The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-06
THE THIRD TERM.
SInrp Criticisms on Blaine, Shcr.
man, and George William Cur
It's, by Bishop Haven.


It's, by Bishop Haven.
Omaha Bee, Dec. q.
During Bishop Ravens stay in Omaha,
representative 9th Bee sought and OBJ
tanned au interview with him. We found
him gentleman OF remarkable intelli-
gcnce and quickness Of perception, and
withal as afiablc and pleasant a.gentlcman
as we ever had the good fortune to meet.
In regard to the "third term he said that
anybody that knew him certainly could
not have believed but that he had more
sense than to undertake TO make Prcsi-
Dental nomination in little preacher
meeting; that he did ask them to "pray
for Grant's nomination" and that he had
perfect right to pray for it himself, and
to get as many other preachers as he
could to do the same thing; that nine out
Of every ten Republicans in the United
States believe that Grant would make the
best President Of any man in the party,
but they had given away to this sentiment
against third term, it was only n senti-
ment, bare prejudice, for which not one
Of them could give semblance OF rca.
son. Jim Blaine, he said, would kill
himself before this session was
over. He was altogether too anxious.
lie hadn't learned that il man wanted
anything in this country he must ut least
seem not to want it. lie was only an i'm
itator OF Grant, anyhow. Blaine had
come out for hard money, but it was not
till long after Grant had made his hard
money speech on the veto. Grant made
his Des Moines speech, and the next thing
comes Blaine trotting along with his Con.
stitutional amendment in the wake OF
Grants leadership. Grant was always
surprising tho country with some new
move. His Des Moiues speech was rs
great surprise to his enemies us his
movement TO tho rear OF Vicksburg was
to the rebels. The next thing was the
New England dinner, and all the world
was agog to hear what he would say; but
Grant sat there with sealed lips, and he
put up Sherman to make n more radical
speech than Grant had ever made in his
lie. Now the outcomeof this thing will
be, that Blaine will kill himself, and then
they will have to take Sherman and his
Catholicism, or Grant and his free schools
and taxation Of church property. Did
you see Harper's Weekly on the third
term? Now, / am going to make pre-
diCtion: George William Curtis is going
to get out OF there, notwithstanding his
elegant English and fine writing. You
see that Mast has never touched the
third term, and he would not do
it, and Mast makes that paper and not
George William Curtis. It won't do to
have the pictorial and editorial clash.
Mast has got more political foresight than
all the rest Of them put together anyhow,
and the Harpers don't care as long as they
can make money, Notwithstanding they
are Methodists. am going TO pray for
Grant's denomination, he,said, because
he is sound on the schools. on the cur
rency, and can hold the South. What
would Jim Blaine do il he was President
and the South should kick up On iusur-
rcction? Why, he would have to run to
the telegraph office and send message to
Grant to come and step, ins But then, II
they nominate Sherman, Twill pray for
him, and got Just as many preachers as |
can to help me. The sentiment in this
country isitoo strong for free education
for the Catholics to overthrow it, and
Sherman il the next man to Grant to
make the South toe the mark.
Just here the bell OF the locomotive
rang, and the Bishop stretched out his
hand saying, "Goood.by; you will have
to get of. Pray for Grant and the good
governmental Of this Republic"