The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-30
The Next PresIdency-The Parties and
their Candidates,

The Next Presidency-The Parties and
their Candidates.
From the Rerald
The really vital political question for all par
ties lies beneath the discussion and turmoil of
the hour-it is who is to be the next President
Polltlclans rage on every topic and assail one
another each after his own peculiar frenzy:
State canvasses are carried on and fought ont
apparently on local issues but underneath all
shaping, directing, and controlling ALLIES the
paramount question OF the Presidency. All the
astonishing vagaries and extrayagances into
which the politicians are running-all the nm
explained pieces OF vindictiyeness at this or that
public man-have reference to this tonic and
express only the hopes or fears of one OF another
lactlon III regard TO some candidate. The Presi.
uehcy is now the clue that runs through the
labyrinthine mazes of political intrigue thourh
this fact will not be fully developed before the
next session OF Congress.
The struggle Tor the Presidency will he n
triangular hght between the three great lac.
tons. The Democrats will have their candidate
ana the Republicans, divided into radicals and
conservatives, Will have a candidate for each
division. Mr. Chase who has never relin
pushed his hopes for the croWning glory of
Il political career, will develop The greatest
strength as candidate with the radicals, more
especially in virtue OF arrangements in the
natlonal banks, which were created by him Ior
thls very purpose. 1t is hardly possible to
estimate exactly how much old timber Mr.
Chase has lying over in different directions
beside his strength in the banks for probably
very many of his arrangements made in the
departments when he was in DO yer are still in
tact. The only question as to radical candl-
date lies between Chase and Butler; but Butler
VIII undoubtedly make way for the stronger
ana DoIdcr man with that accommodating dis
position that has marked his conduct on so
many memorable occasions. He will agree to
take place in the Cabinet To be contented
with little honor is his most admirable charac-
teristic.
Grant will be the candidate of the conserva
tive masses OF the Republican party the sol
dle1s, sailors, and patriots of all sorts-the
whole body OF the people that carried on the
war and put down the Rebellion, and that
equally detest the extremists of every stripe.
lie is already recognized in all quarters as fhe
inevitable man. Hence, even before the poIiti
cans judge 1t advisable to let the people kpow
the direction OF the currents, leave has been
given to all the small dogs TO snarl at the great
stanoaId-bearer. Tray, Blanche, and Sweet.
heart have taken up the cry with all their
pretty little herceness, and it will go hard if
somebody is not frightened at it. This is the
explanation OF the latest diaLribe against the
hero. 81 No NV
But that sort of tactics is likely to recoil on
Its inventors; for as MIR. Wendell Phillips has
abused and sl1gmatized in turn every man that
has possessed the love and admiration of the
American people, from George Washington to
Abraham Lincoln, the people will naturally
look for his abuse as the guage of a mans
goodness and greatness and would certainly |
suppose that candidate was not worthy OF
nOnOr-Was WlCnOut moderation or any respect |
for the laws-it that wonderful scolder had not |
called him scoundrel. This early radical |
skirmish fire shows how clearly the radicals |
perceive the position of their most formidable |
opponent 1t shows how clearly they see that |
the popular instinct incines 10 deposit the exc
cutive power where they can the least manage |
or contIo it.
The Democrats have their candidate at pas
turage in the 1arihed atmosphere of the noun |
tam lands OF Europe. General Mcclellan has |
been kept far away from political contests since
the last Presidential election, and has. there |
fore, done his party no harm. He has had |
abundant time for reflection also, and will come |
out q fresh, perhaps a strong man. He may |
have clearer eye for political combinations |
Khan when ne was deluded by the Chicago |
temptation. 1t is possible that the Democratic |
nomination may be complicated by the intro |
duction of General Sherman,s name. In that |
event 1t will be close dispute between the |
friends of the two soldiers; ior while on a mere
question of military glory and the quantity of |
laurels, Sherman would have everything to |
McClellan's nothing, yet the Democracy will |
certainly remember to Sherman's prejudice that |
he did a great deal towards putting down the |
Rebellion. This will make the claims OF the |
soldiers more nearly even.
Such are the candidates as the divisions now |
stand. We shall see the struggle between the |
various factions developing itself more openly |
as soon g COnprpss assemblies