, 1875-06-07
President Grants Recent Letter
on tho Subject.
Views Of Republican Correspondence.
Statements by an Anfi-Grant
Newspaper.

.'""n " A'cruoteai'h WIZ ia' :" Hea AlA' A'ee'E
'entn recent fe'tor to oet. Harry "i''Io IN aho
Fame light portrayed In THg TnthUSE OF this
morning, Az lifelong Republican,
a ,,,,s'A. ~ H.. r..;...t rnn.,ut;o.,
y y, - ~ , s"o .'" o.., ,..o ssa ,o" 49, ~.
t1a' "ousnaseu Heh. 'Hans III 17'7, a1it "a "S'-
'yo Torse, at 10th Q. h,a e'eetoa, VIII sFe
,nr. mn, ! vant,,ra N a,r nv xa,,;mo,ts a,o
t,oso ,h.t ,n,r,,a .,,a ,~a.t ,r,.s,. ~ ,h, 1,,.
1".1o >""s "s'u"'o ''o h'e"' 'AAo7s' VI ''Ae A'o7
For nearly TWO years, tho Democratic press has
teomcd with tho cry Of "C:raarism /" mud
..1bir,-Tcrm' - rcnsnttona. uh,lo tl,o I,cnub]lc-
-. ,,raaa ...a,,, 49,, .I,.,.a ..,t,, ;1,,,n =, =.
~ p'Vsn .fea'eo too euasRo WILL s''c"e. " ~
too small to require notice. Tho rcpult ~ haa
boon tie defeat Of the rnrsy In HeYeral strong
ncnub1ican gtatcs. Anil tn national aunre1unry
I'D .u.,t. .t.., H. r-ou;
1e.oas's su'oa.oa.' Asl' ~ si"a s,a'. ~ !s'.@
ueht t1eu'a'nsslo''t "ne',' W stsoHe OF tne Ren'
ho could have put quio,ua upon tho whole
fraud, Dut that word wny not snokcn. You
a,rrest t,,,t In em,td mt enn,k hccnueo thcrc
e" F. 49,. .1.tr".
was no eau 1o1 hlh 10 SPEAK upon tlo SUBJECT
Tin. In n miAtake. Tho only State Convention
tlat has apoken In favoT or Ihisd Term was
tl.at 3f South Carolina, more Than year as2o;
ana 1hen Zen. urant nents win great profsinty,
have loltowGd the example o. ne i!luHtrious ,ef"
lerson ~ ia'1 INC tna'icI ,oassea a. leHs nns,
lily, or II pennaylvania had not plncod her scal
oro q he1a honn ona,nd ftsay
~ renetn+ NJ ;daa 70 ronnVsant T.? p,,r A,nori.
cs ~ .n n rtc rn,,iJ hava aco ,cnn'isd
~ washington or JoHcfson F!ieh hrst proposed.
You sav, "'fhcro III no tradition ION this hut,-
Fhifti Ter1n' md m ono yaB ever askcd 10 bo q
neui1idntn'
Tbnmsa Jcfr,rson seoncl To tb;nr. eycn In
1ott! to.nAn ~, Se4eiho' "sneH ~ tH*' "s.n ~
lbVt+ ihnt tnete was 'ofce 9i puoi!e otlnlnn. q
precedent 20. and establishod. outside Of written
LEW, ~. snnu h uo pauS ut w. IT, ~, ~
o he nar ueen sHc .n ronaeg
tlio zig pseceueht ~ NJ es@phsnea .1 u1-
aupn ns 9nW1!tten Aw VI =, ous "a, .a,iu. "a.
~ t' r, iio ias ,' ta
n'oao e tan Ply a%o S sors ;.s sa,oay es "1'1 'e
~ % valuable, Mr. Hl,oT 70 con.,ass p sne
so"peo pursued oy fte1ag's vugason IN e"u .. s.n.
" ircHlaens aTanks 1so, anu nose "* me euliese g.
Sour history. IN lsoi, 9oilefAota ~as , ufeSa 20
Iho Legls1sturos ot North G., casolias, xormoat,
sEsnia, anu numerous noa,ss ~ u o1at ~
ganazatious. PASTED toaontlona III las9r o. h'a
IL o.oeL " .nh1 III, ine5o IT, E"1 n oo ~
hsnnoe!s.annRt Pee 1n toe ao.h IT, ny ~ na ~
po. leu @ e aon5 a 70 'nu ha +ot'n.v -.
Vermont from WHICH mako Tue 1os'o~'ng o3'
tfaet: .... -..., .-....
That 7 ahoni lay down my shsrgo st proper
r@eTods @ Ias much duty "a TO have Sofno Il faith
~ .ou. ,.,nt,.ttor tn ~, ecrytroo of ttc r,acy
ah8fBtrAt1 oe TILT h1c ~ tG0 Coihtltutaout CT en
c ny p,aess. ~ is oss vs. .;o1r iot @ ,
eas!'y TINT deEenor.ttsa 9 into nn inheritance.
Delsys'ns sAas 1EgtcsEnasiy.o ai,. oosornmen r..
nrosns ihe Tiki nun or M hspsnsa. to mankind,
iee1 ii duty 10 do no ac. which shal essentially i'm
pair that tns!pe sna saoaia % suwluuHly ~ the
;ny ustrious prsdeeessor, should furnish lie nit
example Of pro1ougation beyond the second tetn OF
ottlec.
| Again, on the 10th Of January, 1903 10 I'D.
dressed tho aAms wosda to tho Legislature Of
North Carolina; and, later, to MaAsachusetss,
pcnnBylyania, aud Virginia:
Gen. Grant could have ditclained all aapira.
tiona for Third-Term honora BY recognizsng tho
necessity OF retiring ut tho close Of his second
term, without bong "guilty Of Fudoness," or
"iuBn1tng " the nonso of the American people.
His late letters would DO regarded III altogctlc,
a different ligltlf ho hnd come out ~ noble
inanly. patriotic n1nnnor, and expressed lila con.
dctnuatson Of tho T4isd-Tc1m doctrine; but
i,o does not ovon cxpFosa q reluctance
to be "s!o first who .shal1 disregard
the sound precedent got bg his isstrious preao'
casBors." Oh the contrary, ho hiEts at possible