Evening journal., 1895-09-10
George Gray Not such FOOL as ThIsl

From the New YORK san.
What purports to he an interview
with the Hon George Gray of Delaware
Was printed IN the New York World
yesterday. Senator Gray IS represented
as declaring himself TO be In
favor OF another term for Mr.
Cleveland, and es arguing that no
third term isbns Is really Involved, mas
much as Ia Mr. Clsveland's case the
three terms would not be consecutive.
The argument attributed 70 Senator Gray
ls extraordinary In the cheapness OF its
logic ana the impudeLce OF its assump
tions;
81 cannot admit that there is any such
issue as third term issue. BY third
tenn l assume is meant three eonsecu
tive terms In the Presidential office
The issue, as / understand It. Is two
terms for Mr. Cleveland. The President
was FIRST nominated aud elected In 1884
In 1883 he retired to private life, became
plain citizen, and devoted himself
TO the affairs OF personal business During
those four years he was ore Of
the people and possessed no public
Office In 1892 he again accepted the
nomination and was overwhelmingly
elected. 1t cannot, therefore, In view OF
the lapse Of four years between his
second and third nominations. be logic
ally argued that should he receive
denomination at the hands OF his party
and be elected be would be serving a
third term. II would bs only his second
consecutive term OF office; therefore the
third term talk is illogical and mis-
leading"
It Is unfair to any man to hold hin
to account for ntterances attributed 60
him by the interruptions and mis-
chievous Newspaper which ia the
channel OF communication In thll
instance. II Senator George GRAY has
said what the World reports him as
saying, he has lost both his wits and his
manners a nan deliberately insults
the intelligence Of the American people
when be informs them that because Mr..
Cleveland was in private life between
the years 1899 and 1898. a reconciliation
and re election next year would be for q
sscoud term only, aud no third term
question "a involved. Was no third
term question involved Ia the case OF
General Grant IN 1soO2 Grant had held
Two terms in succession and had
theh retired 10 private lie The move
ment inj 1880 TO return Graut to the
| White House was, according o the as
tonlshing b cory said By the World tc
have been advanced by the Bon George
Gray, merely a proposition to elect hin
for 6rst term as President. an interven
Ing period Of private citizenship having
wiped out the old score Of two terms IL
office.
We have distinct recollection Of the
circumstances attending the candidacy
OF General Grant IN 1880 Oul
impression is that Grant was then 4
third term candidate. not a dfst tern
candidate; that hs WAS besten ID
convention as a third term candidate,
ros asa frs5 term candidate, and hat
what beat him was the sRms anti tliid
term sentiment which Will ovsrWheln
and destroy every gang Of sohsmsrs who
may undertake the iirst step to ward i'm
perlalism by this particular route. Sucl
a plot exists Whether Mr. Cleveland u
q party to It. We do not know. Oul
belief is that he stands silent aud ready
But George Gray Is not & fool. We d.
not believe he has talked as the mosi
mendscious Of modern newspapers repre-
sents him as talking