The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-14

nation for Ercssic1t.
It Is a noticeable fact that all the
democrats thus far mentioned as can
didatcs for the presidential nomina-
ton. when questioned about II. mani
fest the shyness, coyness and bashful-
ness Of n school girl, They are evil
IDENTIFY pleased with the compliments
implied and have some difficulty In
suppressing their happiness, but noe
one of them wants TO start his boom
yet awhile. They are long-headcd
enough to know that early booms
fizzle out speedily. that the drst one In
the field Is usually the first one to 90,
and that the best chances are reserved
for those who keep In the background
until convention time. This is tho
reason they arc all swimming round
the gilded bait with pleasant yet
anxious faces. watching each other
iealonsly. hut not one Of them grab
bing for it. They know the danger OF
the hook concealed in the bait.
Mr.. Cleveland scouts the idea of q
third term. Whenever it is mentioned
he hoists sail on his catboat and goes
fishing for soup, and meanwhile what
no is really thinking out there on tho
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.. Wattcrson 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 II as quickly as
n blueflsh takes his hook. Adlai
Stevenson, when asked about his
boom, smiles, disclains all knowlcdgc
of such thing, and straightway hics
him to Alaska, where no one can talk
to him upon such dangerous subjects.
Secretary Ulney. when informed there
was really true" boom for him,
broke out into laughter and rushed
into tennis with renewed vigor, play
ing that noble game like young, gid
dy thing. When Farmer Morton, OF
Nebraska, was down In Virginia the
other day some of the politicians whis-
pered in his ear that the next delega-
ton frcn that state would vote for
him In convention. Morton smiled -
sickly smile. realizing IL would not do
to start boom in Virginia, as she has
of presidents. He replied TO his tempt
ers: ''Gentlemen. am holding the last
Office shall ever hold" Though ho
does not know it, his prophetic soul il
right Standard Oil Wall Street Null
ti-millionaire Whitney. who can easily
put up million subscription to the
democratic fund. scouts tho idea and
declares he would not accept the NOM
ination IL rendered to him on n silver
plate.
And so il goes. Every man Of them
has his little boom hidden away, which
he expects TO fly at tho right time. but
he does not want 1t afloat now when
1t would not last much longer than
soap bubble. Thus it Is that every one
of them pooh-poohs the idea OF a nom
ination, and yet, Mt heart, they NH
want 1t, and they want IL badly, even
though not one of them Of them feels
sure that democrat can DO elected.
None OF them, however, would refuse
the chance of nomination on that ac-
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 apprc-
hended from any further malign dem
ocratic influences were indefinitely
postponed They feel SO still, and
they will not imperil that restcrstic.
OF confidence by turning the country /,
over TO the democratic incumbents
again. All these gentlemen with their
little hidden booms know this, but ID
will not prevent any one of them upon
whom the convention calls from send
ing mp his particular boom, even
knowing 1t must collapse. Chicago
Tribune