Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-15
cLsvRLAsD AGAINST HIMSELF.


In the whole political history OF the
United States there have been only two
OF our public men who have ventured 10
ask for third nomination. One OF
these was General Ulysses S. Grant.
There are innumerable friends OF that
illustrious soldier who believe that he
made great mistake in permitting his
name to be mentioned for the presi-
dency at any stage. They thought that
he would have been a far bigger man ii
he had stood by his military record, and
turned deaf ear to the political syrens.
However this may be, he was elected to
the presidency, and reelected, and he
certainly ought to have rested at that
stage of the game. His second admins
tration was signaliEed by his infamous
connivance in cheating Samuel J. Til
den out OF the presidency, and in seating
Rutherford B. Hayes, the fraudulent
president, in the White House.
Thus far, as respects Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant and the Hon. Grover Cleveland,
there are only two differences in a re-
trenched summary of their political
lives, and it lies in the fact that Grant
sought to be president three times, and
was twice elected, and that Mr.. Cleve-
land is seeking to run three times, and
that his third effort materializes after
he has been once defeated for this great
office.
The Republican party failed to nom
mate a great national hero for third
term, although he had been elected
twice.
The question, therefore, is, will the
Democratic party nominate Grover
Cleveland third time after he has been
defeated for second term?
The HERALD does not believe that
they will. There are many other issues
involved in the matter; but, on that
proposition alone. it is dollars to mar
bles that they will not do it. They not
only would be fools if they did, but
they would outrage all precedent by so
doing.
When the Hon. Grover Cleveland was
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for president in 1884 he wrote letter OF
acceptance, according to the usage in
such cases made and provided, and
which has run into a practically i'm
memorial usage. In that letter he
made departure which was not called
for. Washington. Jefferson and Jack
son put themselves upon record to the
effect that no man should fill the office
of president for third term. The mere
fact that man had been beaten for
second term does not change this pre-
scription. But at all events, the Hon.
Grover Cleveland has put himself on
record that no president should be re-
nominated even for second term.
Nobody asked him to do this. 1t was
his own voluntary outgiving, and multi
tudes OF Americans will agree with him.
Why, then, should he run for third
time?
This distinguished gentleman has
never condescended to tell the people
why he changed his mind on this point.
1t is true that, after he entered the
White House, he married one of the
most charming women in America.
Marriage has most important bearing
on a mans status as q citizen. 1t an |
initiates previously made wills, but
political declarations have not in gen.
sral been supposed to be affected by that
important step. If the delightful inno-
vation of baby born in the White
House had occurred during Mr.. Cleve-
and's occupancy OF that historical
lwelling, there was undoubtedly enough
,allantry in the American people, not
outstanding Mr.. Cleveland's occasional
to assure his achievement of a
bird term in spite of his declaration
hat no one is entitled to that distinc-
ion. Baby Ruth came too late.