Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-12
PRESIDENTIAL TALK.
NIB. CLEVELAND AID M. BLAINE AND
0rHBRs.
What 10 Thought and Said in the National
Capital Mcelynn and
George
From onr Regular corre.ponaent.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., February H.
Through the mists and fogs OF
booins and boomlets there are two figures
that rise up, towering above their fell
lows on each side OF the political horizon
like Mount Blanc among the Alps. In
the coming contest the political parties
will stand 1pon the old issues, more
clearly defined than ever, and Mr..
Cleveland will lead the Democratic col
umD, while the Plumed Knight will once
more carry the Republican standard.
Such are the ID iications here, where the
politicians OF both parties concentrate
and whence emaDate the influences that
dominate the whole country. There is
no doubt that there has been great
deal Of dissatisfaction among q large
class of Democrats with many fea-
lures OF the Cleveland Admins
tration. That dissatisfaction still ex-
ists to some extent, and there are
many Democrats who would prefer 70
vote for another candidate if his chances
of success were good. But even those
Democrats who dcnounce most bitterly
Mr. Cleveland's Administration are com
PEELED TO admit that there is no other
Democrat in the country who is as strong
with the people mt large, and whose
nomination viii give the same promise Of
victory. Friends and enemies alike are
forced TO the admission that Grover
Cleveland is an honest man, courageous
" endeavoring to do his duty, and If
there are any qualities that the American
people admire above others they are hon
esty and courage. That combination IS
hard to beat at the polls, and Mr.. Cleve-
land psrsonifies it. The politicians are
satisfied of this, and they will shape
their course accordingly.
BLAINE.
Mr.. Blaine is above all others the re-
preventative man of his party. He has
a positive and individual strength with
the masses of his party that no other
man has The astonishing vote he pollod
in New York State il 1884 shows how much
enthusiasm he can inspire in his sup
pOrters. That he will be able to repeat
this achievement next fall, as against
Mr.. Cleveland, who will be supported
this time by all the Conservative indie
pendcnts of the State, IS not probable,
but that Blaine can carry a larger vote
there than any other Republican candi-
date could is undoubtedly true.
SHERMAN.
General Sheridan doubtless would re-
ceive a large army vote, but the idea Of
another soldier President would be dis
tasteful to the businessmen of the city
and State, aud the same influence that
defeated Grants denomination in his
own party for the third term would be
thrown against the General of the
Army" John Sherman. on the other
hand, would probably concentrate the
capital and wealth Of the Republican
party in New York, but ne would be re-
pudiated by the rank and file, and
fall very far short of polling the real
strength of his party. Other men who
have been named, such as Allison.
Foraker, and Childs, have elements of
strength, but none Of them combine the
various qualifications that appeal to Re
publicaus in all parts Of the country to
the same extent as Mr.. Blaine. lie is
the idol of his party, and if Nr. Cleve-
land beats him, as he probably will do,
he will defeat the ablest representative
it has.
M'GLYNN AND GEORGE.
The misunderstanding between Henry
George and Father McGlynn will proba-
bly, result in the disruption of the Anti
Poverty Society. which at one time bade
fair to become the nucleus of formida-
bic labor party. | rode up to the Capitol
this morning with Representative Hop
kins, the Democratic-Labor congressman
from the Lynchburg district, and dis
cussing this subject he expressed the
opinion that there would be but two
parties in the field next fall