The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-27
FOR A NEW PROPHET.
Change in Feelings of Wash
ington's Democracy.
CLEVELAND NO LONGER IDOL.
Today the Party Tolerates . Man Who
Believes I'm Some One Else
Incident of 1890.

weakening in their allegiance TO Grover
Cleveland. There was a time when even
10 breathe q suspicion that Cleveland was
not the coming man was deemed little less
than treachery here, but that time has
gone by. For example, few days ago j..
NJ. Carson, one of Cleveland's federal ap-
pointees in this state, and leading Demo-
crat Of King county, returned from a trip
TO the East. When sought out by re-
porter Of the Democratic local organ, Mr..
Carson spoke thus of the general political
situation:
Generally speaking the speakership contest
was fight between the Cleveland and anti
Cleveland forces, an everyone knows, and by the
election of Crisp the snti-Clevelsnd forces were
victorious am satisfied that the selection Of
Chicago 40 the place for holding the national
Democratic convention partook TO a large extent
of this feeling, because Cleveland's friends
favored either Milwaukee or 81. Paul Around
the national capital the politicians are opposing
Cleveland's reconciliation because they claim
that he will not be able to carry the
state of New York. On the other
hand Cleveland's friends claim that
he win not only carry the state and country by
larger majority than he did before. but viii
make a stronger run than any Democrat they
can put up, and that Governor Flowers ma
ioriiy was attained in that part of the state
u, Is
try districts.
From all that I could learn, the opposition
forces to Cleveland are concentrating upon Sem
ator German, of Maryland, In the event of HilPs
opposition preventing the denomination of
Cleveland and II IL Is thought inadvisable to
nominate German, because he is from south OF
Mason and Dixon's line, the friends of Hill will
endeavor to select a man from the West and
this brings into prominence the names of
Palmer, OF Illinois, and Boies, of Iowa.
Mr.. Carson further told reporter of the
PosT-INTELLIGENcER that he was as much
of Cleveland man as ever, and there was
no doubt that Cleveland was the choice of
the Democratic masses for 1892 Yet the
outlook was not any too bright for the ex-
president. for the political leaders were
against him, and unless the masses rose in
their might and insisted upon eleeting the
delegates to the conventions, the politi-
clans would carry their point. and Cor
man or some Western man would be the
nominee.
Though these words of Mr.. Carson's
seems simple and direct, yet, curiously
enough, his fellow Democrats have put
two widely different interpretations upon
them. Some say that Mr.. Carson has
blown trumpet call TO the rank and file
of The Washington Democracy to unite
for Cleveland and overthrow the wicked
politicians. Others hold that Mr.. Carson's
interview amounts to this: "Boys, of
course we're all for Cleveland, but the
painful part of it is Cleveland isn't in il.
The procession is marching in the
other direction, and so guess
those of rs who want to ride
in the band wagon would better
atop shouting for the great apostle of tariff
reform, and take up with German, Hill, or
whoever may be the coming man.
Though this latter Interpretation is by
many put on the limpid sentences that fell
from Mr.. Carson's lips. nevertheless Mr..
Carson has not been mobbed, assaulted,
nor yet driven from the party. Indeed he
spoke last night at the Democratic Central
Club and was warmly applauded.
This tolerance of anti-Cleveland senti-
ment recalls an incident that happened in
this state in the year of grace
is9o. On August ~ there met in the city
OF Tacoma a convention for the formation
of a state league of Democratic clubs. At
great expense Hon. Jefferson Chandler, of
st. Louis, Randall and a tariff Democrat.
had been imported from st. Louis to grace
the occasion. On the evening of August
% Mr.. Chandler told a Posr-INTEILI-
sEEcER reporter that with all due respect
10 ex-President Cleveland, he himself
thought David b. Hin would be
a more available candidate in 1892.
and some Western man would be
better than either one These
heretical opinions were printed in the
Posr-INTELLIeENoER of August %. and
they caused political earthquake at the
convention. The leaders of the party took
Mr.. Chandler aside and read the riot act to
him with vehemency which he cannot
forget to his dying day; aud informed him
that If he had come TO talk against Cleve-
land, the sooner he returned home the
better. The Democratic Tacoma Meas. in
stead OF treating the distinguished guest
with courtesy, bestowed upon him
half column of vituperation, I'M
der the taking title, "Mr. Chandler
ont of Tune The Nelrs could find no lam
suage strong enough 10 apply to one who
thought Cleveland might not be the COM
ing man; and declared that Mr.. Chandler.
% far from behaving as great man
should, had Jumped on the piano with
his programs and had smashed the f,irni-
ture."
King county--this same King county
that now listens calmly when Mr.. Carson
expresses fear that Cleveland is not the
coming man--added its drop 10
Mr.. Chambers cup of bitterness.
For whenever Cleveland's name
was mentioned at the convention
john I. Blackstone jumped up and
waved his cane, and every man in the
whole King county delegation yelled like
mad. The GROWING event OF the conven-
ton was 10 be mass-meeting at Tacoma
on the evening of August ~, with Nr.
Chandler as the spokesman. The King
county men. however, showed their LOYALTY
90 Cleveland by staying away almost in a
body; and indeed there were less than 400
attendants ststhst "mass-meeting."
On the following day the state nominal
Ing convention was held in this city, and
ut q meeting in the Armory in the evening
Mr.. Chandler gave brilliant address
avoiding Cleveland and the tariff. But
Vii II. Thompson made q fiery speech.
declaring for free speech, free ships and
free trade, and closing: Il hope 10 follow
again the same great champion of these
causes, who was with rs through two
stormy oampaigns-Grover Cleveland, and
now three cheers for him"
And n thousand Democrats rose 10 their
feet and shouted "Clevelandp'
Mr.. Chandler went away crushed aud
sore But exactly seventeen months later
60 day. Mr.. Carson, whose opinions GER
sainly bear an external resemblance TO
those cf the Hon. Jefferson Chandler. OF
~. Louis, is coddled and patted on the
back by the King county Democrats.
Where were Mr. Blackstone and his cane,
and where we're the Cleveland shouters
last night