The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-18
CLEVELAND'S AVAILABILITY.
A Very bright Outlook for tle Ex-pres-
idsnt In SinetY-TWo.

WASHINGTON, Nov. I.-Ex-Post-
master-General Don II. Dickinson is in
Washington attending the sessions OF
the supreme Court. He discussed the
result of the elections at some length
with a reporter this morning..
"Of course" he said, every one who
was associated with Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
ministration must rejoice over the re-
suit in New York, Massachusetts and
Iowa. Mr.. Campbell made glorious
fight in Ohio and deserves great credit
for it. I regret that he is not to serve
another term as Governor but McKin-
ley's election is not much OF victory
fer the Republicans. To be decisive,
he should have carried the State as Cor
mon carried Maryland. With the na-
lional party organization strain!ng every
nerve in his behalf he should have been
elected by very much larger majority
than he got. From party point of view
his election, think, will prove benefit
10 the Democrats, inasmucn as II VIII
compel the Republicans to stand up TO
fight II defense Of the Mckinley law.
That is. OF course, what the Democrats
want. If Mckinley had been beaten the
Republicans wcul,i probably be now lock-
ing around for scn.e other issue.
Il think the Democracy is sure Of
success in ;92 ca the tariff issue. The
tariff will be the issue upon which the
campai N will be fought. I 10 not think
tf.at the silver question will figure Il the
campaign. l thiak there will be legis-
{ ,alion OF a tentative character on that
subject BY the Fifty-second Congress.
doubt its being possible to get a tree
coinage bill through the Senate. The
margin is very Darrow. and il the !lst
the force bill light had q great deal 10 90
with tie vote on silver. But if a free
coinage bill should be passed by both
houses Of Congress the probabilities are
that it would Je vetoed, and -lis co1sid-
eratl ~ will probably lead to some ex-
perlmentai, perhaps temporary, imam
c;al legislation, which will carry the
whole question over uyHil after tie ma
tional election"
Mr. Dickinson said he thought thu
result Of Tuesdays vote made things
look particularly bright tor Mr.. Cleve-
land.
II do not think" he said, that there
IS anything in this talk of great hostility
toward Mr. Cleveland on the par! OF Nj.
Hill and his friends. l think it viii be
found that the party in New York IS
{united or Cleveland"
''Do you think the Democrats can hold
Iowa."
Beyond question. Iowa may be
counted as a safe Democratic State On
the tariff issue. Her electoral vote will
be cast for the Democratic candidate tor
President IN 1922"
Glow about Massachusetts"
1.-The vote Of Massachusetts will be
cast for Mr.. Cleveland ifhe is the nomi-
nee. Mr.. Cleveland can carry the State.
He can carry Wisconsin also."
! "Does the election Of a Republican to
fill the vacancy IN the House caused by
the death of Mr.. Ford signify that the
Democrats are losing their hold on Mich
ligau?"
"Not at all. The Republicans cannot
carry Michigan on the tariff issue. The
reason the Republicans elected their
member this time was that the vote,
which IS properly Democratic. was di-
vided between two candidates. The COM
bined vote of the straightout Democrat
and of the Industrial candidate was very
much larger than the vote by which the
Republican was elected. In national
campaign the vote will 60 to the Demo
cratic candidate"