A young man in Washington, who was engaged to be married, once told me that he was too busy to think of marriage until the election was over.
If the French system were followed, and the President were elected by a majority of the combined votes of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the inconveniences, the excitements and expense above enumerated might be avoided, but I think the people of America would rather endure these evils than be deprived of the pleasure of electing their President themselves.

The alternate remedy, so far as I can see, is to extend the presidential term to, say, six or seven years, without any chance of a re-election.

If this proposal were adopted, the President would be more free and independent, he would not be haunted by the bugbear of losing his position by temporarily displeasing his political friends, he could give his undivided attention, as he cannot do now, to federal affairs, and work without bias or fear, and without interruption, for the welfare of his nation.

He would have more chance of really doing something for his country which was worth while.

A further advantage is that the country would not be so frequently troubled with the turmoil and excitement arising from the presidential election.