The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-04


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Mr. Cleveland does not believe IN
second terms He does believe. how
ever. in unhcsitating submission % the
constitutional viii a the majority after
Il has been declared In forms pre-
scribcd In the constitution or under Il
and not opposingit. This latter belief
be holds in common with AL Demo
Gratis Few Democra,s are ready 20
adopt his views against second terms
They reason thar IL Washington. JET
fcrson. Madison and jackson served
second terms Mr.. Cleveland. In view
Of such precedent. can afford 70 sacri-
nee his private opinion 70 the constitu-
tional will Of the majority
There Is no issue involved Before
there can be an issue Il must be created
By discussion. and the people have not
been able 70 see that their National in
terests would Be iurthercd or their pri-
vate rights made more secure by re-
stricting Presidents 20 one term in
ONCE. Perhaps II an issue werc made
and fully discussed. the people in . de-
cade or 80 might come 10 hold the same
opinion the President holds now. II
they did. they would cause to be in
troduced a constitutional amendment
which. submitted 10 the Legislatures
and adopted. would declare in = con-
stitutional form the constitutional
will Until they have done 50 Mr..
Clevelands opinion i . private
opinion. not binding on him in his
public duties as President and
not binding him Is . Demo-
crat against the action Of his party in
convention II such . constitutional
amendment were proposed for adop-
tion there would be ample room for
argument against il While it would
Be in accord with the Jacksonian rule
Of rotation in Office. il would Be N
extreme application Of il An honest.
intelligent President is worth much
more to the people At the beginning Of
his second term than Of his first He
has had four years Of education. and =
the people have paid for this education
1t the rate Of $4,000 = year. they
have . right to the benefit Of it il they
want it II Mr. Cleveland will look
back over the four years Of his term he
VIII be able to zee that he has learned
no little since he took the oath Of Office.
He was q good President in 1885. but
he was better one in 1883. and he will
be still better in 1890 Knowing more
now than he did in 1884 he ought to
be able TO see that he was mistaken
in believing that the people are not to
be trusted in the matter Of second
terms II is true he did not take this
view Of il exactly. He feared that IL .
precedent were not made against sec
ond terms ambitious men in Office
might use the public patronage to de-
feat the popular will; but the time has
not come when this can be done. The
President can not even control . Ma
fional convention Of his own party
against the will Of his party majority.
Mr.. Arthur. who Was a good politi-
clan as ever went from New York to
Washington. tried il with all the power
Of the patronage. and made signal
failure. II is safe yet TO trust the
American people. When = people BE-
comes ENTHUSIASTICALLY, precedents-
even presidents established in the con-
stitufion-become valueless- We have
seer recently how little constitutional
restrictions in this matter availed in
Mexico
Mr.. Cleveland i not : candidate for
denomination. but when the St Louis
convention renominates him he will
have no escape from being his party
candidate for reelection Louis
Republican,