The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-25
The rhird-rerm Rusiness.

Those who INDUCED the hope that
the ghost of CBsarism had been effect
ually laid are likely TO be most eyre
giously disappointed. Already anun4-
ber of leading Radical papers and pol !
iticians are engaged in bringing proII-
inently to the front the question OF
Grants nomination for the third term
A little over week ago Forney 3
Sunday Chrdnicle which was once in
the habit of indulging in free criti-
fcism of the Administration, came out
fiat-footed in favor of the third-term.
This is what it Gays on the subject:
Here we are again in precisely q
condition similar to that in which the
Republican party was placed eight and
four years ago. 1t needs to be saved.
It can only win great victory on the
personal merits of its candidate for
President. 1t could not win with
General Sherman, because his Roman
Catholic Identities are against him. 1t
could not nominate Sheridan, because
foreign birt excludes him. 1t has not
got q civilian who would carry Penn
sylvania, Ohio or New York. Chas.
Francis. Adams is the only civilian
who has anything like clear record
and q personal or historical, prestige
to help in case he were nominated ;
but he could arouse ne enthusiasm,
and would be as dead q, a,weight to car
ry as was Judge Pershing, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor ef Penn
sylvania. There is no escape from
this view of the question of electing a
D. sI. nf
publican Party, no longer affrighted
with the absurd cry of Casarism, are
now looking to Grant as confidently
as they ever regarded him.. Indeed,
the Democracy of Ohie aud Pennsyl-
vania actually made third term an
issue against the Republicans but it
failed to excite the repugnance it was
calculated it would arouse, while with
out doubt the position of Grant on
the educational question aided the Re-
publican party in securing victory.
Governor Hayes, after the campaign
was over in Ohio, stated in the Exec
utiye Mansion, In Harrisburg, Pa,
while a guest OF Governor IIartranft,
that the educational question had Civ
en- the Republicans the victory in the
Buckeye State. It was Grant who
made that point Republican issue in
speech delivered a few weeks previ-
GUS to the Ohio election.
Such is our view of the aspects Of
the Presidential election as the nomi-
nation of q candidate concerns the Re-
publican party. So far as the Presi-
dent is concerned we have no interest
beyond that of adhering faithfully to
the truth of history and" of bearing
testimony to the faithfulness with
which he has discharged all the duties
his countrymen have idevolved upon
him. For the rest we are quite will
ing TO let the future take care of itself.
The Pittsburgh Gazette, the oldest
and most influential Republican organ
of Western Pennsylvania, is willing
to fall in with the third-term project.
In a recent article upon the subject it
says: ....
President Grant has great popular
strength before the country, and it
would be most wretched policy for
any man to seek to promote his. own
advantage by fighting the President.
We have been speaking plainly and
frnnkly upon the. subject, and must
still say that, while either Secretary
Bristow or Postmaster-Genera Jewell
will make acceptable candidates, our
belief is that either President Grant
or some one he may select,will receive
the nomination."
Thus the question is coming to the
front, and it willsnot be long before
those Radicals who have been leud in
their depnnciations of the project will
discover circumstances" which will
render Grants denomination "ne.
cessity.", Wait a little longer.