The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-11-26

cussion in the papers over the
nomination of a candidate for the
presidency on the Democratic
side of politics. Every paper
has its views and, of course, the
MESSENGER has its own. With
us-no third term goes ! A third
term is against what has become,
to the American people, a Com
mon Ld,0, and by universal con-
sent, or nearly SO, is ignored.
NAnd it is with reason For, be
assured, third term leads to
monarchy, where a moderate per
cent. of the two old parties are
pleased to lead the people. They
are at the lead of their parties
just now-although the followers
are not with them. And the
spasmodic changes that are TAX
ing place from time to time In
political parties are proof of this
theory. Twelve years of rule,
by one man, is more than the
average life of rule of kings and
the American people want no
king; be assured of that PROPOSE
ton. And it is becoming appar-
ant to our countrymen from the
associations and trend OF the az
tions of many of the leaders that
they would be glad to fasten
upon our country such a state of
affairs. 1t has been patent to the
blindest. Ever since General
Grant allowed his name to run
for a third term; and thanked his
friends for their steadfast sup
port in that line, that there was
spirit abroad cf apeing after
European ways, and monarchy
and aristocratic families-es -especi-
ally from the weaker statesmen
who. by accident or some freak
of destiny, instead of talent, had
obtained power, that is not o1ly
unbecoming to a republican form
of government, but to patriot
ism. Such men are the worst of
traitors to our country. Men
who are in power, who disregard
the law, and assume to rule over
it, and against it are dangerous
men; and their followers, except
ing the few who are expecting to
fall into line as second best, are
dupes; and in due time Americans
will arise in their might to crush
out that spirit, and curse the
men, who are trying to adopt SO
unwise theory of government.
That Mr.. Cleveland is desirous
of reaching a third term, we do
not doubt. In the first place he
has not descernment to see that
his great prominence as an
American statesman comath not
from his ability or goodness of
heart; bat that it did arise solely
from the fact that two among
the brightest statesmen that
ever adorned any country quar-
relied. Simply the contest be-
tween Blaine and Conklin, Mr..
Cleveland, is all. Had the Re-
publican party joined in harm
ony in that campaign for their
governor of New York State,
you would have been one of the
''lost arts" New York then be-
came the pivotal State in our re-
public The record proves our
averments. Mr.. Cleveland with
the precedent of a majority of
nearly two hundred thousand on
platform similar to the one on
which he had run before ran for
presidency in two years after
and barely scratched in-in New
York if he was honestly elected
at all. Eleven hundred majority
next after receiving one hundred
and ninety odd thousand, with a
long waiting from dark corners
to see whether he had a majority
at all, and that too when he was
running against blaine, who was
in the former fight, that still
fingered in his pathway. is no
very great argument of the ma
TONS appreciation of your fitness
in the minds of our people.
When he ran the second time and
he was beaten, it was only un-'
rest; and when he ran the third
time the unrest of our people
was SO great that the devil could
have beaten Harrison-and even
Cleveland, who was second best
to the old gentleman in black, of
course, carried. Since, he has
ruled SO badly that he has de-
stroyed the Democratic party and
now thinks he is a wonderful
man. and, probably, thinks that
no man would be 50 willing to
succeed to another term. But
he has pleased the men who de
stroy the nations honor and
thrift; the mon he pledged him
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