Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-12-16
Third Term.
From the state journal.

Democrats are running Preslden
| Grant fer a third term, on the Re
publican ticket. They pick up pres
extracts, limitations, hints, Washing
ton rumors, suggestions, fragment
of conversation, and movements,
and enlarge upon them. No railroad
stock was ever more profusely water
ed or more persistently forced on th'
market by men desperately hard al
than is this third term business BY
Democrats. They are aching al
over, like a stone bruise, to have
everything fixed to suit them mex
year. But before candidate can b'
elected third time, two parties mus
consent and cordially cooperate
The candidate and q majority OF the
voters are the ones who must be o.
one mind in this matter. This being
50, let US see what they have saic
about it, and we have testimony di.
reetly on this point. President
Grant, in his letter written May 20
1875, to Gen. Harry White, President
Of the Pennsylvania Republican
State Convention, said
The idea that any man could elect
himself President, or even nominate
himself, is preposterous. 1t is a re-
Election upon the Intelligence and
patriotism of the people, to suppose
such a thing possible. Any man
can destroy his chances for the
office, but no one can force an cleo
ton or even nomination. To recap
itulate; am not, nor have ever
been a candidate for denomination.
| would not accept nomination II
it were rendered, unless it should
come under such circumstances IS to
make it an imperitive duty-circum
stances which are not likely to arise.
1t will be seen that the President
is not a candidate. His declaration
is emphatic and unequlvocal 81 am
not nor have | ever been candidate
for re nomination. But he goes
still further and declares that che
would not accept nomination if it
were rendered." unles under certain
circumstances which he says are not
likely TO arise. Having presented
these emphatic declarations Of the
President, we now give the resolu-
tions of eight Republican State Con-
ventions. Other States have spoken,
but we cannot place our hands upon
the resolutions readily, and 90 we
offer the following declarations OF
Republicans assembled in State Con-
ventions the past summer:
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS.
Resolved, That we accept, with ap-
proval, the letter of President Grant,
discouraging the continuance in
office of any Chief Magistrate of the
Nation for longer period than two
terms.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.
ResolUed, That we declare a firm
and unqualified adherence to the un-
written law of the Republic, which
wisely, and under sanction of the
most venerable examples, limits the
Presidential service of any person to
two terms and we, the Republicans
Of Pennsylvania, in recognition OF
this law, are unalterably opposed to
the Presidency of any person for a
third term.
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.
ReSotUed, That the example OF
Washington, in refusing to be can
didate for third Presidential term,
and the affirmance by President
Of that principle, is one we sacredly
cherish, and we should regard de-
parture from it dangerous inno-
walton.
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Resolved, That the Republican
party of Iowa is opposed to a third
term.
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS.
ResolUed, That the letter addressed
by the President to the chairman OF
the Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention, upon the sabject of his
succession is full and complete re-
futation of the SANDERS Of those who
charged him with intriguing for re.
election that we accept it as expli-
cit to the final settlement of the
third term agitation created by our
enemies solely to arouse jealousies
and dissensions in the Republican
party.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS.
Resolved, That sound reason, as
we'll as the wise and unbroked usage
of the Republic, illustrated by the
example of Washington, requires
that the tenure of the Chief Magis-
trate of the United States should not
exceed q second term.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Recognizing as conclusive the
Presidents public declaration that
he is not candidate for renomina-
ton. and with sincerest gratitude for
his patriotic services, we declare our
opposition to the election of any
President for third term.
OHIO REPUBL CANS.
Resolved, That the observance of
Washington's example, IN retiring at
the close Of the second Presidential
term, will be in the future, as it har
been in the past, regarded as funda-
mental rule, in the unwritten law Of
the Republic.
These States are not all, but these
alone cast 1851, 730, votes for Presi-
dent Grant and gave him 460, ass
majority.
The Republican platform of Wis
consln was adopted unanimously
and approve the third term resola-
ton, as we believe ninety-nine il
every hundred Republicans in tn>
State do.
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