The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-08
had. or can ever hope TO have as long as
they harbor all the cranks in the country
II is question Of principles, not pistols
wouldn't Interfere In Any OF the stare
Campaigns which Closed Yesterday

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Campaigns which Closed Yesterday.
Saws the Washington correspondent o.
the Baltimore Sun:
"The President has been numerously
requested to participate in the campaign
in several States. but he has persistentiy
refused 10 do so. The solicitation has
chiefly taken the form Of requests by In
| terested persons TO make appointments
which should apply to the credit Of gu
| bernatorial and other candidates. The
| President has persistently refused to
! yield 10 such solicitations. and while on
: no occasion has he stated his position, he
has privately claimed that the national
! administration could not afford consistent
/ ~ 70 participate in a State campaign;
| that such action would practically be an
| interference with the sovereignty Of the
several States. and that It would be a
controversiOn Of the generally established
Democratic doctrine.
"Mr. Cleveland has been especially in
vited TO take part in the Democratic cam
paigus I'm Virginia, Ohio Iowa and Mas
sAchusetts, bur he has been firm In bis
purpose 10 keep hands off" not because
ne does not desire the success Of his party
I'm all Of these States. but because he does
not conscientiously believe that It is his
duty to participate by word or act, di-
rectly or indirectly, in a State campaign.
While he has been frequently requested
10 reply to letters upon the Issues In the
campaigns in the several States named.
he has persistently refused 10 do so. Not
since he left the White House I'm March,
1882 has an important campaign. either
national or State. passed without a de-
caration from him on the pending issues
IL lie
Dental office beyond the pale OF State
interference.
1t cannot be denied, however. that Mr..
Cleveland is not interested personally in
the results tomorrow in the several
States In which elections Of Importance
are to be held. This interest is only that
OF citizen. As President Of the United
states Mr.. Cleveland is chiefly interested
In the result Of the elections OF the South.
because Of the attitude OF the Southern
senators against the silver repeal bill.
He has been led TO believe that I'm the
local elections I'm many of the Southern
states there Will be a decided reaction
against the Democratic party. lie has
not however, placed much confidence I'm
these reports While he believes that
the Democratic majoritles in some sec
lions OF the South will not reach the
normal figures, he believes that eventually
the element now opposing will be con-
WINGED of the wisdom OF his course in
signing the repeal silver bill. In this
view Of the situation at the South the
President is in accord with some OF the
most astute senators and representatives
from that section. They admit that there
may be a falling off in the normal Demo
cratic vote at to-morrow's election, but
they assert that the sound financial views,
as advocated by the friends Of the present
administration, will eventually have the
effect Of placing the Democratic party
upon firmer basis than II has hereto
fore occupied, and that the party will
have a stronger and more lasting policy
than that founded upon racial and kin
dred issues"