Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
THE DEMOCRATS AND JAY GOULD.
Cleveland Not Pleased with the Conduct
of His Campaign Committee.

lFfOm tine New Y Ork Press
The democratic managers have begun
to deny the statement about the close re-
lations existing between jay Gould and
the railroad clique in charge of the free
trade crnvass ; but, aside from the fact
thaG IT was at first ostentatiously given
ont at their headquarters, there is ample
evidence that Mr.. Gould sees in Cleveland's
reelection his main chance for the per-
petuatiOn of h telegraphic monopoly.
Besides this Mr.. Gould is heavily interest
ed in legislative schemes now pending in
Washington, and which, having started
with the powers now in control, must be
carried through ty them. a change of
interfere with the success of his plans.
The democratic committee was at first
elated over the visit paid them by Dr. Nor
YIN Green, as well rs with the check that
has followed it {; but they are beginning to
realize now that there is too much mOnOp-
oily and railroad patronage coming to
them, and fear that it will have "a bad
effect on the working classes, already
more than lukewarm by the tariff agita-
ton. For this reason they have started In
TO disown the Gould crowd in public,
though they are secretly banking on some
| large sized checks from them in the near
future.
1t is stated that the president is disap-
pointed at the failure of any member of
his campaign committee to show his abll-
ty to assume the direction of affairs. Mr..
Cleveland believes firmly in one man pow
er, as is illustrated in his own desire to
boss his party He wants the campaign
run by one man, with the rest of the com
mlttee reduced to the rank of Lieuten-
ants. BriCe was at first regarded as the
right man TO do this, but he is going from
bad to verse AS blunderer. At the exc
cntiVe committee meeting day or two
since two of his plans were promptly vote
down, ana 1t was lntlmated TO him that
some step TO cOncentra the management
| had been suggested by the president and
would shortly be taken. This is regarded
as notification that somebody else viii
/ soon be selected to take the place of the
/ Nickle Plate manipulation. There is no i'll
dicAtion Yet who this will be, and as Ions
! as Mr.. Scott remains sick at Eberon no b
ing will he done. Senator German Is still
! i'll town, but he has spent more time loOk
/ ing after his own business interests thar
at the national headquarters. One of his
! friends SAID to-day "Gorman is not sore
but he isn't worrying about the ticket, es
pecially while the weather is so hot
Meanwhile news of further disatfectior
| in their own camp pOurs in daily on thu
democrats, and they make no further at
tempt to claim that the party in this STATE
Is solldly supporting the ticket. They ad
init that many democrats are coming on
tor protection, but assert that they Will BE-
brought back into line before election day
/ Among the other letters received at re
publican headquarters one day recent.
was one from East Cambridge, Mass, stat
ing that the Workiugmen's Protective
league there had nearly 100 members whC
had hitherto affiliated with the democracy
Among those who spoke at a meeting OF
Tuesday was eX-Alderman Michael Cor
cOran of Cambridge, VINO declared that hi
had voted tor Cleveland III 1851, but wOult
never do so again. He was followed by
carpenter named Hurley, also a democrat
who stated that he could not vote for FIRE
trade.