Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-02
NO 522-
NO THIRD TERM FOR HIM
CI.EVELAND'S posi-
TIoN STATED WITH
AUTHORITY

Ay CIRCUMSTANCES, De a
candidate for a third term. II
can be further stated. also, that
he viii not accept a renomina>
g ton, even should one be rendered
him by a vote of the next Ma
tlonal Democratic Convention.
This information is absolutely
authentic. 1t is given by the
Fosl at this time, upon am pie
authority, to quiet the specula-
tion and curiosity existing every
where i'll the United States as TO
J the Presidents purpose and po-
siuon. More than this, it is
SIMPLY preliminary to the an
nouncement which the President
will himself make i'll proper seas
on. 1t may not be generally
known that he was on the point
OF writing a similar letter three
years ago. At that time how
ever, his withdrawal from the
list of Presidential possibilities
would have played so complete
~ into the hands of the faction in
MS State opposed to him, and
would have SO embarrassed his
friends. that he yielded his own
convictions. The conditions are
now entirely different. If the
President, has not, up to the
present JunCture, made any pubs
lie declaration of his position il
IS simply because he believes
that it would be unseemlv thus
early to volunteer any statement
The tact still remains, however,
and VIII be confirmed by events,
that he does not want a third
term and will not accept a re-
nomination.
The President has not been
indifferent to the gossip which
has so persistently connected his
name with the next Democratic
Presidency. He has discussed
the question very freely with
those associated with him by Of
hclal and personal relations, and
these conversations indicate that
his mind is very thoroughly sets
tied. He wants to retire 10 pri-
vate life at the end of his present
term. He already looks forward
With delight, now that he has en-
tered upon the last half of his adj
minlstration, to the time when
he can lay down the cares of Of
hce and resume the position of a
private citizen. He will take I'D
the practice OF law, and while he
Will continue to take a deep and
patriotic interest IN the welfare
of the Government and of his
party, he will no longer be an
active factor i'll politics and will
never again hold any public Of
fee.
In addition to his desire to re-
enter private life, the President
IS opposed to breaking the prece-
dent set by Washington in regard
to the sufficiency of two terms, a
precedent which the action of
The people in the case of Presi-
dent Grant shows to be i'll the di-
rection of the popular will. In
addition to this, there are MANY
who are closely associated with
hem who are also hostile to the
:hlrd term idea and who, while
hey are loyal to him to the last
degree. would not cooperate
with him should he desire to
nave his name once more placed
before the people at the head of
he Democratic ticket. Very
ortunately, perhaps, the PRESS
lent has removed all possibility
If disagreement between himself
md his advisers upon this point.
The President, it may be re-
oeated, does not want third
erm and will not accept a re
nomination, even though the
majority of the Democratic Con-
'ention should be his friends
The Democratic party must look
Elsewhere than to Grover Cleve-
and for its next Presidential
Washington Post.