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 The denomination of Grover Cleve. land for 'he Presidency, by the Dem. , ocrat'o party reyives the question oi the expediency of re-elscling the chief magistrate the nation. CT the 2l Presidents of tho United States, who preceded Cleveland ten sought re- election. Seven Washington. Jefier- son, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, lin ealn and Grant were successful, Three j ---john Adams, Vau Duren and John Qaincy Adams--were defeated. The motives which impelled these men to seek a second time the sulfrages of the ! people for election to tho Presidency, and the means employed to compass that end, were in & majority of cases, ! perhaps. honorable and free from any serious cause for censure. The prece- dent set by Washington was followed regularly by hls successors in office down to the election of James'K. Polk, in 1874, and it is probable that no in. enmsent of tle chef executive chair would have been averse to serving his country a second term.
 In the case of Washington, his ear. Tier successors and of Lincoln, tho eS. agencies of the times. tbe daagers from foreign war and civil strife which threatened the country, were no doubt sufficient grounds for the almost unan. lmous desire of loyal citlzens to con tinue in power the existing admins tration and avoid the evils which might follow change of government that would imply, to some extent at least, change of policy. 1t was with tho greatest reluctance, and only at the earnest solicitation of Jefferson Hamilton, Randolph and other prom. nent statesmen of the day, who strong, ly sot forth the instability of the gov. ernment and that enem,es, from within and without, threatened its perpetuity, that Washington was per suaded a second time, and by the voice of a large majority of the people, to accept the high office of President. lis view was that were he to con.
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 At the aspiration Of Washiugtous second tenn, Ar Giles, a member of tue lower house of Congress, from who dlssented from the warm expressions of regret at the Presidents retirement, as expressed i, h the reply of the House to Washing ton far'wel address, while showing a niggarCly appreciation of the Prssi- dents great services to his country, . nevertheless, expressed truths winch are nov accepted by the American people generally Mr, Giles said that he did no reErat the Presidents re- firing from office. He believed the government of the United States was founded on the broad basis of the peo. pie that they were competent to their 'wn government The people would ruly be nl calamitous situation, 3aid he, Inf one man were essential to he eXisterco of the government. He was convinced that the United States produces a thousand citizens capable 1t filling the Presidential chair, and be would trust to the dlseernment of he people for aproper choIce Though he voice of all America should declare he President retiring @ calamity, he .ould not join in the declaration, be- .ause he did not conceive it mi5ror- tune. He hoped the President would be happy in his retirement, and he hoped he would retire Lincoln did not escape calumny for 10 be candidate for re- ,Iecti0n, nor the accusation of wIsh- ng to use the power of the govern nent to secure his continuance in off ice. Prior to the meeting of the Re- publican National Convention, the of MT. Lincoln issued an address inviting radical men of the lation' to meet in Cleveland, Ohio on