| Show WHO WILL BE THE LEADERS notwithstanding the fact that the nominating conventions to choose candidates hr for the presidency do not occur until june of next year news paper and politicians utterances are already full of predictions as to the standard bearers from the national parties who will be called to lead their followers into the approaching campaign As to the democracy it appears at this time certain that save for the violent antagonism in the empire state ex president cleveland would again receive his nation but the warfare between the cleveland and the hill forces in new york is 18 so bitter that there exists a strong doubt whether mr cleveland could obtain the solid support of his own state in the convention ven tion to fail in this would be it is urged an overpowering evidence of his weakness and would render him totally unsuitable as a leader to marshal the democratic hosts to hoped for victory of his hie opponents opponent governor hill it is enough to say that outside of his own state his popularity is not recognized his skill as a political manager may not be doubted but the methods by which he has acquired and retains so firm a hold upon the democracy of his state are not such as to arouse throughout the nation the enthusiasm which would be desirable for a candidate whose fight will necessarily be a difficult one leaving the two new york men out of consideration the crop of possible poe pos sible elble candidates scattered over the country is most promising pattison of pennsylvania Pen sylvania sylvan palmer of illinois mcpherson McP hereon of new jersey gray of indiana vilas of wisconsin and many others come in bormore for more or lees lea prominent mention on the republican side however there seems to be a settled conviction that the choice lies between two men president harrison and his brilliant secretary of state james Q G blaine that the former has grown immensely in public favor since he be set out upon the nine tholand mile journey which he just ended his keenest cretice must admit he i is 18 looked upon as conservative and safe and with a rare faculty for surrounding himself with counselors whose popularity laxity gives his adminis administration tm great strength with the people and if the inopportune announcement that mr blaine was not in the ram race coming from a journal in which the presidents son is a partner seriously set the tide of sympathy against him the noley noisy foolishness of ex governor foraker in singling out mr blaine for approbation to the evident exclusion of the president turned that tide in large measure back again mr blaine is conducting himself with customary discretion and if it is in conceded that president Prep ident harrison is not to be blamed for the blunders of his son sons sona a news paper it must also be claimed for mr blaine that he cannot be held account able for the political idiocy of his would be friends undoubtedly the best thing for all the aspirants would be to keep their little boom lets as much as an possible in check A whole year must elapse before the choice is made and in the meantime many MADY a blossoming bloss oming hope will be chilled in death and some that are half buried today will burst into a glorious resurrection |
