The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-11-26
POINTING TO CLEVELAND.
THE WAY Mr.. SPRINGER READS THE
SIGNS OF TIE TIMES.

SIGNS OF TIE TIMES.
na Says ,l.a. 40 uiler Name will Suit tie
West and that Cleveland .eill be Nom:-
mated Wi-hout New York and will Car
ry Thirty-tour States.
WASHINGTON, November l5.-Rep-
resentative Springer, oflllnois, whose
speech at the Thurman banquet, IN
which he nominated Mr.. Cleveland for
President in 1892, was printed in to-day's
World. has reached Washington and
was seen by the World correspondent
to-day. He has not changed his opinion
with his environment, except that out of
the forty-four States he wouldnow allow
the Republicans ten. These are Yer
mont, Maine, Pennsylvania, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Washington, Ore.
eon, Nevada, Wyoming and Colorado:
giving the Democrats thirty-four instead
of thirty.fyc, the number which he used
in his remarks at the banquet. On the
subject of Mr.. Clcveland's denomination
Mr.. Springer 10 might dictated the follow
inc statement:
II am so anxious for the Democratic
party TO succeed in elcctlnS a President
in 1892 that no preferences for candi-
dates based on personal considerations
would have the slightest weight in my
mind. rather distrust myselfin weigh
inc the chances Of those for whom l
have especially high personal regard.
While fitness for the Office must be re-
garded as the first requisite. yet after
that availability alone must be consider
ed. Who can secure the largest vote:
That is the question.
''Ifpublic sentiment remains as 1t
now is throughout the West, where |
have been, the nomination Of any other
than Mr.. Cleveland for President would
be received as great disappointment,
and would throw wet blanket over the
hopes and enthusiasm of the great mass
of the Democratic party. The senti-
ment is now universally in his favor, and
seenls to be growing continually. He
forced the tariff as the leading question
before the country in his celebrated
message to congress three years ago.
The message. coming as it did just before
the Presidential election, undoubtedly
caused his defeat. But the principles
then enunclated by him were right, and
they have been constantly growing IN
favor.
1.-The Mckinley bill was the opposite
policy. It's passage served to empha-
size the position which Mr.. Cleveland
had taken and demonstrated the con-
clusions he had reached. The immediate
object in passing the Mckinley bill, as de-
clared by its friends, was to secure, great
er protec ton to American manufactures.
The7 could only have greater protection
by charging higher prices for their pro-
ducts; aud when the bill took effect
and the object for which it was created
was accomplished, the promoters and
advocates Of themeasure affected to be
greatly surprised that their declared end
had heen attained-namely, the increase
of the prlses ofall manufactured products
affected by it.
s:These facts furnished the crownlng
feature Of the campaign and conclusively
demonstrated what the Democrats had
been asserting-namely, that the tariff
was tax and that it would increase the
cost of living as to all articles upon
which it operated. The unprecedented
success which was achieved by the Dem
ocraiic party at the recent elections and
the overwhelming defeat of the McKin-
lev bill were regarded as the triumph OF
Mr. Cleveland's policy, and since the
election the demand for his renomina-
ton has been intensified, so far as my
knowledge extends, in the Northwest.
do not pretend to speak for other Sec
tons Of the country.
$50 great, indeed, is the determlna-
ton OF the people to renominate Grow
er Cleveland that enough States to nomi-
nate him will in my judgment, be in-
structed for HIM before any State Con-
ventlon is held in tine State Of New
York for the appointment ofdelegates to
JQc NallOual SOuNcuLIOu.
sit therefore will make no difference
what attitude New York shall assume.
He will be nominated before New York
speaks, by instructions which will be
deemed inviolable. Those who now
deprecate this result may as well pre-
pare to accept the inevitable.
II have great admiration for Cover
nor Hill, and believe that his best friends
will advise him to accept the United
States Senatorshlp, which IS within his
reach, and bide his time for future honors
in higher sphere. He is still Young
and will grow in popularity with lncreas-
inc years. But if his lndiscreet friends
should unfortunately precipitate a con-
test between him and Mr. Cle1eland's
friends in the state of Now York there
can be but one result, and that will be
Governor Hips defeat
''Mr Cleveland is not only popular
with the Democratic masses, but he IS
also popular with conservative RepublI-
cans, who are in many instances DISCUS
ted with Reedism and MckInleylsm, and
desire to unite their fortunes at the next
opportunity. as they did on the 4th OF
this month, with the Democratic party.
The new recruits Of November t will
more readily embrace Mr. Cleveland's |
candidacy than that OF any other man
who can be mentioned; IN fact, such re-
cruits were in many instances secured
principally through their admiration for
Mr. Cleveland as well as their belief IN
the tariff reform which he advocated.
SIN speech at Columbus the other
night stated that Mr. Cleveland could |
carry the electoral votes Of th!rty-five
States. The number should have been
thirty-four. | have no doubt he can
carry thirty-four States, provided the IS
sues remain then as they were on No
vembcr /. and l do not apprehcnd any
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