New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-12
CAST OUT BY WATTERSON.
NEITHER HILL NOR CLEVELAND SUITS HE
KENTUCKY EDITOR
HE WANTS THE DEMOCRATS TO CHOOSE SOME

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OTHER MAN FOR A PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Chicago. March iI.-IIenry watterson. in an inter
view at tile Richeueu Hotel virtually calls upos
Mr. Cleveland 10 Withdraw from the race Tor the
Presidential nomination Mr.. Watterson said tina
nomination of the President would be suicidal Tor
the Democratic party Mr.. Ill., too he believes ms
dug his own political grave In New-fork state ana
he regarls the conflict there at practically rrr'ohHF
able The party, he saws, must come West Tor us
candidate seek him in either Massachusetts,, Pennsy
vania or Maryland. In calling upon Mr.. Cleveland
to withdraw Mr.. watterson rather scored the eS'
President. The Kentucky editor read the Interview
It written and Endorsed 1t rs correct Ihree
questions were propounded to the Kentuckian. The
first and second related Mr. Wattersons well known
views upon the tariH and silver. The thru and
most important question. that OF the Presidential
nomination, Mr. Watterson answered last. lie said
al have never INDUCED myself very much In hero
worship, and any good Democrat whom the Nauona
Convention may see fit TO nominate will suit me. II
| had to put man In the White House he would DO
Mr. Carlisle. regard him the best equipped
Democrat In public life. lie is able and honest he
is sound TO the and has tic courage of his con-
victions lie was making great expoItions in Dem
ocratic lore and leading Democratic tariff battles
when Mr.. Cleveland Mayor OF Buffalo. lie would
make an eminent President. Him aside, any body Will
suit me il he does not come from New-lork.7
"why sol'
Because the factions there have made the nonina-
ton OF any New-Yorker impossible. Governor Hiu
has killed Mr. Cleveland and In doing 50 he has
almost killed himself. The nomination must come
West or 80 TO MASSACHUSETTS, Pennsylvania or Mary
land. II could not elect Mr.. Cleveland In 1883.
when he was In the White House, and when We had
all the outer forms and shows OF harmony In the
state OF New-York, what chance could We
have against the present vehement oppositioni
Mr.. Cleveland made good President. In greed
affairs he has many of the elements Of great man.
am most sincerely his friend. But l must con-
test and sometimes feel like resentlng. the notion
that he is our SOLE our only and most original Moses
In the matter OF tariff reform Mr.. Cleveland allowed
three years Of his old administration TO pass before
he declared himself When other Democrats were
struggling with the demons OF darkness he Was
passive and silent. When he did speak out he spoke
well. but he skeptcal Of the Issue he had
himself prcclpitated he sent Mr.. German and the
late william l.. Scott to st. Louis with cut and
dried platform, ignoring his own message, ignoring
the NILS bill, and reasserting rs the party law TIC
stinddle we had made in Chicago in lssi: do not
mean TO impeach or erltidse Mr.. Cleveland IN tns
least. lie Is as good u tariff reormer ~ anybody,
but he Is no better than half dozen who have an
equal Sia With him to tns pubic seens en- m. III,
nomination would be sheer suicide. and ! have 20
much respect for his sense Of dignity ana honor na
:. do you think Senator Palmer is too oldi'
why, what i the matter with Gladstone or Bis
marckf No, certainly lie Is an excellent man
and II there are $40 sink holes In his record would
make an excellent candidate. 80 would Governor
Boies OF Iowa. SO would Governor Russell or Gov
ernor Pattison or Mr.. >Gorman. IL We decide 10 60
Fast The woods are full Of admirable posslbh'
ies.p
In reference 20 hint that he himself might be
n candidate, Mr.. Watterson remarked: when thero
has been n foreign and have had the oppor-
tunty TO sink my Confederate record under Union
commission and do prodgi OF vaor on the tente9
field or words TO that effect. come TO me and VIII
talk 10 YOU about it -
Tonight Mr.. watterson left here for Louisville