The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-30
WOULDN'T TAKE A THIRD TERM.
CLEVELAND TO so ANNOUNCE AT
THE PROPER TIME.

ON the Point of Writing n Letter
Declining 10 BE a Candidate Three
Years Ago, Hut Entered the Race
for the Sake of His PRrty-He Looks
Forward with Delight to the Time
when He VIII Retire From Public
Life.
Washington. July 2o.-President Cleve-
land viii not. under any circumstances,
be a candidate for third term. II can be
further stated. also. that he would not ac-
cept a denomination. even should one be
rendered him by a vote Of the next ma
tional democratic convention.
This information is absolutely authentic
1t is given by the Morning News CORE
spondent a this time upon ample author
ity to quiet the speculations and curiosity
existing everywhere in the United States
as to the Presidents purposes and position
More than this. it is simply preliminary TO
the announcement which the President
will himself make In proper season.
1t may not be generally known that he
was on the point of writing similar let
ter three years ago. At that time, how
ever, his withdrawal from the list Of
presidential possibilities would have play
ed so completely into the hands Of the
faction in his state opposed to him, and
would have so embarrassed his friends,
that he yielded his own convictions.
The conditions are now entirely differ
emit. If the President has not up to the
present juncture made a public decla-
ration of his position, 1t is simply because
he thinks 1t would be unseemly thus
early to volunteer any statement The
fact still remains, however, and will be
confirmed by events, that he does not
want a third term and will not accept a
denomination.
The President has not been indifferent
TO the gossip which has so persistently
connected his name with the next DEM
ocratic presidency. He has discussed the
question very freely with those associated
with him by official and personal rela-
thons, and these conversations Indicate
that his mind is very thoroughly settled.
He wants to retire to private life at the
end of his present term. Already ne
looks forward with delight now that he
has entered upon the last half of his ad-
ministration to the time when he can lay
down the cares of Office and resume the
position of private citizen. He win take
up the prdcuce OF law, ana while ne VIII
continue to take a deep and patriotic in
terest in the welfare of the government,
and of his party, he will no longer be an
active factor in politics and will never
again hold any public office.
In addition to his desire to re-enter pri-
vate life the President is opposed TO
breaking the precedent set by Washington
in regard to the sufficiency of two terms
precedent which the action Of the people
in the case of President Grant shows 10
be in the direction of the popular will In
addition to this, there are many who are
closely associated with him who are also |
hostile to the third-term idea and who |
while they are loyal to him to the last de- |
gree, would not cooperate with him should |
he desire to have his name once more |
placed before the people at the head of the |
democratic ticket. Very fortunately, per- |
haps, the President has removed all pos |
sibility Of disagreement between himself |
and his advisers upon this point.
The President, 1t may be repeated, does |
not want a third term, and will not accept |
a denomination. even though the majority |
Of the democratic convention should be his |
friends The Democratic party must look |
than 10 Grover Cleveland for its |
next presidential nominee.