The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-03
EvrrurrvF MANSI0N
EXECUTIVE MAN6ION3
Washington. D. c.. May %. 1875.

DEAR SIR: A short time subsequent to the |
Presidential election of 1872, the press, por-
ton OF it hostile to the Republican party, and
particularly so to the administration, started
calling Justify for me to define my position on
the latter subject I believed it to be beneath
the digity of the Office which have been twice
| called upon to fill to answer such question
before the subject should be presented by COM
petent authority to make a nomination, or by
a body o. such dignity and authority as not to
make reply fair subject OF ridicule.
Why then did he not define his posi-
ton last fall when the Republican State
Convent OF South Carolina passed a
resolution in favor of his reelection to
third term! Was this not body Of
equal dignity and authority with the
Pennsylvania convention!
In fact have been surprisedithat SO many
sensible persons in the Republican party
should permit their enemy to force upon them
and then party an issue which cannot add
strength to the party, no matter now met
'sNo matter how met" That means,
{ that it will weaken the party to say
Grant IS candidate; and that it viH
wsaken it to say he is NOT candidate
That means that Grants friends and the
Office holders will grow luke.warm if he
: is driven off the track.
But a body Of the dignity and party author
ity OF convention to make nominations Tor
the State officers of the second State IN the
. Union having considered .his qness,on, osen
: In the first place, never sought the once
| for second. nor even for q first nomination
+ 70 the first l was called frsm q lite position
r one created by Congress expressly for me iol
supposed services rendered to the hepuDlic
p The position vacated liked. 1t would have
. been most agreeable to me to have retained 1t
: until such time az Congress might have con
e senAed to my retirement with the rank, and
portion of the emoluments which so mucl
is needed, to home where the balance OF HI
"a days might be spent in peace and the enjoy
u ment OF domestic quiet, relieved from care
,e which have oppressed me so constantly nov
for fourteen years, but was made to belies
y, that the public good called me to make tn
,r sacrifice without seeking the office.
!. This shows the sacrifice he made, i
= taking an Office which in eight years wi
s. pay him 100000! And is not the re
te erence to this sacrifice intended as an Al
to gument that he should be continued fc
four years mores Having given up or
r. 'slife position why should he not recei,
b. another ''life positioni"
For the sssecond term the nomination vi
,io rendered to me by unanimous vote of Il
delegates OF all the States and Territories 8
n' lected by the Republicans of each to represe
VS. their whole number for the pupose OF makil
their nomination. | cannot say that was u
es- pleased at this and at the overwhelming i
- dorsement which their action received at 4
u's election following. But it must be remember
| 81 oil 41.o SorrfhCos that If cuTn{0
had been made in accepting the 'irst term
In. Then too. such fire OF personal abuse Al
~ Islander had been kept up for four years, n,
with standing the conscientious performance
we my duties to the best OF my understandil
though | admit in the light OF subseque
var events, many times subject to fair CRITICS
er. that an Endorsement from the people, v
alone govern republics, was qualification u
DIV it is only human to have appreciated and ,
-, loved. Now, tor the 'sthird term" l do
the want it any more thas dad the drst. j
lese He did not want the first term, but
) as took it. Ergo, he win take the third.
Iwould not write or utter word to chal
the will Of the people in expressing and b
:. ing their choice.
That is to say if the people wan
4 ~ him for third term he would not -
al. word to stop them.
to any one Executive can only come up h
nti- in the shape Of . proposition to amend
lorm Constitution in shape which al polle
ling narties can participate. defining the length
olies time or the number Of terms for which
have one person shall be eligible for the ofhcs
lican President. Until such an amendment = ID
the ed the people cannot be restricted IN I
Erife, choice by resolution further than they are
their restricted. as to age, nationality. ETC. Il
rant happen in the future history OF this cou
arm that TO change An Executive because he
and been eight years in ci6ce win prove unfo
of it. nate If not disastrous
cen This is IN argument in favor Of Il
srat- term on general principles. His snee
as TO limiting the period Of service BY - =
dor ,. luton, is hit at the Republican Pr
nee sylvania convention. and shows the b
Ay shirt in which he wrote the letter.
ways The ida that any man could eleck him