The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-14
THEY WOULD DECLARE THEMSELVES
DECEIVED.

Henry Watterson. editor Of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal. was interviewed
last Saturday in Detroit, concerning Mt.
Cl.,eland and third term. ana he is
thus reported:
Il have no idea President Cl'Ns .'.,.,
considers the idea of another hOliii'"
ZION hut If by any concentration oil hli
acles Mir. Cleveland should be the nonl-
nee he would not carry county J." '"'
United states.
"Thcre was never a drawer. more gal
lantlv led little band than the linlioi 'dl
s4s who stood for Grant in That historic
convention at Chicago. and wnen tney
failed If success IL was written never
10 be erased. that It third Term - ltpus-
rant to the peOple of the United states.
"CleN Gland. ? repeat, wouli not carry
a civil precinct of the country.
We are not prepared TO go as far as MI
Wattcrson does. but we have no idea tHat
Mr. Cleveland could Doe elected again II
he were the nominee Of the Demorrau
rarity Mr.. Cloveland's hold upon the
American people grows out Of their faith
i'm his honesty and integrity If any
thing was done that shook their iaith lh
that his popularity would disappear Ike
mist before the sun. 1t has always oeeh
q tradition IN the Democratic party that
no man shall be- President more than
twice. and Mr.. Cleveland has, on more
than one occasion. declared his adherence
TO that iGca The people have accepted
his declaration in perfect sincerity, ana
have supposed. therefore. that he was
inst as honest i'm respect 10 this as they
believe him to be in respect 10 every
thing else II they should now ana MN
willing TO accept another nomination.
they would at once declare that De b al
deceived them about this and that II
he was capable OF pTacticing deception
urcn them in che matter. he was capa-
lie of doing the same In respect TO any
other matter. and they would lose all
confidence ia bin altogether. Tie would
be defeated. therefore. because the entire
opinion about him would change, ana
they would set him down for hypocrte'
where they before esteemed him as an
honest and candid man.
Napoleon Bonaparic never recovered
the good opinion OF thousands Of honest
Frencfmcn that hc forfeited by the muir
der of Due D'Enghcn. The murder OF
one man. more or less. was a matter OF
no consequence in France AT that day.
Her people had been accustomed for sew
cral years 30 seeing thousands OF her
nravest and best citizens butchcrcd IN
cole Hood. Every day saw tho guillotne
cain hundreds OF the most honorcd citi-
zens OF France anG judicial murder had
become so common that IL failed TO ar
rest attention. But when Bonapartc came
into power IT was upon the avoWeG plea
that ne proposed TO restore oricr and tire
roicn Of the law. France hcaved one
great sigh Of relief and the conserve
tive part Ct her population welcomed the
rule Of his strong arm as being an as
surancc that the country was at last 10
receive q Constitution ana government OF
law in place Of the anarchy that had ex-
listed so long But in The midst of the
reioicings OF Frcnchmen at this change
they we're astCunded by the announce
mcnt that Bonaparte had put the Due
D'Enghein 10 death by one OF those Ju-
diciai mUl dors that ne had told the
French people he had come 20 them TO
erd. France stood appalled, 1T was not
the sacrifice of one life tina; shocked her.
because she was Injured 10 murder as an
everyday thing. What shocked her was
the proof II gave her that the ruler she
had accepted was not an honest man,
ard that his protestations OF resara toT