Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-30
LEN PIgES Appeal.
WHO SHALL BE THE CAND16ArE9

WHO SHALL BE THE CANDIDATE =
Mr.. G. C. LangdOn, OF Mobile, in repll
to a number of letters received since hi
appointmerta as delegate to the New Yorl
Convention, has the following language
after completely disposing of the preten
sions Of Mr.. Chase as the candidate @
the Democracy:
am therefore free to say, that in the
New York Convention / shall support
no man for the Presidential nomination
who does not stand fairly and squarely
on the Democratic platform. II We be-
lieve the Democratic party right, let u;
have no other than true Democrat for
President. This is no time for halfway
measures nor halfway men; DO time
for the abandonment OF great principles
in the delusive hope of coneiliating few
doubtful and uncertain men, VINO are
afraid or ashamed to cooperate with "a
party whose principles and policy they
profess to approve. No party ever did,
nor ever will, make anything by such q
course.
In regard to MIR. PsndletOG, 1 have no
/ hesitation in saying That OF all the men
named in connection with the Office Of
President, he is my first choice; though
l would cheerfully support Gen. Han
! cock, either of the SeymOUrs, or any
other statesman who is fully committed,
| by word and deed, TO the Democratic
doctrines OF the day. Il has been my
| conviction that Mr.. PendletOn had more
| Of the elements Of strength than any
other man named, and as his qu9lifica-
| tioRs are pre-emiDent, and his record
without q blemish, 1 have thought him
| the proper man for the nOmi1atiOn.
And, in this connection, permit me to
remark, that l cannot agree with you
| that "his views on the currency question
| will cause his failure" On the contrary,
l am Of the opinion that the great pub
| lie sentiment of the country is largely in
unison with Mr.. PendleUon on this sub
ject. and that, if the issue be forced into
the canvass (which [ trust viii not De
done) it VIII add grsauy 10 bis strength.
l cannot think, however, the bOndhOid-
ing interes. will be 50 short-sighted as to
make an issue with Mr.. PeDdletOn on
this question, for, rely upon it, on that
issue alone they cannot carry a single
state, county, township or village in the
Union. The time may, and probably
will come, when the bOndhOlders will be
glad TO compromise on Mr.. Pendleton's
~Giiey. and, il they are As shrewd as
tbav are generally supposed to be, they
vviIf do If now. Payment in currency
wonld be nuC'h better for theul than re-
pudiGtion.
The Mobile Register (CGi,. Forsyth in
commenting on an expression o. Thur
low Weeds IN the New York CONNER /
ciGI, that "if the present Congress fails /
to reduce interest on the public debt, ii
will be su5cet'ed by a Congress which |
will pay the debt in greenbaeks," uses
the following language:
If the bondholders do not give over |
making war on hefayorites OF the Pso- /
pie, and threatening to beat with their |
millions sny Democratic candidate who l
does not make it the cardinal article Of 4
his faith that they must be paid in gold, |
they will before long find themselves SIS |
" uneasyp as ThurioW Weed is. Money 1
is powerful in elections, we all know /
but there are some deeply rooted popular /
instincts, some resistiess waves OF popu- /
lar sentiment that money can no more /
repress and control than NeTXes could !
bind the sea with his puny chains. Let
them take care that they do not provoke |
q feeling in the public mind OF the nation
that will make them bswsil their pres
snt temper OF selfish arrogance, which,
while the temple OF the Nations fTesdom
Is burning, and all patriots are rushing
10 the scene OF danger, permits them &c
see nothing snd 20 think Of nothing but
their money chests. Beware that you
10 not overdo this JOB aud kid the goose
hat lays yOUr golden egg, and that yOC
10 not force the coming OF the tine when
you would bless your stars 10 be able TO
,ske the terms Of payment that the tax
laVing people now offer.
. The bOndhOlders committed a great
)lnuder and weighted down their cause
when, not content with making war up
n Mr.. Pendleton and his strong popular
packers, they cane forward with the
proposition TO sell Ogt the Democratic
,aTty to Judge Chase, the price being
thirty pisces Of silver" on United States
,onds. Theirs is not a popular cause,
md needs no more weight TO carry. The
are in an enormous msjOrity. !
They constitute the people Of the United
states, and while they are the debtors :
or the tax, they are the tribunal in the
act resort to try the validity Of the debt i
The bondholders had better be wise ard /
isteR TO ThGTisw Weed il not, repudi-
.tiOn, now q breeze that merely rusiles
Trough the locks Of tie sondholders'
lair, may, ia another year or two, swell
ntO popular hurricane that will sweep
II before il.
They cannot give q more powerful im-
,ulse TO this elemental war than to turn
ut OF the Democratic Convention can
.idete favored by the msjority, and tho
> model OF a Democratic statesman,
" the threat OF using their boasted mil
ions to defeat him IN tie canvass, II he
hould be nominated. Thls at would
* the great West-the destined seas OF
Smpire-un unslterably against them. The
,ondhoIders stand on delicste ground,
Or they nave @ future as well SIS pres /
mt Moderation Srd liberaity are their
rue policy, and not to rogso the popular |
ion in his lair.