Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-11
NATIONAL POLITICS.
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.

diplomatic efforts of prominent men in
his party to draw him out. Does this
mean that he is thinking of a third term
and IS maturing his plans to secure the
nomination at Chicago, or does it mean
that he can not with propriety speak at
this time on the subject?
There is a suggestion that Mr. Cleve-
land-.though not forgetting himself-is
i thinking about the party's platform. He
wants that fashioned after his policy and
ideas. In fact, it must be SO fashioned in
order to enable him to sympathize with
the party's work in the campaign. He
reasons, it is said, in this way: If the
party at Chicago in it's platform and
nomination should practically repudiate
him he would find it impossible to wish
for Democratic success at the polls. That
is human nature; and in the last analysis
human nature rules, even in politics. He
wishes for his party's success, but be-
lieves that attainabe only on the finan-
cial lines he has drawn. He will wait
therefore and note the drift of things.
By waiting and keeping his own name,
by his silence, still in the scale, sound
money delegates to the Chicago conven-
tion may be secured. If the returns show
the sound money men to be in the maj jor-
ity he can then speak and put an end to
further talk about himself But, if silver
is to rule, then of course there will be no
occasion for him to speak. That in itself
will argue the deposition of himself and
his friends.
There ia growing belief that Mr..
Cleveland will not be heard from if at all un-
til yery late in the day-probably not until
the Chicago convention itself assem- bles.
He and his friends are nervous about the
reception his name is to meet with there.
Even if the convention should be cold,
thew want il to be respectful. Some yery
bitter opponents of Mr.. Cleveland will
be present. Mr.. Tillman alone will be a
menace. But there are others. Mr.. Vest
shows signs of eruption and Mr.. Jones, of
Arkansas. ia already smoking,
A ringing letter from Mr.. Cleveland.
and particularly if it should contain some
patriotic phrases about the unwritten
law against a third term. would COM
mand marked attention. Will he write
itS Mr., Cleveland is a serious minded
man, but the New Workers say that in an
emergency he plays to the galleries quite
az successfully as apy leader the state has
ever produced. The galleries will be
crowded at Chicago.
AhraELDs SAY AGAIN.
Springfield, Ill.-Gov. Altgeld has given
out an interview in which he unmerciful-
ly scores the gold mon of his party and
accuses them of eyery form of dishonesty
known to the common law. His old.time
friend, ex-Mayor Hopkins, is singled out
for personal attack. and catches the full
force Of the executive venom. The ocoa-
sion for the interview was REQUEST for
the governors opinion regarding the re-
cent action of the Cook county commit
tee in turning down the gold men. 1t
gave Gov. Altgeld an opportunity to give
vent to his feelings, and he proceeded to
do 80 in statement that was prepared
and given out. He starts out with the
statement that the people of Chicago are
opposed to the gold standard, aud what
he terms "the bond-jobbing policy of the
federal administration" He gives the
gold men the credit of having some ad-
herents, but says they are offceholders
and corporations hired men.
"The whole gold movement" he says,
''is a part of that wave of corruption that
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trolling governments through improper
influences, and it progresses, not by ap-
| pealing to the nobler manhood of the
American citizens, but by buying its way.
Owning the press and having many rich
men in their ranks, it must be expected
that the whole hanging-on class, the men
who like to pose In drawing rooms, the
club loungers and these fine young men
VINO require an hour ana hait 10 WASH
their teeth and comb their hair, should
be on that side. But the argument the
managers rely on Is DOODLE"
Then the governor goes on to tell of
the recent fight over the manner of
holding the primaries, and declares that
the gold.money Democrats raised a
corruption fund to capture the county
organization. He continues:
"In order to handle this Doodle fund ef-
tectively the Cleveland managers called
in ex-Mayor John 2. Hopkins, and ex-
Alderman Edward Cullerton. Hopkins
had, until recently, been one OF the most
loud talking silver men and anti'Cleye'
land men about town, but he took charge
of the campaign. The first thing he tried
was to get control OF the Democratic
county COMMITTEES. AS he had small
number of men to deal with he
felt that with all the money at
his command he could easily buy his
way through and succeed. According to
reports, coming more or less directly, the
price offered for committeeman IN some
cases reaoasa $ooo, Do' "hen tne nnal
.es' oamo .i.le ~ Wele more 'pan TWO 70
one asains' 'no oiove'anu Peopie'
The governor then proceeds to defend
the action OF the committee in refusing
to grant primaries under the Crawford
law. He claim that it was the policy OF
Hopkins to induce the regular judges to
stay away, in case the law was adopted,