The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-04
NR. NR.CLEVELAND'SVlEW
How He Thinks the Democrats
May Win.
SUGGESTION FOR A PLATFORM.
walter weliman Shows the Conditions Un-
der Which the President Would Run
For . Third Term-Gossip About the Re-
publican Aspirants For the domination.

der Which the President would Run
For = Third Term-G Gossip About the Re-
oublIcan Aspirants For the Nomination.
WASHINGTON, March 4. - Especial. -
Today the politicians OF the capital are
looking forward to the events of year
hepco. Twelve months from now IA new
president will be inauguratod, and the pol
lticians would give good deal to know
his name. Mr.. Cleveland has but year
more to serve, and 1t would be straining
the truth to say that any considerable
number Of people In Washington think he
has ghost of chance to be his successor.
But there are a few who bclieve th-'
presidents luck might yet car
through. talked recently with a. =.
Der Of the cabinet, who spoke Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands future and intiinated that he should
not be surprised II the presidentwere to
break all records by getting third term.
There Is very little of this sort Of talk out
aide the cabinet circle and not much In it.
What there Is may fairly be said to be sig
nifcant.
Mr.. CieveIaud's Opinion.
An official who Is very close to tho p-osi-
dent indeed freely confessed to me today
that he could SEQ combination OF oircum-
stances which might make Mr.. Cleveland
bis own successor despite the prejudice
which exists In the country against third
term This was only one mans opinion,
but It is Interesting enough to be quoted
/. In full:
"The presidents influence" said he,
will be exerted to secure sound money
kx, I.o Ion
BY sound money mean a platform
against the free coinage Of silver. Mr..
Cleveland believes the Republicans intend
TO juggle with the silver question In their
platform-to adopt some such resolution
s that which was coined four years ago mt
Minneapolis II they do, Mr.. Cleveland
thinks the Democrats will have a chance
TO win by coming out rs the simon pure
honest money party Of the country. IL
he can get such platform as he wants In
the Chicago convention, should not be
surprised to SEQ him nominated upon II,
and II nominated have no doubt he would
accept. l don't take any stock in the
stories that Mr.. Cleveland intends writing
aletter renounoing the presidency. In all
the talks have had with him he has
shown great anxiety about the future of
bis party. He breads to have the party
drift away from the principles Of his ad-
minlstratioD. He might--mind you, !
put it only as possibility-he might ac-
cept the nomination even In the face of
certain defeat In order to hold Democracy
I'D to his notions OF what the party ought
20 st. far"
Th' Jiloance of these remarks lay
arg the identity Of tho man who
mat D, which, unfortunately, I am,
not 81 'rty 70 disclose. can only as
sure raador that he IL a very we'll
knoN ucial, who holds confidential re-
htloi ith The master OF the White House.
Diffsrens View.
The suOssance of the foregoing private
conversation repeated 10 man who Is
prominent In Democratic councils, but
VINO belongs to the Morrison rather than
'ne Cleveland wing Of the party. II know
some OF tho men near TO the president are
Mlking that way" he said, "but 1t will
nos 60 There Is no earthly chance for the
nonination or tho election of Mr.. Cleve-
'and' In the first place. tho third term
prejudice Is insurmountable. Apart from
enat' Mr.. Cleveland Is not In sympathy
WIN majority Of his party. He could
not DO nominated II he were to announce
nmseii candidate and bring all the pow
VI oi his administration to bear upon the
ynon'ention. have been out among tho
,.es D.nocrats OF the country, and I know
whereof speak. Washington Is a poor
t"Oe 10 which to judge public opinion.
n''k my prediction, II an effort Is made
" nominate Mr.. Cleveland In the Chicago
,,onvention, 1t will result In huniliating
mere we have two views diametrically
,,pposeu, and the reader Is free to choose
between them.
,,. .ooklng ahead 10 months for the idon-
80 | ., tne man who will have tho pleasure
iulng up the avenue, as wo say In
,.asnihgton, at Mr.. Cleveland's right, TO
.aAe the oath Of Office and deliver his in
.s.usural address, one may fairly represent
.ne opinion of the politicians In tho no
n.n aa' capital by saying the odds arc that
WIN, VIII be either William Mckinley or
s,s, ,',sm .s -. Allison. Many Democrats I'm
IT,. ,,o. mat their party Will yet win the eIsps
mil, u, out many others admit that the Re
shonoans sahs arc too far ahead TO be over
sn,' "A large number of Republicans
bn, "s - MT. Reed will be the lucky man,
,ha We're called upon to say what was
A. s PREVALENT opinion here should give IL
saoove so,a The shrewd politicians, accus-
,ha,e u 70 sizing up events far ahead Of
K,r, c'ual occurrence, look either to Nc
,aay ,an'ey or Allison as tho man who Is 60
hencap possession OF the White House year
anu yet We all know how easy II