The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-05
NOT RUNNING BUT READY.
Cleyeland's Position as Defined by CleFe-
land. He is as Much in tie Race as
Ever-Not Working to be President
Again but Willing to Lead
the Party II Asked.
baltimore SUM-

n E" ORh, T SU. -U.-1 uS StdteuleAI
in to-day's Washington Post concern
ing the withdrawal of Mr.. Cleveland's
name from among the candidates for
the presidency was reprinted here this
afternoon. The Sun correspondent took
copy Of it to Mr.. Cleveland's office in
William street and showed him the
article. It was the first he had seen of
the statement. After reading the tele-
graphed reproduction Of the Posts
article over carefully, he said that he
was not now, and never had been,
candidate for the nomination for the
presidency in the sense of actively
seeking such a nomination. That was
all the truth there was in the whole
article.
It is no secret that when Mr.. Cleve-
land first came to settle down as a phi
vate citizen in New York it was his
intention to attend to his private busi-
ness and enter thoroughly into To
comforts andjoys of private life. lie has
held all the highest political honors
that his fellow citizens could give him
and the turmoil and contentious OF
active political life have no attraction
for him. Neither is there any fame to
be won in another presidential term
thai would counterbalance the hard
work and personal discomfort of four
wears more in the white house, not to
speak at all of the distasteful incidents
| of a national campaign. This he has
never concealed from his friends. He
has never made any mystery Of it, and
those who know how be always insists
on telling the whole truth on all
matters having long since appreciated
the full meaning of his desire to live
quietly up 10 the honors and dignity OF
a private citizen. The statement, there,
fore, that his friends have had any
consultation to change bis ideas on the
subject is manifestly untrue.
ALI who knew the man and bis re-
cord, thoroughly understood that stern
call of duty alone could make Mr.. Cleve'
land sacrifice his strong personal dlsln-
clination to again enter public life. He
is democrat, strong in the faith and
anxious to have the party of popular
self government succeed, and once
more control the executive offices and
the policy of therepublic. He has never
sought a nomination for any office.
But when he was nominated he did
all he knew how to have the party that
gave him the leadership triumph.
The Evening World says: "Col. Dan
Lamont was seen at his Office in Mills
building. He said he did not believe
the statement in regard to Mr.. Cleve-
land"
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 There were
but few persona at the Capitol to-day
who credited the story published IN the
| Washington Post, alleged to have been
an authorized statement, to the effect
that under no circumstances will Mr..
Cleveland be the democratic candidate
for the presidency in 1892. AS matter
ofcourse the story formed an interesting
topic for political gossip, and it was
| freely discussed in both wings of the
CAPITOL. No one volunteered to name
| the gentleman whom Mr.. Cleveland
authorized to make this startling an
nouncement, but it was said that the
story was based on a conversation
Senator Carlisle had with Mr.. Cleve-
land several months ago, when the
latter is alleged to have said that under
20 circustances would he seek a re-
| nomination, and he would not accept
it if rendered unless it came backed up
by practically unanimous request of
the democrati .,arty. 1t was further
| said that he does not propose to stand
in the way of any other gentleman
whom the party may deem more avail
able, but there was nothing in bis con-
versation to indicate that he is not
| willing to be governed by the senti-
| ment of his party so far as the nomina-
| tic is concerned.
Senator Carlisle was not at the capi-
| tai. but few of his associates take any
stock in the story. A senator, who is
very close to Mr.. Carlisle personally,
said he heard it said severa. months ago
that Mr.. Cleveland had intimated in a
conversation with Mr.. Carlisle that
there were many disagreeable features
| in connection with the occupancy OF
the white house, some of which were
very distasteful to Mrs. Cleveland.
This is the nearest any one would come
to confirming the story.
An Eastern congressman, whose per-
sonal and political relations with MI
| Cleveland are most friendly, called
upon Mr.. Cleveland ir New York re-
Gently, and in the course of conversa'
ton the presidential question came up
There was nothing said which could
| be construed in declination of the
the nomination. On the contrary, Mr.
| Cleveland left the impression upon his
| visitor that he (Mr. Cleveland) expected
| to be the democratic nominee in 1892
and appeared confident of democratic
| success. The congressman in question
confded this fact to g. few Of his perso
| nal friends upon his return to the capi'
tai, and none Of Mr.. Cleveland's SUI
po-ters in Congress have any reason tc
doubt that he will be their leader in
the next campaign. twill be remem-
bered that about a year before the
meeting of the democratic convention
of 1855 it Was said on the authority OF
a senator that Mr.. Cleveland would
not be a candidate for reelection. This