Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-18

ton that the LASs eleCuCn caused .HEtosS
to the interusl commerce OF the .kfSttrY
OF something like $500, 0o0, O00-ST stops
page Of 10 per cent. OF the Whole COM
merCs for four months.
Workmen WAC had been on short hours
or idle altogether during q great part Of
the presidential campaign, and who Won
dered Il IL YVES net ZINE to make these
gigantic political contests legs frequent,
we're Sstorished TO read in the Herald
that President Smith OF the chamber OF
commerce, SAMUEL Sloap, Russell Sage,
George C. WNIisms, Henry II. Hoguet,
Sidney Dillon, William g S.urges, Fran
cis 8. Tnulb5T, JOHN Cain and repre-
sensitive men in every orancl of COM
merce and finsnce, without regard to poll
tics, we're $50 II FAVOR Of the change.
Il is not question Of pErty,
II Is o question OF good government
End CONN erCi&l prosperity.
President Sf.er president, statesman
sfler statesman, h.vs urged that the
term C the executive should Ee made
longer, and thai no ctiiz.n who has held
the ili;s Crce should be eligible for re-
election.
This seemed 70 be the almost knGni-
nous view taken OF the crest question
yesterday. That The fathers Of the repab-
lie, the trainers Of The constltu ion, hesi-
lated between six yesr term aud seven
year tenn foT long Dme-morths il fact
wAg shown hy the sum nary Ct the debate
in the Federal convention CT 1857 which
the HsrSld g1Fa IL lis big story. Aud
Thai even these wise men could not FORE
see the Tremendous cost to the country Of
national election w2s ind.c2tsd BY tbs
isct 'hst the aL' e internal commerce CT
the UGHs1 S-stes q tGEt time YVES not
equal TO the gross earnings c! . sirg,e
railway company 70 .taY.
ACTION CT TIE CaAMB3R OF COMMERCE..
Business uer he'll Ile movement win
10y. Indeed, taa C38moer CT Clmme!ca
CT January ., 1851, S!ter ks q patient
investigation, sd 1ged the following re-
port CT is executive cOmmittse:
"WnereGs, I'll igcqaercy With which
presidential eIsci!0ls Lc2p-, win t1eI-
atte0G&2t excitement and ire frequent
chSrge ei governmental policy Tesultirg
theraAOm, ser!ou y de-sEg2s AID inter-
feres with the business Of the country.
'Resolved, thai in the opinion OF the
chamber the Commercial and businese
interests OF this city a2d country would
be suoserved by extending the presi-
dental term two years and making the
presiden! ineligible for reelection to
second term; snd we respectfully com.
mend this subject 70 the consideration Of
congress and recommend the adoption Of
such 81 ameudn 2nE CT the constitution KS
will accomplish this end"
Merchants to whom tie Herald mas sent
for facts, say that their agents have come
back after months Ct effort to stir up
trade daring lie presidential csIv1ss
only 10 report ,5at il vas almost useless
10 Try until theI election WAS over. Great
mills and factories have been closed in
every state Ia the UlioD, psrtly through
apprehension SO t. the resulted tie con-
!, st and ps:tly through the dullness Of q
period when business men became too
much ABSORBED in politics to devote their
sine to trade. FSlue5 OF all kinds hsVe
fallen and n eone cases collapsed. En-
teIp9ise hss bean checked and industry
halted.
How could T. De otherwise, when thou
SANDS OF orators we've scattered all over
the republic mou;hing cresdful predic-
tiong OF the disaster and ruin that would
overtSSe the country Il either party got
into power?
Men who mad money to Invest ssw the
storm coming and so simply sat down
sud waited.
Meantime everything yeiEting 10 manu-
fGciuIe, trade or transportation lsn-
guisneo. 49,.
And the cos! Of tie election In this way,
so business mes estimate, was $500. 00O,-
OCo, }. -
ONE TERstoNLY. -.
Ba! this general outcry from ccm-
merce, capital And lioor alike is not sima
ply FOR an extension OF the presidents
T.. -, ;,Fo l.,
the constitution that shall make the
coRd term. This is urged on >$hs
Of the retIon cut 81 the clutches 6fnszl
chine politicians, 10 whom ne must apN1
defer II he desires second term. D&S
said thst the present system, witt Fits
temptation 30 intrigue fer reelection snd
pander 70 tom porsly MOODS OF the masses,
brought On by sppssls TO bigotry, race
hatred and passion, results in VscillA-
! ting unrehabls nation6l policy which
seriously inierieTes with the prosperity
Of tie people. To this necessity for max
ing the presidency "one.term- only"
Chi:e geysrsi presidents have called the |
attention Of congress and the country. |
Tilden laid stress upon it, and |
Thomas JsS4rson saw weakness
in The present system Of re.
eligibility. President Cleveland solemn4
" declared It 20 be q national danger.
P;es!dtD ut Arthur also desired 10 see al
change il that respect. The question Of |
the re-eligibility Ct the president has
aever been party question. Those who
have studied the pstter say that the only |
reason why the constitution has not been |
modified to this extent is simply that
great reforms are taken up slowly after |
prolonged discussion, and that there has
never been vigorous sgisstion Of the
present question.
ALL sEKN TO AGREE on Elk WARS.
Tne vast msi JEity % those who have
>oeen Interviewed By the Herald say thss}
six yeas would be osufflcien!ly long term
for tae executive. In the convention |
which adopted the consti.u.
ton every one Of the stasss
forming the original republic efcepf
Delsware voted for six year tenn wen
Gouvsrnse Morris, he staunca cd IN
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