Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-12
HE |S A POOR JUGGLER Who Cannot Find SoIace in
 Tuesdays Returns. CLEVELAND NOT ALARMED And His Advisers Have No Cause to
 Complain. POINT WITH MUCH PRIDE AT NEW JERSEY The Cabinet Join in Smiling Refrain and View the Future From Afar With
 Hopes for a Grand Democratic
 Victory in 18e6-Selah
CLEVELAND NOT ALARMED
POINT WITH MUCH PRIDE AT NEW JERSEY

spondence.) )-He is indeed a poor juggler of logic who cannot find solace in the elec- ton returns of Tuesday last, and Presi- dent Cleveland and his cabinet are not far from the head of the procession of the 1egerdemain profession. The presi- dent and his advisers 1t is stated, find no cause for Encouragement in the situa- ton of the democratic party after its overwhelming Waterloo. They point with pride to the defeat of the party in New Jersey, that in 1893 sent James Smith, Jr., to the United States senate; they view with feelings of gladness the overthrow of the party in Maryland that since 1880 has given to the United States senate one Arthur Pue German; they smile with unconcealed rejoicings at the defeat in Ohio of the party that since 1891 has had in the United States senate Calvin C.. Brice; they fain would dance with joy at the defeat in Kentucky of the party that since 1885 has given to the United States senate Joseph c. s. Blackburn; they would that Mississippi and Virginia with their two silver senators had also been submerged in the deluge. When 1t is re- membered that, in the memorable fight preceding the enactment of the present excellent tariff law, Senators Smith, Cor man, Brice and Blackburn were arrayed against the bill proposed by the house, fathered by MT. Wilson and championed by Mir Cleveland, bill that would have caused deficiency of 900 more in the treasury than already exists, he who runs may read the cause of the ha! ha- ing. at the White House. But these em- inent iogicians overlooked the fact that in New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio and Ken lucky their administration of the affairs of government was indorsed, and fail to see squirming and writhing under the debris the mangled form of Hon. James Campbell, their firm and steadfast friend.
 From New York comes the rumor that Senators Hill and Murphy, in conjunction with bad, wicked, though victorious, Tammany, have determined to present the name of Grover Cleveland, the em- pire states remarkable son, to the next national democratic convention. How strange 1t will be, and what hush will fall upon that vast assembly when Da- yid Bennett Hill arises in his place in the convention and places in nomination khe name of his erstwhile enemy and un- relenting foe. Then there will break over the convention the full force of the irony and sarcasm of this most momentous event. Recognizing the hopelessness of the contest for the presidency by the de- mocracy, Hill, Murphy and Tammany are planning to bestow the empty honor of the nomination on Cleveland that he may be crushed. They claim that MT. Cleve-
  and that he should be made to suffer his share; having beaten the party in every election since he took the oath of office, to get even the party must now beat him. But MT. Cleveland would not allow him self to be thus led like lamb to the slaughter, and would decline the nomina- tion, and the cry would go up, Like Ma poleon on the Rubicon-like Washington like Cleveland"
 General Shelley, speaking of democra- cy's recent defeat, said to the State Her aids representative: "The elections of Tuesday showed not so much republi- can victory as a democratic defeat; it proves conclusively to my mind that democrats everywhere ought to get to- gether; that extremists of every faction ought to be compelled to stand aside and allow the conservative element to align the party on a platform that all could support; that both monometallists and free Silverites ought to be relegated to the rear and a declaration of principles promulgated for sound and staple cur rency, using just so much silver as the country can stand.
 Again Madame Rumor has it that the presidents "tea table" is to be broken. This time Hon. Hoke Smith, ex-journa1- ist, now secretary of the interior Is to resign Rumor further has 1t that MT. Smith Is to be elevated to the vacancy on the supreme bench caused by the death of MT Associate Justice Jackson; that MT. Cleveland remembering the good re- suit of the elevation of that eminent ju- rist and statesman, l.. Q. c. Lamar, from secretary of the interior to the supreme bench, desires to repeat tile experiment. and the ex-journalist is by no means 10th to become the instrument. However, both reports are simply rumors, nothing more.
 Among the Alabamians in Washington during the past week was Hon. H. c. Tompkins chairman of the democratic state executive committee. Mr. J. H. Johnson of Talladega was in the city Saturday.