The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-14

nificance and one that the President should
read and think about If it does not cause
him to stir himself, nothing will II treats
on the question of two terms in the chair of
the chief executive, and demonstrates that
none have been so honored without some very
good reason, and accompanies the claim with
the names of those who have been distin-
guished, showing that they were men who
had been conspicuous in the history of their
country, and were not merely political ''acci-
DENTS or makeshifts. There is undoubtedly
something in it, as a glance at the names of
the two term Presidents will show. They are:
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
jackson, Lincoln and Grant. All these were
tall men in the affairs of their country before
they were called to the presidency, and not
one of them was an accident. The evident
purpose of the World is to discount whatever
chance Mr.. Cleveland may have of receiving
the nomination of the Democratic party two
years hence. Neither the Sun nor the World
has any desire to have him foisted on the
party the second time, their fear being that
he could not be reelected. This must be the
reason, since it cannot be denied that both
would prefer him to the election of Repub-
lican. It is, then. peculiarly ungrateful that
these representative journals should thus
array themselves against the second candidacy
of Mr.. Cleveland. 1t is hint to him that
he is not great enough to aspire to such an
honor, which can but be humiliating to him.
1t is interesting to note this fact as indicative
of the esteem in which he is held by the
party organs. These two papers have been
very close to him from the moment, not so
long ago, when he emerged from the obscurity
of the shrievalty Of Buffalo, and they thus
confess that he is nothing more than polit-
ical accident that cannot repeat its success.
In concluding its argument that Mr.. Cleve-
land must not be thought of for second
term, the World says
cit is certainly creditable to the good sense
of the American people that the Presidents
they have honored with second term were
one and all patriots and statesmen, whose
fame reaches beyond their own country, and
whose careers were distinguished not alone for
local reforms and sterling honesty, but for
their association with the great events of his
tory and with the broad principles and policy
of the republic"
It will have to be admitted that the World
is right in its premises, and that this man is
not and never has been connected with any
Of the great events that have transpired in
this country during the years that men of
ability of the same years of Mr.. Cleveland
have become noted all over the world. The
Mr.. Cleveland have been done by the people
and not by him. It is not unnatural that
they should wish to seek out larger man
next time, one that has made reputation and
not had one thrust upon him. The men
who have been given the second term have
been great men, nor was their elevation in
any sense an accident. They were men who
honored the place by being tall enough to fill
it in themselves, and were of Importance that
gave that confidence in them and reliance in
them that impelled the people to retain them
in the highest Office in their gift It cannot
be said of this man that he is necessity. He
has given no sign that he is anything more
than any of ten thousand men scattered about
about over the country, and, as indicated by
the drift of Democratic sentiment on this
point, it is hardly probable that his party will
honor him with second nomination, or that,
doing so, he would be elected second time.
1t is against this probable defeat at the hands
of the people that the Democratic organs wish
to guard, so that the masses of their party
may not make the mistake Of nominating him.
The perfunctory Endorsements given him this
year will end in nothing when it comes to the
serious business of selecting a candidate for
1883.