The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-18
THIRD TERM NOTES.

Hamilton Fish favors third term.
Grant raised him from the political
grave, where he had been quietly in
TERED, and made him Secretary of
State.
Elihu B. Washburne tolerates a
third term Grant made him Secre>
tary of State and then Minister to
France.
| Colfax warns to the third term
policy Grant preferred him for Vice
President in 1878, instead Of Gov.
Fenton.
Senator Conkling pushes the third
term. Grant earnestly desires him
to be his successor in 1876, provided
he could not succeed himself.
Don Cameron is working with all
the proverbial energy and skill OF
Winnebago for the third term. Grant
appointed him Secretary of War.
Secor Robson pants for third
term. Grant made him Secretary of
the Navy. and enabled him to get rich
out of corrupt Rings in his department.
Columbus Delano longs for third
term. Grant made him Secretary of
the Interior, and thus opened up to
him the fat placers of the Indian
Rings.
William w. Belknap is extremely
solicitous for the third term. Grant
appointed him Secretary of War, and
thus gave him an opportunity to make
money out of post trader contracts.
and when he got caught allowed him
to resign, and thereby escape impeach-
ment. -a sa 5i al.,n
Edwards Pierrepont is going to the
Chicago convention to support the
third term. Grant first appointed.
him United States District Attorney,
then Attorney- General, and finally
Minister TO England.
John A. j. Creswell, Familiarity
known as Chorpenlng Creswell, is try
ing to get a delegation from Maryland
to Chicago for the third term. Grant
appointed him his first Postmaster.
General, and Creswell is understood
to have put his influence where it
would do the most good for himself
and friends.
George H. Williams is toiling for
third term. Grant made him Attor-
ney-General, and tried to put him on
the bench as Chief Justice, but the
Senate proved refractory.
Joseph P. Bradley decides in favor
Of the third term, and so does Will
liam Strong. They were placed on
the bench OF the Supreme court by
Grant for the purpose of overruling
one of its previous decisions.
james n. Tyner is travelling the
country for the third term. Grant
made him Postmaster. General, and he
is supposed to have got fat on the drip.
pings of unclean contracts.
Father Taft is for third term.
Grant lifted him out of comparative
obscurity into the Attorney-General-
ship. ~.
Boss Shepherd believes in third
term. Grant took him to his bosom
aud enabled him to coin money in the
rascally Rings which rsvaged the
District of Columbia. s
Gen. O. E. Babcock is laboring
for the third term. Grant appointed
him his confidential private secretary,
and saved him from destruction as a
meraber of the Whisky Ring.
Gen. Arthur runs the machine for
a third term here in New York.
Grant appointed him Collector of Now
York.
Gov. Cornell brings all his influence
to bear in behalf Of The third term.
Grant made him Surveyor of New
York.
John F. Smyth is ardent in his ad.
vocacy of q third Term. Grant sur
prised the State of New York by ap-
pointing him Postmaster of Albany.
The list might be greatly extended;
but the foregoing viii do as samples of
the WHOLLY. y. Sun.