The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-01
CLEVELAND pIscREpIrEp.

Gen. w. W. Grout. Republican con-
gresham from Vermont, recently made
the interesting prediction that Grover
Cleveland would be the Democratic can
didate for president in is9d. with the sim
gle proyiso that 'if President Cisvelsnd's
health Is badly impaired there are
snmors to that effact--why, he probably
will not run again"
Congressman Circuit has been a dozen
years in congress and is shrewd political
observer. bat So far as Cleveland is con-
csFned his prophecy Is sure to be dis
credited. If man % the stature of Gen.
Grant could not break down the opposi-
ton 10 third term we may be sure that
1rover cleveland wiit not. for he has rs
many and Tar more bitter enemies within
his own party lines than had Gen. Grant
Ia isso. Indeed Gen. Grant ia 1850 had
no personal enemies.
blaine and John sherman had a legitl-
mate ard honorable ambition 10 secure
the presidency. bat they and their friends
neither felt nor expressed any personal
hostility or eontemps for Gen. Grant
Bat President Cleveland has fallen very
low in the esteem OF thousands of Demo
Gratis ~ho were once his enthusiastic adj
mirers.
The very intelligent New York CORE
spondent If the Philadelphia Press. writ
lns since the November election, reports
that Cleveland is utterly diseredised, TIA,
ali faith IN him a. $ leader is gone.
"Able Democrats are taking Of him as a
man Who has been unfrocked, and IL Is
almost pitIabls to hear the words Of con-
tempt au3 to see the miserable smear with
which men describe the president, who
two years awo was the idol. Clexeiand's
immediate following In this city has lost
caste with all bal little circle. 5000 or
1900 rharlsees and mutual admirers in
this city ard Brooklyn"
Tho New York SEA-. which more than
ten yesrs ago expressed its contempt for
Grover Cleveland. who then aspirOd to the
Democratic nomination for president and
70 The leadership Of the National Dsmee-
racy. holds Cleveland today responsible
Tor the result Of the recent election. II
fairly says that Hil aud Tsmmsny will
not explain dessst In New Jersey, Connsc-
slcut, Missouri. Illinois. Wisconsin, Miehi-
gan. Delaware and Indiana The San
states the truth when 1t SAYS thas uader
the leadership Of Cleveland Democratic
congress violated the pledges of tire CAiea-
60 platform Cleveland firted with Popa-
lisra when he appointed 81 the head Of hi.
cabinet maa who had been 8 candidate
far the Republican nomination for presi-
DENT In ISIS and = cAndidats for the ropu-
iist nomination IN 1854 The foreign policy
of Cleveland has been most contempsibie:
Il has been iull Of dapiieity and weakness.
Ii may nos be fairly denied that the PEG
pls in isa. voted for tsrtff for revenue
oaly and denounced protscssoa AS uacon-
ssstasional ard the eliminating atroeity cf
class legislation.
Ths peopis had rspudistsd the fopuiist
nlasform cf an incoms tar 4 tel, but
President Cleveland betrayed she peopls
who elected him by urging The passage Of
. proseesionist tariff and an income sax,
and he suiidossS the honse into passing
the wsisoa bill. Then when the senate
enacted . psoseesieniss ssrir vita Ais