The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-05-19
CLEVELAND NOT THE MAN.
Henry W"tt"rbon Givos tits Rsasops for
Opposing Him.

hehrF "nttrrson Givos Hts Reasons for
Opposing Him.
LOUISVILLE, May 1.-THE following
was recently published in the Courier.
Journal:
Ii these Democratic newspapers.
which are filling the air with their ont.
cries for Cleveland or collapse, and
those over cautious politicians. who
are by their silence allowing the case
so stated to go by default, succeed in
forcing the nomination of the defeated
ex President in a burst of emotional
insanity at Chicago, they will be an
swerable for grert crime AGAINST a
great cause; but, even if their overflow
of lll-timed and ill.aimed enthusiasm
Is bafiled by the sober, second thought
OF the national convention, they will
Stlil have done Il bad part by that cause
IN raising Whirlwind of mistaken ex-
Pectahcy and thus creating in advance
Tor the ticket that is finally nominated
Il feeling Of disappointment and de-
preston among those Democrats whom
they have so wantonly misled. More
THAN year ago it was proclaimed in
these columns that, "If New York
should come to the national convention
"eo''i'''o VII Si0fCltu VI GSSll ulVluPu.
his nomination would be suicidal" and
to all appearances, that opinion met
me acQuieScence of everybody, Mr..
Cleveland Included. Yet, in the face
OF the fact that New York is solid
against Mr.. Cleveland, who has no
other support In his own state than a
Oody OF dlSOrganizerS, whooped up by
the mugwump press, and led 10y Demo-
cratic nobodles,. there are Democrats,
and plenty of them, crazy enough to
thlnk that he stands show of election
If he is nominated. Such lunacy was
never known before in the history of
American politics.
Not the least curious feature of this
business is the disposition manifested
IN certain quarters to identify the
present situation with that of 1880.
and, taking heed OF the failure to re-
n0mlHate the old ticket, and the diSas.
ter that came of it, to urge, hv that
token, the rCnomruation OF Mr.. Clrve-
land. There is not the least parallel
In 1876 we had elected Mr.. Tilden. lie
had been robbed of his office by the
republican conspiracy. IT the Demo
cratic party had been true TO itself,
and to the issue thus raised, it, would
nave swept the country in 1880. But
because OF Il mere revolt OF the party
II,
MIN. Mr.. Tllden had the regular or
gantzation of the party in his own
Sta,r solid behind him. l'et, at the
Instance Of IA small minority, he was
set aside, and Gen. Hancock nominated
III his stead, because the Cincinnati
convention thought that he could not
carry New York. How different the
present situation. In 1883 Mr.. Cleye
land was defeated. He lost the vote of
the State Of New i urk. Nothing has
happened to Indicate since that he is
stronger now than he was then Mean
While tht regular organization of the
party, AL the accredited leaders agree
ing, declares against Mr.. Cleveland and
in favor of Governor Hill. The sole
support left Mr.. Cleveland is a faction
winch was not strong enough to make
l!Srll 1tlt III The regular State COnyen-
lloh. lie Is, as far as his State is con-
ccrncd, the nominee Of revolt. Yet
II Is urged that the party fly in the face
ol all this, setting aside the regular or
gahlHl'lOn and accepting the law and
gospel from Il body of mere boilers,
ahu thele are newspapers mad enough
TO tell us, that under such conditions.
we can carry New York for Cleveland
In the beginning, had intended to
let the whole thing take It's course
party is bent on going to the devil as.
tIlic or MIR. Cleveland'S back and if
Mr.. Cleveland himself is So daZed by
Ihe bee III his bonnet us to be willing.
why should any dissenting Democrat
lnlcrpoSe in objection? All nv life I
nave een lighting uphill battles for
lF"thS which The party would no. see
untll 1t was too late. I am tired. /
nave earned rest. 1t matters not to
me who gets the Offices. | never get
dhNlhlnS but abuse for telling the
lfn'h. AS far dis my own personal in
terrHt ana predllectiOn is concerned, [
would not walk around the corner to
name jhr next President of the United
should like TO see the Democratic partv
Mll the next election, and, as nobody
else seems willing to say what every
b"dy here knows as well as | do. it is
pat upon me as very disagreeable,
D'' very Imperative, duty to declare,
as | Shal! continue to do to the end
lilaI the nomination Of Mr.. Cleveland
IS the surrender of the election In a l.
vance
II 1T were required to vindicate q
| should eXclalm, "God speed
H. But Mr.. Cleveland represents
hothlng Mhich other, and more availa.
tle Democrats than ne, do not repre-.
sent as well as he. We gave him his
in 1888, and, with every.
inihg IN his favor, he lost his election.
1t Is Il demonstrable proposition that
now, with everything against him, he
cannot win 1T. In New York he will
nave |" bridge an impossible gulf. In
liie W eSt, MS silver views and record
give us no assurance that he can make
Soou the gam TO compensate his losses
i'll the East. Even in Indiana his name
is the kcynot to Il schism. He has
played out his good luck, and he o'>t mt
not TO ask or expect his party blinuly to
back h;S Dad luck.
HENRY WATTERSON
want Give Up tho Fight.
NASlIINGTON, May 8-Mr Pierce
of Tennessee has not abandoned hnno