The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-10
DEPEW ON NINETY-SIx.
CLEVELAND. HE DECLARES. Is
THE INEVITABLE CANDI"
DATE NEXT YEAR.
NE SAVED THE COUNTRY TWICE

An Erea OF Prosperity has Begun. Eu'
rope is Rapidly Regaining Conf
dence. He Finds, in American Secu.
rities--There Is no Show for Demo-
crat--IO.0O0 Americans in Europe
who Cannot Get Passage HOme-'
Dick Croker, ON the Way Back.
Special Cable Despatch to the World.
LONDON, Sept. cit can be state q
with almost absolute certainty that
Richard Croker will not sail to morrow.
Neither he nor his family had returned
to their London house tonight.
Both the American and the Cunard
lines declare he has not booked with
them, and as Americans by the sooIe are
unsuccessfully offering any price Tor
berths, even in the second cabin, either
the agents are classifying or Mr.. Croker
could only secure passage as a stoWaWay.
His family says he will sail next Friday.
Chauncey NJ. Depew said tonight
that 10, 900 Americans are now IN Eu-
rope clamoring for accommodations, who
cannot get passage before Oct. /, II
then. He sails to morrow.
Cleveland Certainly. Depew Says.
cleveland, he said to the World cor
respondent ''is as certain to be the DEM
ocratic nominee as the national conven-
ton is to meet. He is the only possible
candidate. Whitney could not be cleo
ted. He knows it, and he is too shrewd
a man to saccifice himself"
"What about the third term idea~ l
queried.
THAT has no influence with the mass
of the Democratic party" Mr.. Depew
answered, $50 far as Cleveland is con-
cerned. They don't regard him as a
Caesar. nor fear Caesarism from his con-
tinued administration. 1t was different
with Grant AMI with Jackson, and even
with Washington. They were strong in
diyidual characters. Cleveland has per-
suaded his party, at least, that he is only
the mouthpiece of the best desires of the
people, with no personal purposes or even
personal ambitions.
Either he has extraordinary luck in
accidentally doing the right thing, or he
is really great statesman. | confess
am not sure in which aspect / regard
him.
Saved Country Twice in Two Years.
Certainly he has twice in two years
saved American credit abroad.
"When he sent Federal troops toquell
the Chicago riot, he enunciated new
principle in American constitutional in
depreciation. We had accepted Federal
authority in subduing general REBEL
ion, but we superstitiously disclaimed
the power of that authority in interven-
ing against disorder merely within the
limits of a State. Cleveland boldly
brushed away that superstition.
1.-THE people then accepted his inter-
probation without cayil, and it is now as
firmly established as the constitutional
doctrine of the equality of all men. Had
he acted otherwise American State and
municipal as well as railroad securities
held abroad would have been affected to
a degree that such financial troubles as
we have just passed through would have
been slight indeed as compared with
what would have happened.
again, this year he forced his Secre-
tary of the Treasury against that gentle
mans own conviction, to save the South
from the silver heresy and alarmed
Europe now recognizes that the heresy
is dead
zone would infer, Mr.. Depew," I re
marked, ''that you regarded Cleyeland's
reelection, as well as denomination, as
certain ~
No Show for Democrat.
By no means, the first, :" Mr. Depew
rctorted. mo Democrat can be elected
in 1896 Not even Cleveland can save
them They had their chance and lost
it,"
Mr. Depew did not give further rea-
sons for this latter conviction, but said
in reply to question as to who will be
the Republican nominee:
1--WE are so certain of victory and
there are so many strong candidates that
the party, tired of quarrels and fearful
of mutual antagonism, will itself select
some esteemed gentleman who will make
a respectable, acceptable and safe figure
head
| observed that perhaps such a candi-
date was at hand in New York, but Mr..
Depew would not discuss the matter
further BALLARD SMITH.