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WARRINGTON, April 3l.-one OF the mos
significant facts Of the political situatlon is MOI
| only the admission, but the announcement b.
| prominent Democrats, that Grover Cleveland
will not be the nominee Of his party at the next
| Presidential convention. There has been a
| notable diminutlon In the Cleveland movement
for the last two months here. The recent in.
tervlew in the Neo York World and the conse.
ouent attack OF Mr.. Dana upon the OK -Presl-
dent, have furnished the text for the new dis
cussion OF the Cleveland movement. Mr..
Cleveland has been regarded hitherto as a
mascot. Luck has always been with him. II
has been assumed that he could mako no mis-
take. But the Worlds interview is admitted to
have been very aross mistake.
There was one point connected with this In
terview which decent journalists ought not to
pass unnoticed. Mr.. Cleveland over his own
signature has never denied that he said in sub
stance what was attributed to him. 1t is
probable that he never will. The editorial de-
NAL OF the accuracy OF the statement In the
Neto York World was Of the most perfunctory
character. II Is very plain that It was secured
through the influence OF Mr.. William @. Whit
ney. who was we'll aware Of the great injury
which such an interview would DO upon his
former chief But the denial. although con-
tanning most unjust reflection upon the re-
porter. did not deny the essential facts It
stated that Mr.. Cleveland did not say for pub
lication all Of the language attributed to him.
The Sun, on the other hand, said that IL had
made its own Independent investigation and
that 1t was satisfied that he did say all that he
was reported to have said. THE Sun did not
however. say that he made the entire state
ment which was published.
Mr.. Crawford, the reporter who II is said Sc
cured and wrote the interview. is well known
in Washington. He was o resident here for
many years. he was we'll esteemed. He
gained good reputation as one OF the younger
members OF the profession who was earnest to
do good and honest work. Those who know
him well will not believe thathe deliberately in
vented the language which he put in the mouth
OF the ex-President. II young Mr.. Crawford
says land he is understood to make such
statement most emphatloally) that Grover
Cleveland used the language that he tCrawfordl
attributed to him. there probably Is not news
paper representative in Washing ton who knows
Mr. Crawford who will not believe him. what
ever may have been said by the friends OF the
ex-President or by the newspaper editor who
praises the reporter for his enterprise on ono
day, rebukes him at the instance OF powerful
political personages for alleged invention on
the next, but refuses to accept Q resignation
rendered In Indignation because OF that re-
Duke.
1t has been remarked In o good many quar-
tiers recently that Grover Cleveland seemed to
have lost his mascot. That mascot was Daniel
Lamont Bulls" like the World interview
were never heard Of when the shrewd private
secretary stood guard over every utterance OF
his chief. Daniel Lamont does not seem to be at
Grover Cleveland's elbow now. Nor does he
appear to be his constant companion. Men in
formed In New York politics say that Grover
Cleveland is not having the advice OF his old
Private Secretary in the personal campaign
which he is conducting In tho interests Of his
Presidential aspirations. At all events, It is
clear as daylight that Daniel Lamont NO longer
stands guard over Grover Clevelsnd's mouth.
WEBB.
Prom an Editorial Arttets IN the Boston Journal
The rumor that his alteration with THE
Bun has killed all OF Mr.. Cleveland's chances
for the next Presidential nomination OF his
party will be received with real regret by q
great many good Republicans. We Bhrewdly
suspect that the sstute leaders Of national
Democratic politics are not altogether disap-
pointed By tho new turn things have taken.