The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-07

Ohio, and Randolph, OF New Jersey, were also
elected upon that issue.
The States OF Massachusetts, New York, New
nois gave an aggregate Republican majority OF
2S2, 900 in 1872, but on the issue OF third term
as represented in 1874, the great majority was
J overcome, aud Democratic majority was OBJ
tanned instead Of III, ZOO, seemingly to indicate
change of 4230 600 votes IN these seven States
alone, brought about mainly by this question
OF a third term OF the Presidency for General
Grant
Almost all the States OF the South were Re-
publican when Gen. Grant first entered upon
the Presidency; they were al Democratic when
he retired from the Presidential Office. The
Republican majorities by which Congressman
were elected from the South to serve during
the first two years of Grants term wers as fol-
lows: Alabama, IL, 5,406; Arkansas. 3.248: Flor
ida, 4,017; Louisiana, 7,183; Mississippi, 36221 :;
Missouri, 0.252; South Carolins, 34,742; Ten
nessee, 81 ,695. Total for eight States, 152, ,864
Republican majority.
At the Congressional elections held in these
States during the last year OF Grants term as
President, all OF them except Florida and South
Carolina gave Democratic majorities, which ag-
ggregated PIG, 6,576.-warranting the statement
that under Grants administration these eight
States OF the South passed from the control Of
the Republican to that of the Democratic party,
and that the Democrats gained $685. $40 votes in
these eight States during Grants eight years of
the Presidency.
Tue same ratio OF Republican losses and
Democratic gains under Grant apphes 20 almost
every other State IN the Union. What, then,
becomes Of the strong man" slogan which
the ringleaders are using in behalf OF Grant
The Congressional Record attests that when
Grant began his term as President there were
twenty three Republican and seven Democratic
Senators from the South, and that on the day
he retired from the Presidency there were but
five Republican and twenty-seven Democratic
Senators from the States of the South-a gain
for the Democrats OF twenty, and loss to the
Republicans OF eighteen Senators.
During the first two years OF Grants term as
President there we're 10 Republicans and 81
Democrats IN Congress, divided thus: 118 Re-
publicans from the Northern and 50 Republi
cans from the Southern States; 40 Democrats
from the North and 27 Democrats from the
South: Republican majority, 103.
During the last two years OF Grants term the
Republicans had bat LOG members OF Congress
80 from the Northern States and 16 from the
South: Democratic majority, 81.
The olicial record, therefore, dlscloses the
fact that the Republicans sustained loss OF GA
Congressman, and that the Democrats gained
120 members during the time that Gen. Grant
was President. It further attests that the ad
ministration Of no other President has been so
fraught with disaster to hls rarty as that OF
Gen. Grant. Is it wise that it be repeated? lie
it necessary to repeat il p
The disastrous result OF 1874, brought about
by the unwlse attempt to force the people 10
submit TO a third term for Gen. Grant, COM
PEELED the Republican party in many States to
take the back track in 1875 on the third term
question. Pennsylvania led off with this reso
luton at her State convention, held May 8, at
Lancaster:
Resolved, That we declare a firm and unqual-
fled adherence 10 the unwritten law OF the re-
public, which wisely, and under the sanction Of
the most venerable examples, limits the Presi-
Dental service OF any citizen TO two terms aud
we, the Republicans OF Pennsylvania, IN recog-
milton OF this law are unalterably opposed to
the election TO the Presidency OF any person
for a third term
New York Republicans in 1876, in State con-
vention, resolved:
That we declare an unalterable opposi-
ton to the election OF any President for third
term"
The Massachusetts, Republicans resolved in
1876:
That sound reason, as we'll as the wise and
unbroken usage OF the republic, illustrated by
the example Of Washington, requires that the
term OF the Chief Magistrate OF the United
States should not exceed second term"
Ohio Republicans in 1875 resolved:
"That the observance OF washingtons exam
pie, in retiring at the close OF his second Pres-
Dental term, will be IN the future, as it has
been In the past, regarded as fundamental
rule in the unwntten law OF the republic"
Similar resolutions were passed by Republi-
cans in other State conventions, and with re-
suits Of the most gratifying character. In Mas-
sacbusetts the Democratic majority OF the year
previous was overcome, and Republican Gov
ernor elected by large majority.
In New York the Republican gain was 35,-
5O7.
In Ohio the Democratic majority OF 17,202
cast in 1874, was overcome, and Republican
majority of 5,544 secured.
The advocacy OF third term for Grant in |
1874 resulted IN the election OF but ten Repub
licans and seventeen Democratic Congressman |
from Pennsylvania at the election OF that year.
Two years later, with the Republican party
committed against third term, the Republi-
cans of Pennsylvania elected seventeen Con-
gressman and the Democrats bat ten.
At the election held In Pennsylvania in 1875,
the I" unslterabie opposition to the Presidency
OF any person for a third term not only re-
suited in overcoming the Democratic majority
OF 4,679, given the year before. but it secured
majority OF 1900 for the candidates OF the Re-
publican party.
The loss of nearly all the Northern States by
the Republicans in 1874, owing to their indorse-
ment Of Gen. Grant for third term, and in the
declaration in 1875 that there should be no third