The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
GRANT FOR A THIRD TERM.

ALWAYS THE FRIEND OF The SOUTH, SUIT
NEVER GOT CREDIT FOR Ir-now HE
KEPT THE RADICAL PARTY QUIEr-THE DE-
LIvERAScE OF THE SOUTH FROM MILITARY
RULE ENTIRELY DUE TO HIM-HIs NoMINA-
TON AND ELECTION SURE.
tFrom the ashington Post, July rs.
The Post dropped into tho onco OF Colonel John 8.
friend Of General Grant, yesterday. The Colonel
was engaged In some law work, but
pended operations and invited the Post to q seat.
Colonel Mosby is man Of medium height,
ana rather spare in form, his features are clean
with nose ratnor prominent HIS face IL clean
shavsn and his hair is mixed with gray. He has
mild. blue eye aud a mouth that indicates decision
and nrmness. He Is aIable IN manner, and speaks
his sentiments out plainly. When on subject In
which he Is interested he talks quite rapidly, but
at other times his words utlsrea with just slow
ness enough to mako every word distinct. He Is q
man Of education, pointed, pithy writer, and
spends a great coal OF his time In reading. He 10
modest, unnssumDg ana plain, and practicable In
his every day lie. He cannot DO drawn into talk
ins about his exploits during the war, although
no won Tor himself name that ranks among tho
noted cavalry lcsaers. His Office Ia plainly but COM
fortaby furnished and above the manol IN the most
conspicuous piacss largo pictures OF Generals
Il Lee ani stonewall jackson. In one corner, and
rather obscure, Is smatI photograph OF Hayes,
framed alongside tnat putrote utterance that he
serves his country best serves his party best
''Co,oasI," SAID the Post whom u conversation on
general topics tagged lite, ''have you heard any
thing IRON General Grant since no went to Eufopef"
long letter IRON MIN about a month ago."
"Dia no write anything about his future political
"No; nc aiusion was made to what he expects 10
do IN me iaiure, or TO his possibly becoming canal
"Do you think no will DO the republican candidate
In 1887"
al have no doubt of his nomination by acciama-
tiop.'
''Do you believe he can be elected agaiufr
al do l believe he will be overwhelmingly
elected"
''what DO you base that belief upon, Colonelr
we, 1slsvs tnnt no eau carry all tho states that
Hayes c.rred aud several that DC d;da't carry"
"Can he carry any southern Slater"
"Yes, ne car; he :, TIE only republican who can
"Wny can he carry them more than any other re-
"wcii, because Southern men viii duro more and
RISK moro TO support General Grant than anybody
else southern men rcmemoer this fact: that he
al~ays stood by The Southern men who stood Oy him.
than any other man could have done"
"How do you make hat out, Coloneirr
"For example, when GraGt was iuauguratcd the
frat time, the whole South was nndsr military gov.
eminent, and nearly tho entho white population Of
the South was under the disabilities OF tho fourteenth
tired from the Presidency The Southern people had all
been relieve Of their political ossbiiiues, and the
had fought 70 uphold H. OF course.
one a gres, deal tor the Southern people but
for the tact that they kept up COMMUNIST nre upon
him during the whoie time he was President. Tho
Southern people have encouraged Hayes and have
gwen him credit for ali the good he has done them,
but they nevsr gave Grant credit Tor AM hing di
Tor them, although II was through his influence that
they were relieved from mintary government and
were restored to owl government
Was Grant friendly 70 civil government In tho
south. Coioneir
ole wa. Grant came into the Presidency when
the country red hot with the puss,ons of war and
Jout nj n DcOp 10 10
had 10 move slowly and not TOO lar advance OF the
Northern sentiment; bus, TO my knowledge. he was