New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

There doesn't seem to be an inOrdinats
amount OF haste shown by anybody 10 rush into third
party movement just at present.
The only newspaper in the United States
which enjoys the confidence OF President Grant. US
Washington Republican, makes thus deniaed ailusion 10
Vice President Wilson: Some OF the irreveren news.
paper scribblers couple the OF Vice rs'iout
Wilson and Sergeant Bates together the ereatAmeri'
bridge the bloody ,cnasm con-
ciliation-travclers-whch Is rough on Bates
Outside Of Ohio the enthusiasm over Gov.
william Allen as q Presidential candidate il not wi a
might be called uncontrollabe ExCongressman Becks
belief that all the powers OF very countywhih
shall be namelesscanno prevent the ancient gentleman
with the "rslng up propensity from being elected
nominated apparently not shared by the Democracy
other States than Ohio. The sad truth il that there
suspicion OF the contemptuous In the way large pas
OF the Democratic journals speak OF Mr. Aliens ciais
If the Republican Convention of Ohio does
not pronounce against the thirdtem scheme II viii nos
through lack Of plain speaking the part OF the party
press The Ciereland Herald, which has from the drst
taken a manly stand in favor OF fearless declaration
agrees with Ex-senator Wade that all talk about an insnis
the President is fudge" and adds: "Tho Republican
majority opposed to any third term and tho State Re.
publican Convention should say And 1t must say 30.
or allow the party the coming campaign to be put On
defensive The senator gives very good reason Why
President Grants hips have been scaled Oh tins subject
but popular phrase. we can't see IT, We see 20
why President Grant should hesitate to follow "a
lead of Washington, and Jefferson and Jackson Ai
those Presidents declared against third term ani be-
fore they asked to serve third term. The EepID
can party, to-day, is III jeopardy iIom thS very i'
tiOn.D
The latest name mentioned IN connection
with the Democratic nomination Tor the Presidency -
that OF Mr. John Garrett President OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad The suggestion from the Hon.
Montgomery Blair OF Maryland who recently wrote ~
follows in private letter To friend In Baltimore; u
have no candidate in view but II the nominations wera
now to made should hesitate between lildcn AMI
Garrett. Circumstances have for the time made Tibn
the central figure in the reform movement which mo
nomination Of Greeley began, and his nomination would
forco the reform ISSUE Garretts nomination would
force tho antimonopoy issue, which underies the ro-
form issue and goes to the causes OF tho prevail
ing corruption In public alars' Inc mo-
nopolies are the OF the corui-
tons which have been sappin the foundations of rcpub-
lican government They have inspired all the usurpa-
ons prolonged sectional strife, and seek to per-
peuatc as the OF their power; and II Is TINS
power what enables Grant to defy public opinion and
oyersaugh the earnest men who founded the Republican
party and make a mercenary organization Of H.
Circumstances have made Mr.. Garrett the central hsns
OF the the most powerful OF the monopoly
fraternity. His nomination would array against Us
openly the whole fraternity OF monopoly which always
has been and always will be secretly against us and tho
people would then what the real issue s ana that IL
is one which home to ALL involving their material
webeing as well their political power. This would
assure us victory and victory that would raise az
once our national prosperity and gain us peace
Mr. Blair says that II better opponents OF the anti
monopoly mentioned they Will be preferred by
him to more able men whose names would scrse
10 force on the and distinctive issue which must be
made" and adds: " Ii Is the man whose nomination
itself forces this issue who Is needed, ana needed NOS
only 10 give the Opposition the Government but tn IN.
aIIgurate he.,hiul and nvigorating policy when IL
comes power. And IL - not coming to power III ny
such action as indicated 1t compeis friends and
foes alike To recognize it the agency To uproot the
gross abuses which have grown up aud been tolerated o
both parties during proracted sectional stre ana
not rcaciionary Organization led and controlled by the
Oppouents Of the war for the Union"