The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
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ACOOD MAN \ \ I 1! |.
EN- President Cleveland Believes
@ triotisli1 and Conservatism ats i,1I58
Will Rifle the Convention.
NEVER We B. EXPRESSED {! DOUBT Dc 1: i
He Declares3itllc United States
Sliould the Leader Of South
8S American Nations.

|2,Grntuito,is ,nislnfo7n,ation, to use&no
stronger phrase" was the reply Of /: for r
,ner President Cleveland to-day to the
published tatenlent that he had told a
4 friend lie saw no hope that the Demo-
cratic party would nominate decent
Democrat, MS its candidate for the presl-
I dency. says h II p rinccton special TO the
I New York Herald. u II, N
+ EaSi"I have written and believe Just the
contrary, said Mr.. Cleveland. "R ecently
/ In an article on what conceive to be the
outlook for tho party ! stated: Surely
bese conditions, together with the broken
lodges and forgotten promises Ct reform
Hlhat vex tho sight on every side, not
only Aabundantly explain tho publlc dis
trust and fear prevailing everywhere IN N
tho land. but suggest that In SUCH stress
Of political weather those OF Our #felloy
citizens who thoughtfully and constantly TIM
love our free institutions will not be tlll-55
mindful of such sa fety and quiet as may
DO offered them BY a patriotic . ~ co1l-ss
seryatives Democracy. Since p wrote mat
have O. not changed NY mtnd, .
and 81 y would certainly, In In any
event, not stultffy myself by an exrl
IRE IS ion OF the Kind imputed to me-"
These are Stroublons days for the former
President. IIis5Sln has grown TO pro-
portions5 that takes up much Of his time
even to glance through It. Letters and
even kilograms como from all oyer the
Limited States from men well known and
Unknown, m admirers counseling and y ID
Using and suggesting. REQUESTS for Q p
sentiments for Interviews and yisit sS'n rel
numerous. 3buts1t8is not known that the he
former President has broken his re- tire En-
ments with a favora BILE answer. 81 II N
1880 S1Sn- -
not stand 1t much longer, he said to-
3 dis 4. ..Thcy q apparently do not respect the
wish, that Il be allowed to$iye here with
my family IN absolute retirement. { II.
continues - will force me o run e va y
som ewhero to escape. IT. must pc
stopped IL y$s s 54#.S HI
NJ The former President ncver looked In
better health than he does to-day Be
You'd the social relations nc and his
family maintain with what Is known "a
tie university set. he goes out but little. 4
spending much Of his time in his library,
lca ding and writing.
He is known to he keenly interested In
the Russo-Ja panese war, but IN reply 10
a question today, answered 81 ir5.t
a at IS unfortunate that conflicting re-
ports do not permit us TO get a clear
idea OF what Is actually OCCURRING. II Us
too soon for us to Know 89 g5 3f Il
T. OF the international relations with the,
IIsthmus and South America he spoke
only in the most general terms,
81 see no reasan torasintain a$differents
opinion now from the one. ! held ct the
| time the Venezuelan message was writ
Item, he said. II have always believed
that the attitude of the United States
toward the countries OF South America
having a similar form Of government.
should be patient and constderate rather
as q leader than anything else. When
at another time foreign nations sought to
enforce the collection OF claims against
Sicara qua. it will be remembered the
United States came forward with strong
assurances that at the proper time the
claims would be paid. and it will be fur
Their remembered that the claims were
paid.
IN our attitude of leader. therefore. it
Is the bounden duty Of the government to
see to it that nothing shall arise to In
terrupt the friendly relations existing be-
tween the United States and the South
American governments. When anything
OF the kind does arise 1t Is most unfor-s;
Etunate.''
Mr.. Cleveland absolutely declined to dis
cuss the present political phases Of the.
Democratic party.