The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-20
The Presidents General Policy Is Unsatisfac-
tory to the Great Bulk of the Democratic
Party in ALI Parts of the Country.
The House Will Spend but Little Time
in Considering Contested Seats.
Unofficial Statement that the President Will
Refuse to Furnish Information Concerning
Removals of Holman.
CLEvELAND,s uNPoPULARITY.

A New York Democrat Tells why He Cannot
BE Renominated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-"Mr. Cleveland could
not be renominated by any hook or crook, and
the friends who are laying the pipes for him are
very foolish" said New York Democratic con-
gresham to-day. SIT Is not solely on account of
his civil-service ideas, either. The general pol
tics of Mr.. Cleveland-the whole plan of his
business operations-are in conflict with that of
the three sections of the country
Then he doesn't please any considerable ele-
ment of his party East. West or South9"
mo-" said he; "and the fact crops out daily.
OF course. his civiservice reform methods, and
his recognition Of the mugwumps are very often
sive to the old and the new elements of the
party. It must have long ago been plain to
almost any one that the general atmosphere OF
the Democratic party is very different from that
of the Republican party. Now one-eyed man
can see that the only material changes made in
the operations of the administration so far have
been worked by members Of the Cabinet. and
evidently without the advice of the President"
"What do you think this sesame meansf Why
doesn't Mr.. Cleveland get out of the ruts?"
''Mr. Cleveland has more faith in Republicans,
and the disahected Republicans. than he has in
the old-line members of his own party. He be-
lieves the mugwumps hold the balance of power,
and that to please them is enough. Then he has
the idea that he will receive the support
of a large proportion of Republicans if
he keeps the landmarks in view on the
theory that one who is offensive
to the mainstay of Democracy is almost as ac
ceptable to Republicans as one of their own
faith. don't mean by this that Mr.. Cleveland
would purposely be offensive to the confederate
element. for instance. / mean that he would
take care of the wishes of mugwumps and the
fastidious Republicans though he knew old mem.
bers of his own party would disintegrate."
''Should John Kelly die. as it seems probable
that he will, can Mr.. Cleveland carry New York
againp
HE wouldn't have chance The young men
of Tammany cannot be corralled by another man
than Kelly, and their ideas of politics--well,
they are diametrically opposed to those now en-
tertained by Mr.. Cleveland. The adminstra-
tior of Mr.. Cleveland, really think SO far as he
can control it, will be acceptable to the country.
But politically speaking, it will be failure
Why2 Well, it will be too mild for the young,
progressive element, and too nearly like former
administrations to please the old element There
are two extremes in it, looking at it through
Democratic glasses, and yet it has no extremes.
The Democrats just now are harder to please
than the Republicans WERE All this say with
out any reference to civil service reform, which
the Democrats would repudiate if they had the
courage of their convictions. I don't believe Mr.
Cleveland will figure in the next convention, and
I don't believe he will have the mugwumps with
him then either"