, 1880-01-08
The Nemesis of IntervieWs-..The
Third-Term Question in
1875.
Prominent Statesmen Confronted
with Their Record Of Tllnt
Dntc.
A Curious Contribution to the
Political History Of the
Day.

maxim which muily politicians would be elnd To
hive adoptcl as ono 0f the fundamental contst-
ti0ns of political life. wna reminded OF this n,nrc
particularly recently by II series Of interviews
with prominent Republicans MI tho subject Of
Or9sA and third term, which wero published In
New York paper In Octnber, 1911. In onktuY
over nm old ilc for other purposes. thla cOitec-
tfcn Ut interviews wAs f0,tud. kilnw sunle-
thing Of tho 1r.sln Of tho interviews, and know
that great palms WIS tAken mt tho time to nuke
them an cxact statement of tho opinions Of tho
gentlemen quoted. There nlny huvo been
errors, but tho interviews undoubtedly were
substantially accurate. As curious contrbu-
ton to tho poltttcnt history of tho dRy, III view
Of events which arc now I1nssng, md Of tho
political conditions which n,ay exist between
now and midsummer, rcAl,rrcct these records,
AMI p1nce sotnc of the prominent men Of the day
faco to fAce With their own utterslnccs ef tive
ycars IEo ou subject which now seems Likely
soon to become tho chief public question OF tho
dny. =
''onAN7. ULYSSES s..
President Of tho United Stntcs, February, 1911:
The President views tho whole subject with
Impotence and disgust"
fIlow Gcn. Hrnnt rlnw Views the whole subject
Is something which no fellow llas been nl,lc tn
find out. Those who ought to be best informed
hero now. however, express the opinion thnt
Ulysses 8. Orant IL decidedly n candidate for u
sccrctnry of Wnr: silrnce.'
[Hetl. nelkna1I Ia not now silent, lie ia voice.
fni, and thinks that tho "old commander" Unght
to have nnother term. nctknap. however, has
no expectations OF being III nhothcr Glslst Cabl-
neil ..,
eccretRry Of the Trcns,lry: Scnce.'
LMr. UrlatoW probably will not bu silent long,
and ho certainly will not bc for Ora,t If l1c chi.
help IT, arant's friends sny TINT thu political
"om Hmln ~ Hs a*en atost ""tspkeH
.aa,,s.a,t e''oe u "oa'''''s :" 'n' nt'sto"
Ao'e'Hens1 "pr,,,so eor u,,,,r,
secrotarv os thu Tntnrtnr. w,,,,'u
ff,n,,,n,m,a no1n,,o IL ~, N ao,,,,,, H., e,o,.,,
ami tho ,n,h,io ,stJ <,.,,,, ~. MI. ,...as
aatc1 In ta on(rton. H., hn - .,,,,,,.'., ~ =,
for f,ront1 80 '" ~
"r1s,1. u.v1,rou
Secretary Of State: sllcneo.'t
.,lan' lna,ton t lash' % WHO was a'i ornament and
never lost hts high respect for his old superior
officer. and the statc Department has never been
WI '.n a1rwr,n ~ a'1,, M.ns',.', '.uou 'Su''
Observation-Disclosures L' s.".u,.n1' S.''.1,tte
term. tho Cznr Of Russia wns always l,ltHt gr.,-
cious: and, when left, he shrek nc by tho
hand, and conveyed tn tho American pcop,p hjs
warmess sentiments of admiratio,l."
1''etfset Aao 20 Moe" ua"s Hnuii nHh III ul1dtF-
stood to be rathcr enthusiastic for 1!1Ainc,-bcng
ni"ays Wiling. Of cnArsc, himself to tlke tho
second placc on tho tickut.7
"nonEsfls. n. A.,
eccrctorv ~ I'm Nn,.. nnns ~ N',' ,'a+ ,.,t c,.
sseict"ly " tno N"yS: boes tiflt think Urant
wants third tor'. Is sure he does not. Thinks
Ttlobcson. whntcycr restr,rtfnns iIu n,s,,,t,,
mnv hcyo n,nco1 ,,o, h;,,, a,.-, ~, f's'.u
e.l.s es loe ural's now. nc has ci'inc lntck from
sululs cohslheeti that dF7Int Ii ono of tho
grcatcst men OF tho ago.1
... "wrl1rAaa, a. IL,
rEx. ~ to,,,,,,,lt, '.,asI = Win,
thst,,i..1s tnesnt Nl@shis, VINO IS do!t,g
tnf'e1nB lnW-0usncss here, would change bis
...uT,,r,,, =,
f@o,,o,,or NJ A., b. ~ -. H' ~.
nro,nInent .ho,,,cr ,,,s" .,,,, 1s.,. ,,sns
wou ~, imnronE tt,r M"ee VII. 1nn freacnt. Il
thT,I tnr,u ny tc IT, tor t. 'o 10 speak ahont
lnIIhHfi y no" ono ol tho pllars Of Oranttsnl
~ A''" 1ofA'J
"cItILps' q. w.,
Philadelphia. Pa.: must lceliro talking on tho
sanIegt !3g