The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-26
THE THTRD TEHM NOT PROBtBLE.
Carl schurz Rcpiic- Lthc Philosopher 10
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Tdnsiotcf By TUES poD,me " ,V-1s ~. Nr iS |
The Ncr Iorl Hcru'd Of the lith instant !
pub. i-hc- q tclcg~ ul from Washington Wuir D /
reports tina an enthusiastic friDni al President
Grant having congratulated MIN upon thr it'-
tliran ,Ictortc. at tine Nuv 'mbcr elections,
said TO- him; An thi. roiut- d. nc IN t,N0ur
denomination and reelection next NcIr:' aud
the President g. sud % have rcplitd, Wtth
or titled suite ~ Is impossible To say now
tninrs will turn OUT
liner. are Internationally persons who predict
VERY positively That cv nts are Ing I Nc INC
course whirh ms ,ehluu-ii. &c ,S.lIi, it",,Ti,
seems t. hone tor Most Of ttcse, however. are
found not ~ the ranks ~ the RepIhhcuua, hIt
IL father tn the Thought. We occasionally meet
such a person VINO, while he recognizes ana &C
knowedses the sad condition uf ms nlr.y'
aseure- MS nevertheless. with great equaninity,
thut things are not so very bad at bottom aiter
all. the Republic ms, he THINKS VIII be forced
under anN clrcum stduccs 70 fehoilihHte nnl4ui..
next wear, and him tue Democrats VIII nnu u
easy to beat. II we ask WHY the rennmin tion
q Grant is 40 inevitable, we IRE referred to tue
following simple computation: In the NalionM
Republican Convention, Or mt viii certainly
have all the delegates from the southern 81 es
In MS favor tue Custom House influence IN the
citV Of NV York Will secure the numerous
votes VI thatStu'e for MIN and az soon as MS
strength SHOWS itself to be- at all important, the
natural influence II tue Administration vill
easily provide him with such remaining votes az
he still need.
1his calculation sounds plausible. but not
withstaudng Grants wishes ana the hopes Of
the Democr g.. we are convinced That IL IS un-
sound, aud That CIR ni's denomination is not
only highly imprt Othle, bur almost impossible.
Su pose We take the most favorable case for
| Grant that the M iInty II the mkt National
! heUuhii, an tunVCu.tO VIII hc IN the hands OF
| the Wirepuller- OF tine party what would me
/ chances be IN that cyentt Politicians Of thdt
| description may nave found Grants Aumini-i IRA
! tious vDrN satisfactory, ana may entertain the
! wish t. cuntiuN tine t-tabi shueht Un the same
/ plan; nul for all lat, thc> otun't ntlp asNiug
| ordinary puliui u may D4lc strong prejudice
| in ftv Of particular candidates, but me man
| q 4cston with him 1, ucv rthcless now the sue
| C,s. OF bis party eau lie secured. Inc con
! sctcntious citizen, In whose estimation the in
/ tetc-.s of tue country Il lirAe are OF more ~
] D. 81, nee than ih s. oi any poilcL pr.S; Is
/ occasionally capauie 81 .dvocdting aud bel
/ uL To- carry the nomination Of AN especially
/ desirable 'ud coulcicu, cihdld IT,. even tnohsn
| tutn 10 nomination were To- i3uuctl the -uclt~s ut
! {. lHrit. The ordinary parry hack unt- nut p"S-
sess tnt Susceptibility. Ine success "i Us
| plIty Is the chief aim with him unCrr nv cir
| cumstA eos, - cause that il the conuii n pre-.
] cedent - MS u'tuinins ihose adNantat - ana
| rewards for winch he iduois. lie therefore does
not sacrince the triumuh OF his party tor the
sake ct any particular candidate, however much
iudiNid uall he may prefer utm To oth r..
Now, It cannot nave ESCAPED he observation
| Of these last named gentlemen that the fear en-
! tcrfatned by good ciuZen- Il promoting the DOS
| sinility OF thitd term through continuous lie
| publican sucCesse-, contributed very largely 10
| the r,ver-es Of tue Republican party in 1874.
! 1hcy are also aware thai tue aversion To third
tam, and dread of the uerniciOus influence
/ vi htn The party Of the mere thrc q OF ~, were
sufficiently iuhucntialtp cxtort the strongest
ana most emphatic deciar AtOn * inst u rom
every ia e Cuuveutiu IN the North. Even the
Ola Gu I'D oi tne Grant IA ton, the iosimI sters
ana revenue officials, ole cd no opposition 10
these declarations. inis same popular nVo rsion
was influential enough To secure Jesuit TN
more decisive, a declaration IRON Grant hiu-
rchoutn non. Tots ucci. ration may not have
been ufcn. cd seriously; aud leaving back door
! open for retreat b. evidence that u ". = NOT 80
| il,cudcd. Never ht c-s it nld 10 most dc -iVe
al CT. ln c.se Grant really desires ren1uin1-
lrrat ana irrepar hlc blur der. Upon tue steadily
! growing oppu-ltl' o. tn the hepuNlicl 100 parry II