The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-02


The assertion made day or two ago
by Mr.. W. L. Trenholm. who was con-
troller Of the currency under Mr.. Cleve-
lands first administration, and who is
now president Of the American Surety
Company. that IF congress at its ap-
preaching session shall neglect to pass
some practical legislation for the relief
Of the finances OF the government. the
people Of the country. without regard 70
party, viii insist upon the denomination
Of Mr.. Cleveland, and will see to # that
he is reelected" is entitled TO more con-
sideration than the people and press APP
pear 10 be giving it. Mr.. Trenholm is in
close touch with the business interests
of the country, and ii is certain that he
believes he expresses very clearly their
sentiments in respect to the matter Of
which he speaks.
We do not believe that Mr. Cleveland
desires another term, nor do we believe
that the people desire that he shall have
another term. They have no objection
TO him. On the contrary. they have a
very high regard for him. That this is
true. is shown by the applause with
which his name is received whenever it
is mentioned at public meetings. They
do not. however. want the precedent es-
tablished by Washington that no man
shall be President more than two terms
destroyed. They are afraid that if it
should be destroyed the way would be
open for an ambitious and strong man
to attempt to make himself President for
life
Still, there is a feeling throughout the
country, especially among the business
men, that in the present condition Of af-
fairs there is need at the head Of the
government for just such a man as Mr..
Cleveland is There is no doubt about
his ability, honesty and courage. The
people have confidence i'm him. When an
emergency arises he does what he be-
lieves to be for the best interests of the
whole country. He does not consult the
politicians, nor does he try to find out
what the leaders of his party would like
to have done. His promptness in putting
the army in motion to check the Chicago
riot. his bold and aggressive course IN
forcing the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman silver law, and
his readiness to shoulder responsibility
in connection with the maintenance of
the gold reserve shows the kind of a man
ne is He is just the kind of man that
wins and holds the confidence of the peo-
pie. He has the qualities that command
respect and excite admiration. More
and more. as the interests of the country
become greater, the people find them
selves desiring that the control of the
government shall be in strong and capa-
bic hands.
Therefore the thing that Mr.. Trenholm
predicts may come to pass, unless con-
gress, disregarding partisan politics, and
having in view only the welfare of the
country, shall by wise legislation relieve
the financial affairs of the government of
their troublesome and threatening fea-
lures. 1t is plain what ought to be done,
but 1t is not so clear that the republican
congress will rise above partisan politics
and do its plain duty. The great mass
of the people don't want to see the pre-
cedent against a third term set aside, but
they do want to see the remedy for the
financial difficulties under which the gov
eminent labors applied. If congress re-
fuses to act they may choose Mr.. Cleve-
land to prevent still greater difficulties.