The daily gazette., 1875-12-24
The Third Term.

cusses the third-term policy. 1t differs
with the New York Times, and charges
the President and his particular friends
with clinging closely to the third-term
scheme. 1t does not hope fer the re-
election of Grant-that il holds is now
outct the question. But it alleges that
there is widespread impression among
many of the most sagacious Republicans
that not only will the denomination I've
attempted, but that the effort may sue
ceed.' 1t says
II is worth while 10 look at tue grounds
of this apprehension. The first is that
the President notwithstanding that he
thought the subject important enough
TO write about, and that one single frank
word would settle the whole matter, has
never spok en- that word. He has univer-
sally refrained from declaring that he
would not accept the nomination if it
should be offered, and his failure to say
this when speaking of the election in
his Message shows distinctly, under the
circumstances, that he considers him
self to be 'in the hands of his friends"
His friends adopt the same evasive tone.
Their words, indeed, seem to imply that
the President has no wish for renomi-
nation, and would not accept it. But
although nothing is easier than to say
so, it is not said. At recent public DIM
ner in New York, General Sharpe, the
Port Surveyor, made speech in which
he said substantially what the President
said in his Message. Il can tell you,'
said the General-"and ! know what !
am saying-that General Grant has one
thing more, but one other desire to be
gratlfed, TO make the cup of his, glory
full. 1t Is no personal hope or desire;
he has but one single thought know
1t myself-and that is, that his own ad-
mlnlstration may be succeeded by q
Republican administration" General
Sharpe knows how TO use words as well
as any man. II he knew or thought
that General Grant would not accept a
denomination, he would have said so.
But his speech has precisely the evasion
Of the Presidents letter axd -dessage.
II seems to say something, and says no.
thing whatever. If the President we're
not renominated, the speech would seem
to say that neither he nor his friends
ever thought os such thing but it
would also be perfectly consistent with
the Presidents denomination, and with
any wish and endeavor of General
Sharpe TO procure it Indeed, if the
General wished precisely that result,
and also to allay all apprehension of il,
and to prevent active opposition TO it,
he could not have chosen his words more
happily.
In addition 70 such sigh a. thesc
which, under the circumstances, neces.
sarlly arouse suspicion, there is the gen.
eral conviction that any candidate of the
Grant group, such as Mr.. Morton OF
hr. ConkGng, if he could not be nomi.
mated himself, would prefer the nomina
ton Of the President. If this be So
and 1t is not improbable-it is plain that
aConkhng delegation from New York or
Morton delegation from Indiana would
favor the President as a second choice.
The contest in the National Convention
1t must be remembered, whether in the
bold form of an effort for third term or
not will be between what is known as
Grantism and the opposition to 1t in the
Republican party. And one Of the chic!
reasons for the supposit,on that there is
an intention to attempt the renomina.
tlor, and that 1t may succeed, is that
the feeling in the party which demands
thorough change in the character 0.
the administration is not concentrated
upon any candidate, and has no unity
OF organization to oppose to shrewC
and strong hostile combination which
should urge the President az compro
mise candidate.
The points presented IL the above ar,
well taken and strongly argued out in de
tail which We have not room to presen
to os- readers fully.
But the fact that such PERSISTENT an,
tenaciously Republican Journal as Ho,
peT's Heklg, insists that Grant and hi
friends are determined b force them
selves upon the party for four year
longer in face Of the decided oppogitio
that Is manifest ell ever the countr,
shows how exceedingly weak the grea
men who formerly controlled and guide
that party have become, They see tra
they have no longer influence with Ii
politicians; they sec that the money
thleTes and peculators hes more weigh
than their advice, and of these peop
Grant controls nineteenth-twentie
lie meyer casts Of 4 rogue. He mai
ages 20 keep their good opinion while /
Is compelled to put them out ofice.
They know that he VIII wink at the
rascaity and they are always ready
divide the spoils with him.
But HGrpe's Weekly sees 70 hope
Grant election should he get the nom
nation. In this, the country will find r
Lief and the Democracy cause for stan
ing close to the doctrine Of Reform al
Economy. This will guarantee succeE
The Democratic House must make tr
mendious reduction in appropriations.
Disband the army If necessary, and /
the navy rot rather than continue to l.
our people as they have been taxed 4
the benefit of high sslaried officers.
1t appears now, after all, that Grant
not the author Of the expression: az
no puiltv man escane" It's natern;4x