The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-27
THIRD TERM GHOST
E. c. Benedict Tells Why He
Thinks the President
Would Not Run.
HIS HEALTH IMPAIRED
No Duty to Run a Fourth Time
Even if the Country
Demands 1t.

NEW YORK Nov. 27, 1S95.-When seen
this morning relative to a statement pub
lished to the effect that President Cleve-
land would never consent to stand for
a third term, Mr.. E. c. Benedict, who
was given as authority for the state
ment, said that in part the statement
was true, but in certain places it was
made too strong.
81 am not positive that he would not
consent to run for a third term. I
am positive of nothing save death and
taxes.
'To set the matter forever right, will
write what I have to say
Mr. Benedict then penned the follow
ing, and handed it to the reporter
''All I have to say or can say in ref
erence to President Clevceland's views
as to q third term is inferential.
.sI infer from what he has repeatedly
said that he is impatient to be rid of all
official cares and unwilling to have them
prolonged under any circumstances.
NO SECRET.
Continuing, Mr.. Benedict said:-"It is
no secret to anybody who knows Mr..
Cleveland well as to his views on this
subject He has been counting the
months until he can be free of the tram
mels of public affairs.
"He feels. and he told me so, in fact,
he has told many OF his friends So
that he was a great fool to accept the
Presidency the second time He said-T
have had enough of victory and defeat
and that is all man can have in this
world.
s.He has been like this ever since he
artpred 1lnon his second term. -
Here Mr.. Benedict clenched his fists
and shook them over his temples, relax
ing his fingers to tell off the months, in
pantomine. the President had yet to
serve.
Mr.. Benedict then said:-"He was fool
ish, he knows it--in accepting a second
term for he often complained that his
health was shattered until he was hard
ly able to stand it longer.
tsOf course, everybody who knows MIN,
GO AHEAD.
ST once said to him:-sI am spelling
YOUR chances for a third term--I am tell
ing people YOU will not accept. He did
not seem much interested and said 60
ahead
MANY of my friends have come to me
many of them Republicans of standing,
and they said He must run: the coun,
rFy demanas "a vote e for hin mus @ have invar
ably repiied:-I don't think you will ever
have chance to vote for him again, ana
tell you now. sir, I don't think Presl-
dent Cleveland can be prevailed upon upon :, to
accept the nomination afoarth time.
"Haye You ever questioned the Presi-
dent directly upon the third term ques-
mo . answered Mr.. Benedict, .'but you
don't always have to ask questions; 70
GET an answ wer-acts, words and sentlment
On colateran matters snmetmsss answep fGid
the reporter certain actions of the Pres
ident bearing on the third term question
which would tend to show that Mr.
Cleveland will not stand fourth time
for the Presidency.
NO DUTY.
s.Do YOU agree with some of Mr.
Cleveland's enthusiastic friends that Mr.
Csleveland's duty is plain-that he should
accept the nomination next year?s
mo: I do not" answered Mr.. Benedict,
.sand I think that the calm made in
certain quarters that he be offered the
has no better man is an insult to him. :"
Mr. Benedict in conclusion said
ssAs to being positive that Mr.. Cleveland
would not accept fourth nomination,
am not; do not think that he will
In. co,