Review of reviews and world's work . he Repiiblican platform declaring infavor of a constitutional six-year term for the presi-dency, with ineligibility for a second term. Theoret-ically, the best opinion of both parties is in favor of asingle term. But in practice, it is embarrassing tobring forward such a reform, because at any givenmoment there are always many thousands of menwho find it convenient to advocate a further lease forthe particular man then in power. If, as seemsprobable when this is written, Mr. Cleveland shouldfor the third time consecutively receive the Demo-cratic nomination
Review of reviews and world's work . he Repiiblican platform declaring infavor of a constitutional six-year term for the presi-dency, with ineligibility for a second term. Theoret-ically, the best opinion of both parties is in favor of asingle term. But in practice, it is embarrassing tobring forward such a reform, because at any givenmoment there are always many thousands of menwho find it convenient to advocate a further lease forthe particular man then in power. If, as seemsprobable when this is written, Mr. Cleveland shouldfor the third time consecutively receive the Demo-cratic nomination, the second-term question will notweigh in the campaign. But if the Democrats shouldhave chosen a new man, and should then have in-serted a one-term plank in their platform, it is easyto see that this issue might cost Mr. Harrison is one thing that the country may, however,contemplate with some satisfaction in view of a con-test under the opposing banners of Messrs. Harrisonand Cleveland. Neither can now have before him. SENATOR MATTHEW S. QUAY, A LEADER OF THEOPPOSITION TO MR. HARRISON. THE PROGRESS OF THE IVORLD. 651 more than one term, and neither if elected could besuspected by anybody of being giaided by selfish am-bition in his chief public acts. Each would surelytry his best, if elected, to bring honor upon his partyby bringing honor and credit to his country. Bothhave had the incalculable benefit of four years expe-rience in the Wliite House. Each would presumablydo all in his power to promote such fiu-ther improve-ments in the civil service as he believed Mr. Hanison and Mr. Cleveland as the candi-dates, consei-vative men in either party will hardlycount the success of the opposition ticket as an irrep-arable public calamity. Party platforms must always employ someconciUatory phrasings, but upon thewhole the Republican document is notambiguous. Upon the coinage question, it ex-presses the prevailing American view—namely, TheRepublicanPla
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