The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-01-14
VOLUME X.---NO. 20.
President Grant and the Republican Leaders.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald gives the annexed sketch of the
"happy family" at the uation's capital.

1OrR Her1tG gives tne annexed SKetc1 OL tue
"happy family" at the uation's capital.
WASHINGTON; Jan. 8, 1875.
The Republicans, returning hither from their
Christmas vacation, are not in high spirits
| Many of them, on the contrary, are deeply
discouraged, and almost ready to give up an
hopes of "a future for the Republican party.
1t is their almost unanimous belief that the
President is a burden the party. cannot easily
carry; that no measure of legislation is nearly
So important to- rally them as it would be to
either get rid of the President, or inspire him
with such an appreciation of the dangers of
the situation, as would lead him to change his
attitude and course. But the President feels
who seek to put blame on him. It'can be said
on the highest evidence that he still thinks q
third term the best solution of all the difficult
ties of the political situation. Two years ago,
when congratulated upon his reelection, he
replied that, "though some people had been
fearful, he had always been confident that he
would be able to drag the party through )" and
the recent elections have not in the leastshak-
en- his convictions that without him the party
must go down two years hence. Several inau.
ential Republicans have of late met with a cold
rebuff when they argued with him to let it be-
understood that he did not seek third term.
He receives such suggestions in grim silence.
Nevertheless, there is q strong feeling here
among leading Republicans that if the party
is to be saved the President must be dealt with,
and awakened to the mischief he is doing.
They want him promptly and very explicitly to
disavow all expectation OF. desire of third
term ). and to express himself as opposed to,it
on general principles; as wrong, dangerous and
net on any account to be tolerated Nor is
this all They think he ought also to begin at
once owed out the officers, removing some
even of the higher officers of the government,
iand putting better men in their places. 1t is
also said that the President ought to be told
that he must conciliate the Liberal Republi-
cans that he ought to call to important places
in the Administration such men as Judge
should lose no time in making such removals
and changes as to enable him to bring back the
Liberal Republican leaders to their old allegi-
ance. Those who talk thus include many of
the most important and leading men in the
Republican ranks-men who believe that, un-
less such a radical change in policy as is above
described is quickly carried out the party will
90 down.. Those Members and Senators who
have spent their vacation North come back
with very decided feelings that something has
to be done, and that within the next thirty
days. They do not attempt to conceal their
uneasiness and it would not be surprising if
the President were plainly told that he must
change; must cast off his odious personal sur
roundings, and must declare openly against
third term.
But nobody feels, much hope or expectation
that he will receive such suggestions with re-
spect, or that he will change his course 50 de-
cidedly as the Republican leaders think he
should. Tn fact, the very general belief among
prominent Republicans here is, that the party
would be in very happy and promising con-
dition if it could get rid of General Grant.
How to manage and control him is the question
of greatest importance here, just now, among
them. On the other hand there is reason to
believe that in General Grants opinion he
would be in very comfortable position, if it
were not for the burden of the party, which he
believes to be hanging about his neck. He
has great contempt for the people who imagine
the country to be in an uncomfortable or un-
natural condition; or who are alarmed at the
result Of the recent elections. He is not scared
at all, and counts those who are as mere
alarmists and enemies of his who ought to be
sternly put down.