The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-11
What Would Happen the Cleveland IL He
should Run Once Sore.

should Run Once Hore.
Washington, d. c., April 10.-The tail
about President Cleveland as a candi
date for a third term has been reviveC
today by the declaration of the New
York " orld, that he IS the ligical candi
date, especially if Mckinley should bt
the Republican nominee. Democratic
leaders do not doubt that Cleveland
would accept another nomination OIL
that he believes he could have the nom
inathOn if he intimated his willingness
to take it.
eff 1t there were not for the dis
astrouS effect it would have on the
party" said one of the most promin en-
Democrats from the west, 81 would like
to see MIR. Cleveland again the candi-
date. 1t would be merely to see the
president brought to a realization of the
estimate of him held by the people OF
this country. He could not carry a
single northern state, and there are but
one or two southern states that would
vote the Democratic ticket with his
name at the head Mr.. Cleveland IS the
worst repudiated man who ever occu-
pied the presidential chair. but he is
perfectly unconscious of It He still
thinks that he has enough influence to
carry the country to a single gold
standard with HIS own popularity.
when the fact is that the Democratic
party has repudiated both gold and
Clevelandism.
''The south would not vote for CIeve-
land on any platform, and on a gold
platform no threat Of hayOnet rule,
force bill, negro domination or even
carpet-bag rule would brighten the
southern Democrats to vote for him.
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
Democratic party is for free silver in
the south and west. ard 1T would sim
ply dissolve the party TO again nOmi-
nate Cleveland on gold platform
Look at the source of this boom for a
third term. 1t is IN the New York
World the paper that only three months
ago held the president and secretary of
the treasury up as traitors TO their party
and to the people as corrupt officials
who had sold their country to the money
changers: as parties 10 a bargain with
the bond syndicate in a transaction that
Melted them many millions OF dollars.
1t is preporterous TO talk of nominat-
ing this man again. The record made
against him in the bond deal stamps
him as either a knave or a fool. and the
American people never forgive either in
public place.
IF Mr.. Cleveland should again be
nominated there would be no Democra l.
&c party at the close of the campaign.
The ticket would be buried under the
greatest avalanche OF indignant protest
ever known in the country and the party
would go 70 pieces without a state TO
follow il. No. 1t will not be Cleveland
The fear Of a third term would be moth
ing in comparison with the reputp ton
Of TIE man who has been the great test
blunderer ever known in the white
house"
VIII Carlisle be the candidate2 Does
hisletter mean that he is willing 70 take
the nomination -
Mr.. Carlisle's letter means that he
would Ike 10 he the candidate If ne can
get the Endorsement OF Kentucky. II X.
cannot get that Endorsement from MS
own stats he could not hops 70 have
his name presented a the Chicago con-
vention. He says n effect. I an a can
diiate Z I can secure the Endorsement
Of Kentucky. but Il would Be folly an
less my own state is Tor me. II nv own
state IS for ne I an n the hands % nv
friends. but II my own state Is against
me- I am not a candidate. That seems
q ne 10 be Mr. CarliSle's position. Re
Is in peculiar position. He went back
on his party in Kentucky last faIl. and
now he wants his party in that state %
stand by him and make him a possible
candidate"
But NJ Carlisle would have heavy