The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-15
LAST EDITION.
Washington.

Senator Treasurer New -
The Third-Term Question Dis
cussed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator New
on Booth, of California, left here last
night for New York. In conversation
yesterday he stated that the assertion
that he would necessarily be compelled
to vacate his Independent position as
Senator and either go into the Republi-
can or Democratic ranks was mistake.
He was aware that he would be alone in
the Senate, but he intended to act inde-
pendently and vote only for such meas
ures as in his Judgment would prove
most beneficial to the country.
The statement that Treasurer New has
assessed the clerks in the redemption
division of his office in the sum of So
each, to make good the loss OF $1,000 re-
Gently discovered in the cash account of
that division, is untrue. The entire
amount was paid over by the Treasurer
himself, and be is confident that he will
yet find out where the missing 81, 1000
went.
x-Postmaster Pease, OF Jackson,
Mississippi, kis here to explain to the
President why he took ground against
Governor Ames. Mr.. Pease declares
that before he went against Ames he
came to Washington and informed the
Postmaster General OF his intention and
asked il by doing SO he would be III dan
ger of'losing his office. The Postmaster
General, he says, told him to 60 ahead
and he would stand by him, but after
the election was over he was removed
by peremptory order from the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Pease says the course he pursued
in antagonizing the policy of Gov. Ames
alone prevented riot and bloodshed in
Mississippi during the late election, and
he feels confident OF being reinstated.
The Sunday Chronicle yesterday con-
tanned column editorial on the presiden-
tial election question, which attracted
good deal Of attention and discussion in
official and private circles here.
After discussing the condition Of the
Republican party and asserting that the
party now needs to be saved Just as it
did when General Grant was nominated
for his first and second terms, the writer
says: Ii the Democracy deem 1t no
wrong to history, no Injustice to the
Government to elect rebels to high
places in official lite, what we ask
can be said of the Republican party, If
1t concludes to accept General
Grant as candidate for third term?
Would that be more impolitic than
sending the rebel Vice President
to Congress or in electing O number OF
ex-rebel Generals to the same bOdy?
The calm view of this question, when
put in this light, diyests it OF much OF
The repugnance with which the sensa-
tion press has surrounded 1t; and now
that 1t Is evident that the old Issues of
the late war and the new issues about
to be enforced upon us by an oligarchy
as intolerant as that Of slavery COM
mands popular attention. we are COM
not see how the Republican party
can secure victory next year with
out Grant as candidate for re-
election. 1t can only gain q great
victory on the personal merits OF the
candidate for President. 1t could not
win with General Sherman, because his
Roman Catholic identifies are against
him. 1t can't nominate Sheridan he.
cause.his foreign birth makes.him ineIee-
ible; and there is not a civilian who
could carry Pennsylvania, Ohio and
New York. Charles Francis Adams J.
the only man who has anything il ~
clear record, and a personal or + s,ns;' ,ns
cal prestige to help in case ovuar 'masa
nominated. But he could ne mSre
thusiasm, and would be ~souse no o.. on .
to carry. There is dead weight
view Of the quest 20 escape from this
ident and -on Of electing Pres
Ran,iblican the masses OF the
ened W party, no longer fright
Cmsa. nth the absurd cry OF
AZ .sna are now looking to Grant
confidently as they ever regarded
(. aim. Indeed the Democracy in Ohio
and Pennsylvania actually made the
third term an issue against the kepubli-
IsrHns. but it failed to excite the repug-
lnppce.t was calculated IL would arouse,