The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-11-02
CLEVELAND SAYS BRY-
AN WILL GET A BIG
MAJORITY.
Elements ali Over Country
at Work which Would
be Impossible 10 Get
for Mckinley.
REPUBLICAN PAPERS SAY CLEyE.
LAND REPUDIATEs THIS
PREDICTION.
lSt. Louis Republic.

~ @'C%a+' ~ He.Naacfl
Philadelphia. Oct. 29-The Times will
publish the following tomorrow morn.
ing from a special correspondent:
Princeton, N. j., Oct. %. - Grover
Cleveland, former President, in an IL
terview which | had with HIM, predict
ed landslide TO William Jennings Bry
an. the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent He advanced several reasons for
this
For an hour the great Democratic
statesman fought shy of any reference
to the political situation He urged that
he no longer takes an active interest in
politics, and is content TO look quietly on.
Then our conversation turned TO the con-
ditions in the West, and after a little
reminiscent talk Mr. Cleveland said:
Ny young man, you will see land
slide for Bryan the morning after cleo
ton; of this 1 am confident"
To this | replied that the indications
according 10 Republican leaders, are ia
vorable to Mckinley, but he quickley re-
torted:
"Of course they are; that is policy.
What 9ll you is my private opinion"
There was no doubt concerning the
former presidents sincerity in his ex-
pressed belief, and when / asked him
what reasons he-had for so thinking he
continued:
You do not understand the conditions
There are elements all over the country
AT work which It would be impossible to
draw into line for Mckinley"
SOME OF HIS REASONS.
In the first place union labor is for
Bryan. OF recent years this organiza-
ton of labor has been factor in poll
tics, and it certainly IL rot favorable to
the interests Of capital.
The travelling men are for Bryan.
These men, who are small army are of
the opinion that the Republican party
IL the protector Of corporations, and by
the alnalgamation of industrial interests
many Of them have been thrown out of
employment.
In the Northwest. IN Minnesota. IN
Dakota and Iowa. there are mauv ia
I ianders. Sympathy for the Boors wh4
are their own flesh and blood. will in.
duce them to support Bryan. See II l
am not correct.
II have no desire TO be drawn into any
controversy over the results of the cleo
ton but if the Republican managers
honestly think that President Mckinley
will be reelected. it is my opinion they
are mistaken. They do not know the
situation"
| A REMARKABLE ORATOR.
Further than this Mr.. Cleveland re-
fused TO discuss the campaign. He said
that Mr.. Bryan is remarkable orator
and has magnetic personality. which is
responsible for his tremendous popular
ity. ] asked him what the effect of an
oratOrical campaign is. He replied:
Well, for man who can talk as Bry-
an does it is successful method. For
a candidate who is not an orator it would
be dismal failure
Mr.. cleveland said that, in spite of his
political inactivity, he had been sought
by representatives of all the leading pa
pers, who were apparently eager to OBJ
tain his opinion of the situation. He
has steadfastly refused, because, as he
said to-day, II am out of active politics"
The later dispatches say that Mr..
Cleveland repudiates the above predic-
tions. He is quoted both ways, and the
Courier does not know which is true.