Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-15

conclusion that the Indiana Senator
would be found a staunch friend of the
third term. Grants recent appoint
ments in Indiana have, in fact, been
very generally cited as evidence of the
still growing favor with which Morton
was regarded at the White House.
While Blaine, Wilson, Wade, Cameron
and George William Curtis, were be-
lieved to have faitered in their fcalty,
Morton has not been doubted. He has
stood in public estimation as faithful
among the faithless. But now even be
may be counted among the opposition
to the third term. The Indianapolis
Journal, which is known to be his
home organ, comes out with an article
headed, Third Term Reflections, aud
We may fairly calculate that those re-
Elections were approved and inspired
by the Senator. Announcing at the
outset, its belief that most Of the talk
in regard to the third term question
is quite wide Of the mark, " the Jour
nal insists that the question is not
whether Grant desires a third term and
whether he is working for rcnomina-
ton, but whether the impression gem
orally prevails that he Is, and whether
that belief is injuring the Republican
party. In regard to the first question,
there is, in the judgment Of the Jour
nal, ''not "a shadow Of doubt" This
is sufficiently emphatic upon that point,
and We take it that such must be the
opinion Of Senator Morton, OF the
Journal would not have been 50 expli-
cit in expressing its views. But
it further says that tie men who sur
round the President are mostly cour-
tiers" Think Of that, coming from
Morton, Who has surrounded the
President more completely. vino has
had more complete control over him
than the Senator from Indiana: If
any, then the public Judgment has been
greatly at fault.
The Journal is positive that Grant
Is encouraged in his third term aspira-
tons by 1.-The courtiers who are near
him" that, as he comes very little in
contact with the people, he knows "but
little Of their real feelings ON the sub
iect;" that he entirely undertakes the
strength Of the popular sentiment
against a third term" and that this
sentiment SIS studiously misrepresent-
ed to him by those who have his ear"
Fhis, however, is not the question. As
the Journal puts It:
Whether hc desires a third term or
not. no wcli-informed person will deny
that the opinion prevails very widely
among Republicans that he does, and
that the prevalence Of this opinion has
seriously injured and weakened the
Republican party IN some recent cleo
| tons. The people do not want him
nor any man President for a third
term. The prevalent belief that Gen.
Grant desires q third term Is injHTiuE
the Republican party all the same,
whether the belief Is Teli-foundcd
or not-though, as before stated, there
is no doubt as to the fact. In
this situation it is the duty Of the
party, through its conventions and
other means. to express ItSe.f dclIbeT-
ately, decidedly and strongly against a
| third term. This should be done for
the sake Of the party, regardless Of
| Gen. Grants plans or purposes. Pos
sIbly such an expression from every
| Republican State Convention that
meets may, if the courtiers allow the
| matter To reach hIs ears, convince the
President Of the hopelessncss of such
a candidacy. It is equally due to Gen.
Grant and to the party itself that 1t
should deal fairy and honestly in the
matter, or, Ia other words, that its con
yentions should take firm and decided
ground against a third term.
There can be 10 further doubt as to
the position Of Senator Morton relating
to the third term. And, whetberso in
tended OF not, the Journals article
came very oprortuneIy to affect the
deliberations Of the Kentucky Bepub-
Ecau convention, held in Louisville the
day after its publication. It may be
that the position taken by the Journal
had no influence upon that convention,
but, at amy rate, 1t resolved:
Tha, the attempt Of the Democratic
leaders L. create the impression that
our patriotic president desires or seeks
a reelection for third term. Is an alb
surd device to disrupt the Republican
party and procure ID division between
H. and the President. The charge has
NJ foundation in fact, and cannot ms
lead tbepeopleoi the country into a
restoration Of that party TO power
which came 81 near destroying the
union Of oUr fathers.
There IS, however, this noticeable
difference between thercsolution adopt
ed by the convention and the news So
significantly put forth by M9rton's or-
gan at indianapolis: The convention
charactcrizcs the charge that Grant
desires a denomination as having mo
foundation in fact;" that it is "an alb
surd device Of Democratic leaders TO
disrupt the Republican party" while,
with the Journal, there nota shadow
Of doubt that he really desires a third
term, and is working for it." The
difference, we repeat, is marked, and
should be noted rs "a most important
feature Of the political situation.
WHERE TITE BLAME RESTS.
Commissioner Douglass friends are
Laying much stress on the fact that
in January last the President revoked
orders to change all Supervisors Of In-
trrnal Revenue, SD as to detect and