The sun., 1896-06-20
Not Enough.

Tho time when Mr.. CLEVELAND has real
ized that he must speak publicly, finds the
Democratic party on the eve OF committing
itself to FREQ silver, In the desperate effort
10 squelch oil possible machinations Of tho
Adm nistration to rcnominate him.
II the President sincerely wished to help
sound money moro than to help himself,
why did he not speak sooner Is one ques-
tion. Why does he not speak now so con-
clusively that there can be no further doubt
OF hru as a third-term candidatef That 10
second question.
From time to time various friends of Mr.
CLEVELAND, Mr.. E. c. BENEDICT among
them. percelving, perhaps, the deadly effect
Of his candidacy, have said confidently that
he would declare himself out In his "own
good time" The reason for his selecting
the time when the cause to which he has
profrssed to be devoted seems lost Is food
for speculation.
Soon after Congress assembled there came
the snezuelan crisis, under Mr.. OLNEY's in
ritini; pressure, and Mr.. CLEVELAND, prob
ably inflamed by the immense popu-
lar success of that achievement. apparently
thought that the expected remuneration
of tie third-term ambition might wait.
The National Democratic Committee was
permitted to meet and give the word for the
election Of delegates to Chicago, with Mr..
CLEvELAND's silence unbroken. Very likely
there Is still swimming in his head some
such form of thought as was found in the
Netp York Times no later than a week ago;
"Once the die is cast for war, opposition to
the Administration party is regarded as un-
pat, iotic." The remuneration never came.
As President Mr.. CLEVELAND still holds the
key Of war.
A committee of the Organization of Dem
ocratic Clubs, in its official capacity, asked
Mr.. CLEVELAND. face to face, where he
stood on the third-term question, and to that
question received the shuffiing answer:
Haven't we had trouble enough already"
The Hon. WILLIAM F. HARRITY, Chair
man Of the National Democratic Committee,
gave him the opportunity to declare him
self, without result.
Within a few days an old Buffalo crony,
BILLY MCGUSSIGLE, now managing the
Louisville Baseball Club, is reported as flat
tering him with the hope of voting for him
for third term, and to this Mr.. CLEVELAND,
still absorbed in himself, responded, MY
he alth wouldn't stand it,
Finally, when even he sees that to main-
tain the character of a foe OF free silver, he
must address the public. Mr.. CLEVELAND,
with the solemn declaration OF Demo
cratic House of Representatives before his
eyes that the rule forbidding the third term
Is an unwritten law OF the American
Government" squeezes out the habby, nom
committing statement that he "desres
hereafter no greater political privilege than
to occupy the place of private in the Demo
cratic ranks"
This is not enough! The third-term issue
cannot be permitted to hinge on any mans
health" or desire" A square statement
that President CLEVELAND Is against third
term, on principle, as an insufferable viola
tion of our " republican system Of govern
ment," and that the whisper of his name as
o candidate at Chicago would be an act Of
damnable and unforgivable treachery to
the Democratic party. is the only thing that
can relieve the Democracy of the paralyzing
blight of suspicion that its leader is plotting
to overthrow a sacred republican tradition.
Let Mr.. CLEVELAND speak 30 that men
can know.