Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-12-16
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GRANTS THIRD-TERM BID.
Cornasnts :on sheEChureh And
school Portions OF the
Message.

c~orna.nt. ON fsheEchureh And
school Portions OF Ia
Message.
1t is sotaSquestioa that has reach
ed eatonatd dignity, and this. fore
ing it into prominence just now
will be regarded with suspicion by
those whose are suspicious of the
Presidents political motives and
his ambition to succeed to himself
in the Presidential office. If
BlaIne's letter was a bid for popular
support in his aspirations for the
Presidency, General Grant, as is
said in a game of cards, .ssees him
and goes him one better.'-CiR-
ciHndtf Comm erciaf Iad.) IiHAl0
IL is a capital eleetioneering
document to strengthen his chances
for the third nomination, if they
needed strengthening. And il
even in unmistakable evidences
that he has no conception OF what
the Government oughtehnd ought
not to do, that fact viii not injure
him with the Republican party
Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.)
Is not the platform upon which
he iRtendsrb being q candidate clear
~ foreshadowed IN this message?
1t is to declare for Specie Pay
ments, as to prevent public money
or property of the United States
or any State to be appropriated for
any sectarian misunderstanding
(Pa.) Eogie Dem
II is clear enough to see what all
this means, when the whole tenor
of the message is one of Insidious
attack on a certain religious class,
against which the Radical leaders
desire to stir the fires of persecu-
ton, in order to reap a political
advantage to themselves. 1t is a
bid for a thlrd-term nomination
upon the strength of the dark
lantern issues of y1S55-56.-NeW
HdeeaH Register (Dem.)
Grants idea is that the people
must be governed, restricted, even
in their management of their free
schools, and that the central power
is the imperial and supreme dicta-
tor. He is cunnIngfy fishing for
the third Hartford Times
denny
Those who are prepared to ac-
cept the remark that this will be
the last annual message which j
shall have the honor Of transmit
ting to Congress before my sue
cessor is chosen as o final dec
laratIon that he is not and will
not, be q candidate for "a third
term, can-do so. We prefer TO
await the action of the next Ma
tional Republican Convention
From the philadelphia ChroRicle
DEM
This, the "Church Property
Question and the "School Cues
ton" constitute the features" OF
the message, as manifestly ii was
intended they should. The thought
fnl reader of the message will see
at a glance that Its handspring is
J chat about this being ''my last
message aud my successor 1t
is clear that Grant is determined
TO force himself on the Republi-
cans.2Nerark IN. ~ Journal
(DeR.)
1t is a direct appeal for a re-
election To a third term, and is =
challenge to the Democracy to &C
cept the religious test as the lead
ing issue OF the coming campaign.
Il is scunningly contrived.-Rich.
mond Enquirer (Dem.)
The Presidents touching upon
the joint topics of free education
and sectarianism was, perhaps, q
bold venture, and might not have
been made except by an Executive
who experts either to go out of
political life or else is bidding for
support upon new issues.-Baiti-
more American (Rep.)
There a be little doubt that,
were the attempt successful to re-
vive k~now-Nothingism and force
n s~ectarian contest on the people,
it would be . qualification to polit-
ieal adyenturers to have it come
speedily.-Boston Post (Dem.) 81
The Presidents plan Is of a
piece with some Of the other cen
traltzing tendencies and schemes
of the ambitious men who have
marked n policy for the party
which has long been in power
baltimore Sun (Dem.)
Thepurpose ofthe President in
recommending such Legislation was
to carry "the Pope's big toe" for
ward for use in the Presidential
contest of the coming year.--Wor-
csster Press (Dem.)