New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-12
TOrID CLEVELAND DECLINE 4 RE
NDMIN1TTONf

Already leading organs of his party nave
hailed Governor and more particularly UoN-
crnor-elect Hill as the coming mantle man LOT
the Democratic Presidential nomination III
1888. BIT does not Mr.. Cleveland prove a
grave barrier to the success OF this programme !
VIII not MI. Cleveland be likely to stand for
reelection
If appeals to be the general impression that
thc President desires and will exert himself to
bccomc his own successor But The dorchester
Union the atlectionate regard Of whose eni'o'
for Mr.. cleveland is we'll known-think> he has
"got the documents to prove that CIcNelahu
will positively decline to I'm again. me mo-"
admonshcs It's newspaper brethren that RES
"idcnt CleI Gland is unequivOca.ly commi'l'u is
"a matter of principle and public policy AGAINST
- second term" Anticipating the question:
when and where did the President thus nm
co,ivocailv commit himself; our Rochester
contclnDoiarv reproduccs this salient paragraph
from Mr. Clcvelaud's letter of acceptance:
ALBANY. y. y. August i, ISL
Gt<TIrvrv: When au election to olic" shall Voc
the selection by the voters Of ono 81 their h'''' 10
assume for time a / uhltc instead %. h, dedication
IN the profession Of politics; when the holders Oh" Tue
n,uo uuicAeued by a sense OF duty shall aNrnFr N'tI
Leiraved and pledge, broken; and wHen Tine s''t'-'
shall be altogether free and uncorrnpe the iu t'iI/'
tinn or government ~ the cpplc vii hc 40 manu- 40"
arm, means 10 mis- ,ld mt IN" rodd an "9 i'''" ~
h. mar, ,G,lt e. man "a a0jD,i",nf n he ''"''"
,,s.r,1tryI>G I'LL PEl,Ip 81 IuG 1902 ELECTION. When
,va corslcr the patronage OF thi, great ONCE. 'hc
allurcncn;s OF power the temptation 1" retain P'p"'
rlaca once c1r ed. and more tuan az o." 'Fh'''''S
marty find, in an incumbent whom h"."' ~ ""'''
holders, with zeal bora OF benefits ierel. cd 'h i''
tered III, the hope OF ityors Yet = come stand ready I"
,.I f,i'.t ga. -eIN a
ntze in ING eligibility Of tie President for re-clrci"h
most serious DANGER to that calm, h"h"ffi'' "."
intelligent point cal action which must characterize Z"
government - Wv P'''''' GROVER CLEVELAND.
ar oorrso q strict cous:rucliun>i will reply
that this letter does not quite smut ont MI
Cleveland from the list of Presidential camL-.
dates in lS-S, since the diNqdalIiyInE ems
tu,ionol amendment has not been passed. bat
The Eni9a is ready for all such commentators
and il closes their mouths and pays the IrrNl-
dent a noble compliment by rcnlaIkinS lhat ID
the case Of President Cleveland. VINO mas Shch
" q keen perception of the great prncpIc ana
smiley ne 80 clearly ana happily SETS l"I'h' TIC
"rcstraint Of Il constitutional Amendment To pre-
vent bin from entertaining Il Thought OIL much
" less accepting nomination for. second lciIi' Is
unnecessary and would be entirely super
tluouS.'
Concrdjn. for the sake Of argument that Mr..
Cleveland is estoppcd from allowing his name
tn come before the National Democratic Con-
vcutlon of SIS, it is still difficult to see be"
MIR. Hill is TO get the nomination II Mr.. Hen
bricks makes Il clnvass. For a. IN earnest
| Civil Service Rcfnrmcr from way bIcs Mr..
UeudIicN, can be counted upon 10 lnoiN; that ms
norty's nomination for President be bestowed
up0n the Vicc-Prcaidcnt in accordance with the
wholesome principle of promoting worthy sub
ordinate officials as vacancies occur. ~ New
Workers the members OF the Newly" dc!cga
ton TO the Democratic National Convention ol
1855 will naturally be tor Mr. Hill. But a'
earnest and consistent Civil Service rciormeI'
their first choice will necessarily be Tor Mr.
/ Hendricks 1t remains to b. seen whether the
| duty mr. the inclination Ct the delegation vii
/ triumph. Cleveland may have killed himself
I off. but it IS by no means clear at this writing
that Hi will be named to succeed him.