The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-19
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, is9



The call is louder for Grover Clevelan
for President in 1892. When his great we
tory occurred two weeks ago 1t settled ine
ouestlon OF his nomination 10y the national
Democratic party as the leader. ProDa'
bility became a positive fact. An at
tempt was made by some to attribute inc
result 10 other causes, hut the TACT cou'u
not DO yelled that II was distlhcuNely
Cleveland victory. Now it is unnecessary
10 ask who will be the Presidential cahh-
date. The country has said, Grover CleVe-
land and the party in all sections Is rally
ing about that name, and the great
administrative and financial reforms par
ticularly associated with II. The voice Ut
tho neonle cannot he unheedod by those po-
litical leaders who prefer some one else
norhans. and who preferred some one else
two wears ago with rather serious results
for the country. They could give but one
reason for continued opposition TO ule
wishes of the majority. 1t was as redicu-
Ions AS il was futile. Mr.. Cleveland hau
made no speeches during the campaign, an"
therefore was not suilaDie maui
But the answer 10 this VIII "e
found partly in the answer 10 Tue Pu'S-
ton: GLOW many state committees To-
ouested the services Of MIR. Cleveland ON
,ha s,umnyv Cleveland is TOO much OF "
Democrat TO have permitted the TACT oil Ms
having been President Of the United states TO
influence him against taking the heId h'u u
been necessary or had he been requested
Rut had he done so he would have given MS
enemies the opportunity 10 create susp'-
cion that he was special plcader lor NM
self. lie was not a candidate ior oHiVo'
Int the cause he had insisted upO"
urging was again on trial, ana
his appearance en- the stump "o"i"
have been maliciously construed INTO an at
tempt on his part 10 influence the jury III
did not speak, but preserved that dlshihou
miep which has always characterized hiin'
When approached a few days before the
electlon bv the representative OF one oil the
New York papers, in few calm bat posi-
tive sentences, he sketched the issues OF the
campaign, and predicted the victory, Which
really was a revolution. And when inc
count of the ballots showed that the pOiill-
cal Mason and Dixon's line had moved
10 the southern boundary OF vermont
and Maine, Cleveland didn't say, 81 ala IT,
or inspire any paper to say he did 1t. Bu'
the people brushing aside the obJ1ctor7
turned 10 Cleveland, and with one voice
said: ellis was the policy that gave us the
victory" Anxiety to retain the influence
Of the powers that be has been very elhca-
cious in changing the opinions of those VINO
hitherto have not been greatly attracted 10y
Cleyeland's hrmness and honesty ofpurpose.
The change is going on day by day, and the
record is lengthening of the names
of individuals of local influence
wheeling into line, and adding volume TO that
mass of the people who in 1902 Will sweep
this country. by that time, 1t is to be hoped,
real friendship for the cause Of Cleveland
and purity of government may supplant 49,
sumed affection, and that the unfortunate
embarrassment Of senate, whose sole
strength will rest upon rotten boroughs,
NAV be the only one, and a temporary one
at that, in the way Of ClcVcland's being
able TO carry out successfully the plans he
conceived some wears ago.