Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-01-09
ALMosTA NECESSITY.
Ex-COngressman Harter on a
Third Term for President
Cleveland.

the Hon. Michael D. Harter of Mans
field there woulG be no doubt as to
who would be the next president OF
the United States, and the prejudice
against the third term would be of no
avail.
In an article in the January issue
OF Donahoe's Magazine Mr.. Harter,
under the title, Should Cleveland
Have a Third Term?" says among
other things: What is TO be thought
of the wisdom of renominating Mr..
Cleveland2 II he can be induced 10
accept denomination, il would, /
believe, be followed by his re. election
and his re. election by great prosper q.
", not for one, but for all classes OF
our people. | do not believe the
president will accept a denomination,
but certainly am not authorized to
speak for him. | say what | do be-
cause he has had all the honors
American life can give him, and he
can retire on March 4, 1897, the most
universally honored man living in the
world. In retirement he will be
looked up to, and even loved, by
those who pow criticise and condemn,
so much of paradox is party politics.
Mr.. Cleveland is man of such excel
lent sense, and withal of such actual
modestry, that he does not feel that
he alone can serve the nation better
than quite number of other men,
and consequently it will not strike
him as duty TO accept, even if the
nomination ls thrust upon him. He is
of makeup 80 sturdy, OF a patriotic
mold so rounded, that if his accept
ance could be presented to him as an
obligation he owed to the country,
his acceptance and reelection would
follow.
1T is unfortunate that men cannot
be kept in the presidency as they are
IN congress, for as many terms as the
people see fit, and it is peculiarly so
at this time, for humanely speaking,
the re election of Mr.. Cleveland seems
alost necessity. In the past two
years he has done more for the people,
more to promote general prosperity,
and more to maintain the honor and
credit of the United States at home
and abroad, than congress in both its
houses. Ii 1t brings value received
to the nation to, pay the salaries of
members and senators, which may
well be doubted, salary of $5,0O0,-
900 per year has been richly earned
by Mr.. Cleveland. He has had $780,
900, and at this price has been the
cheapest public servant in Washing
{ ID
"lf instead of political organiza'
tion the government of the United
States was like great railway cor
porayion, the stockholders would look
With groat regret and universal un'
easiness upon the retirement of such
an executive officer; and as the in
t rests of great people are higher,
larger, greater than those Of the most
extensive and widespread business
in the world, it is not
to say that the welfare
of all the people is only fairly consid-
cred by those who look upon the re-
placing of Mr.. Cleveland In 1897 with
deep regret and many misgivings. In
Mr.. Cleveland's patriotism there is
no partisanship with party or faction,
except when such association will pro-
mote the great interests of the whole
country. The justice and fairness in
all things of Mr.. Cleveland are so
generally conceded that word on
that phase of the case may be wasted.
The difference between Mr.. Cleve
land and some other candidates for
the presidency becomes almost dra-
matte when you contrast the frank.
clear, forcible presentation of his
views upon the general silver and cur
rency questions with the mutteiings
and mumblings of at least, four of the
leading aspirants for the Republican
nomination.
ut cannot be felt that what | say
IS influenced by any personal obliga-
lion | am under to Mr.. Cleveland. II
simply owe him the just and high !
estimate put upon his services to the
debt which ] share in COM
non and TO no gaeater extent than !!
svery American cltihen should.
Measured by the low gauge of poll
,ics Mr.. Cleveland is in my debt, not
in his