The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-02
THE THIRD TERM NONSENSE.
THE QUESTION As TO WHETHER
MIR. CLEVELAND Is 4 CANDI-
DATE SETTLED.

The SenatOrship fn GeOrRin-Secre-
tnry smiths AmbItion-NIr. Crisp
Criticised-Other Matters of spe-
cinI Interest.
Washington. Aug. 1.-The statement
made a few days ago in these dispatches
20 the effect that President Cleveland viii
not be candidate for third term puts an
end to all further speculation on that sub
ject. The statement was made upon the
authority of a southern representative IN
the cabinet, who simply requested that
his name be not mentioned. from purely
personal reasons. The dispatch was orig
inally written in much stronger terms
than it subsequently appeared, at the sug-
gesuon Of another member of the cab
met, who was invited to revise the state
ment before it was given out to the
public.
President Cleveland and all of the capa-
BILE democratic leaders recognize the fact
that third term movements, 40 far as the
presidency is concerned, are not popu-
lar with the American people There IS
every indication that the democrats have
an excellent fighting chance to retain con-
troll of the executive branch Of the gov
eminent for another term OF years If they
exercise due prudence In selecting their
standard bearer If the rival factions In
the party can forget and forgive their
personal differences and go to work to
unite their forces there is no reason why,
under the existing conditions. there should
be any change in the political complexion
Of the next national administration.
1t Is said that the friends of eN-Speaker
Crisp in Washington. as we'll as In Geor-
gia, are critcising him for running off to
Europe at this particular juncture They
claim that he should have remained here
and looked after his own interests as
Senator German is doing in Maryland, and
Joe Blackburn is doing in Kentucky. The
political sagaclty of Secretary Hoke
Smith threatens TO play sad havoc with
the senatorial aspirations of Mr.. Crisp,
and already there is a growing impression
that Secretary Smith, like Senator Villas OF
Wisconsin, proposes TO step from AIr.
Cleveland's cabinet into the United States
Senate.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo is greatly
pleased with the interest displayed by the
citizens Of Georgia. North and South Car
olna, over the naval militia question. He
says he would like TO be able To send a
hrst-class cruiser TO Charleston, Savan-
nah and Newburn for a good long stay.
such move would be the means Of get
ting into the naval service n number Of
bright and energetic young sailor men.
The boys Of Savannah and
Charleston know very little about
the advantages Of the naval
| training ships from which graduate
many Of our best American sailors There
is now in the service a young Georgian
who enlisted in the navy few few years
ago as "a first-class boy" He went
through the various grades Of lands
man, ordinary seamen seamen and gum
ner's mate" He is now applicant for a
commission as gunner aboard one of the
modern cruisers with fair prospect of
success. He is d bright lad, fun Of patri-
otism, strictly sober and only %
years old. There Is no reason why the
crews of American warships should not
be composed exclusively of citizens Of the
United States. The records, however,
show that a majority Of the sailors in the
United States navy are foreign born.