Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-23
RATES OF ADVE1TwIu0.
BLAME.
The Ex-Speaker ON the Third To9a

"Gath" interviewed ex-Speakes
Blaine in New York, few days 9nco
and sends to the Pittsburgh Dispa&ch
Mr.. Blaine's views on various publie
matters, and among others he dis-
courses as follows on the third taEm
| question
"But you know that Grants faction
is bound to run him. OF course he
will be beaten by the people, but how
can you prevent his nomination when
it is sure that he can como to oonven-
ton with the whole South &C his
| back ?"
81 am not sure about that, said
Mr.. Blaine. "Ofice-holders servo
| from no great motives of honor or
personal loyalty. They can be relied
upon as long as they are sure OF VIC
foresee disaster. That was Frank
Pierce's mistake in the last year of his
administration. He depended upon
his oficeholders for denomination,
and they ascertained his weakness and
abandoned him at the last. Mem Ike
Packard, of Louisiana, are not going
support Grant for q third term
when they see there is no luck in it,
don't believe he can carry tho con-
ention under any ordinary circum-
stances.
"But you don't deny that the third
term is really an issue and an inten.
tion2''
ooh not at ALL" cried Blaine, ''thAt
has been plain enough for sometime.
Horace Porter, Babcock, Shepherd.
and others, have doubtless encouraged
the idea with the President. Still, at
times, I have had my doubts - 70
whether he passionately harbored the
purpose. It is printed all over the
country that because did not sup
port bnt defeated the Presidents poll
cy on the Force bill and tho Arkansas
settlement, the President hated ma.
There is not word of truth in this.
He has been as good-natured and COR
dial with me since Congress adjourned
as ever in his life"
Why couldn't Grant, said I, have
relieved his party of an oppressive
doubt by saying to somebody Who
could print it that he discarded the in
sinuation of third term ?
Oh! Try to make Grant do any
thing and he will go the other way.
You can't drive him.
What you say, Mr.. Blaine, reminds
me that Henry Wilson has expressed
himself determinedly against q third
and still General Grant
invited him to go around travelling
with him.
Certainly The President does not
seem to be wicked at all on the sub
ject. Wilson is outspoken and cam
did, and you know he is candidate
himself. Did you ever see such .
restless man? Last Summer he came
to Saratoga. This is Just the place
for you, Wilson, I said; take it cool
now. You have too much flesh, and
these waters will reduce you. Ali
answered Wilson, I am delighted; I
shall stay here month. The next
night but one he was on his way to
Boston.
s'But Grant is a man of strangely
composite ability?"
s'He is," said the ex-Speaker' ex-
man. His silence is .
great power. The silent man always
has the odds with him. He bets on
the field as longs as he is silent. Az
soon as he opens his mouth he has
named his horse. There's Schuyler
Colfax. He wrote to me saying that
he meant to decline a reelection to
the Presidency, and desiring mo
to be his SUCCESSOR. He came to Bos-
ton soon afterward, and we had an in
terview, which now seems to have
been almost prophetic. Il was at the
st. James Hotel, and he avowed his
to decline in advance. Said
I, "Colfax, there is one thing always
easily done in this country: to get ont
Of office. You can decline next Win
ter as easily as now, and in the mean
time your mind may change" No.
He must decline, and he did. In few
months he was using every energy for
denomination, but it was too late.