The Atlanta constitution., 1902-07-07
HENRY WATTERSOA IS
HOT AFTER GROVER
CLEVELAND,
Louisville Editor Says That Mr.
Cleveland Is Seeking To Regain
Political Leadership, and
That It Means Nothing
but office.

81. Paul July 5.-(Special.)- Henry
Watterson. editor of The Louisville
Couricr-Journal. was here today and
submitted to an interview regarding Mr..
Cleveland.
Il have made certain specific accusa-
tions against Mr. Clevelaud-that he has
been an office seeker ever since he was
p years old; that ne possessed the repu-
tation Of a retired statesman and sage
from 1889 to 1892. while he was engaged
in the most adroit campaign To achieve
his nomination IN the latter year; that
he was supported in this by all his
oniceholders. who thought. if he got
back, they would get back; that seven
members Of his original cabinet attend
ed the Chicago convention Of 1872 head
ed by Whitney, Bayard and Villas, To
work for his denomination; yet that al
this while hc was posing, as he is pos
ing now. as a retired patriot and seer,
who could not be induced to accept Of
fee.
Rides Free Trade Hobby.
MIR Cleveland has ridden the free
trade hobby since his famous free trade
message Of December. 1851, while ten
days after he sent that message TO CON
gress ne was planning to modify It's
terms. lie actually sent German and
Scott 10 the ST. Louis convention OF
1SSS with a cut and dried platform which
completely emasculated 1t.
Coming back into power by one or
those miracles that sometimes happens
In our politics-that is the Homestead
riots, which transferred two OF the lapor
unions wholly from the republicans 70
the democrats--he no sooner found NM
self again in the white house when he
sent the tariff question to the rear ana
brought the money question to the
front.
1--WE were substantially united on the
tariff We were thoroughly disOrganized
ana disunited on the money question, 50
that bv the time MIR. Cleveland reached
the tariff. feeling himself in some way
bound at least 70 fulNl the pledges or
the platform upon which he had been
elected there was prepared under ms
ministrations a tariff bill corresponding
To nothing which had been promised in
his name by the convention that nomi-
mated him.
THE result was hopeless confusion
and Ultimate disintegration.
Cleveland Wants Leadership.
These are distinct accusations. They
are either true or they are false. In the
myriad Of comments which | have seen.
they have been completely lost sight Of.
In lieu of them. all sorts of stories have
been invented and published to account
for my invincibe repugnance to Mr..
Cleveland"
DO you think Mr.. Cleveland is a can
didate for PRESIDENT
Il think he is engaged and his friends
are engaged In n movement to bring him
back into political leadership. With
him Il means nothing but office. What
ever it nr>ans to them, 1t means with
him the concrete things of public life.
for he is prominently man who never
drops the substance to grasp after the
shadow.
In my belief, he took up his home
at Princeton amid the conspicuous
shades of "A great university where he
could pose and be before the minds of
1900 or 5000 students. coming from
every quarter of the union, and where
he could occasionally appear as philos-