The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-01-28
TaE THIRD TERM.

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THE THIRD TERM.
Various opinions seem to exist in
The Radical ranks on the question Of
Grants candidacy for the third term,
and tho impression is growing strong
Or every day that he will put in his
shovel for IT, Hdrper'S Weekly,
which declared after the appearance
Of Grants third term letter last sum
mer that he was entirely out Of the
field has changed lis mind since the
Appearance Of his Message, and now
reluctantly admits that Ulysses is in
red-hot pursuit Of the Presidential
prize for another four years. The
last issue Of that paper which has
como to hand, bearing date December
25, in speaking Of Grants Message,
says: "In conclusion, the President
speaks Of the Message as the last he
shall writo before the election of his
successor. But as ho alludes to the
subject without stating that lie will
not bs candidate for denomination,
Il is, under the circumstances, only
fair to suppose that he will be. For
II is hardly possible that q President
who had fully decided to retire, and
who knew how much the public mind
was disquietcd BY the apprehension
that he proposed to seek re-nomi-
nation, would speak OF tho subject
without relieving his party and tho
country Of all doubt. Tho remark
in the Message iS very much more
significant than silence, and it should
DO 10 accepted by all Republicans
who are inaexibly opposed to a re-
nomination. They must begin at
the beginning, and elect no delegate
in primary meeting who is not hos
tile to this project. Tho President
could have settled the whole matter
by "a word, but he could have dono
the sAmo thing a hundred times bo-k u
far.. n has pof omitted % do 10 to
ei4ee4s fofson' ana ths foaSon is of
hal
But tks' Weekly is far from pleased in
With the project Of Grants candida M,
". 1t says "tho Republican party 60;
would destroy itself hy the re-nomi- II,
nation Of Gen. Grant, who could not ",
even carry Massachusetts, and would 10
certainly lose Now York, Pennsyl- 4
yania and Ohio" That paper goes y
on to say that tho indispensable CON y,
diticn TO tho success Of tho Ropubli- a
can party in tho coming contest is n
that not onlyssgrnnt himself must not :
be nominated, but that mono Of his
kind shall bo nominated. The can. in
didato must ''be in himself the proof p
that there will be no continuation Of y y
those things which have so radically r
ailenated immense numbers who Lr
would prefer to vote it merely because in
u is the Republican ticket, Ropub- pl
Iicans ought to SEQ clearly that as an
Grant himself could not possibly bo ~, ,a
'e-elected, so mono Of the Grant "
roup can bo elected. II is tho Ad- 49,,
ninistration which has endangered Ion
nd defeated tho party, nnd any can 0oo
idate who would represent substan- ~, ~
ally Q continuance of the Admins ~. M
alton in tho general character and ~,
'irit that we have mentioned would ~
surely defeated, The signs Of tho ~
mes upon this point are absolutely 81
nmistakable. The only man whom for
. Republicans can elect is some plao
an whom the Administration cotorio a II
oald strongly oppose, because HIS ,Ss .,a,,
reer and character would be the nres
larantOs Of total change in the s.
ne Of administration" II
This is very strong language, COM Wat
sHrom one Of the most influential dali,
Publican paper in tho country, but anco
would like to ask the Weekly lain
ere ito party will find candidate nor
o ~ not more or less tainted with az hi
corruptions Of the present Adj
listration. Itsould not be Blaine, oN
ause he has boon truculont SUP s"o
tor Of Grants most iniquitous '"o
asuros 1t could not bo Conklin week
tho same roasons. II could not we
Dirty Work Logan, or "Mox. ~ I, IL,
Morton, or our own "0ld Flax A f1l
Ie for iik0 rsissee.sss;; ss.sll eaY famill
We can't think Of any Republi- \ 60.
with national reputation who wv y IVA 4
ID DO unobiectional under The yon y ~
klg's measure Of the candidate. sb.
fact 10 they will have 10 come conv,r
Ising abont tho Democratic camp
4 that papers kind Of q Presi- " in 0
'ai oandidato-ihey havn't any ~.
cir own ranks. Auh
roncy 1
ouNaoN Kansas, has case in ;Sa, ol .no W