The sun., 1895-05-25
PRESIDENT cLEFEhzHD .zwn 4
THIRD TERN.
Inste.d or Beinr the idea or Friend, Itrs
tho Pre- nIdenrs Own Idea.

shstese ., "s"h o ~, !.
WASHINGTON May SS..AmonR ING ,.,Na.
services rendered tho repupnc oy seorRe Wasn
ington was MS retusal 10 entertain tne susso1
tion That ne shouio aiiow ms name 10 70 o'o.
Tor third tline rs q caho'ua.e ior 'ho oinoo W
President. NO one know oetter .he usnkef
republican institutions wnlch @ iurkeu IN 'n0
failure OF the trainers OF tho CONSTITUTION 70 re-
strict by iunuanenIai ehaotment' 'no .enuto
OF the Presidential ONCE. lie ma all history Us
MS guido IN th's matter he kne" 'h.' h".'.i
atno't,oh Is nh 'hs"''ao'o qu"n'i'y' anu ."' o..,
DC restrained III nat'ers OF government oy Iesai
ohne'mehts OF py precouehls hav,ns tne io..0
OF law and ho had the patriotism TO cor
rcct the error OF tho Constitution makers
h,, os,nh,,shinr Z, ,roco,nnt what tho first
by es."oiSI'ng " Prece"ch1 Whae tho ni'
,,n, -, o.,,o o. 20 nn ,ad svcI, desire Tho
or at IN. ballot box. Fortunately for the coun-
try the immediate successors of President wash
ington were men OF as great patriotism as the
Father of his Country. and were imbued with
ms nooio asp'rat'o''s ,or .ho iuluro VI .ne le
public. They regarded him, MS we regard him,
so,,,san. ~ ,ha ro,,,,,,,Is onssa :. y. srorn
,ounasrs m ., M 'ne , repuoc eensea 10 20 .' LAW
statesmen TO whom the Revolution was sacred
trndi,ion com, into contro, -, Affairs wa.h-
ington's dcclination of a third term and his
farewell address had already become precc-
dehts Win the iorce anu enect OF law 10 ap-
peal from which was considered treason to the
public good.
M, ..,,,,. $500 ,,. -.. ia s.....
ihe repuoi'o was e'gnty years oio peiore
man arose who was willing to override the
precedent set by Washington or thought ho
o"' " NN,..,,.o
WIS strong enough 10 brave the puoiio pre'uo.eo
hnN- nnf Arf IN mn H.
tion, they kent the guilty knowledge of It to
thom.e,ros - n.,or ,at hayora a rrmor II
never became menacing question in any NOM
mating convention. How far Gen. Grant lent
mimselt ,,s = 10 the scheme how 1ar ms scruples
e wore , nverc"ne @ py .he argumen,s % or Ienatppr p
iican party. wi Who ] regarded him as s. the m greatest
R Ro..eiam & VI tne ZINES as wei Us .ne EreaTISso T
hE frr Gap1a M aces It nGt so IN muen matf h sa
nI nen th oy a ION
imperiaIism T in " our system of eovprnment, emf re-
@ InamsI & MN ana VIII ueiract from .ne re,
thn od e o Won on us ne 1onfrnl wnode genus m
WHAT the 1irst and greatest OF our Presidents
uem,Gd TO inc Ereatest OF our military Leaders II
Wouia seen si nii future OCCUPANTS OF tho Presi-
yonu ; their reach He would have to be
p prouigy inueeo. TO aspire or succeed where
on The oher Certainly @ @ 00 It sn not aa to be
peu.. p int in ,ILhes OF prpiound peace ana IN
generatioh swnrmihG with statesmen, such q
nNn Mouiu ~ appear. But ne mas appeared
w neh the ahhnuhcelnent was mnde that Mr.
Siu'J,enu was lhe oilly aval!a0le canuidate Tor
h w i1einoGihIic IN f ,noninatlGn IN lSeo IL was
piacea 20 tLe credit OF an of1cious but irrespon-
SUE si hulnirer me country was slow to believe
omsiv .r nr ;bat Wr e was pMt forward ser
was snpposed ha iGrsn IT.
yoats ya occupancy OF the PreSidehtiai Office We're
suinci,pnt 10 sht'sly thc ambition or even Mr.:
oitVelahu. But these surmses are all based
upon an lnlperiect knowledge OF his character.
haEe 1nhuc dlliSent inquiry here to find out
tns thirH,!srm loca was porn In the brain of ex-
II.oitthiy w Nhl.Iel, secretary Lamont, senator
iDickinsoh'or some other worshlpper or MIR rClcve-
lahu. ana everywhere am confronted with the
stuteneht that none OF these men ls guilty OF 1t,
!and himself ana that he is giving personal at
tehtlon 10 t"e nulllng or the wires OF the third
term scheme. these people, the residents OF the
capltai: unconsciously absorb the opinions OF the
prevailing Administration. Its ultimate pur-
DOSES cannot long remain secret. They leak out
from the hlshest ana the lowest in public place,
IN one way ana another, and become common
property. That President Cleveland desires a
thlrd term ana that hc Is stacking the cards to
ne arguments advanced in support of tho |
penet are interesting. II Is said that Mr.; Cleve-
iahd nTny believes that he is a man OF destiny.
ne Is the greatest Democrat living. He Is the |
ony lJemocrnt VINO can he elected In 1896. His |
thllure I 70 DC elected IN 1883 was pure acci- |
deht dG as ms eieclloh IN lSo" demonstrated. In
Ms III. IrsI IeEnl' from 1850 70 1889 he had II hos
in mis- tariff MESSAGE of iSS1 Ibs nnn,jn aian,.d