New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-18
MR. CLEVELAND'S MANIFESTO.
AN EXCELLENT REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
DOCUMENT
~ 70 REGARDED AS COMING TOO LATE TO STOP
THE NOMINATE On OF A FREE-sILvER MAN
AT CHIC AGO-w1IL THE PREsl-
fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

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Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Washington. June 17.-President Cleveiana 80.
deliverance on the duty OF Democrats 10 auop' 49,
Views on the money question has failed 10 e"o''o
much interest or provoke lively discussion among
,ha ,.w nor,,c,ans who remain in Washington. al
though as a matter OF course 1t Is approve" " az.
tho Democrats who are In Office. If the statement
had been made three months ago. ""o
Congress was in session and Washington was i"' "a
politicians and before any of the states ma" eie0'u
delegates 10 the Democratic National Convention II
would undoubtedly have provoked the hNeieS' SUI
OF discussion and might perhaps nave checAea "'e
tide which even then was running so strongly IN
favor of free silver. Coming so late as II uoes II
will not be likely in the opinion OF either DeiocI "''
or Republicans. influence materially the oeciSio"
of the Chicago Convention or benent the demo-
cratic party
Senator Harris. OF Tennessee. IN charge OF ,re
oliver HEADQUARTERS here, went 10 New-lork thls
morning with the Senate Subcommittee when Is
invesgating the bond sales. He could not Do seen
The political friends OF the President IN congress
are out Of the city. and no expression OF OPINION
could be obtained from that source. The general
sentiment among supporters OF the Administration
as already noted was admiration OF the grit shown
by the President in urging fight by ihe gold-stand-
ard men to the end. BY some the pronunclaiheh'o
is construed as a warning to the silver men that
the President will not support the nominee OF the
Convention If he is a silver man.
On all sides II is regarded as great campaign
document for the Republican party should the nomi-
nee at Chicago be for silver. The Republican party
i, is said, Will not want ANYTHING more foTcole 70
other suggestion Is that the interview may oe me
forerunner of more important poitlca! announce
n ents from the President. The fact that cohVen,
tons of the Democratic party are yel 20 ne n.u
might have led the President TO hope that ms state
ment would be flag around which the sold-siahd-
ard might rally for final struggle, or II mign'
have been that the silver sentiment was making n
roads in STATES which the President and the -Ad-
ministration had no thought would show anything
venton Of Maine YESTERDAY Is meniioned as an eX
ample The, Convention voted down resolutions IN
electing delegates in sympathy with rs views, IN
the Delaware Convention yesterday one or the zee
gates-at-arge elected IS an adherent of the wniie
metal Ii Is also said az Democratic silver mead
quarters here that at least one other Maine district
that seven Of the eighteen delegates from Mime,
s Sy n sff or BY the unit rule i asserted
that four de.egaies from MARYLAND viii vote for a
s TSe fact that the STATE conventions Of Ohio
Illinois and Texas are 70 be hed n, next S6 week may
He may hope rally his adherents in the frsi two
States and cause ne aqe 10 a S's o be
ingiy for the white meta, that nothing can chanse1
u. .ne, dsc,iss me mater further than to say IF
there ever was time when ANYTHING rom ,n@
ton that t.me is past
Representative Cooper Of Texas; SAID: "Cer's ain
couragement 10 the Presidents faction of the party
not 10 support the Democratic ticket i Is well
known tina; the nominee at Oh cago VIII be FOR Sill
yer and Il is TO be regretted that the PRESIDENT
intinates that the Republicans will get his aid FOR
their ticket.
In speaking to Star reporter. Judge Cu;ber-
son. Of Texas. said: Did you expect anything
else?" ., . ,.,,....
that President Cleveland would decline a renom.
iraton a "sound-money" platform II II should
be offered 10 him by the Chicago Ccnvention de-
spite his statement that he desires NO greater
political privileges than 10 occupy the place OF
Irivate, In the ranks OF his party.