, 1875-07-03
PRESIDENT GRANTS RECORD.
Connecting with Montgomery Blair for
The Democratic Nomination until APP
proaehcd with Offers Iroru the RepHb-
iicau Leaders

Connecting with Montgomery Blair fo1
| The Democratic Nomination until Ap
| preached Win Oiiers from thc kepHD
| tican Leaders
WAsHIsGroS, June 2-President Grant il
his third-te-m letter declares that he did no
seek the nomination for the Presidency in tn,
first instance This L. perhaps tsue TO thi
extent: He never openly went abont, q.
some politicians are doing. eleeil0neering fol
the place and fixing the pins ahead by max
! ing promises TO certain politicians but h,
cannot successfully deny that he encourages
the advocacy of his claims : NJ posltlen
by leading men in the democratic as well as
the republican party. The Hon. Montgomery
Blair has asserted more than once, On h,
! honor as a gentleman. that Gen. Grant Wa.
fully aware of the movement begun by him
III lS6l-S 70 bring out Grant az a candidate.
I Grant visited his house almost daily, and
gave him 70 understand that he was entirely
IN accord with the democracy, that he had
ALWAYS BEEN a DEMOCRAT,
and that the only vote he had ever given
! WAS for the democratic ticket in ISj6. He
| was aware that Mr. Blair was inspiring cer-
tain articles that were being printed III the
! NGti9RG! i,ltclligetceT and New York HO.d, and
! which a lvocated Grant nomination by the
I democratic party. So far from these articles
/ giving offence 10 Grant, Mr.. Blair declares
| that Grant expressed himself well pleased
with them, and in many ways manifested
his appreciation of the interest he Blair was
taking in his behalf
Z" II Is true saws Mr.. Blair, - that Grant
never in So many words avowed himself
candidate, or expressed i desire in plain Eng
llsh to have the democratic nomination, but
he certainly did by has manner and MS gem
eral conversation encourage me 10 20 on with
work | had begun, and just as certainly did
he give me good and suffioent cause IL the
first instance 10 begin the agitation"
THE REPUBLICANS UNEASY.
While this coluetting was going on with
the democrats through Montgomery Blair,
the republican leaders here began TO get very
uneasy. John ". Foruey, who then run two
papers, both daily, and WAS the recognized
mOath piece of the republican mana agers, had
gone to Europe, leaving one of his dail;es.
the Chronicle, in the editorial charge OF j. j.
Stewart. of Baltimore. It WAS understood
at the time Of Fvrneys departure that Ben
Wade WIS The favOrI'e OF the party mana
gers, and FOraey left directions that while
the Chronicle was not 10 b. commit el 10 any
cauG .dtte, 1t WAS nevertheless TO keep Wade :
= runG qualities as a possible candidate well
before he public. But when It was nscrr-
tanned that somebody was setting up Grant
as IA democratic caudi late, and il WAS evident
that this advocacy was by no means dis;a>te-
full to him, then the party headers on the
other side determined 10 court him also. Mr..
,fr,. IL.
eral Of the army asSiiuouSly, ana he Did So
COQUETTING WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
Stewart had almcst daily conferences with
him, and Il number Of leading editorial artI-
cies written by him were printed IN the
Chronicle with such caytioas and using the
name OF Grant IN such Il manner as tn CON
Wy the assurance TO the pnbllc that they ex-
pressed the views Of Grant on the various
questions discuSSed therein. Il Is a curious
fact that one Of ihese articles was devoted to
rhe discussion OF the limitation Of tn Presi-
dencY 10 one term III SIX years, and the
inoumhent 10 be Ineligible thereafter. IN
tins ar icle many of the arguments which
have lately been used to prove the danger OF
a third term were advanced. a. the writer de-
cla.,s, upon the authority Of Gen. Grant, TO
demoustrate that second term was often
fradght with dangers. Another OF these ar
ticles was Under the caption OF Gen. Gran. 5
Financial Policy and took for Is text Ihe
declaration Of Grant TO the writer that the
only financial policy he had Vas to pay the
interest on the national deb:, and leave 10 fu-
tire generations the duty Of providing fer
the payment of The principal, S'ill another
was headed, Gen. Grant : IysI'IiiCn On the
fourteenth Amendment and Universal Suf-
fraye. and II was claimed that Grant was IN
full accord wI:h he III. ~ advanced leaders Of
the republican party on th,s5 Issues.
AFUIL PLEDGED RADICAL
Mr.. Stewart asserts that not one Of these
articles, and there were perhaps q score o.
them was wri ten wi'houl p;evions inter
view wI'h Gen. Grant and scuss!un Of
the ques'i,nl Of which they rUra-e1. Mr..
SreWar, adds that in almost every instance
th- articles alter ley had been printed in the
Chronicle were talked over by Grant and HIM
self. and received Grants approval
'It Is true says Nr. Stewart, that all the
while there was not II word said by either ot
Us about the nomination of Gen. Grant, but
II WAS 50 plain from his conduct that Bai ks
was willing, nay, anxious that It was not
Il, ces=ary 10 formally inrerrogate him on this
point. My OF i-ct was 10 find ont whether he
was sound on the vital issues, and his aim
appeared to be to satisfy me, and through me
/ The party.
The republican party was satisfied, and
the democratic politicians were disguised hy
these s-ni- offi-ial uIterances of Gen. Gr'nt,
and Montgomery Blair gave up his selfIm-
posed task of President making. In the
light of these undeniable facts the public can
properly interpret Grants declaration on the
! third rerm 81 do not want 1t any more
than I did the first"