The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-12-08
THIRD TERM.

The Presidential term Is 30 short
that the country is never free from
agitation about IT, The people are
not recovered from the feverish strife
of electang their chief ruler before
preparations begin to. be made TO
elect his successor. General Grant
will try to relieve as Of much Of this
anxiety and turmoil. If he can be
elected for third term, IN election
may possibly be dispensed with for
the remainder of his natural life
Perhaps there will be more difficulty
in transmitting his Office to his old
est son, but the family will not be
without honors. Nellie's baby en-
Joys by anticipation the title Of Duke
of Long Branch, conferred BY its
grandpa's admirers. Tom Murphy
gave the cottage in which it was born
to it's illustrious ancestor. If there
are a sufficient number Of Tom Muir.
phys in the country, the Duke OF
Long Branch may not be the last OF
only titled member of the family
That Is very improbable one voald
think, and very excitable and very
shallow people will say it is quite i'm
possible. The same people said the
same thing Of third term not a yesz
ago. Newspapers hoceed the idea
Radical politicians, the big and shi'
ming lights of the party, it's leaders,
condemned the notion as treason to a
profound public sentiment. Radical
conventions of large and influential
States that were supposed to control
the party action denounced it The
grand sachems of the Republican
Party nodded smiling approval to
each other across their State bound.
aries for this concurrent action, and
complacently announced to their be-
wildered followers that the third term
bugbear was squelched, aunihilated,
incontinently and ingloriously driven
out of existence. Grant sat still az
the Sphynx. to which he has been &C
often likened, slipped his grog, puded
his cigar, and smiled contemptuously
upon the dunderheads who had ar.
ranged his retirement.
All this is changed now. It is not
only certain now that the third term
is desired by Grant, but newspapers
of his party are openly advocating it,
and the file Of the Radical army, re-
CARELESS of what the ronk will do
have fallen into line. The greater
lights of the Republican party, its
pure men, are opposed to the Presi.
dent In this cherished aspiration Of
his, but he has all the corrupt men al
his heels and their name is legion,
and all the bummers and camp fol.
lowers, and that horde Of stragglera
into and through the South that his
policy has fostered and fattened-the
vultures that have fought and will
fight over the remains of the corpsei
they have 80 nearly picked to the
bone.
Nor is this all. Grant Is sure o.
his denomination. No power mol
combination Of powers within Of
without his party can prevent it.
Such men as Blaine and Wilson, now
ont of the way, dupes Of their OWL
desires, might plot and scheme fol
themselves. Such men as William
Cullen Bryant and Geo. VIM. Curtis
may indite grave and decorous and
powerful articles against Grantism
and agitate for Others or rather for
great policy that others will imper
senate and carry out. The knowing
ones Of the Radical Party will sneel
at or laugh at them. Mr.. Edward.
Pierrepont long before he was in tn,
Cabinet said in reply to sharp crit.
of the Presidents public and privat'
conduct-he is a good type of tn,
average honesty and morality Of thi'
country just now. And there il
truth 10 it. Grant is not too homes
Tor the thieves, and they are the bull
of his supporters. He is not to-
much Of gentleman for the rowdie
and they like to honor one Of them
selves.
No doubt both himself and his ad
herents in this State as elsewhere b.
lieve that his election is as sure q
his nomination. Bnt that ia impo,