The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-14
WILSON ON POLITICS.
a West Virginia Congressman in
9n0 Favor Of Cleveland.

r.surNGroN. May 13.-Congressman
,r'',;ar, r. Wilson of West Virginia when
...n Yesterday consented to give bis i'm
"-a.sIons of the political situation. As is
ri Known, Mr.. Wilson has been one OF
,.a most active workers in the campaign OF
Svcs lion during the past four years. He
sas snoken In nearly every state OF the
nniop. and, only fe" months ago, made
al H,bronsh the extreme northern states,
ous s coming back through the central or
u'i IL impressions, therefore, are not merely
-. ~ q man who keeps closely in touch
In everything in Washington, but OF one
nc nv personal contact, has probably
80 INTO close relations with more demo-
o.a,s recently than any other man In the
Lisa His opinions, therefore, are those
yoop who knows. MIR. Wilson said:
~ have addressed democratic meetings
- mingled with leading democrats, from
a ~ Atlantic to the Pacific, during the past
.uo months. and while l have con-
s;stsntly avoided even the appearance Of
.Jvocating any candidate, the fact has been
1orced on me that four out OF every five
dsmocrats. the country over, desire the re-
nomination of MIR. Cleveland. For most OF
!barn this desire is ardent and enthusiastic,
.rd It will be a strange and dangerous
hing if marty managers and politicians can
.bwsrt the will of the masses. These gentle-
non naturally desire a more pliable man,
IL one who would take into the white
bouse a stronger sense OF obligation to
them But that is one of the very reasons
That the people are SO strongly for Mr..
Cleveland"
CLEVELAND AVAILABLE.
"Wbst do you think Of his availability
for 1S92N
sure in the first place, that il Mr.. Cleve-
land is not available, do not know who is.
a dsclded majority of che people of the
country are opposed to the Republican
nsrtv bitterly opposed to its tariff policy
rs force bills and sectionalism, and Its con-
tamnt for states rights. 1t holds power
solely because that great aud growing ma
iority is not able to unite against it. In my
Judgment and observation, Mr.. Cleveland
ia the one man who can unite most Of that
opposition to the Republican party. The
immense and steadily increasing number of
voters at the north who stand somewhat de-
tached from either party, are zealously for
Mr.. Cleveland. Everywhere have heard
men say: IF the democrats nominate
Cleveland, | will vote my first democratic
ticket Party managers have been blind to
two conspicuous facts: The phenomenal
growth Of tariff reform since 1888, and
the scarcely less phenomenal growth
in the popularity, of MIR. Cleveland,
and In his hold upon the people
since his retirement from Office. am
not aware of anything like this latter In
our political history. His nomination gives
us the combined strength of the cause and
Of the man. 1t pitches the campaign upon
the great and winning issue, and it responds
to the wishes Of the masses of the party.
Almost any other nomination carries with
1t only the reliable party strength. aud more
or less poignant disappointment of the peo-
pie. With Mr.. Cleveland, we should prob
ably lose some democratic votes in New
York and elsewhere, but who can doubt
that such losses would be more than ooun-
terbalanoed by gains from the other side,
and who can measure the force and conta-
gion Of the enthusiasm that would thrill
the ranks OF the partys This means many
votes. A moral purpose, it is said, multi
plies as by ten, and nomination made on
sincere party conviction and from sincere
party courage, not from mere expediency
and scheming, would have that effect"
THE wATTERSoN INTERVIEWS.
Have you seen Mr.. Wattersons inter-
viewsp
~ have read quite number of bis re-
ported utterances Of late. He is always
brilliant. always sound on party Issues, but,
as weather prophet is liable to err as any
other foreteller of unhappened events.
Washington is not good place to learn Of
the current Of public opinion, or to pass
upon its wisdom, but 1t is very clear that
the anti. Cleveland leaders here have i'm
pressed Mr. Watterson very strongly with
the idea, OF which he seemed already pos
sessed, that Mr.. Clevelauds nomination
means party defeat.
When managers have found themselves
helpless to stay popular movement, what
more natural than for them to call it a
craze and to cry out that it means disas-
ter. We have not yet reached the point in
the Democratic party when the deliberate
cnolce Of its masses can be called craze
however distasteful it may be to the politi-
clans. They have been trying for months
10 stamp out fire that springs up under
thelr feet whenever they pause to take
breath. l do not disparage party mana
gers NO one who runs for Office is apt to
90 that Ii is a comfort to have them
around In campaign. But on the other
inand, DO not question their party loyalty.
They will, in the main, fight as earn
esty for Mr.. Cleveland, if he is NOM
mated, as for a man of their own choice,
and when we add the hearty support of
lne great body Of independents. able to de.
cue the vote Of states like New York,
massachusetts, and others, and, above all
tIe oellght and enthusiasm OF the rank aud
ule OF the party at getting the man of their
eGolce, am thoroughly convinced, in spite
u Col Watterson's dark forebodIngs,. that
.le nomination of Mr.. Cleveland is the
.Lohgest we can make, and that it would
caII up a ground-swell Of popular approval
uoone else could hope for"