The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
VIEW AT WASHINGTON
washington. January /. isS.

stances b. candidate for reelection.
/ HIS friends Rave never thought that ND
wants The Office again. his eneiHiss have
been charging that he does.
/ great many people do not understand
Why the agitation possesses such Vitality
IL Mr. CLEVELAND has nothing 10 do with
4. Yet nothing can be more certain than
that he does no. believe he is a possibility.
| when all has been said and done. Mr.
| Cleveland IL acquainted with the Ameri-
can people. and he understands fully the
strength OF the third term sentiment. II
becomes necessary, therefore, to md some
- PLANTATION Tor Sne curious and anomalous
! movement which on the surface OF u mas
queTades in honest attempt TO make Mr.
Cleveland the candidate OF his party once
| mere.
The fac, Is that the movement Is only
a masquerade. No men living dislike Mr..
Cleveland more thar those who today are
( ClAlAoriug loudest Cor his denomination.
| There is something quite ludicrous IN tho
| readiness with which the small FRY OF
politics are taking the agitation seriously.
may be won By Joining the New York
chorus. ana accordingly they do so. In q
yery httle while these inexperienced youns
been misled. but It will then be too late
for them 70 escape becoming the laughing
stock Of the country.
The question, however. naturally sug-
Eests Itself; How can Mr.. Cleveland allow
lis name 20 be used in this manner? The
snswer Is that the president has done
all he can, consistently with the dignity
of his own position. 10 pat an end to this
National buflesque. He has discourte-
nanced II. II 1t be urged that his warm
est political friend. Senator Gray Of Della
ware. Joined the third termeTs and spoke
Tor Air. Jlcvelaad's reelection the fast
tf-f haa IN sT
aisavowed and that the president refused
~ accept his Invitation 20 declare his In
tentions % his friends.
Many there are who wonder that the
rfesldent dos NOT make public q state
meni OF his position. This wonder Is eN-
ceedingiy naive. IL betrays the iusNperl-
ence Of those who feel IT, Suppose MIR
Cleveland actually came out with 4 public
statement OF the kind. He would simply
cougcrt himseif INTO laughing stock and
play y 90 the hands OF the New FORK mas
querAcsrs They would at once declare
that W. Cleyeland's refusal only demon
sttetet his fitness They would fccl 4
na~ Importance in having forced me presl-
dent % notice them. Their campaign
would Pc prosecuted with a renewed vigor
Cleveland TO De- made riaicul6gs. which IS
ia4 one thing his enemies want
-
The next thing to consider is the motive
OF this hird term agitation. 1t has It's
origin iu desire TO make use OF Mr..
N" ~ 'o""e' Va
~ ~" iorF-elS' e.
~ ~. M"i'ou' '"e 1.l'.-
~ ~ 49, "u' nc u''N
''"s 'Ys. vase u 'A'e
H., ss;si,,'. 9. ~, si'e s1cl,siry ~
p4rLy disasters Il has waved ia huge
VOC urea enlnsiy over The hend OF the
y. i.'.'. ~ uNtli lof ga lnes mas Ssase' !
in some parts Of the country az 70 sus-
4 N.rr MA ures!ient
lu q faofue.tt OF perDley.t.. the third
tcrra idea uus taken up IS the New York
e-s IL is highly signhcan. that no Tam
many opposl Ion 10 "A third term has been
manifested. The oppos.tiou OF a certain
'Tsmuany organ I'm New Yprk counts f6r
r1tht.g No Tammanv leader has had q
( Nor5 10 say. This means more than IS
vst fuily aslpreciated The amazing spec
tarle may De Witnessed 10 the democratic
Nn,o1al convention % Tammauy u ca
ACTUALLY shouting FOR Clcvciaud
Ihsy will shout for him because they
wit rot want him. II IS anticipated fNa,
varlcus other DELEGATIONS VIII fail into the
traB rEat viii mean perhaps - Clesc.
p fbus votes Now. the minute there is a
, break from Cleveland the movement viii
rsilapse
IT.
Then tho cousplraiors VIII have con-
tr,1 ~ thi,ss There may he NV YORK;
! - Va ''.''7
attempt TO stampede we eohFehtloh' ne
, only danger ~ this was pointed out by
g. a. 10y
,..
IL was ne VINO '''s' n'Ne' 'SH 70 'he A"1
tltqt II MIR Cleveland IL certainly to Ot
kt,ird off his name must he fo,1nalls
. n,a,ca I'm nsnir,+ien We're his nam,
, no, mentioned and a number OF fr,litles,
halio,s +,kan there might ens,,, A Cleve
. to,,a st,,,r.ao
: Nov, "a, a rtvur,4 NJ these various con
! .,t.,,at,,,s Ftrs, Mr. CLEVELAND doe,
: NOT want a ren1minatlon and does no
i cNgect one ana .s noi trying for one So
l's, 49, ,, ~, q -, IA ,nrsc bi,,
, iakr sides In tsc convention. Third. Their.
/ Is a distinct moycwent Within the partl
e against Il New ok man. Fourth. eva
, dcuco accumu!atea that an Intrigue eAist
% slruE some now man, sl0serN!eut q
Nsw ork uron the party.
Tine cruz % the matter - the fact tina
Mr Cleveland holds the key 10 the. demo
! cratic situation ana that his enemies ar
trying 10 force Il away from him. Noth
~ INK more wonderfully illustrates the migh
Of silence than the position Of the MAJ
Who now occupies tho chief magisracy @
/ the Republic.
His silence has been his fortress. Tn
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