The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-29
New scheme.

A New scheme
THE Washington eorrespondentslof
the press having exhausted and worn
tbread-bare, the third term project,
have invented a new scheme, which
will attract considerable attention and
discussion, and therefore will prove
ayrelief to The hard-Yorked brains Of
the,Bohemians at the national eapi-
taI. The Washington correspondent
of the Chicago Journal, writes as
follows, on this novel project:
There is a scheme on foot here OF
conferTiug continued honor upon
President Grant, without violating
the written law of the Republic pro-
limiting a third Presidential term,
which / must regard as fairly entitled
TO the candid consideration of the
publir. and, I'm one or the other of It's
phases,-t "A favorable Judgment. The
sctf6me, or rather suggestion, here
referred to-, has been talked over in a
quiet manner in certain political,
business and journalistic circles for
more than a year. 1t grew out OF the
fact, which will not be denied, that
GepaGrant, in accepting the Presi-
detIcy, made n great pecuniary sacri-
flee. He gave up an office for life, OF
large salary and great dignity and
influence, for the Chief Magisttacy
which could only endure for eight
years at most, leaving him at the end
of his term ia the prime OF life, and
vet tihable SbyNreason of custom Utld
d1gnified propriety, TO engage IN any
active business or profession, unless
perchance he might be sent to II of
the branches of Congress, as hap
penedin the cases of eN-Presidents
John Quincy Adams and Andrew
johnson. Under these circumstances
Trims incurred to many persons tina
IL would lie no more than simple
iusttceto recognize the eminent mill
tary and civic services OF President
Grant in some honorable way that
might be regarded as commensurate
with their pre-emlnent value to the
The plans in connection herewith
have been c,invassed. One is a pro-
posed
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
This is q proposition which has
been discussed some little by the
public press. and is, in short, the sug-
gestIon Of a1new article to the Con
stitutiun providing that every e.
President OF the United States shall
be, upon his retirement rom Office,
except by Impeachment, n Senator OF
the United States at Large for life. l
have been surprised at the number OF
men without distinction of party who
favor this proposition. Fol- example,
/ recently talked with a noted in
ventor and maj of wealth, who has
for years been hostile to President
Observation-Disclosures, but who ear
nestly advocated this very thing
at would involve" said he, very
little expense, for there would rarely
be more than two or three eXPresi-
dentsnving at one time. In the last
unarter OF acentury there have been
no more than FIVE living at one time,
Tyler, Van Buren,, Fillmore, Pierce
and Buchanan. At this moment
there is no ex-President living.
When Johnson came 10 the Senate,
last March, there was universal ex-
preston of the propriety of the posi-
ton, and we never had a President
more uni opular than Johnson. After
Grant gets through mt the White
Honse,I should like to see him at
the Capital, and there for life. And
so with every one who has occupied
our highest official station" l have
heard substantially the same thing
from. many others whose opinions are
entitled to great respect.
Another plan is To specially pro-
vide for President Grant, without
waiting for a general provision on
the subject. This plan involves only
the passage of a law, and on that ac-
count is decidedly preferable to the
other in the judgment of nearly all
with whom / have talked upon the
subject. And though it has, so far as
l know, but recently been proposed,
Iknew of many able men who earn
estfy advocate it. This is simply to
declare by law that ex1President
Grant shall be
GENERALIssINo OF THE ARMY.
1t is a proposition, in word, TO
p]aee1 him again at the head of our
arhlN by the creation of q new office,
made expressly for him during his
lifetime, and without at all interfer-
ing with the pay and emnluments of
the preseut General and Lieutenant
General.
The arguments used by the friends
IF fbis Suggested measure will read
lily occur 10 the mind of every intel
aOx.orl prpSi1put