Year: 1875

about it; but his wanting a third
term would not secure it, and neither
ne nor any other man should be
elected for third term, and, for nv
part, you know l was always oppos-
ed to second term, and tried nv
best to secure an amendment to that
effect to the Constitution. and I
would have succeeded if it had not
been for Trumbull. He was Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee of
the Senate and Inever could get him
to report the joint resolution back.
That was our opportunity when
there was no one in the Presiden-
tial chair in a position to influence
the matter, and 1 urged it on that
ground, johnson was President and
no one expected him to be reelected
and we would then have carried the
amendment by necessary majority.
But as to Grant, l don't see how he
could be expected to decline until
somebody has offered it to him; else
if he were to decline, the natural re-
sponse of the opposition press would
be: "Well, who in the devil sup
posed you could be reelected
again ?"


Correspondence have seen it
stated that a year ago one of the
Republican State Conventions, per-
haps in South Carolina, did nomi-
nate Grant for third term.


Mr.. W.-If that was so l did not
know it. If that was done it would
certainly give him the opportunity
to decline if he desired it.


Correspondent-But he dosen't
decline, and the matter appears to
be taken quite seriously in Ohio.
What ought the Republican Con-
vention do about it when it meets on
the I'd of June? ae s1s.9E5-,-a1I


Mr.. WI should Elm favor of put
ting in the platform a strong plank
against giving anybody a third
term. l would do that, certainly.


Correspondents see that the
proposition to do that is treated by
some of thepapers that are particu-
Iarly friendly to Grant, as though it
would be al effront to the President.


Mr. W.-Affront, fudge! There
is no affrOnt in it, / WOuldn't be
mealy-mouthed about that in the
platform. zC


Correspondent-You would have
the expression general.


Mr.. Wade-To be sure. would
say that no good Republican could
be in favor of keeping the vast pow
er of the Executive of this Govern
ment in the hands of any man for
more than two terms. If what I say
is to 90 into the paper, / don't want
it appear unfriendly to Grant, be-
cause 1 believe him to be a good
President-thath he does as well as
he can, and l regard him very high
ly. 1t might happen that Presi-
dent like him would do no harm if
elected for a third term President;
and, as 1 said before, my position
has for long time been for putting
a single term provision In the Con-
stitution. l have had a pretty good
opportunity of knowing Grant, and
have been with him a good deal
and when l speak as do of him, ev-
erybody knows that 1t is from an in
dependent standpoint Ihave never
applied to him for anything in the
way of appointments or patronage
for myself or my friends, and so can
say that l have formed my opinion
of him without bias from such esas-
es. 1 have a very high opinion of
him.


On the issues involved ont he cam
paign in Ohio, Mr.. Wade appeared
to think the course of the last Leg
islature, and particularly the alli-
anee proclaimed by the Roman
Catholic hierarchy with the Demo
cratic party, would tend to arouse
the people, and that the fact that
Democratic victory meant victory
of the worst elements, would become
so apparent as to leave no excuse to
voters for being mislead. BILL