Show the third terra term tradition wo we all remember how bow tho the dominating rower power ot of conkling lu in now new york ot of cameron in pennsylvania and of locan in illinois extorted from the conventions vent ions 0 of those states a demand for the nomination ot of grant how other states followed this leal lead how the friends friend of the movement were denounced need as a restoration lets and imperialists peria lists how bow they in their e effort ff or t to the very last how in the chi ango convention they never cast less than SOS votes and once cat cast and how hy by their persistence they forced that compromise which res toted in the nomination of garfield AU all these things are arc still fresh in our memories and helm being BO 60 it Is in not a little strange that a serious effort should be on toot to give a third terni term to mr cleveland tho the fears cam which tormented the fou founders nil of the ali republic have long lone since vanished wa do not believe that our democh demo cratto atlo institutions can evor ever be b subverted by any occupant ot of the white house we stand in no dread that the day will conse come whon whoa sorno borno sue suc cassau general or some unscrupulous politician will first seize the presidency and then them we use its ll 11 great power to set up a life tone long dictatorship or establish a kingdom nedon kl on the ruins ot of tho the republic I 1 yet there la Is no reason to believe that the old time anti antipathy P alby to a third term I 1 la a one whit leas strong thin than it ever wea arty any sane afine man will admit that the bank or the ralli oad rid company or th ill corporation of aay any SMI that should dismiss a tried and able president merely bec because autte tile stockholders had twice placed hlin him in tho the executive choir chair would deseive financial ruin no tendency in the business world la Is more marked thin than the constant effort to und find men preeminently pre eminently fitted to carry on certain lines 0 of business and to place the management ot of such concerns entirely its in their hands cut but the common sense rules which govern the selection ot of the president of 0 a corporation do not nol apply in fit the election of a president of the united states our presidents are not no I 1 chosen because of 0 their fitness bu but t because of their availability some are arc dark horses some nonie are nominated because they alone can reconcile contending fictions actions some because they can carry pivotal states others are forced on oil tho the voters by the machine in theory this la Is all wrong in practice no lie harm comes from it under our system of government wa do not want wo do not need a president ot at extraordinary ability tho the average man Is good enough find and for or him atno terms Is 19 ample we want a strong government ot of I 1 the lie by tho the people not a government 0 of the people by a strong man and we ought not to tolerate anything which has e eian ell the semblance of 0 heredity the advocates of a third term for mr cleveland will N ill do well to remember the doctrine ot of the illustrious founder of their party that in no office can rotation be more expedient prof john bach in the xa forum |