Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-01
THEY ALL SCORE CLEVELAND.
NEW yoRK DEMOCRATS ARE VERY
OTTER
His Failure to Declare Himself for
uur. Candidacy Condemned by All
Factions, hut Most Severely by
HI, own worshipers,

His Own Worshipers,
New York, Oct. 2O.-The talk OF the
day in New York is OF President cleve-
lands refusal to say an encouraging
word or lend a helping hand to his
uarty In this its hour of peril. Not
much else is spoken Of among the men
OF Importance in the political world
who are now active on one or another
part Of the battlefield. Wherever one
goes, whether among politicians, BUSH
ness or professional men. the action, or,
rather, the inaction of the president
comes up for comment.
In all my experience as a political
observer l have never heard any man
so generally and bitterly denounced as
Mr.. Cleveland is being denounced today
for his failure 20 register. or TO give
a sign OF his desire that the Demo-
Gratis might win In this state. These
denunclations come not alone from
Democrats and friends of Mr., ifill, but
from Republicans as yell, and from
men who BY habit hold pretty much
aloof from active participation in poll
tics OF any sort. The tone OF the com
ments which one hears on all sides
indicates that the presidents course IS
viewed, not so much as to Its possible
effect upon the elections, for this may
not be as great as many people suppose.
but as question OF decency between
man and man, between leader and
his party.
II does not matter whether It is a
ward worker whom you may meet
hanging around the public rooms of the
political headquarters. or the statesman
of national reputation and honor whom
you find within the apartments, the
spirit Is the same. The only difference
is as TO the form Of expression. the
ward worker employing epithets which
Il would be in poor taste to put Into
print, while the greater man uses
potter but stlll exceedingly expressive
phrases. the while looking miserable
because he dare not say more and say
IT. too, publicly, with authorization to
use his name.
Clcveland's Friends the severcst.
There must be something to condemn
when the words of bitterness comes not
alone from the mouths OF the thought-
less and vulgar but from the lips Of
gentlemen who have themselves been
candidates upon popular tickets with
the man they reproach, or members Of
his council of state, or devoted followers
of his In the past For the truth Is
the most bitter dcnunciations of Mr.
Cleveland at this hour comes not from
Senator Hin or his friends, for they
have not really expected anything bet
ter, but from the worshlpers OF Cleye-
land. the men who have looked up TO
him as their political god that could
do no wrong-men like Il, Ellery Ander-
son and Mr.. Coudert and such Demo-
traits, who are Democrats and wor-
shippers of Cleveland.
Whatever Mr.. Cleveland's motive may
be, or lack Of motive, for this peculiar
course, he certainly has employed the
best possible means to convince the
New York Democrats that he does NOT
want Mr. Hin TO carry the state next
month, II looks very much as IL his
brief visit to this city just before regis
tratlon day, and his stopping at the
house of Or. Bryant within n feyy
blocks of the Democratic Headquarters.
MS refusal TO see any callers or answer
any question, and his departure for
washington unseen by any one of i'm
portance ana absolutely silent as TO
pc ltIcs' were all calculated to bear the
very construction that has been nut
upon Il ~
Before the president came TO town
the leaders OF the Democratic fpbt
Knew what his views were. and II was
not necessary for Mr. Cleveland to
take any pains to impress them with
his unwillingness to raise a finger; but
the masses of the people did not know,
as naturally the better-informed lead
eTs had not been communicative lpon
mat painful topic, If Mr. Cleveland
mad mapped out his little program with
an eye to giving the dullest and most
lndlnerent voter 10 understand tnal ..Is
interest In the success Of Democracy
next month Ia absolutely nil he could
not better have disposed OF his time and
his movements.
The President Was Avoided.
While MIR. Cleveland was passing the
afternoon and evening ANA most Of
me following day at DR.. Brynnt's
house, O few moments walk from
Democratic headquarters, IL was TO-
markable that he had no callers,-rTe
Two cranks CT harmless yas<piotur-
essque aspect Besides DS<Sryant ana
nus family, and the -S>fvants and the
eoacnman, and psSAaps the detectives,
no one spoke 1to>the great man during
his sojoura<
Wher>~was Secretary whitney Mr.
Cleyeiands Warwick Of 1854 and sa-
StGr of 1892?
Where was John Boyd Thacher. Mr.
Cieveland's old-tlme friend and now
chairman OF the state committeeP
Where were L. Eilery Anderson and
Mr. Coudert, local supporters Of the
president, personally and politicallv
though now doing what they can In n
manly Way 10 save the party from
burial In this state?
Where was Mr. Woodward. the bonls.
err who raised more money for Mr.
CleVeland's campaign In 1892 than INV
other individual and who is now again
loyal to his party?
where were all the other Demo-
cratic leaders and workers?
Ihey were in the city. Soma n,
them passed within a stona'a th,,,,.
OF Dr. Bryant's house while Nh
cleveland was harbored there. Bnt
not one OF them called. even for ~
purpose OF paying his respects or as,,-
ing after the crops on the farm, a.
Buzzard's Bay. 'n az
Ihere must have been a reason ,or
ms somewhat extraordinary lncl. n,
interest in Mr.. Cleveland. Thers y,e.
reason, and good one. FTorts 10
aiready been made to indnca NJ
cleveland TO declare himself in ,,Is
.eu'hpaisni repeated and urgent invIs
s.lohs, even appeals, had been SEM 10
nini, not by Senator Hill nv tbosa
A Snangs directly for him. but by Nj
h any Mr., Coudert ana others who
nau the right TO make those ,,sn ",o