The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-12
CLEVELAND AND A THIRD TERM.

Republican papers have endeavored
to create the impression that Presi-
dent Cleveland was an aspirant for a
third term. They have strained and
twisted and garbled the utterances of
some leading Democrats so as to carry
the idea that Cleveland would be the
nominee of his party in 1896. This was
no doubt for the purpose of melting di-
vision in the Democratic ranks
1t is well known that a portion of
the Democratic party strongly disap-
prove of the Presidents course on the
financial question, and particularly in
relation to silver. On the other hand,
the great body of the Democratic par
ty appreciate the honesty, integrity,
firmness and ability of Grover CIeve-
land, and are 10th to say anything det-
rimental to him or his administration
of public affairs. Even those who dis
sent from his views and official acts
as to some matters. agree with the
majority in their estimate of his char
acter and official course.
But however Cleveland may be
viewed by Democrats. we have seen
no movement that has indicated their
intention to renominate him for the
presidency, nor any sign from him
that he was DESTROYS of a third term.
We have said that if there was any
possibility of the reelection of Mr..
Cleveland, it would be through a CO.
alition of Democrats and Republicans.
For the chief praises that have been
sung on the Presidents financial ac-
ton have come from Republican
threats.
However, it appears that there is
no thought of the denomination of
Grover Cleveland by his party, nor of
acceptance if he were nominated. The
Washington Post has published a pos
tive denial, declared to be absolutely
authentic. and coming from the Pres
ident himself, that he is a candidate
for reelection, or would accept a re-
nomination if rendered him by the
next national Democratic convention.
1t is stated that the President has
not been Indifferent to the gossip
which has so persistently connected
his name to the next presidency. He
has expressed himself very freely with
intimate personal friends and asso-
ciate officials as thoroughly settled in
his mind on this question. and told of
his determination to retire to private
life at the end of his present term.
He has not made his intentions public
because he thought it unseemly to
volunteer any public statement in the
matter. It is his intention to take up
the practice of law. and will retain a
deep and patriotic interest in the well
fare of the nation and of his party,
but he will no longer be an active fac
tor in politics and will not again hold
any public office.
Although this positive position of
the President on this matter has been
published in the Washington Post,
from which the correspondent Of our
morning contemporary has made up
several specials week old, which
have appeared in that paper as fresh
news by wire, not a word has appear
ed about the Presidents position in
reference to a third term. Our con-
temporary might make something of a
sensation. a. new and startling as
some other of its so-called Washington
specials, by announcing that Grover
Cleveland will positively decline any
for the presidency. How
ever, we do not look for that an
just now in any Republic
an paper.