Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-23

The one grand argument whioh me
opponents Of General Grant make
against . third tsrm for the Presidency
Is that Washington 1t the close OF his
second term Of Office did not accept Of q
denomination for another term. Yet
they are utterly unable to produce any
evidence whatever that Warrington
ever objected to . third term for Q Pres
ident. On the contrary. there Ii plenty
Of evidence to show that he was In favor
OF the election to Office OF those who
had had experience in Office for In.
stance. the following extracts from .
letter to Lafayette, dated at Mount Yer.
non, April 2. 1883. In which Washing.
ton says
There are other points In which opin-
ions would be more likely 10 vary. A for
instance on the i~neligibility Of the same
person for President. altar he should have
served q certain course Of years. Guarded
90 e~fsctually - the proposed constitution
IL In respect to the prevention OF bribery
and undue influence In the choice OF Pres
ident, I confess ! differ widely from MI.
Jefferson and you a. to the expediency and
necessity Of rotation In that appointment.
Tho matter was fairly discussed In the
convention and to my full conviction.
Undsr an extended view OF
this part Of the subject I can see no pro-
priety in precluding ourselves from the
services Of any man, who, on some great
emergency. shall be deemed universally
most capable Of serving the public.
Washington. although not wishing to
serve for a third term himself. evidently
saw no reason why an experienced and
popular President. or any other import.
ant official at tho head Of government,
should not be continued in Office for q
third or fourth term, or an indefinite
number Of terms, II the people % de-
sired. and tho incumbent would consent
to serve. It il very evident that he did
not consider that reelection to the
Presidency for more than two terms con-
stitutsd or conveyed any possible danger
OF imperialism. Dictatorship. or any OF
the other similarly ridiculous assump.
tons so intersstedly brought forward at
the present time by the opponents Of
General Grant.
A correspondent Of the Salem (Mass.)
Ga,its calls attention to the fact that
while jefferson. who had favored rota-
ton In all offices, could not for that
reason and others accept . third nomi-
nation, the people Of the country were
not affected BY any third.term scare.
and cites o. evidence Of this that Jsffer.
son "was urged to . third term BY the
legislative resolves Of the States o! Mas.
s~achusetts. New York. Rhode Island,
Vermont. Pennsylvsnia. Georgia, Mary
land. New Jersey. North Carolina, and
by the Virginia House. all the States, 1t
ID believed, which took action previous
to the announcement Of his unalterabls
purpose"
The Boston Traveller says The oppo-
sition to . third term comes mainly from
the friends Of aspirants for the Presi.
dsncy. whose chances will DO improved
IL General Grant is precludsd from the
candidacy. though there are . few timid
objsctors who think they arc wiser than
our fathers were. and others who join
in the cry solely because they are ready
to do anything to beat him. and secretly
laugh at those who are frightened BY the
third.term bugbsar.