The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-02-26
Mr. Hears nd Mr. Cleveland


Democrats who cay they will go
fishing before they will vote for
Hearst-and actually many Demo-
cratic Congressman here told me
they would do this--awake to the
realization that they are between
the Scylla, Hearst, and the Charyb-
dis, Cleveland. They realize that
they are being "pocketed' by the
New Workers. They argue that
Mr.. Cleveland Is a passive candi-
date, for they say he would not
come out and write articles for the
new spapers, as he has done in the
last week, about imperialism" the
isthmian canal and other live politi-
cal questions at this time if he were
not candidate. According to their
reasoning, if Hearst can go into the
convention very strong, the New
York democrats, or rather Tam
many, which controls matters there
now and which IS believed to be par
tial to Cleveland, will avail itself of
the situation to get what it wants.
The party throughout the country,
because of the triumph of Tam
many, is under some sort Of pledge
TO make some New York man the
candidate. This does not proceed
from gratitude TO Tammany, nor is
it wholly intended as a compliment
to that organization. For the demo-
cratic party understands that only
with New York aud it's politicdl sa-
tellites, New Jersey, Delaware, ard
possibly, Connecticut, va,t !, nope
to win Hence, ia the very broad
intimatiou, amounting To IA promise,
To New York, the main idea is To
get the electoral vote of that State
and the other Statesrmen,ioned.
Going back agaIn-suppose Hearst
should develop.a great strength in
the convention; suppose New York
had not been emphatic In its stand
for any man, having cold-watered
the Parker prospects BY eompli-
mentary vote for Mcclellan; sup
pose that New York should come 10
the anti-H earst aud anti Cleveland
elements aud say: 1--WE have in
our delegation a Hearst strength
also; We can only control II but for
one man. outside Of Hearst, II you
will let as name the man we will
beat Hearst for the nomination aud
tLen we will make bond to elect
him over Roosevelt and furnish all
the money reQuired?" Aud then
suppose they were asked to name
him2 The chances are thousand
to one that eis mamie would be
Cleveland.
WHY CLEVELAND is FEARED.
From what can gather here,
the people who are cataloged as
capitalists 10 the East are opposed
to Roosevelt and Hearst Every
one / meet tells me this. Republic
cans even here told me SO. They
will first try To beat Hearst. They
will then try to beat Roosevelt.
They are IN earnest. Above all
men, Cleveland is their man. That
IL beyond all contradiction. As for
Parker, thew like him, but he has
not been tried Cleveland has been
tried.
''What would be the effect OF such
move on the part Of New York II
Hearst has threatening strength
in the convention? In other words /,
how would the Southern politicians
take it? Well, that occurred TO me,
and l went among the Southern
members 10 ascertain what they
thought about IT, ! spent nearly
two days In this investigation, and.
while here and there | found "a dis
senter, the situation was thus:
The Democratic Southern Congress
men, by which is meant, OF course,
the Senators and Representatives,
cordially dislike Mr.. Cleveland.
They agree that, IL he is nominated,
he could poll more votes in the
North and East than any man the
party could select; that his nomina-
ton would revive the popultst
party; but rather than have Hearst,
they would lay aside their prejn-
dice against Cleveland and their
fears of the populists and agree to
the Cleveland nomination. And in
this connection / asked one of them
if really his greatest opposition to
Cleveland lay In the fear that his
nomination would revive the popu-
list party and perhaps coats some
Democratic Congressman their
seats, and he answered that this
was exactly the cause of the anti
Clevelandlsm In himself and others.
But IL must be remembered that
this 10 neutrality-suspicious. as
to whether Tammany or the New
York democracy has political acu-
men enough to take advantage OF
the tuation In which it might be