Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-08
GEN. WEAVER TALKS.
The POpulist Candidate for the Presi-
dency Button-hOled by New
Mexican Scribe.
His Views on National Politics-Cleve
lands Policy of Patronage
and Plutocracy.

Special Correspondence New MEXICAN.
MUTT STATION, N. NJ, May 6, '93.-Gen.
Weaver, e1-presidential nominee of the
Populist party, afforded the NEW MEX
1cAN to-day very interesting interview.
Discussing the political situation he
said:
''Mr. Cleveland is evidently trying to
gain time. The necessity to revise and
reform the 'robbcr tariff is not half 80
great now as it seemed when his orators
and he we're trying to convince the peo-
cratic president. Had 1 been elected
would have considered it my bounden
duty to have assembled congress imme-
diately after the Inauguration, and I can
not see Mr., Cleveland's excuse to do
otherwise.
II remember, in 1879, my first ex-
perience in congress was gained during
an extra session called by President
Hayes TO consider the financial condition
of the country Mr.. Cleveland's position
is similar yet he will not convene con-
gress because he needs time to mature
his plans.
"He is engaged in recognizing. the
Democratic party
TO FURTHER HIS OWN PECULIAR VIEWS
on silver. His purpose is to organize
the business masses-to incorporate
wealth into solid phalanx against the
balance Of the country. If you will no
tice his appointments, Massachusetts,
the home OF corporations, has got fifteen
of the best, including Olney, as attorney
general, who represents the New England
and Burlington railways. New York of
course has big thing in the presidency.
Then he hopes that Gresham can hold
Indiana and Illinois. From thence he
jumps out to Nebraska and takes law
yer who opposed the fusion of Democrats
and Populists in that state, permitting
It's vote to be cast for Harrison, and
makes him secretary of agriculture.
Georgia, and sss.beEaa--two states that
are no more Democratic at heart than
Massachusetts, which increased her ma
jority for Harrison-get two cabinet
positions. Alabama I carried if the vote
had been fairly counted. Then there is
Mr.. Carlisle, whose head is filled with every
theory of finance except the one the peo-
pie want, who is put in the treasury.
"1f you examine these appointments
you
WILL SEE THE PURPOSE.
"Mr. Cleveland represents not mai jority
but minority of the suffrage. His
problem is to bring majority to his
back. Therefore he is making an adroit
distribution Of patronage, and he is
quietly organizing the party not of De-
mocracy but of plutocracy."
"What will be the effect of this general,
on silxer?"
"The silver fight will help this scheme.
You see Cleveland holds the flag, is the
The Republicans of the same persuasion
will be compelled to accept Cleveland's
leadership on silver. He will be the ex-
ponent of their idea. The free silver
men, Republicans, Democrats and Popu-
lists, will be forced into one camr, and
the first issue between the great popular
idea of advancement and the conservatism
of wealth will be made upon silver. In
my opinion you will find that tariff will
cut little figure in the next congress,
but silver will be the dispute"
"This question then will be very promi-
nent in 1896!"
'No; in my opinion the great battle
will come in 1894, and it is that Mr..
Cleveland is planning for. His cham
pions
WILL THEN HAVE TO EXPLAIN
why the assemblage of congress was de-
layed. President Harrison, had he been
elected, could have dispensed with an extra
session; but Mr.. Cleveland never. His
duty was plain; and I would have con-
sidered it sufficiently imperative to have
personally requested my predecessor es
an official favor to convene congress in
extra session on March s. If you keep
steadily in mind the fact that the Popul-
lists polled upward of 1,250,OOO votes or
more than ohe-tenth of the suffrage, you
can more easily comprehend Mr.. Cleve-
lands position, and why it is that his
patronage is, so peculiarly distributed.
You can also understand the delay in the
extra session. do not believe there will
be any, bat that congress will meet, as
usual, in December"
II suppose, general, Senator Stewart
will be the leader of the Populists in
congrssss"