The Russellville Democrat., 1891-06-04
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES.
Distinguished Pennsylvania Lecturer, Lawyer and Politician Passes
 Through Little Rock.
COL. L. F. COPELAND.
Cleveland is the Man, and Northern Mar wili be Vice President--Hi1l
 Not in It.

Col. L. F. Copeland, the famous Pennsylvania lecturer and lawyer, passed through Little Rock Thurs day enroute home from Texas, and while there was interviewed.
 "Colenel, in your extensive travels over the country during the last few months you have had an excellent op- portunity 10 ascertain the popular p0- litical feeling. Will you kindly give your opinion of the political outlookg he was asked.
 ssIt is most promising he answered. 'sI have not the slightest misgivlng as to the prospect for the election o q Democrat in 1892. 7
 "In your opinion who will be the nominee in 1922
 "Groyer Cleveland, if he lives. In the event of his death, Governor Robt. K. Pattison, of Pennsylvania.
 What do you think of the possibility of D. B. Hill being nominated?"
 "David B. Hiii has little or no strength as 8 presidential candidate, outside of New York, and l am sure from what have seen and know of his strength in that state, that it Is greatly oyerestimated. There Is feeling in certain Democratic strongholds even in that state, that Hill sold out Cleve- land in 1888, and compassed the defeat of the Democratic candidate for presi- dent in his determination to be re- elected governor"
 "Do you think that belief well founded?n
 ''Indeed 1 do. You remember that Cleveland was elected until we came to Kings county, N. Y., where there was a nominal Democratic majority of over 1000. A majority that dwindled to proportions sufficient to give the state to Harrison, but which gave Hill more than the nominal Democratic majority, all brought about by use of the corrup- ton fund of S400,000, raised by Quay, and the trading of votes for Harrison by Hills followers to get votes for him. No explanations or excuses can do away with facts, and these damaging facts are perfectly understood and believed by the Democratic voters generally. No. Hill cannot get two-thirds of the dele- gation from New York to the next con- yention. Mark my words, and outside of New York he is in no sense q presi- dential quantity"
 "What causes CleveIand's re- markable popularity with the people?"
 His brave, rugged honesty :; his statesmanship--for states man he is in the broad est wise, conservative, far-see- ing, always putting future good before temporary expediency, and, above all, looking to the country and the people for approval, rather than to demagogu ues and professional politicians. His ye- toes; his advocacy of tariff reform so early in his administration; his posi- tion on the silver question, so bravely taken, allprove this."
 'sWhat will be tbe effect of the Farm CTS Alliance in the presidential cam paign?'
 tIowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and, possi- ply, Wisconsin and Michigan, will have divided representation in the cleo toral college. So much clear gain for the Democratic nominee"
 'sWho will likely be the Democratic nominee for vice president?"
 's9ray, of Indiana, has the lead. Palmer, of Illinois, if not thought too old, is a second choice. Campbell, of Ohio, if he Is reelected governor, also looms up. In any event Western man.
 Col. Copeland is 8 prominent figure in Pennsylvania and Indiana politics. For long while he edited the chief paper in North Bend, Ind., and to him is giv- en the credit of making the Thirteenth district (Colfax's old districD Demo- cratic.
 He made eighty -four speeches in the Tilden campaign and forty-three for Hancock. He was schoolmate of D. B. Hill, and was at the law school with Dan Manning. He split the St. Joseph county delegation in the Indiana con vention, and in this way nominated Gray for governor.