New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

There il a sort of subducd saduess about
those organs which called upon President Grant to speak
out the thrdterm question at Concord They begin
tn lose faith evidently. In that article Of the Adninstr
ton creed which makes silence the chief element Of
statesmansbip.
The Hon. William NJ. Evarts's remark that
he did not think there werc 100 men In thIs country
who realize how to 9 complete change in the
form OF our government seems 10 meet Tn approval Of
The 81 L0vis Rp,bic0, for 1t The approaching
Presidential campaign will not merely decide whether
this or that man shall occupy the Executive chair.
whether this that party shall hold tue reus Of power
but whether the Government our fathers made il shall
stand or fall Ihs is the seue, and the Only o-nr ard
unless the American people recognize II and act sct,nt
ogly they deserve share tho tate Which has nyerkea
all other republics and now threatens ouf own.'
The Hartford correspondent of The Spring.
fed Republican gives this gossip about the succession Of
Judge Phelps COnGressmeneect 10 the lid Connecticut
District: "Ihe best yet put forth those Of
John s. Beach OF New-Havcn Ed. Seymour " Ntchfeld
and J. A. Hoyey OF Norwich But IL locality. pure aud
simple to govern the selection. Moses Culver Of Mid
de,own is the only Democratic lawyer In that county rs
ior the position. The names Of Elisha Johnson OF this
lot OF Democratic political lawyers that viii be pushed ~
their friends tss PITY that the pay is 50 Ina aud The
Hubbard Ia not even named for the position"
At the very time when nearly every other
Administration Journal In the country IL declaring tbat
the trdtern mystery is crushing the party. Inc Cht
Tribune gives admirable illustration or it, inhar-
p'oniOus luatesby declaring the whole subject "hns
baloo" which "hss DIV ndled into tiresome folierol-
which Is an uncOmnonly elegant way Of puttinsn IL
argues the question ut length and here Is the % Of what
IL says 1t must he admitted that majority Of the peO
pie have right elect Gen. Grant for third term.
they see t but without thor consent and cooperation.
we cannot what tho ndiv dua inclinaions Of tbs
President and his friends eau possibly have to do with
the matter. The real question: then Ia, Do majority o.
the people want Cen Grant 10 tird term There
have bee good many declarations asiist thd tenn.
but declarations in favor of 1t have come under our
notice Congress has given no Indication OF such pref
NO state Legislature hs declared in favor OF IL
No political convention has Endorsed IL Not single
newspaper In tho country Is advocating It, Wo haYo
yet heard indiy dual voter express hims 10
either desiring Hing for third term. Thea
where IL the dangert L. u probable that Gen.
Grant entertans 30 palpsbc denson in view Of mo
Umnitostod daily In sUch II variety of waysT
Democratic journals outside Of Newiork
State dispose OF Gov TIdcns claims for tho Presidency
by declaring that he not TO he considered at ALL because
the last Democratic nominees rorl Ibis Stas
the next must DO taken from ether locality
THIS argument strikes The hoy Press too petty and
silly TO suit the gravity OF the great contest that j. TO bs
fought" and it thinks il the party yields TO any prompt
ins 50 tring and sectional IL viii discover late hst
IL has blGndored boy ond redemption" 1t conpufsi
ave do not pretend to designate present persca
who should be tho Democratic noplGce But the notoa
that tie Union Is to be mapped ont, grTymauderrd 10 Is
were and that section TO dispute with section the honor
Of candidacy, aud that geographical reasons 10 reSa
in The selection OF tho most important Official thc parry
10 be represented 10y before tho patton. L. notion ths
Ippudate thus early IN advance for II would De .
mistake. We want tho absolutely btnt man u oe
chOsrn, whoever be may soem Ia Ice when the accredited
man bo trdmphantly elected. We don't want con-
yonti0n Of mere geOgI9phcrs and narrow stclionasn
but convention OF wise men and patriots An opposite
almost certain d0eat But No have 40 e1
Vf That contingency"