The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-15
He Is Said to Hold the Opinion that He Is the
Only Man with Whom the Democrats Have
Any Chance of Carrying the Country.
Strong Demand from Ohio for an Inyes-
tigation of Senator Payne's Case.
Something Concerning the Vast Amount Of
Misinformation About the President and
Miss FosOm-0ther Washington News.
THE DEMOCRATS In 'ss.

Cleveland Holds the Opinion that the Party
Cannot Succeed without Him.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 14-President Cleveland
has opinions of his own, as everybody who has
had any dealing with him has found out by this
time One of the Presidents opinions, most
thoroughly cultivated and still most rigidly
kept, is the belief that the Democratic party can
only succeed in 1888 by nominating him. The
statement made by the mugwump journals in
the last campaign and since that time, that
Cleveland was better than his party is
treasured up by the President and
he frequently, in conversing with
intimate friends, gives vent to mis-
firm belief that that statement Is well founded.
In q recent conversation with a. Massachusetts
Democrat, whom he had appointed to an Office,
in spite of the opposition of the old war horses
of the party the President said that he desired
to win as many Republican votes to the Demo-
cratic party as possible. He proposed to build
up a new Democracy. so to speak, and in the
course of their conversation ''sized up" the polit
ical leaders of the old Democracy for their true
worth He is said to have asserted that each
mans worth to the Democracy was reckoned
upon the basis of his power at the
polls, and every man who had a vote was as good
as any other who had the same great privilege.
He pointed out the fact that the Democratic
party itself had been unable to elect President
for twentyfour years, and was only able to elect
him by the aid of Republican votes. He intis
mated that in the past it took great deal OF
moral courage to be Democrat; that in many
sections Of the country connection with the
Democratic party was considered disgrace.
His policy would be, he said to change this
state Of affairs and make 1t possible
to be respectable and to vote the
Democratic ticket at the same time.
He said, further that he proposed to win all the
Republican support he could for the Democratic
party. and that, while his policy might not be
successful during his own administration, II
would eventually result in the permanent good
of the party in the future. He laughed at the
idea expressed in some quarters that he was not
Democrat. He said that he had been Demo
cratic sheriff, a Democratic mayor, Democratic
Governor, and that he Is a Democratic Presi-
dent Of the United States There is growing
belief that Mr.. Cleveland will not only be cam
didate before the convention in 1888, but that
he will be nominated without any very great
difficulty, and it Is probable that Morrison or
Carlisle. or some other man Of free-trade tenden-
cies will be put on the ticket with him. 1t seems
equally probable. too, that the ticket which will
be nominated by the Republicans to oppose
Cleveland will be the old ticket Of 1884. The
sentiment here is growing for Blaine, and FREE
quent predictions are made that Blaine will be
nominated on the first ballot, and that Logan
=.
qusntly and very yehemently that he never
would run with Blaine again; but Logan asserted
in the early spring, and right up to the time OF
the convention in 1884, that he would not accept
second place on the ticket with any one.