The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-30

eleCuOnsj Dut LVE LlLudly OtLnoCIhuCDl uu
ders. The second term OF General Gran
was more fraught with disasters TO tn
party that had carried the election thai
was ever any Presidential term before
The following facts and figures shoul,
furnish food for thought:
In 1872 General John A. Dix was elect
ed Governor Of New York by l,S25 Re
publican majority. As Chief Executive o
the Empire State, he served her peopl,
with ability aud integrity. At the expfra
ton OF his term, in 1874, he was renomI
mated, but the friends OF General Gran
in the New York Custom.house, the post
offices and the internal revenue office
throughout the State had control OF the
Convention, which resolved:
HIhat the administration Of General Grant Ia,
been distinguished for achievements in domestic and
t2,:a policy Unsurpassed an the history d cur ''a'
A few weeks later the Liberal Republi.
cans Of New York met in Convention, and
although they made no nomination, IN.
der the inspiration OF Ex-Governor Fen
ton, General Merritt, now Collector OF Gus
toms OF New York, and others, they re-
solved:
''ThRt we declare our incorporating hostility To
any prolenaiOnS toRArd1 peEPetuatlng power In the
hands Of the same person beyond 4 second ternit
such pretsnsonS deserve and should receive the In
dignant condemnation Of the people"
A week or two later the Democrats met
in Convention, and declared:
''The Presidency Of the United States Il public
trust not private perquiSle, and there should be no
third term Of 1t"
On this issue Samuel j. Tilden and
General Dorsheimer were elected Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor by 50,3l7
msjoritY, which seems to indicate change
of TO-, 600 votes in Just two years, and that
New York was irrevocably opposed to q
third term Of the Presidency.
General John F. Hartranft was elected
Governor Of Pennsylvania on his merits
as soldier and public officer by a Repub.
lican majority OF S4,S0S in October, 1872,
A month later the same State gave Cen
eral Grant majority Of $4,000 for a sec.
ond term OF the Presidency, but at the
Republican State Convention in 1874, Mr..
Allison, Of Juniata county, offered this
resolution:
1RssoAed, That II General Grant be a candidate
for third tarm the Republican party Of PennSylTa-
MIA would support him."
The Hon. o. ]. Dickey, the successor Of
Thaddeus Stevens in Congress, opposed
the resolution, and said:
"Ii General Grant desires 4 third term, there was
honesty aud patriotism enough Ia the Republican
party to stand by tue precedent established BY Wash
lngton No man In this country ought to violate the
example set BY the Father Of his Country. should
such thing be attempted, the People, with a una
BiInity With which they rushed forward 70 save the
UnIo6, would efnsh out the man who would dGEa
TO break down 20 wise precedent. The people Of
Lancaster county are epphAtGaly opposed TO third
term"
At the general election which followed,
Mr.. Latta, Democrat was elected Lieuten.
ant Governor by majority ola, 679, des-
pite the majority OF lS5, 900 east for Cen
eral Grant only two years before; and
thus Pennsylvania set her face against
third term movement
The Republican State Convention OF
Ohio took no action, either for or against
a third term, but the Democratic Conven-
ton OF that State resolved:
"Tha. We have seen With alarm and roget the ad-
yoc1ey In influential quarters Of the election Of 4
President The United Statesior period beyond that
to which the traditions aud uSSgOs Of tbs country
have almost given thu sanction Of fundamental law;
NlAt Huel IN eieLlOl Noulu luuN hkIlut on l1t
path to prOtrseied monarchy and personal despot-
lsm and we are decidedly 10 favor Of esAblshing the
oue-ierm principle BY an amendment TO the Constitu-
i0nn
The Republican majority in Ohio was
S4,26S in 1872, but upon this issue, as pre-
scented by the Democrats, the entire
Democratic State ticket was elected by IL
202 majority, and there could be no mis-
taking that verdict which Ohio rendered
against third term OF the Presidency.
In 1872 Indiana gave General Grant d.
900 majority, but the third.term issue re-
suited in q Democratic majority OF 17,252
in 1874.
The State OF Illinois gaye-a majority OF
So, 400 for General Grant in 1879, but in
1874 decided against the third term bust
ness by electing Democratic State ticket
by 50, SOC majority-a change in two years
OF about 50, 900 votes.
MNew Jersey gave Grant IA, $50 majority
in 1872, Endorsed him in 1874, and nomi-
mated George A. Halsey, pronounced
third.term man, for Governor, and the
Democratic candidate was elected by
IL, 2sS msjority.
Massachusetts gave Grant 74,2l2 ma.
jority in 1872, but the third.term wave
struck the old Bay State in 1874, and Mr..
CASTOR (Democrat) was elected Governor
by 1852 majority-a change of $1,000
votes in two years.
In addition to the election Of a great
many Democratic State officers in 1874 to
succeed Republicans, the third-term is
sue OF that year also resulted in the cleo.
ton TO the Senate OF the United States OF
number Of Democrats in place OF Re-
publicans, notably Herman, OF New York;
Wallace, OF Pennsylvania; Mcdonald, OF
Indiana; Eaton, OF Connecticut; Cock
rell, OF Missouri-retiring Fenton, Scott,
Pratt, Buckingham, and Schurz, respect
lively. Thurman, OF Ohio, and Randolph.
of New Jersey, were also elected upon
that issue.
The States OF Massachusetts, New York,
New jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois gave an aggregate Republican
majority OF $4,000 in 1872, but on the
issue OF third term, as presented in 1874,
that great majority was overcome, and a
Democratic majority was obtained instead
Of al, 900, seemingly to indicate change
OF $4,000 votes in these seven States
alone, brought about mainly by this Ques'
ton OF a third term Of the Presidency FOL
General Grant.
Almost all the States OF the South were
Republican when General Grant first en-
tered upon the Presidency; they were al
Democratic when he retired from the
Presidential office. The Republican ma
Iiorities by which Congressman vert
elected from the south to serve during the
first two years Of Grants term, were as
follows: Alabama, 10, 400; Arkansas. 9, 24S
Florida, 4,0l7; Louisiana, 7,lS3; Mississ
lippi, 1921; Missouri, 20,2s2; South Caro-
lima, 1872; Tennessee, 3l,695. Total TO
eight States, 152, SIS Republican majority
At the Congressional elections held II
these States during the last year OF Grant
term as President, all OF them, excep
Florida and South Carolina, gave Demo
cratic majorities, as follows: Alabama
S3,772; Arkansas, 1914; Louisiana, Q,
loss; Mississippi 56,S5S; Missouri, 5S0iS
Tennessee, 1890. Florida gave s28 ant