The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-09-12
WHY THEY REFUSE.
Democrats Who Are Dodging the Noni-
nation for President.

nation for President.
Il is q noticeable fact that all the
democrats thus far mentioned rs can.
didates for tho presidential nomina-
ton, when questioned about it, mani
fest the shyness, coyness and bashful-
ness of u school girl. They arc evi.
IDENTITY pleased with tho compliment
implied and have some difficulty in
suppressing their happiness. but not
one of them wants to start his boom
yet awhile. They are long-headed
enough to know that early booms
fizzle out speedily, that the frst one in
the field is usually the first one to go,
and that the best chances are reserved
for those who keep in the background
until convention time. This is the
reason they are all swimming round
the gilded bait with pleasant yet
anxious faces, watching each other
jealousy, but not one of them grab.
bling for it. They know the danger OF
the hook concealed in the bait.
Mr.. Cleveland scouts the idea of
third term. Whenever it is mentioned
he hoists sail on his catboat and goes
fishing for soup, and meanwhile what
he is really thinking out there on the
briny deep no man knows, not even
Whitney. The most he will say is that
no one is urging him.. 1t makes him
tired when Mr.. Watterson says he
would not carry a school district in the
United States, but if the convention
should offer him the third term nomi-
nation he would take it as quickly as
blucfsh takes his hook. Adlai
Stevenson, when asked about his
boom, smiles, disclaims all knowledge
of such thing, and straightway HES
him to Alaska, where no one can talk
to him upon such dangerous subjects
Secretary Olncy, when informed there
was really true" boom for him,
broke out into laughter and rushed
ing that noble game like n young, gid.
dy thing. When Farmer Morton, Of
Nebraska, was down in Virginia the
other day some of the politicians whis.
pcrsd in his ear that the next delega-
ton from that state would vote for
him in convention. Morton smiled
sickly smile, realizing it would not do
to start boom in Virginia, as she has
passed the time OF being the mother
of presidents. He replied to his tempt
crs: Gentlemen. am holding the last
office l shall ever hold" Though he
does not know it, his prophetic soul is
right. Standard Oil Wall Street Null
ti-millionairc Whitney, who can easily
put up million subscription to the
democratic fund, scouts the idea and
declares he would not accept the NOM
ination if rendered to him on a silver
plate.
And so it goes. Every man of them
has his little boom hidden away, which
he expects to fly ut the right time, but
he does not want it a1oat now when
it would not last much longer than a
soap bubble. Thus it is that every one
Of them pooh-poohs the idea of a NOM
nation, and yet, at heart, they all
want it, and they want it badly, even
though not one of them of them feels
sure that democrat can be elected
None of them, however, would refuse
the chance of nomination on that &C.
count, for the man who runs is consid-
cred the leader Of the party, even
though he leads only forlorn hope.
The great, sweeping victory of last
November infused business and bank.
ing circles, the manufacturing and the
railroad classes with confidence that
the commercial dangers to be appre.
hended from any further malign DEM
ocratic influences were indefinitely
postponed. They feel SO still, and
they will not imperil that restoration
of confidence by turning the country
over to the democratic incumbents
again. All these gentlemen with their
little hidden booms know this, but it
will not prevent any one OF them upon
whom the convention calls from send.
ing up his particular boom, even
knowing it must collapse.
Tribunc