New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-01

have been friendly to his Administration but hostile to
w1se he Evening
"He put it by" SAID honest Casca, making ing
nj S s IN me to nS Oh
s what IL the matter with President Grant He very
oah e lay his Anger. Of '9 ea nae sSm sns.
tered by the Pennsylvania Republican convention
doesn't work CONVICTION 1t ta sps1 ss es
q liberty.-tspringfeld Republican 1nd)
In this letter, announcing his fealty to the ne
law s. q the hand S so Grant Os' no
Ing new 1t proof however, OF Gen an se4
1ce be Wiling % thus lis
undertake the distasteful task to gentleman OF Denying
q silly slander-lPhiladephia Press lAdm. kepJ
tended by President Grant to promote ana 70
set at rest dstractng discussion That will De SO ac
sspira Ss N P i Inquirer Rep
Honestly analysed, the letter of President
Grant is bold vindicaton Of his thr'ierm ambition
holder bid ior its s ond the %n
sidered fairly in the field for 1879 onieenSlders 70
the ont; conventions To the rear! Let the Dand pay
Philadelphia Times IndJ
This should place the whole subject beyond
question President Grant frankly SAYS ne does NOT NAM
be palmer than this languagef But he Is too good
citizen and too sincere Republican TO thrust himself
which all his service is due He belongs 10 the nation
II be that there contingencies which call TOT
reelection OF President Grant, that s an open on
But insist that there IL constitutional or oher 0p
r @ e sd he s RepuS S and with
odum whoever thinks the public good requires more lore
stability in administration Is unreasonable ana per
nicious.-lThe Graphic IN. Y. Adm. Organ.l
It is unfortunate that Gen. Grants Obstinaey
has prevented him from denying publicly what ne mas
stated privately because u mas oss nne y P Neyyor
simply by the cry Of third term when tue President
ought te have spoken ana set I'VE az reT
forced out OF him.. Elizabeth On. j. Journal Hep)
The scattering fire which has been kept up
for year upon the President In regard 20 tine
third term doubt served to annoy him much put
the solid center shot from the lines Of his friends in te
Pennsylvania Republican Convention last week Hd ,s
meaning of appears TO be that he fully expects 70 leave
commits himself absolutely TO thing.Baltimorc Sun
tDem)
The letter which the President now writes
ought to be satisfactory to all Republicans. lie has
spoken plainly and emphaticay He Is not canoinat,,
and he would not accept ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN. " Journal tRep)
So, we repeat, the President has increased
rather than diminished popular misrust and at the same
time has dealt his own party bterest OF blows In
stead Of crushing out the third term discussion ne has
er man il elected and sits in the chair Chief Mag
istracy-lNewark IN j. Journal lDem.l
President Grants ideas as to the duration OF
the Presidential term are decidedly amIguons oat one
tunae, II not disastrous, to make man ineligible simply
rather Significant especially when considered In connec
ton with the strongly marked egotsm pervading the
whole letter-lPhiadelphia Telegraph lRep)
The people have right to reflect a man for
thirteen terms II he should live long and they should
like The OF the thng IL in the election and not
in the term OF oice.-(Newark IN j. Advertiser Rep)
GEN. BUTLER RETICENT CONCERNING PREsI-
DENT GRANT
A reporter of The TRIBUNE sought yesterday
to gain interview with Gen. Butler who Is staying at
tho Fifth Avenue Hotel. The General was found in his
room busy discussing the merits Of mailbag fasten-