The American eorrespendent of the Daily News affirms that thie
Republicans of New York intend to nominate General Grant fora third term. They have not passed a resolution to that effect, but they have refused to pass one condemning the project, and are needlessly vigorous in their praises of the President. The writer believes that if General Grant will but reduce the South to order, he may be re-elected, as many Americans are weary of incessant elections, and the patronage, of the President now extends to 150,000. offices. We suspect the tradition forbidding a third term will prove too strong for the politicians, but it is true that as the States fill up, the Presidential election shakes society too much. The cure, however, is not to extend the term, and so expose the country to the risk of an Andrew Johnson, or worse, a Tweed, being at the head of affairs for twelve years, but to make the Civil Service permanent. It is the excitement caused by the hope of office which makes the election so dangerous, just as it is the fear of losing office which makes the officials so corrupt.
Previous page
