The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30
FOR LONGER TENURE
MR. CLEVELAND DISCUSSES FIRES
IDENTIAL TERM.
THE METHODS OF ELECTION.
PRESENT rLAN Is INDIRECT AND
CUMBERSOME.

I'esnlts In Condition Of Anair.
where Recipient oS the Trust L.
Not Always the choice OF Popular
Mtil-Mr. Cleveland Does Not say
What Change He Would sngue.t
In the Manner of E1Iecttng a pre.l-
dent.
New York. Dee . Writing on "Tha
President Of It's Twentieth century" Tor
q copyrighted special issue Of tho New
York World tomorrow. ex.presldens
Cleveland refers 10 the presidential tenure
IN these terms
"ThoughiWl citizens VIII more ana more
appreciate the objections urged Against
the present Indirect and cumbcrsome mode
OF elec;iug their Presidents The cir
cumatances In which this plan originated.
n ever OF controlling Importance ought
no longer 10 excuse such a battling eon-
fusion of ideas as grows out of the prop
osition that IN "a popular government the
peoples chief officer and their most a.
rect representative may BE- made the re-
clpept OF their trust and the deposiiary
OF their power in liaRrant opposition 10
the declared popular VIII
strong arguments are from time 20
time urged IN favor Of a change IN tho
tenure of tho presidential Office. These
should challenge serious attention, to tho
eud that the present constitutional limit
may be removed. and a more reasonable
and useful one substituted There has been
a continual Increase 10 federal legislation
Of a petcmptory character and related 20
the immediate and routine necessities OF
the country. and SO Il has come 20 pass
that OF the four sessions Of Congress held
during a presidential term. two are 80
brief az 10 scarcely permit the passage
OF the necessary appropriation bills, while
OF the others one occurs when che PTesi-
dent is usually strange in his new office
ana burdaued with importunitles and la
bors iuseparable from change Of admin
istration and the remaining one entonn-
ters during It's continuance the Interrupt
lions .timldty enddomofalixatlon Of q pres
dental and congressional canvass. These
conditions suggest the soani opportunity
allowed for tue initiation and adoption of
/ new and Important remedial legislation
/ during a single presidential term.
Another argument OF considerable
weight In favor OF the change Il based
I upon the complaint that the business and
I other important Interests of our people
/ are nov 200 frequently disturbed and dis
Z uuiated by the turmoil aud heat " a pree-
I ldeutial election. Il Is nos amiss 10 add
I that substantial extension Of the exeen-
I slve tenure would pave the way for eH-
I tablishing the ineligibillty Of an tncum-
1 bent 20 succeed hlmself-whieh has long
\ found favor with large class of our peo-
I ple as a denomination much 10 pc de-
\ sired
"'fhue American citizens IN the TWEEN
/ ticth century viii be charged with tho
/ duty Of securing for themselves the ACT
ual substance Of popular rule by eatab-
I fishing a more direct mode 81 selecting
/ the peoples chief executive Ia strict &C.
eordanee with the peoples will and BY
I 80 extending the tenure Of his office as
/ to enable him 30 better serve his couH-
l trymen and more thoroughly protect and
offend all their interests"