Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-09-07
CLEVELAND AND 4 THIRD TERM.

CLEVELAND AND A THIRD TERM
Much discussion has been INDUCED
in lately relative to the nomination Of
Cleveland a fourth time, with view
TO electing him President for a third
term. Were it not for the I'M
bounded egotism OF the man, Aatter-
ed and fostered by the Mugwumps or
Cuckoos. the very mention Of such an
idea would be ridiculous. Only ego
tism causes him TO imagine that he
is one Of the truly great men Of the
nation and leads him to aspire to that
10 which no American has ever at
tanned. Washington--frst in war.
first in peace, first in the hearts Of
his countrymen-refused to accept a
third term. He safely led the Amer
lean armies through the Revolution
airy War. thus securing the liberties
of the people. He then presided over
the deliberations of the Constitutional
Convention. cementing the bond
which still binds the States of the
Union together. Twice elected Presi-
dent without opposition, serving the
people most acceptably, at the close
retired to his home full of honor, re-
vered by every lover of liberty, hon.
ored by all classes. If he, the ac-
knowledged Father of his Country.
thought it an unsafe precedent to set,
how much more should the unholy
aspirations of Grover Cleveland, who
cannot be credited with one patriotic
act, be told i'll plain unmistakable
terms that he las reached the end Of
his political career.
u. S. Grant, the great silent soldier,
most magnanimous in war, full of
energy and determination, the idol of
his party, who brought to success
full termination on the part of the
Union the greatest war of modern
times, whether he desired it or not,
failed to receive third nomination.
If he, with his wonderful prestige,
backed by the brightest minds OF the
age, with all the power of patronage
at hiscommand, could not break down
the barrier set by Washington, what
strange phantasy would bind or blind
the people to such a dergee as to per-
nit the denomination of Cleveland?
Looking at the matter candidly,
without party bias or party prejudice
what has Mr. Cleveland done or what
great exigency demands his nomina-
tion1 He has not, during all the
time he has held the highest office in
the gift of the people, advocated any
measure which could be tortured or
twisted into such shape as to indicate
that he cares one whit for the great
masses of the people. He prated
about tariff reform until he wrecked
the business interests of the people
His financial policy has been dictated
by the bankers and brokers of Wall
Street and today we behold the treas
ury of the Nation guarded by merci-
less Shylocks and foreign leeches who
are drawing from the people their
very life-blood In his dealings with
foreign nations he has been un-Amer-
lean and unpatriotic. favoring mon
archy in Hawaii, allowing the British
to browbeat and bulldoze weak and
helpless republics, permitting an
American citizen to languish in a
French prison, and aiding the Span
ish to more firmly rivet the chains OF
tyranny on the necks of the Cubans.
Such is the man who aspires to that
which Washington refused to accept
and which the friends of Grant could
not secure; and to their shame be it
said there are men who openly espouse
his cause and blandly tell the people
that he is statesman and patriot
They are Democrats and Free Traders,
but all Democrats are not Free Trad
ers neither do all indorse or approve
the aspirations of the greatest dena-
gogue of the age.
As Republican partisan nothing
would please us more than to see him
nominated, las his defeat would be GER
tain and overwhelming, but as an
American and lover of the fairest land
on earth, we beg to be excused from
the humiliation of such an act.