Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-01
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Senator Mcdonald and frnskiin mst'eaah
NJ, ,be Presidential Prospect.

Chicago special 10 the Cincinnati IN.
o,,i.er says. Ex-senator Joseph t. McDon-
AID .,redjcts with unhesitating cenfldence
The election Of Cleveland. The senator ar
rived et The Palmer House on MS way 10
address n political rseet,ng az Hammond.
Under the guidance Of John Forsyth he
VISITED Chairman Oberley. al Democratic
STATE headquarters
I'm an interview with n Dxig Meas &C.
rorter Mr.. McDopald said that he had been
directing all OF his energy for the past stve-
aaINyeeks 10 indiana. lie was satisfied that
4be Democrats would carry that state by a
handsome majority.
.|Would an adverse result in Ohie affect
the election in 2udianai"
ali would not affect the ultimate result.
We.wil still carry Indiana, hut II the Re-
publican majsri.y in Ohio should be greater
than we hop< against. then we should have
TO redoublc our efforts. In 0ther words,
defeat in Ohio will not cause defeat in In
diana. twill only give us m ~ work 10
accomplish the same thng. A. To ONO
said Mr.. Mcdonald, al haven't seen there,
and cannot speak. | have reason TO be-
Iieye, though, that the Democrats VIII re-
ducc the Republican majority very mate
rally, If they don't carry the State. West
Virginia il as sure for the Democrats - 1t
ever was. have spoken there, ana have
no hesitancy whatever IN saytug that 1t VIII
not 20 10 the Republicans bv any means"
While On an eastern trip, from which he
returned a few DAYS ago, Mr.. Franklin
MacVeagh. lately prominent Republican,.
now an Independent, awaited himself OF
the opportunity 10 call on Governor Cleve-
land.
~ found" said he, LATTER q few mo-
mcnts conversation with Dir. Cleveland,
that all my favorable impressions OF the
man were fully confirmed. He is all and
mere than has ever been claimed for him.
The contrast between hin and Blaine i
remarkable-almosip picturesque. You can't
escape from Blaine's overwhelming person.
aity In the atmosphere surrounding
the Republican candidate there is hardly
a suggestion OF the eOuntry's good.
or even OF the party's Understanding
but Blaine and his ambitions. But TO see
and converse with Cleveland you would
hardly suSpcc; that he was a candidate.
Cleveland rises above personal feeling in
the mattcr-he actually does. lie is calm
and confident. but does not seem 10 look
upon his election from personal point Of
view, except rs circumstance which
brings him instead OF some other man into
Il position where It is possible to do much
for the country. 1t seems to me that
Clevcland'S sense OF public office
being public trust is just about per-
feet. In conversing with him on public
matters YOU don't seem to he listening 10 Il
politician or a candidate for Office, and lose
sight Of the fact t1at you are talking 10
man who will probably he our next Presi-
dent. In his interesting and instructive
ideas on the subject Of good government
his political convictions are as firmly
grounded and clear as possible, and every
Itter, every speech, or other utterance
bearing on public matters, proves how
consistent he is in living up TO those con-
yictionS. His idea OF his duty toward the
public whom he serves transcendS every
other consideration. | consider Cleveland
the best-iitted man for the occasion OF any
nominee of either party since Abraham Lin
coin. so we Independents have not only
the motive Of pitting him against our own
cdndidatc-N hich is a sufficient motive
but the desire Of supporting man whom
we feel is in every way fitted for the posi-
ton. There is an Augean stable TO he
cleaned out Cleveland is the Hercules Of
present public life