The daily gazette., 1880-04-09
rRIDAx. APRIL .. 1850.
THIRD TERN "BossKs"-A CoNvE

cratic party who have so long ruled the
country a. to come to the poin: OF de-
termining their own right to continue In
Office for third term; or in other words
to make an effort to change the whole
character Of the government from an
elective democracy to q centralized
aristocrscy, with . soldier Of fortune at
its head, 70 60 into power with strong
hand and to be held in power by
threats Of the use Of the army and navy,
and Of making civil war upon tie peo-
pie, are meeting with some pretty severe
snubs in the ranks Of the party from
whom they least expected it. This is q
good sign and shows conclusively that
the people calling themselves Republi-
cans as party cognomen, are not the
silly fools the third term "bosses" take
them 10 be. They know that they have
trusted the Democratic party with the
country many times before; and that
most Of the best fruits of government
have come to the country through the
agency of the latter party. such Re-
publicans, therefore, as are 10 meet in =
convention at St. Louis, to oppose the
nomination Of third-term candidate
declare their object 10 not only to ..op-
pose this nomination, but to defeat IL if
1t 10 made. Such are the declarations
Of able and respectable Republican
journals. We copy the conclusion Of
this article from one OF these journals.
Our Democratic readers will see that
MessTs. Conkling, Cameron, and Logan,
the third-term "bosses," will find that,
although they may control the conven-
tions OF their respective States through
shs Office holders and their tricks, they
cannot control the votes OF the roople.
So that their aim to do the national
legislation IS they please, and t.
manage the peoples votes in their
States a. they please also, is not likely
TO prove q success. We agree entirel,
With our Republican opponents of a
third term in what they say and to
their opinions have to make few ad-
ditional objections in which VIC think
We may say we know the Democrats
viii concur. 1t has not been very long
since the opponents of the Democrats
Who are now clamoring for third term
were great advocates for making the
Presidency one term only. This was
what their cry was when they last voted
for Clay. So that they may be said to
be In favor Of any policy which will
assist them to office and help to keep
them In Office when they get there. Now
u 10 known that the satellites Of these
third-term "bosses" are in Office in all
the States, and their desire is to remain
IN for = third or even fourth term
This 10 not only the case with the
national officers but State officers aud an
polntees also. Now, if these men
can only get an example for this in an
election Of President by the people to
. third term they think their fortunes
will be made. Hence they are third
ttrmers; and most Of those who are
"nearest the throne are also third
termers. They expect to 60 in, and
once In they Will want three terms. To
this we believe the people who do the
voting are opposed. We are sure the
Democrats Of Delaware are hostile to
third terms, and we commend to them,
therefore, what is said against such an
innovation upon the well-settled dolicy
Of the Fathers Of the Republic by our
Republican contemporary below:
The contention that has arisen In con-
nection with the third term scheme in
the ranks Of the party, 10 Que that has
already been most clearly defined to be
= contention between the worst type of
political "Bosses" and the people. The
former have proceeded upon the belief
that they can, by their control of the
machinery of the party in the great
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, New
Isrk, and Illinois, and by the natural
adherence Of the carpet bag representa-
lives OF the Republican party In the en-
tire range OF S uthern Stat. 8 to the for
tunes Of the ex President, who support
ed them BY the bayonet in their places
during all his two terms, force General
Grants nomination at Chicago. With
ont tile aid Of the delegates from the
South they would be absolutely power
less to accomplish anything, but with
the aid Of that large body Of delegates,
who do not represent = single vo'e in
the Electoral College, they confidently
expect to be succ. ssful. On one side
they employ the machinery which they
control absolutely, and on the other the
carpet-baegers, who plundered the South
under Grant and who were driven out
BY Hayes, and by such helps they set u 9
Will OF the people and the country at de-
hance. II anything further than an a.
tempt to obtain a nomination by such
means were necessary 10 make the man
who uses them the weakest candidate
that could be nominated, wa do not
know what it IL. General Grant simply
has his agents at work To obtain for him
the Cffice Of President by any political
fraud or trick which they can |, vent and
execute. The arbitrary, knayish plans
OF Cameron and Conkling would be
overthrOwn In moment II General
Grant, In whose names and TO serve