Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-05

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 Not only of money. but of strength, did hecontribute lavishly. Naturally 2 somewhat sluggish man, he was keyed l at high pitch for several months He left his family practically to itself. He gave up dinners and smoking and drink ing, He trained himself like an athlete He conserved every atom of his strength i that all might be used ill carrying on the battle.
 When the fight was over and the vic tory was won, he asked nothing but chance to rest, He refused to be secre- tary of state or anything else. He de- clined to have a word to say about who should or who should not be placed in office. He washed his hands of the whole business and soon went away to the old world for recreation.
 People were surprised, but said MT. Whitney was only biding his time; that he had cast his bread on the waters and that he would bob up as an aSpirant for the successorship. We'll, the time has come ill which he should show his hand if he has ono to show, and again he wants nothing. His friends go to him by the score and tell him he could have the nomination if he would only move his hand and set few wheels going He resolutely declines to do it. It is as certain as that tho sun shines that if Whitney is to become the nominee it must be brought about by the party it. self, not by such combination and effort and manipulation as produced the nom= ination of Mir Cleveland three years ago.
 Why did MT. Whitney contribute his efforts to the Cleveland canse ill 1899 without hope of reward? Why is he wholly without ambition for presiden. tial honors? These are questions which every one IS asking, and the answer is most interesting. Mr. Whitney is both young and vigorous. He enjoys life and wants to live long time. He knows as we'll as any man in this country knows that the presidency is slaves life. There Is no peace in it. Mir Whit hey says there never was happy presi- dent of the United States. Cleveland is not happy and will not be till he gets out of the White House. Harrison was
 
 appears willing to come back and try it again. Arthur was not happy, and Hayes only moderately SO Mr Whitney be- heves that he who becomes president of the United States must determine to sacrifice himself on the altar of duty He consigns himself to physical drudg- cry and mental torment during the term of office and loses the power to be thor oughly contented thereafter Mir Whit ney loves life and it's good things too well to immolate himself for the sake of q longer biography when he is gath cred to his fathers.
 But I still have to tell why he plunged himself into the battle of 1892 It was because he loved his party, because he l loved his friends and could not sit silent and inactive while they were in danger of defeat. There is no man in the Dem oeratic party moro loyal to that organi- zation than NIT. Whitney. There is none anywhere that will go farther or do moro for his friends
 It is this quality in him, this pre- dominating characteristic, which is like ly to force him into tho campaign of next year. Probably he would be per fectly content to take up the fight for the party for success at the polls, if he could be assured of being let off for an- other long vacation when the fight was won. That he would prefer this to his own candidacy l have not the slightest doubt, and l know Mir Whitney pretty we'll But at the same time one must believe the same quality would force him to accept leadership if the party were to press him into service as it's can didate.
 It is not because Mir. Whitney fears the Democratic party will lose in 1896 that he declines to be a candidate. He has strong faith that his party will succeed. He believes the commercial and industrial conditions in the country are fast making for DemOcracy's $ good. He believes local conditions in New York are promising a return of Democ- racy to power in state and city at an early day. He believes the Democratic party is nearer the masses of the people than any other, and in promotion of in- ternational bimetallism which Mir. Whitney looks upon as the only and the inevitable solution of the currency prob lem not only in this country, but through ont the world-will it find it's greatest strength and surest future Walter Wellman in Chicago Times Herald.
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