, 1880-02-28

:. they arc SO ulsp0Sed me FpnSoAS 1oF opposl1
: him are Of special kind, and spcci
Q means have to be adopted to nuke tht
,, opposition effective; but there is nothin
l mora dfsrespecrful in declnring against his RI
. nomination thnn there IS in declaring J0r AZ
: other candidate. 70 declare for Blaine or i
:. Wnshburne Is in effect declaration agnlnst'
| third term plus preference for somebody else
i +! Nothing Is more dsheartening than the yer
commoa obsers.,tion among r., Republicans
superior beings While good men wait "to Sc
. cia11s set set up the Convention, and then attemp
to give its decisions the authority. of law. Con
vcntions nre supposed to be OF the people an
any, cittzen to attempt beforehand e inanene
their action. OBSERVER
WHO SIGNED THAT ANrI-r1uRp-rE1sN LIST.
; 10 ths Editor Of To ceteaoo Trthans.
Logan's personal orgun that the respectable mel
who went into the anti thtrd-tcrm movement
forged the signatures Of we'll citizens 81, to
40. can cite but a half-a~dozcn instances Of
what it is pleased to Gull forgery out OF about
fuct alono proves the gcnuineness Of the LIST as
a whole. II it were otherwise, the newspapers
would be Hooded with disclaimers. Now rs to
one lawyer and one bookkeepcr in this city;
| one Of them signed the petition "for Wash
9taer did not sgn IT, IT Ihero are re also s
| surunco ngcnt; the latter signed the paper, the
| former did not. Mr. Elbridge Keith certainly
Is '' enfirey s lori Cd % ST. Louis Hatts
natle was not appended to the petition, but was
inclndcd in the list Of the EXECUTIVE Committee
| be observed that Mr.. Hutt says he is for Grant
as against Blaine, which, for an alleged Grant
man 10 not enth1s1astic; TIE names OF Sheta
In the list as theirs, and the names are go com
mon that no mum can ollIm monopoly Of either
Ct them; II & thero is any more complaint Of
confer
Asr1-TH1RD TERN.
SOME QUESTIONS ASKED.
To ths Editor Of Tia Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 37.-A few months ago we were
told, upon what was supposed to be authority,
that Gen. Grant would not sccept a nomination
BY the unanimous vote Of the Republican Con-
vention. Some months Inter, about the time he
reached cuhu. it was made public that he would
cisivc majority Of the Convention. Next 1t wis
given out that he was willing to take his chances
suit, but would not consent to have any ma
chine packing or unit rules employed tn hts
be behalf 81 to foree u nomination for him That is
Now SEQ how the cnso stnnds. The ConVen-
lions in two States have dcciared for him by the
ty Of tho districts pass resolutions ba. the anti~
GrAnr delegates from minority Of the districts
stau vote for GE!nt against the wishes and II II
Grant u. for Blaine 80 but Don Cameron has
ordered them all to voro for. Grant Is Grant
forcing the twenty-si1 anti-G Grant votes under
the unit rule to vote for him in the Convention?
- for GrApt and 70 or 10 for Bluine. Conkling !
had resolution passed ordering those 80 Blaine !
delegates TO vote for Grant. Is Grant so very
anxious for the nomination us to tuke a nomnu--sl
ton seized by this buaozing method? By over
sloughing the 51 anti-Grant votes Of Pennsyl--
vania und New York and counting them for the |
q n nD1ninRfa1
w:y7 Will sumo Of bis friends answer through !
nomination II thus obtaiued? Would it be NOR
ally binding on any Republican, QUERY
AGAINST A THIRD TERN.
To the Eettor Of The Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-As citizen, loving the lib
critics gnined by the struggle for independence
perpetuated by the overthrow OF that cancer,
Us Republican by birth, % by adherence and cof:
yiction in the purity and justice of its docrrines,
! cannot, us pAtriot, ns citizen, advocate or I
70 tho deep underlying, cunclcnrious CONVICTIONS
of danger which i5 made manifest In this third
ee and II 1s
Ions. am well aware this construction and
S hs bss s pesn fG%
'nee1s and seoltnss. So likewise were
he predictions Of prophets in plst ages. Not
dep and 1o sasera sh nps
should not be taken. .Solicitous fur the welfare
II our country, and the cuuEc5 of impending I
esult Of tho tendency And why is a man for
he third time desired to sit In the Presidential |
hair; :.i Have our resources for men it for this
ulce become 50 scarce, SO narrowed, that there |
mo has proven bis competency7 No other s de- dee
handed By the times, aud hnvi1ig ability to carry
ut the designs OF the Republican party? Alas
he day when our supply IT men Of nbii{ty, tirm-
ess, ana II integrity becomes SO limited. it this /
atio it IS to be Presumed, qualification in fut-
re 1nny only be had from Scion Of the 'sold :
18th republican IDEAS as inductcd b. emolu- q
lents and by assgrcssivencss oyerawed those /
lstlnctlre Feelings Of rcpugnnnce characteristic s
re3udice agninst usurpation, and quietly sub
t-yca s!nction BY voice and vote, thus yield
g cg e. greedy aiGtton "a u SO abandon the ideaof
I'VE too much confidence In the underlying e
nse q my conntrymen in the hour Of trial, for q
le welfare and maintenance Of our glorious y
l othch~seekng class. PArnIors Il
MR. GILLESPIE EXPLAINS. I.
70 tie Editor q 7ne Chicago Tribune.
of Fe6 j Pee see that b in
e Republican fold. said no sue such hing: nor Or
ference. said thar 1 was driven to The neces- N
y ct Of aiding either the party that had upheld al
~ uni9n tha or the one that attempted destroy
oiee. NY loyalty to the Union has never tor 4 "
omcnt fultered: but wish to say that have | "
t ab2ted one jot OR particle of what YOU ar, m m
3ased TO term MY grecnback hcrcsies / con- ri
Yer them the most orthodox Republican doc re
nes- When Democrats uil over the fnnd were | hr
nouncing gFeenbacks us being uncoustit,,- -
nal and worthless. yindicated them. When
Deniocr:ttic Judges were holding them !
be Illegal I believed It to be pnrt md
reel Of 3 scheme to overthrow the Gov TO
lnent~ When Gen. Grant was driven to ! II
, necessity Of appointing three Republican ur
agcs OF the Supreme Court Of the Uniyed - ~
ties IN order to get decision from that tribl- vi, Wy
III favor, of the constiruttonality of green az az
MS over tho Views of the Democratic mem een,%
: OF the Court, applaudcd the act stand ~ ~
Y Wncre stood then, and when I cease to ~ =
Nv my hrin conviction that they are cousti- :
aonnl. III pence rs well in war: that they ~. az
lstltnte the best paper currency the world his WI ~"
r seen, and thut they were the great instrl1- un
ntantleS fur the overthrow of the Rebellion !
aall be underthe sod And ii the Republican,
continued 70 stand by tho financial lneasures
'otuccd by Mr.. Lincoln they would not have F
a driven to the verge OF destruction and | ~
Gu through the folly and crimtn:,lity Of their " "
efsar1es The great question now, however. ~
eScutng the country from the hands of tho FIT
iiers, and am with you on that but l Gon't
- ~ uo tNi5feofcseheeu- j. GILLESPIE.