Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-30
JUST THAT ONE LITTLE WORD
THAT CLEVELAND NIGHT HAVE
SPOKEN
Days ana Days AEo Nct Remains
Locked In petto-win He Vote for
Hill nj Ali-some New York oam-
pnign Developments

New York. oct. ss.-while some OF
the Democratic politicians OF this city
and Washington are saying that In
good time President Cleveland will
speak out in support OF Hill In his
race for governor. the fact Is there
is not Democrat in this city or state
who believes in his heart that the
president will say one word, either
directly or indirectly that will make
vote for the Democratic state ticket.
AT nrst many politicians did be-
lieve that the president would speak
out, but now that that the campaign
is half over and he has said moth
ing, they have changed their minds.
They keep talking IN public about an
expected message from the president
and say that he will register and vote,
but no one really believes anything
OF the kind. in fact. there are men
in the city who know the president
very wen who say in private that he
would be very glad to see I'm de-
feated. II the president registers and
votes without coming out openly for
Hill. the suspicion will be very general
that he voted for the third ticket, head
ed his friend, Everett p. Wheeler
No one familiar with inside OF New
York politics doubts that Cleveland
could have kept that third ticket out
Of the field with word. lie did not
speak that word and 1t IS now set
tied conviction that Wheeler, the third
candidate for governor, knew Just what
he was talking about when he said
yesterday that the president would
keep silent until the end OF the cam
paign and do nothing to aid hin In
bis fight.
II the president follows that policy
It remains to be seen how the country
will Judge OF his action. but there Is
no question but that such action Will
be accepted here as proof that the pros
ident cannot rise above personal pre-
iudices. even TO save the Democratic
party
But the question OF grayest Import
ance in this campaign Is how many
votes the president can control by
his silence. No one doubts that II he
keeps silent to the end a. will lose
I'm some votes but how many no
man can say. The federal office hold
ers in this state are practically all
members OF the Cleveland wing Of
the party, but they are not all cukoos.
There are some among them lnde-
pendent enough TO think and act for
themselves In politics without waiting
to hear from the administration. THESE
men have already come out openly and
boldly for the state ticket. They are
tho men who have some following and
/ influence, all OF which VIII be for
| Hill.
But there are many small fry. petty
Office holders, In this city. and the four
thousand postmasters throughout the
state. who will walt for the president
10 speak before they open their mouths
I in the campaign He he is silent most
OF these men, It IS admitted, VIII vote
against Hin II they vote at all. a
/ few OF them VIII vote for him secretly,
| but they viii NOT dare 10 work for
/ him.
Postmaster Dayton, Collector Kill
| breth. Naval Ohlcer Baldwin, shipping
1 Commissioner Powell. Pacific Railroad
Commissioner p. Ellery Anderson and
/ other Cleveland appointees In this city.
are out for Hill, but they spoke out
without waiting for the white house
clock, and they are men who would.
under any circumstances speak and
vote according to their own Judgment.
even II 10 was contrary to the expressed
wishes OF the president.
Bob Maxwell. the headsman OF tho
/ postofiice department has been In the
state for several days, but he spoke
no word FOR Hin, and the state ticket,
/ He spent some ume IN this city, but
! did not 20 near the Democratic state
| headquarters. His visit. his action and
/ his silence combined have strengthened
the impression that the administration
! VIII never speak for lIlll, and that Its
influence will be used against him Sc
cieuy.
What the result viii be IN the cleo
| ton is only matter OF conjecture, but
| the politicians say that the after effect
| VIII be apparent TO the whole country
| II HIN wins without a word from
| the administration the Cleveland fac
ton OF the party win not be heard
from again In this state and the presl-
/ dent Will be without political influence
/ or following In q state where he has
| used all the power OF his Office to build
I up personal machine.
] II iill loses by a narrow margin
! fair minded Democrats all over the
1 country VIII place the blame where
/ II belongs and the senator VIII be re-
/ garded az more OF hero In politics
/ than ever before.
| Such Is the inside feeling In political
! circles mere, and II IS growing more
! pronounced every day.
Even those who stlli pretend 10 no
I Hevo that the president Will supnort
[ the state ticket admit that unless he
I speak quickly his words viii be 100 late
/ TO be OF any political value In the cam
paign.