The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-12

CHICAGO, March 1l.-11on. Henry Wat
eyon, in an authorized interview
at the Richelieu hotel to-day, virtually
called upon Mr.. Cleveland TO Withdraw
from the race for the Presidential nomi-
nation. Mr.. Wattcrson said the nomi-
nation OF the ex-President would be
ucidal for the Democratic party. Hill,
100, he believed, had dug his own politi-
cal grave in New York state, and he
regards the conflict there as practically
irreconciliable. The party, ho said,
must come west for its candidate, or
seek him in either OF tho three states OF
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania or Mary
land. In practically calling upon MIR.
Cleveland 10 withdraw, Mr.. WNtterson
rather scored tho eX-President. Tho
Kentucky editor read tho interview
alter it was written and endorsed it as
correct. Three questions were pro-
pounded to. the distinguished Ken
iuckian. The first and second related
10 Mr.. Watterson's well known views
upon the tariff and silver. Tho third
and most important question, that OF
the Presidential nomination, Mr.. Wat
terson answered last. He said:
" have never INDUCED myself very
much in hero worship, and any good
Democrat whom tho national conven-
may see fit to nominate will suit mo. II
| had toput man in tho white house
he would be Mr.. Carlisle. l regard him
as the best equipped Democrat in pub
lie life. lie is able and honest. He is
sound to the core and has tho courage
oi his convictions. He was making
great cxpositions in Democratic lore and
leading Democratic tariff battles when,
Mr.. Cleveland was mayor OF Buffalo.
lie would make an eminent President.
Him aside, anybody will suit me if he
does not come from New York"
"Why so?"
"Dccause the factions there have made
the nomination OF any New Yorker i'm
possible. Governor Hill has killed Mr..
Cleveland, and in doing so he has,
think, killed himself. The nomination
must como west or 60 to Massachusetts
or Maryland or Pennsylvania. If we
could not elect Mr. Cleveland in 1855,
when he was in the white house and
when VIC had all the outer forms and
shows OF harmony in the state OF New
York, what chance should wn have
against tho present vehement opposi-
tom -.
"Mr. Cleveland made us good Presi-
dent. In great affairs he has many of
the clements OF 4 great man. nm most
sincerely his friend. But I must con-
test, and sometimes I feel like resent
ing, the notion that he is our sole, our
only and most original Moses in the
matter Of tariff reform;
MIR. Cleveland allowed three years Of
his administration to pass before he de-
cIarcd himself. When other Democrats
were struggling with the demons OF
darkness he was passive and silent.
When he did speak out, he spoke well,
put he was sheptical OF the issue ho had
himself pcrpetratcd. He sent Mr.. Cor
man and the latc YIN. L. Scott to st.
Louis with 4 cut and dried platform ig-
h0r!nS his own message, ignoring the
M'!Is bill, and rcasserting rs the party
law the straddle we had made in Chicago
IL 1851. do not mean to impeach or
criticize Mr. Cleveland in the least. He
IS as good tariff rciormcras as anybody
mt he is no better thsn hall dozen,
who have an equal claim with him to
me public confidence. In the face OF
me New York affair, it seems to mo
his nomination would be suicide, and
have SO much respect ior his sense OF
dignity and honor that L take it for
granted that he will in duo time with
draw his name"
DO you think Senator Palmer is too
Why, what is the matter with Glad
Stone or Bismarck? No; certainly not.
lie Is m excellent man and ii there arc
10 holes i'll his record, would mako All
excellent candidate. So would Cover
nor Boies, OF Iowa. So would Governor
h!UsSeI, or Governor Pattison, or Mr..
Horm0n, ii we decide to 90 east. The
woods are full OF possibilities
IN reference to hint that he, HIM
sen, might be q candidate, Mr.. Waiter
son sarcastically remarked: "Whon
mere has been foreign war, and have
AaH the opportunity to sink my confed-
crate record under a union commission
ana do progidies ofvalor onthe tented
neld-or words to that cilect-come to
me and ! will talk to you about it."
~, ;1i,o'niSht Mr.. Watterson lett for Louis.
Cleveland Their FnvorItc.
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