The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
ANTI BOOM.
Dana Lets Ely II F'Irfhian ar.
row sat Granf-Eseniocraaic
Ar.um,ent Is Against a Ihird

eTths
Ti,e official records show that the Adj
m,n,stratlon of President Gfant was
more disastrous to his party thah that
OF any otl,er PRESIDENT OF the Quilted
States.
The Congressional Record shows
that during tile first Two years u
Grlut's term as President there were
.17o Republicans and 81 Democrats III
Congress divided thus: llo Republicans
trom all the States OF the North ana oz
Republicans from all the ooutherh
States: 40 Democrats from Northern
aud II from Southern States. Ihe I've
publican majority was l03.
During the last two years OF Grants
term the RepnbiIcans had but Ioo
members iii Coagress, 30 rom tho
North and only Ii from she South;
WINE the Democrats had lS7 members,
81 from the North aud 80 from TIE
Soutu-a Democratic majority OF 81.
I'nls shows that durlug Grant term ol
The Presidency tae i.cpubilcans sas@
tanned Il loss Of I'll members Ut Cuu~
xress, while the Democrats made il gam
vi l2U members.
When Grant began his term as Pres
iaeat there We're 70 II epuoiIcans and I
Democratic Senator'S from the oontn.
The day lie retired from tho Presideu-
cy the IiepuDiicaus mad bat D, and the
Democrats had II Senators from the
Southern States.
The question of a third term was pres
scented Win great dlrectuess III many OF
the States in the campaign of 1914, and
the people with macn greater uirectneSS
declared against 1t.
In 1872 Gen. john A. Dix was elect
ed Governor Of New York by 81 1873
Republican nAjoaitg. He was renomi-
mated in 1874.
A week Or two later the Democrats
| mat in convention and declared
The Presidency OF the United States
is a public trust, not IL private potGul'
site and there should be no third term
Of it.
On that issue Tilden and Dorsheimel
we're elected Governor and Lieutenant-
Gov. rnor by 50,3l7 majority, a change
of 1902 900 yotos. This seemed to lndi'
cate that the third term had received
1.-The Indignant condemnation OF the
people
IL October, 1872, Gen. John F. Hart
ranft was elected Governor OF Pennsyl'
vania by a M jority OF 6l,36S. A
moath latter the same State gave Gen,
Grant a majority Of 10000 for a sec
ond term but at The Republican State
Convention in 1874 NJ. Allison. then
Grant $ Register of the Treasury, offer
ed the following resolution:
That ii Gen. Grant be a candidate fol
a third term, the Republican party OF
Pennsylvania would support him.
The Hon. 0. J. D.eky, the successor
Of Thadleus Stevens in Congress, i'll
opposing that resolution said:
If Gen. Grant desires a third term
there is honesty aud patriotism enonSt
in the Republican party to stand by thu
precedent established by Washington
No man in this cnantry ought To violate
the example, set by the Father of his
Country. Shonl! such a thing be at
tempted, the people with Il unanimity
with which they rushed forward TO save
the Union, Will crush out the mnn wllc
dares to break down so wise II precadan'
The people of Winchester Comfy arr
emphatically opposed to a third tenn
At the general election which follow
ed. John 4. Latta was elected Lieuten,
ant>Governor by n majority of 4,673
despite the majority Of 1875 00) cast foI
Gen. Grant any two years before; anC
thus PENNSYLVANIA responded to the res
otusiDn of Register Allison.
The Republican State Convention o
ONO tanls no acSinn either for 81
lagainst a third term, bat the y 'mncrat
ie Convention Of that State thus de
clare d:
Taat wa have seen Nth alarm ana re,
qret the advocacy in Influential Guater
% thn election Of II Pt-si lars OF tn,
U4isa,l States for 4 period beyond Una
tn which the traditions ail u91gns %
TIE country have almost given the sane
tioa Of a fnnlamentn! law: that such a,
lection woa'd br "a long stride on th'
rode to II prntractei monarchy aud per
sonal d~espotisu.: anil we are decided,
in favor OF establishing the one tern
nrirciple by an amendment TO the Con
stitution.
The Republican majority in Ohio wa
34,26S in 1872, bat upon this Issue @
me third term, as presented by tn
Democratic Convention, the entir'
Democratic State ticket was elected n
a majority of I7,202,-a change Of owe.
$1,000 votes.
In 1872 Indiana gave Gen. Grant
maioritv Of 81. O0): but on a third tern
issue in 1874 gave a Democratic malnrl
ty of II 252.
In 1872 Illinois gave a majority q
Sc, 400 for Gen. Grant. but in 1874 de
clarel against a third term by the elec
ton OF a Democratic State ticket b.
80. 500 maiority.-a change in two year
Of more than 5000 votes.
New .Iersy gave Grant II $50 majoii
ty in 1872, and in 1874 the Republican,
nominated for Governor George A. Hal
sev. one of the most pronounced third
term men in the State. The Democrat
ic candidate was elected by 1928 ma
jority.
Massachusetts gave Grant "a. 212 ma
iority in 1872. and to show her condem'
nation of a third term elected Mr.. Gas
ton. Democratic. Governor by a MAJOR
ty of 7,032,-a change of $1,000 vote.
in two years.
These States of Massachusetts
Naw York. New jersey. PENNSYLVANIA
Ohio. Indiana. and Illinois gave an 90
eregate Republican majority of 2S2 90;
votes in 1872. bnt in the Issue of n thirs
term for Grant that great majority wa:
l~overcoma, and a Democratic majority
obtained of 141. 600. which indicates
change in these States OF 423, O0(
votes, due mainly 70 the opposition O
the people to a third term of the Presi-
1dehcy for Gen. Grant.
Almost all the States of the Sout}
we're Republican when Grant first he
came President. The Republican ma
~ioritias bv which Congressman were
elected. who served during the first two
years of Grants term, were as follows
Alabama Is. 466: Arkansas, 2f8; Flor
Ida a I07: Louisiara.7 .183, Mississippi.
So. 221: Missouri, 20.252; Honth Carroll
ma. "a. TAO: Tennessee. 81 694 Total
for the eight States, 152, S64 Republi-
can maj ,rity.
At the Congressional election held in
thesa States during the last e of
Grants term all of them. excapt Fiori-
da and Snuth Carolina. gave Democrat
10 maiorities az follows: Alabama. 33.-
772: Arkansas. 10 414: Lonisiana. 6 49,:
] Mississippi. Sc 953: Missouri. 5S,0aS: