The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-14
Is SNUBDED BY HARRITY
Mr. Cleveland Not in sympathy with
tho lattiSOn Boom.
WANTS TO NAME THE NOMINEE
Tho President Thinks That tho Next
Leader Of the Democratic Hosts
Should De Some One Connected
with His ADMINISTRATION.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tribune Bureau,

Tribune Bureau.
5l5 14th ST., y. W.
Washington. Feb. 13.-The meeting OF
the Democratic state committee of
Pennsylvania at Harrisburg on We'd
nesday and the launching of ex-Gover-
nor Pattison's presidential boom there
at. caused some comment among Dem
ocratic politicians here. The friends of
President Cleveland are inclined to re-
gard the action Of Boss Harrity and his
machine as a trifie presumptous. II not
ungrateful. IF Mr.. Cleveland is not a
candidate himself. 1t Is but natural
that he should want to have at least
some say in the selection of his success
sor ir for no other reason than to have
his administration endorsed There Is
plenty OF good presidential timber in
the presidents official household. and
just why Mr. Harrity. who distributed
all of President Cleveland's loaves and
fishes i'm Pennsylvania, should now de-
sert him has caused the latter's friends
some little surprise. II not disappOint-
ment. Surely. President Cleveland de-
served better treatment from Mr.. Har-
rity. The Office holders who have aid
ed and abetted Mr.. Harrity in his ignor-
Ing of the president may come to grief.
These creatures Of Harrity may he
called upon to account for their rash
ness.
President Cleveland has a keen ap-
probation Of the Importance Of dele
cation as large as that which Pennsyl-
vania will send to the next national
convention. He believes that he Is en-
titled to some consideration at the
hands of the Democracy of this country.
and especially by those whom he has
favored with patronage. To he turned
down. ignored, sQuelched by a man
yh nf I'm tho stnta has
been extended. If not perpetuated. by
him. must, indeed. be humiliating to
Mr.. Cleveland. The president has his
own views about the nomination. Ii
he doesn't want 1t himself he contends
that he Is entitled to the endorsement
which was accorded to those great two
term Democratic presidents--JefYerson.
Madison. Monroe and Jackson-re-
ceived from their party--the nominal
ton of some one conspicuously identi-
fled with the policy of his administra-
tion. President Cleveland has In his
cabinet Mr.. Carlisle. Mr. Wilson and
Mr.. Olney, distinguished Democratic
statesmen. his trusted associates, the
great leaders for currency reform. tar
if reform and the unquestionahle and
universally popular foreign policy or
the administration.
Grover Feels the Snnb.
Mr.. Harrity evidently proposes to ig-
more the president and his associates
in the selection of a candidate at the
coming Chicago convention. If he Is
for Pattison he IL certainly not for
either Carlisle. Wilson. Olney or any
other Democrat identified with the
Cleveland administration. He pro-
poses to enforce his pernicious and un-
fair unit rule to carry out his pro-
gramme His cry will be that Cover
nor Pattison is a favorite son. 1t Is
true. Pattison is a favorite son. but
isn't he Boss Harrity's favorite son?
Didn't he obey Boss Harrity during his
four years as governor? Did Pattison
ever do anything while governor Of the
great state of Pennsylvania without
first consulting the wishes of his mas
ter. Mr.. Harrity? UnQuestionablS, not.
With the ex-governor in the white
house Boss Harrity would be the presi-
dent as he was the governor during Mr..
Pattison's incumbency of that high Of
flee. He would rule supreme. and Dem
ocrats who opposed this arrapt boss
in the past would stand no more show
of getting an Office than a camel has OF
passing through the eye of a needle.
il would be Boss Harrity's Philadelphia
machine against the country. The
country Democrats would be persona
non grata at Mr.. Harrity's pie counter.
They would have to go hungry as they
are doing now.
Defeat rhc Init Rulc.
In the opinion administration Dem
ocrats here. the only way to clip the
claws of Boss Harrty IL to defeat his
un-American unit rule. Then all good
Democrats will have an equal show.
They will be their own masters. As
matters row stand, the country dele
gates have no say in party manage
ment. They are orerpowered by the
Philadelphia machine of which MIR.
Harrity is sole owner. He boasts of
his power. and is not slow i'm using 1t
against any man who dares oppose
him.
| had a talk with an official under
President Cleveland today ON the sub
ject of Ex-Governor Pattison's candi-
dacy for the presidency. He said: 1T
is quite a compliment 10 any man to
have the votes of his state delegation
for president. and l presume Pennsyl-
yania will give its vote to Governor
Pattison. That. however. will be about
all the good it will do him. DO you
suppose the Democratic party is going
TO nominate a man from Pennsylvania
with a quarter of a million majority
in the state against him? Well" he
continued, .it makes very little differ
ence who is nominated by the DEM
III la, .ts.tn h..