The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-10-12
MIR. CLEVELAND FOts SENA.
TOR.

TOR.
The suggestion made by one VI our
New York contemporaries thst the
New Jersc, ID m.cracy wnn'd Il" ~.''i
To ANNOUNCE Hon. Gruver G -veiand
as their candidate Tor III" Unitei
States S. nae IS All III increasing one.
Si...u.d the parry in sour "tli1lal way
pledge Itself To elect Nj. & v-lald L"
the Senate II the people ..rct Denu
cratic Lnyislas urr, wuui.d it not |"
good party pol,cyI Would MT th'
people of New J :rsev. III order to :,avs
SO emlI ent man represent the State
in the United STATES Senate, respond
by elecling Democratic Legislature!
o. course, 1t is entirely uncertain
whether MIR. Cleveland would permit
his name to he used as candidate tor
office. But if the people OF New Jel-
sey Should have the opportunity Of
eIec5ing Mr.. cleveland, it is almost in
conceivable that they would reject it.
New Jersey. of all States 10 tue Union,
would profit most in reputation and
Influence by the election to the S nate
OF citizen 80 patriotic, able and pub
lie spirited as Mr.. Cleveland. The
State has for many years been the
nursery and home office of the trusts
and great corporations, and too often
have her members OF both houses of
Congress been selected rather as rep.
resentatives of the corporations than
of the people. Mr.. G eveland is q
Democrat OF the school in which we're
the distinguished men Of 40 years ago,
like Samuel j. Tiiden and Thomas F.
Bayard. This was before the day of
new departures, when the party was
the democratic Conservative" party
and did not tolerate ''isms" Of any
kind, but held to the doctrine of the
fathers.
As member of the Senate Mr..
Cleveland would be q notable figure.
His wisdom and experience in public
affairs, his un6inching courage and
his uncompromising Democratic prin.
ciples would give him great influence.
Tue country needs such men-men
with the spirit of wisdom and under.
standing and of counsel-and nowhere
could such man as Mr.. Cleveland do
more effective service to the country
than in the Federal Senate. And in
doing service to the country be
would also be doing service to the
Democratic party, which at this par
tlcular time seems to need some such
thing as the election of Mr.. Cleveland
10 serve as an antidOte.
II Mr.. Cleveland were elected to the
United States Senate, it would be the
first election of an ex-President 70
that house. Mr.. John Quincy. Adams,
after serving term as President.
went into the House Of Representa-
tives. But no ex. president ever went
into the Senate. In many respects
the country would be benefited by
having in the<upper house of Congress
the house that has to pass upon
treaties with foreign Countries man
whose position in the White House
has given him the best opportunity to
become acquainted and familiar with
international affairs, as we'll 40 with
the internal affairs Of this country, #
would also he an excellent position
for an ex President. The Office O,
Senator is one Of great dig n;,y and
well suited for man who has occu.
pied the highest office in the gift OF
the A American people. Some OF the
Presidents have retired from the pres
idential Office too young to abandon
the activities OF life, and it would
somehow offend the sensibilities OF the
people to have an ex.president return
to the ordinary ranks of business life
and engage in its contests and compe.
tition. For time after the expiration,
OF his first Presidential term, Mr..
Cleveland engaged in the practice of
law, but more as a counselor and ad-
wiser He was not in the arena as an
active advocate. Since the expiration
of his second term Mr.. Cleveland has
lived in dignified retirement, taking
an interest in all things concerning
the welfare of his country, but not
taking part in its activities. When
Mr.. Roosevelt retires from the Presi.
dental Office, either at the end Of his
present term or of another one, he