Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-22
Mr.. Whitney Speaks.
HE is NOT A CANDIDATE HIM
SELF, BUT MR.. CLEvE-
LAND MAY BE.
Mr.. Whitney Thinks the President is
Stronger Before the American
People Than Ever Before.

iuASO oCloIc tuE nilol iSah
People Than Ever Before.
BAR HARBoR, Aug. BIN the Sc
of the next nominee for Presi-
dent 1 propose to take an active part,
but / am not a candidate myself" said
William G. Whitney to the World cor
respondent to-day.
"No man has eve refused a nomi-
rendered by a national con-
suggested the World CORES
pondent.
"No one has ever been nominated
for President against his own Wishes"
said Mr.. Whitney, decisively.
DEMOCRATS IN THE COUNTRY.
l think the condition of the Demo-
cratic party in the whole country to-
day is remarkably strong, stronger
than it has ever been since the war"
"Why?"
.Because for the first time since the
war it has a record to stand on. 1t
has done something. The country
was in 1892 in a d~eplorable condition.
In spite of an extremely high tariff
public revenues were falling, and the
Republican party had proved itself
absolutely irresponsible by its ex-
travagance. The so-called prosperity
of the country was not well distribu-
ted; it was not general prosperity. 1t
was confined chiefly to industries
monopolistic in character and tend
ency. They were fostered by a tariff
which granted enormous profits in
spots and at the same time stified
general competition and repressed in
dividual enterprise.
FORTUNES INCREASED UNDER TARIFF.
Colossal fortunes did indeed in
crease under that tariff, and the peo-
pie thoroughly understand that the
Mckinley act fostered such fortunes
and granted them immunity from the
restraint of a competition. While
some great corporations were thus
thriving the people and the National
Treasury was impoverished and every
month added to the weight OF the
hundreds of tons of silver which the
Government was buying but could moi
coin and circulate. A crash was N
evitable. The Cleveland administra'
ton met the crisis which the Repub'
licans had evaded. The Republican,
created the difficulties and the Cleve'
land administration has solved them
81 think the Democratic party
stands to-day where the Republican
party stood at the end of the war. L
has made a new record. 1t has passed
through a great national emergency
and conquered it. Every obstacle t.
a restored prosperity has been re
moved. This is what Democrats hav'
done and what Democrats propose t.
go on doing, even better in the futur'
than in the past.
SHALL WE GO BACKWARD?
"'Do you wish to 60 forward, or d
YOU wish to turn back?' the Demo
cratic party will ask the country mex
year."
"Do you think that the Government
revenues will suffice under the presen
tariff"
eyes, with Democratic economy
but not if Republican extravaganza
unchecked. Even without the incom
tax, which now seems i~rretrievabl
lost, I am confident that the incom
tax will be sufficient. Growing pros
perity, which I count as almost Ger
} tain, will naturally increase the in
come from the tariff, and our indus
tries will more equally thrive unde
the new tariff than under the old. Yo
know that 1 have never been in fave
of a tariff that would work harm to
!. single American forge or factory"
TALK ABOUT THE THIRD TERM.
!, "Do you take the gossip about
possible third term for Mr.. Clevelan
, seriously?" the World correspondent
asked.
sI know absolutely nothing abot
Mr.. Cleveland's intentions" said M
Whitney frankly. "Since you ask M
you can state very strongly my opir
ion if you like that in the next lively
months Mr.. Cleveland will grow
public esteem. He is now n~ecessari
t the only bulwark against Republics
extravaganza in Congress, and l thir
;. he will make a record of it. 1 do n
e expect the Republicans to show mo-
self control in money matters ne:
winter than they have in previo1
d sessions. That party is almost alwa;
: reckless and sometimes even prof
gate in spending public funds"
b evil not Mr.. Reed try to curb tn
tendency to make for himself a pla
form?"
d she may succeed in doing so, but
d doubt it. The party is irresponsit
in appropriating money, / repeat, a
e Mr.. Cleveland is our main safegua
against waste in the next year.
for the third term / can only say tn
d If you went among the Democrats
the country and could ask every a
is tual Democratic voter whom he rea
6. preferred as President wholly aps
n from any considerations of the feal
ir bility or propriety of a third term
ir think a majority of them would t
you that they preferred Mr.. Clev
= land to any other man as President
cannot conceive that anything exec
a perhaps, a practically unanimous C