The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-11-02
CLEVELAND PREDICTS LANDSLIDE.
Republicans Are Ignorant OF
Conditions II They Ex-
pect to Win.
Elements Ar Over the Country That
Money Cannot Control.

Philade n, Oct. 29.-The Phila
delphia Times, a paper which has al
ways been very friendly to Grove
, cleveland and probably as close +,
MIN as any paper ever was, will to
morrow print the following prediction
oy Mr.. Cleveland OF a landslide fol
Bryan:
Princeton, N. j., Oct. 29.-Grovel
Cleveland, former President, in an in.
terview which l had with him, pre.
dlcted a landslide to William Jen.
nings Bryan, the Democratic candi.
GATE for President. He advanced sew.
eral 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 any active interest in politics,
and Is content to quietly look on.
Then our conversation turned to the
conditions in the West, and after a
little reminiscent talk Mr.. Cleveland
said:
MY young man, you will see a land.
slide for Bryan the morning after the
election. OF this | am confident"
To this I replied that the indica.
lions, according to the Republican
leaders, are favorable to Mckinley,
but he quickly retorted: "Of course
they are. That is policy. What I
tell 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 condi.
lions. There are elements all over
the country at work which it would
impossible to draw into line for
Mckinley. In the first place, union
|abor is for Bryan. Or recent years
This organization OF labor has been a
actor in politics, and it certainly is
lot favorable to the interests of capj.
The travelling men are for Bryan.
lhese men, who are a small army, are
u the opinion that the Republican ;
'arty is the protector of corporations. |
ND, by the amalgamation of indus. !
rial interests, many of them have !
'een thrown out of employment. I
I'm the Northwest, in Minnesota, J.
q Dakota and Iowa, there are MANY :
iollanders. Sympathy for the Beers, !
Vho nave their own flesh and blood. :.
VII induce them to support Bryan. :.
zee If | am not correct. +
u have no desire to be drawn into '.
ny controversy over the results of
ne election, but If the Republican !.
managers hon ,stly think that Presi. y
emu Mckinley will be reelected. it. is =
" opinion they are mistaken. They
not know the situation" d
Further than this Mr.. Cleveland re-. NJ
'sed to discuss the campaign. He Il
ID that Mr.. Bryan is a remarkable in
ator and has a magnetic personality, tn
nlch is responsible for his tremend. W
IS popularity. h,
asked him what the effect Of an tn
atorical campaign is. He said: CO
wei, for a mar who can tackle as de
yam does, it is a successful method. 81,
n a candidate who is not an orator. wi
would be a dismal failure" is
Cleveland said that, in spite of
political inactivity, he had been
lght by representatives of all the Hi
ding papers, who we're apparently in
yer TO obtain his opinion of the stu. We
on. lie has steadfastly refused. In
as he said today, II am out saI
politics." wi