Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-03-19

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General Bragg, Of Wisconsin. wrote
ex. president Cleveland for > direct answer
as 10 his candidacy for the Presidency.
The ex-President has replied in g man
ner that leaves no room 10 doubt that he
Is in the race for the nomination. While
assuming 10 be on . smooth, unrufiied
the letter is clearly Of the soul
grapes character. He talks about full
and fair and free action by all OF the
people in political affairs, asa lick al Hill
in New York, while as President he de-
MED free political action to all American
citizens who happened to be in the Fed
ersl employment ct the time. The judg.
ment Of fair. minded men must be that
the ex-President is hypocriticslly ircon-
sistent. 1t is also true that a good deal
Of egotisms always crops out in Mr..
Cleveland's writings. Fawning fools tell
him that he is the greatest man alive, and
he invariably seconds the motion with
promptness, not to say with nsuseating
po~sitiveness. The whole truth is that
Mr.. Cleveland 10 rated entirely too high
as to his ability in the minds OF some
and too low in the minds Of others. He
is neither very great nor altogether
very small. He is just an ordinary
average sort of American citizen, . little
spoiled with the big head by his old
Federal Brigade Of office holders. Cen
eral Bragg. who now writes him in terms
Of eadesring friendship, was his Minister
TO Mexico, Villas. Bsysrd, Fairchilds
and Whitney, who are his greatest boom.
ers, were ell members of his Cabinet,
and hope to get consideration again
should their old chief succeed. 1t is
quite likely that Dan Lamont, his old
private secretary, is also for him. Bot
it is . mistake to claim that Mr.. Cleve-
land has great popularity in the country
ct large. He SCENE to be strong in . few
spots and in States that are sure to go
Republican. nc matter who the Demo-
GRATIS candidate may be. The Demo-
cratic States that mast furnish the votes
to elect the President do not want Cleve.
land. There are one million Of Demo
Gratis in the United States who would
not walk across the street to see Mr..
Cleveland President again. The men
who work, and 90 to conventions, and
spend their money for the success Of the
party do not want him ct any price. His
nomination ct Chicago would mean the
next thing to humiliation in November.
Cleveland lie the only Democrat in
America that Harrison can beat in q
canter for the Presidency. When Grover
Cleveland is made the candidate the
Democratic party will be suddenly seized
with the dry rot and had as well retire
from business. He will lose two Demo
cratic votes for every Mugwump taat he
can attract to his standard. II is idle TO
talk about this man as the aSndidate.
He was given a second trial, In which he
failed, and that should be enough for any
one man in this great Republic. But his
letter 10 Bragg shows plainly that he has
the nomination on the brain. He wants
il and wants it badly. His own State
has decided with the greatest unanimity
not to give him q single delegate, and
still he has hope that the lightning may
in some way strike him. His conceit Is
overpoweriug. He evidently believes
that there Is embodied in himself a
charmed destiny. But we are certain
he will find when he reaches Chicago
that the charm is broken. And we have
nothing against Mr.. Cleveland. further
than we know that he is not available as
. candidate. He is not with his party
on the silver question, and cannot be put
forward as chief exponent Of Demo-
cratic doctrines and policies. This should
rule him entirely out Of the list Of a..
pirants. As . matter Of fact ID 10 indie
cent in the ex. President to admit that he
10 . candidate with not one man from his
own State to support him in the National
Convention. This admission will lower
and weaken him with Intelligent men all
over the country. 1t puts his vanity for.
ward more conspicuously than ever, and
"vanity goeth before . fall " sayeth the
book Of all books. We do not see how
Mr.. Cleveland can be q candidate for the
Presidential nomination. He 10 to-day
the greatest disturbing element in the
party. and about the only obstacle to
harmony and success in the coming cam
paign. II the Democratic party is de.
feated this Fall it will be because Of
Cleveland aud his boilers knitting the
ticket in New York.
In the meantime Senator Hill is meet
ing with . perfect ovation on his South
ern tour.