New-York tribune., 1896-06-06
CLEVELAND AND HIS PARTY.
HE WILL DO NOTHING TO SAVE 1T FROM
DISASTER AND RUIN
SATISFIED WITH HIS OWN RECORD AND CON
TENT TO LET MATTERS TAKE THEIR
COt,RsE-A LITTLE STORY TOLD TO
THE CABINET SHOWS HOW
HE VIEWS THE
STTEATION.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

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tBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE1
Washington, June J-It is not true that Pres-
dent Cleveland has written a letter for the con-
sideraton OF the Chicago Convention in which
he denounces his party roundly and wlthdraws
from further connection with that convention
He is In the humor to do So It is said. but ne
is content to hold himself back until the ST.
Louis Convention shall have furnished text
He will then write letter, his friends say, and
for that purpose he may have gathered some
thoughts and sentences Mr.. Cleveland is not be-
lieved to be greatly exercised by the present
rent condition Of his party, AMI he does not pro-
fees to worry about 1t. He is said to feel con-
fdent that he will be able to get an indorse-
me Mt from the New-York State Convention on
his financial course and his Views on Democracy
In general. and with that he will be satisfied
In talk with members Of his Cabinet In Feb
ruary he announced himself confident OF this
Everything which has occurred since that time
has convinced him that he was right on the
came day secretaries Carlisle. Smith, Herbert
and Morton expressed similar confidence In re-
gard 10 their States. The developments or the
last three weeks have shown that they we're mis-
Informed and that they have been Thoroughly
repudiated AZ their homes. Secretary Olney re-
Trained from any expression OF opinion at the
February meeting. but he Is nevertheless PROUD
that Massa chusetts spoke with no uncertain
sound in regard 10 the ADMINISTRATORS finan-
cial policy. and swallowed the same, good or
bad
At the Cabinet meeting to-day President
Cleveland referred in a pleasant way 70 the pre-
dictions made IN February, and expressed regret
that they had not been realized. though IN
iicating by his manner than he vas not extreme
lv ,nthusiastic on the subject. II was suggested
that possihlv PRAYER would cure the trouble
This rer1inied the President Of story. ana ne
told II with great unction. II appears that some
wears ago two ffhernen We're Overtaken ny
sevare storm on one ~ the Northern Lakes
Things soon began to look serious for the ooat
was weak and n seemed as n II might 20 70
nleces FINALLY ono OF the fishermen suggested
that everything that he knew OF 10 keep tne
ho,t together had been done and ne thought
that as lest resort they should pray NOT
.us, vet replied the other. 'let us weather the
s,orm a little longer" The moral gathered from
tho etory was that the President is NOT tnor-
l oughlv convinced as yet that his party had gone
or would 60 10 pieces. but that II was IN great
danger. a.. =.
one thing is certain. however. and that IS tha'
tho pr.sident does not intend by any official or
neneonal act of his n do anything n save MS
narty from disaster end disintegraton. lie -
crtent 10 lot the responsibility rest where II De-
/ iorgs and II retire from the Executive chair on
.hn record he has made during the two terms ne
has occupied Il. such as II ~