The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-07
ANTE.THERD TERM
How the So. Louis Convention
Talks AbOut Great
Grant

whether that great unHrltten law OF
precedent and memorial customs
should be observed in the nomina-
ton of president. He Quotsd General
Grants speeches at Bloomington and
Little Rock to disprcSe that there was
need of 8 strong government. He
that of the states which have
declared for Grant, Pennsylvania
alone would be able to give him g
single electoral vote; even Illinois was
doubtful in Its cncice and is almost
certain to oppose the election OF
Grant in the case Of his nomination. |
Ii the Chicago convention would
force him on the party, it might be-
come necessary to declare an eternal
dissolution of all communication with
them and 20 affirm the right to call
conventions and act Independently.
Mr. Whitridge, in behalf OF the
executive committee of the indepen-
dent republican Party OF the State OF
New York, presented a message
Offering the convention sympathy and
cooperation in opposition to the
nomination OF General Grant for a
third term, which stated that party
managers in the state have hesltsted
at nothing to make the state conven-
ton falsely represent that New York
is unit for General Grant. Republl
cans of New York were net unit
for General Grant, and he believed q
majority of them oppose bis nomina-
nation.
Mr.. Wood, OF Philadelphia, pre-
scented a message from the national
republican league of that city in the
same tenor. On motion committee
of thirteen was appointed by the
chair to consider and report plat
form, all resolutions to be referred
to the committee. kilograms and
letters from all parts of the country
expressing sympathy with the pur-
poses of the convention were real.
Among the number were messages
from Geo. W. Curtis, Secretary
Schu1z and others.
The report of the committee on
resolutions read as follows, and vas
at once adopted without debate: 10
pursuance Of q demand and repre-
senting convictions of what we be-
lieve to be a majority of the repub-
lican party throughouttbe Union. this
convention has assembled for the
purpose of declaring their convictions
with reference TO the present aspect
of political affairs. A Deliberate
and emphatic expression is especially
demanded IN view of the determined
efforts to force upon the party. the
nomination of candidate for presi
dency for a third term, IN defiance
not only of the traditions of govern
ment as established by its founder
and consecrated by unbrcken ant
venerable ususge down to the presen
time, bat also OF the solemn declara
tons of the republican party through
| its conventions in the largest and con
trolling republican states, resffirme(
By its representatives In the popuia
branch CT Congress. and adopted by
the entire party in the declarations O
It's latest presidential candidate. Be
therefore
Resoloed, That the members CT TIL
convention, for themselves and thos
whom they represent, hereby reafirn
their adhesion ID the principles of tn
republican party as heretofore sc
forth by its authorized representatives
and in view OF present exigencies "
do especially reaffirm the recen
determinations OF state republican
conventions, as follows; By the stat
convention New York, 1S75-"W
declare our unalterably opposition t
the election of any President for
third term" BY the state convention
of Pennsylvania, 1875-reaffirmed il
1S76-"We are unalierably Opposes
to the election to the presidency o
any person for third term" B,
state convention Of Ohio-"Tht
observance OF Washington's example
will be IN the future, "a its ha
been in the past, be regarded rs s
fundamental rule in the unWritter
law of the republic" By the Mas
sachusetls republican convention oil
1675-"Sound reason, as well as tbt
wise and unbroken usage of the re
public. illustrated by the example o.
Washington, requires that the term
OF the chief magistrate of the United
States shall not exceed a second
term" Like sentiments have been
announced by the republican COZ
ventions OF Minnesota and other Ie-
publican states. all having beea
affirmed in December, 1875, by an
overwhelming majority CT both poll.
teal parties IN the national House oil
Representatives, in the words follow.
ing THAT the precedent established
! by Washington and other presidents
of the United States, in retiring from
the presidential Office after lheil
second term, has become by univer-
sal concurrence a part Of our repub
lICsn System OF government. and tlai
any departure from this time
| h0nored custom would be uuwise.
unpatri0tio and fraught with peril to
our free Institutions.
RsS0Jced, That the nomination Of a
third term candidate Is especially to
be deprecated because It will IN
avoidably pat the republican party
in the defensive; because ii Will re-
vive the memory of public scandals
and official corruption which brought
Our party to the verge of ruin, and will
again ALLEVIATE a large snd powerful
body OF voters, without whose aid
success is neither possible nor DO
served, while in the character and
surroundings OF the third term candi-
date ne find no guarantee against
their recurrence, but rather a re
newed menace in the history OF The
men who are loudest IN bis support.
ReSoIced, That we believe that the
questions noU sgiia!ing the public
mind, connected az they sre With
currency, tariff, civil service, railroads
ami other means of intsr-communica-
ton, require the talents Of q trained
statesman; We find objections to the
third term nomination nov urged
upon the country also in thst ii
would substitute q dangerous ten
dency TO personal government for a
determined and ungesrieG effort for
true reform of civil service; that re-
form, and thorough. we declare 10 be
vital to the welfare and safety OF The
republic itself
ResoLred, That as republicans We
csuuot be hero worshippers, " and
We demand, from a party without a