The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-30
THIRD TERMS ARE WRONG.
General Buckuer Is Decidedly Opposed
TO Grover CleveIauds Reelection.
Nothing 10 Its Favo=.

New York, April 29.-General Simon
Bolivar Buckner, of Kentucky, who ran
on the Democratic ticket nominated at
indianapolis for vice president, eX-
pressed some opinions on the free sill
yer party and Cleveland for a third
term before he left for home today.
He was at the Fifth Avenue hotel and
although over eighty years old, he
walked around with the springy step
of a man much younger. He is a
great admirer of ex-President Cleve-
land. A reporter asked him what he
thought of the election of the Republic
can senator in his state, Mr., Deboe.
II do not care to say anything about
his election whatever"
What about the gold standard or
National Democracy running a ticket
of their own in 1900"
Il do not see how the sound money
Democrats can do anything else but
keep up their organization and remain
as nucleus for the Democrats to rally
round for future campaigns. One thing
is sure we cannot go with the free
silver Democrats, because they are no
longer Democrats; they are Populists.
They will have to cease to affiliate with
the Populists and come to us. The
Democratic party, If it indorsed free
silver, would simply lose its identity in
the Populistic party and nothing more.
Mr.. Bynum was right when he said we
would keep up the fight and organize
for the future. There is nothing else
for us to do. Why, even in Kentucky
alone, there are 10000 sound money
Democrats, a majority of whom, of
course, voted directly for Mckinley.
And there are thousands of sound
money Democrats in other states"
THE REAL ISSUE.
The veteran general smoked his long
stemmed pipe, and, among other things,
said: 1T was the Indianapolis conven-
ton last fall that finally determined
the issue. The Republicans We're re-
luctant to make the issue anything else
but protection. That gold Democratic
convention settled the issue conclusive
ly. and by the aid of Democrats Nc
Kinley won. These Democrats now
stand ready to support the national
Democracy when the time comes. AS
said, we must keep our organization
intact and not affiliate with Populism." :"
The general is friend of ex-Presi-
with ex-Ambassador Bayard in regard
to third term. Il have a high re-
gard for Mr. Bayard," he added, but
l cannot think for moment that the
third term of Mr. Cleveland or any
man would be beneficial to this repub-
lie. If we go ahead and destroy pre-
cedent after precedent, why after
awhile the sacred props of this republic
IA in a
for my father for a third Presidential
term, and while have great admira-
tion for Mr.. Cleveland, do not think
he could carry three per cent. of the
Democratic vote, if he should by any
chance be nominated for a third term.
1t does not make any difference the
fact that one term has interviewed. We
do not wish one man president three
times. Washington's precedent is al
most an unwritten law, and l do not
believe the American people would vote
to place any one in the White house
three times, Why, General Grant, the
great soldier, could not even get the
nomination for a third term, and why
should there be talk of nominating an
other man. Whatever a mans ability,
he has no right to be president more
than twice. Mr.. Bayard is fine gen.
tleman, eloquent in speech and all of
that, but when he thinks that it would
be best for this country to have eX-
President Cleveland or any man as
chief magistrate three times he is sadly
| mistaken. We do not wish to knock
all of our patriotic ideas on the head
and ignore the work of the wise found
ers of this republic"