
authoritative
1t is stated on good authority
that President Grant is not a can
didate for reelection, and would
not under any circumstances, ac-
cept q nomination he does not
care 20 say 50 formally for reasons
that the public viii appreciate
when they recollect how persistent
~ he has been charged with seek
ing third Term. but he Is not in
the field, snd the tongue Of SANDER
should now be silent. General
Grant, upon the termination Of his
present term Ct Office. viii retire TO
private life, snd he will be the
more respected by his connirymen
for having set st rest this thirSi-
term question. The President, the
Republican party, and the country
are 70 be congratulated upon the
decision that has been reached.
This paragraph contains an in
-timatiou that the charge that the
President aSpired to q third term
vas an emanation from "the tongue
Of SANDER and a; the same time
implies that "the decision" Of the
President has just been reached
II was certainly no SANDER 10
char-e the President with such as
pirstions. II he aid not aspire 10
q third term be must blame him
self for producing The impression
that he aid. 4 thousand such /
paragraphs win not convince the .
public that they are wrong in the
general conviction which prevailed
On the subject and. IL the Gazette
speaks autboritatively, il is quite
certain that ~the decision has Just
been reached-perhaps within the
past twcnty-fonr hours.
No sensible person viii doubt
that the President wanted s third
term; that be hss even been hank
ering for IL; that II has been the
object Of his drunken dreams for
the past four years We are no; I
sure that it has been abandoned. 4
The whisky frauds, Babcock and .
Providence may have discouraged
the President 1t may be that be
has 81 last realized that there is no
chance for him. and that the hest
be can do Is 10 name a successor.
We are not prepared, however, to
accept what the Gazette saws rs
absolutely true. 1t Is q matter on
which We will take evidence. We
believe that slight pressure on
the great third-terner would re
verse the situation on which s-the
Republican party and the country
are TO be congratulated
But IL We are TO accer. Ills
statement as true, il leaves the Re-
publican candidacy 10 Rtistow or
Blaine Beth are adroit politicians
md both viii make bold bids for 8
he nomination. Bristow viii COM {
nand the conservative and West !
IN strength Of the party; Blaine
ril secure the Eastern and ultra
RADICAL element. Bris;ow viii be 5
he representative Of reform: ;
Elaine OF pattisanship and passion. o
{ is difficult 10 determine which v
lement in the Republican party $
J the stronger. Much depends q
pom accident The situation may c
c changed In the twinkling of an t'
re- A triumph in the House for 81
laine viii dc perhaps more than l.
triumph Of honesty for Bristow. &c
be public viii watch the move nj
ents OF the most conspicuous can OF
dates with interest. and the real OF
sincere fsiesas Of reform must III
re that the Successful candidate IN
fore the Republican conyenties. CT
,oever be may be, win he the &C
afcn csniiSate before the pec- m
!, We want no Temporary and
history reform movcmrh,s; and OF
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