The daily gazette., 1880-05-05
THE trouble of the Third termers''

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GE0RGEToWN, Del, April %. 1850.
THE trouble of the "'Third- termers"
appears to be accumulating very rapid
ly. There is scarcely a State in
which threats do not emanate from
influential Republicans of abandoning
the election entirely if the ex-Presi-
dent is forced upon the party at Chi
cago. Mr.. Conkling declares that
Grant is the only man who can carry
New York, aud that without New
York it is impossible for the party to
elect anybody. But in New York
large associations of voters are being
organized who declare they will not
stick to the ticket if it is to put a man
in the Presidential office for third
time !; and these associations are
making extensive preparations to go
to Chicago to urge their anti-Gfant
opinions upon the Republican Con
vention. In Pennsylvania while Don
Cameron expresses his determination
to force the delegation of that State
to vote at Chicago as unit for
Grant, the rank and file of the par
assert that the adoption of the unit
rule by the Ia e Harrisburg Conven-
tion was effected by unfair and undue
influence, and thousands Of Republi-
cans all over the State are demanding
its abrogation, and declaring their de
termination, as i'll New York, not to
support any man for a third term.
In Missouri the same state of rebellion
exists, while in Illinois, Grants own
State, he opposition to the third term
has grown into powerful sentiment
These people do not propose to be
satisfied with taking their chances at
Chicago and being satisfied to co-ope-
rate with the Republican party should
they fail in their efforts to defeat the
object of Grant, Conkling and Cam
eron, in saddling the country with
another Grant administration and
thus establishing precedent for run
ming candidates for more than two
terms. If we are TO have three
terms; they ask why not four? Is this
not on the direct road to Imperialism ?
How is a bold, bad daring man to be
got out of the office after he is in it
three terms, surrounded As he may be
with hundred thousand office hold
ers and it may be fifty thousand
soldiers, with Sutficency of officers
to command half million of men in
the field. Like Louis Napoleon
he would only have to give out
the impression that, as he would
hold Office for life so would they !;
as his salary would be increased
so would theirs. Beside they look
upon Gran, as salary-grabber-as
having got twice as much money for
eight years disgraceful service in the
Presidential office as any man that had
preceded him, and as having done
what he could to establish this extra
expense upon the country Of dupli-
eating the pay for all salaries and
more especially his own, while he also
made the government supply him v it'll
nearly every article that W, mt ON his
table and every horse for his costly
stables.
1t is argued that of the eight o
nine northern and eastern State
where the Republicans have maiori
ties the third term candidate will fai
utterly in securing majority of dele
gates, and that he will be forced upoI
the Republican party by delegate
from States that the Democrats ar
sure to carry. This the anti-thir
termers declare is giving 10 the carpet
baggers and bsggarly negroes in til
South the power to control nomini
lions while the whites in the Republ
can States will be required 10 do a
the voting and furnish all the none
to get these negroes to the polls
Truly the troubles occasioned he r
publican party by the third terme
seem to be more Than ii can bear.