National Republican., 1875-12-02
Pnsidsnt Gran, cuba !

President Granf, IubR anu the Third Term.
CC.6. Bs, lor. in the New Orleans Republican,
The abuse heapol upon The President AMI
his adm nistralion in connection with the
Cuba affair illustrates the alimu of the Oppo-
sition and the consciousness of loss of strength
and moral position. With parties as with
individuals, conscious strength is always self
respecting. Conscious weakness always blus-
tiers, and scolds and frets. So with the
Democracy. Its line Of argument" against
the Republican President aud the Republican
administration of the country Is q line of per.
sonsl abuse, pure and simple. Il is to be
hoped that we shall cease to be moved by this
endless Democratic clamor, and that the Gov
ernment will go forward with firmness and
dignity in the path upon which 1t has entered
In this business with Spain. This course Is
the more necessary because the Opposition Is
just now trying TO manufacture political capt.
tai out of the ''third-term" cry, and out of
the Cuba question in connection with It..
IN both instances the laws of the plainest
common sense are violated.
in regard to the "third term" it NAV be
said that General Grant has no desire for re-
election. II ever he had such desire 1t arose
from the feeling that after his long public
service he wished to have his fellow-country-
men place the seal of their approval upon his
life and public acts. The late elections have
done this. These, elections constitute a COM
plete Tindication, personal and official, of the
President, and therefore fully satisfies the
very natural and honorable feeling which
might at one time have caused him to desire
another vote Of the people upon his fitness for
the high position to which they have elevated
him. These same declaimers against the Pres
fdauf IN or1 IN ha n far f,H
epough to say that the election of Republi-
can President in 1876 Is certain, provided the
"thrd term issue is not raised, and vet I'm the
next breath we are informed that "Grant"
viii wreck the party in order to gratify-what
repeat, crafty whatl His ambitioni Can
third term increase his famsl To CRAFTY bis
love OF money! Does any man believe that
General Grant Is public thiefl To crafty
his love OF powera Do not those who know
tho President know that love of power does
not constitute q leading element of his charac-
teri In order to overturn the liberties of his
countryf Is not the man insane who supposes
General Grant capable OF raising his finger
against the Union which he has helped to pre-
servei As to General Grants dealings with
the South, challenge any Confederate soldier
20 point out q single act unworthy an ssofiicer
and gentleman" From the day of Lees
surrender ne has always been ready 10 receive
and treat Confederate soldiers as he treated
Lee and Lonestreet and Mosby, of Virginia,
and Pillow, Of Tennessee. General Grant Is o
warm hearted, true-hearted friend. He is
thorough American, through and through.
He Is o Protestant and believer In popular
institutions and schools for the people, He
believes in the Monroe doctrine, and viii make
that doctrine respected so long as be Is Presi-
dent. Il is,to me simply amazing that South
ern gentlemen VIII, under the circumstances,
continue to stand aloof from a man and the
support of an administration through which
they could WELD an honest influence for
honorable ends. General Grant desires the
success Of the party with which his name and
fame are identified, and he will not force his
own claims at the risk Of producing discord In
the party. His cup Of fame is already full to
oyerfowing. II be retires at the end Of this
term he VIII do 60 leaving his country saved,
and the party to which be belongs 10 posses
sion Of the Government, and his own name
forever connected with the most eyentful era OF
American history.
The same disrepufnble spirit as displayed
in attacking the Prtsidcnt is manifested BY
the Opposition in discussing the Cuban ques-
ton. It Is charged that the President wishes
70 produce foreign war In order to secure
the triumph OF the Republican party In the
next Presidential election. And yet, as be-
fore stated, the same men who make this
charge acknowledge that Republican tri-
umph ir 1876 Is 3 ixed fact. But the Presi-
dents sbloody purposes" do not end with
Cuba, according to the Opposition. It is as
serted that hc meditates an invasion Of Mex-
leo. How absurd all these accusations ap-
pear when subjected 10 the test OF reason.
Nothing IL more plain than Republican v.c-