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The Presidential Problem-The Demo
cratic Candidate.

The Presidential Problsm-Ths Demo
cratic Candidate.
1t seems to be generally sconcodc'
as beyond controversy that Grant ii
to be the Republican candidate for tn
Presidency in 1872, but there is an,
amount of speculation as to who vii
be selected as the Democratic stand
ard bearer in the contest. Some bal
dozen or more prominent names
Hendricks, Hoffman, Pendleton, Han
cock, Adams, Chase and othcrs-are
before tho country. and their respect
ed claims are being seriously canvass
ed by the friends of each. The recent
nomination of Hendricks by thu
Democratic State Central Committee
of Indiana, evokes the unqualified
condemnation of tho New Yorl
Herald, as necessarily dividing the
. Western vote as it did in 1868, and
producing that most "lame and impo
tent conclusion. the nomination o.
1868. A "now departure" in princi
ple should be followed by new candi'
dates as it's exponents. So says the
Herald, and gives us Chase and Han
cock as.the names which can alone
lead q united East and West TO a
great Democratic triumph in 1879.
Hoffman is not to be thought Of for
four years hence:
.Now, from these doings Of the Con,
wention of 1868 it is evident that
there is nn outstanding account Oh
each side remaining tobe settled be-
tween the Pepdleton men of Ohio
and tho Hendricks men Of Indiana.
Nor can there be any worry happy &c
cord between any Of the candidates
actively involved in the jugglery. Of
that Juggling convention in Tamma'
nv Hall. Hendricks is brought into
tho field to renew that old conyen
ton fight. Ohio will probably: accept
tho challenge by bringing out Pcndlc
ton, and Pennsylvania with the proc
lamstion of Hancock us "Pennsylva
MAS favorite son." On this line O
action the democratic party will, al
most to a certainty, give US the Tam
many Convention FARGO over again
eliminating in some unexpected nom
ination, like Polk or Pierce, and wind
ing up with defeat like that of Sey
mour. How is this absurd pro
grammo to be avoided? It can. be
avoided only by taking new dcpar
ture on the Presidential ticket as vel
as on the party platform.
In tho Tammany Sanhedlim, when
that twenty-irst ballot was sprung
upon it by the Ohio delegation, they
defeated plan which had been enter
ed into among some of tho most saga
: cious party leaders, plan which, il
earried out, would have given Gen
eral Grant o hard push in tho Noyem
Dor election. The plan was to make
!. sort of stalking horse Of Seymour
under cover Of which Chase was tc
he rushed through the convention
for.if we are. not mistaken, Mr.. Sey
mour himself, it was arranged, should
decline the nomination, with a strong
and decisive speech in favor Of tn,
eagtomplated new departure under
the standard of the Chief Justice
When given the nomination Mr.. Sey
,nour did make speech declining it
but the substance Of all that he sale
was:-.Gentlemen Of the Convention
] thank you and my God bless yor
for your kindness to mo; bat your
candidate I cannot be-" Mr.. Vallan
dipham and the Convention, however
insisted. They would not take no 70,
An answer, and Mr.. Seymour, protest
ing that bo awoull peer consent, cor
.sented."'
It is to be hoped that the demo
cratic party will not roaut this Tam.
many farce over again. They have
agreed to run o new set Of principles
let them agree to run new set O.
mon, and to put up two men on~theil
Presidential ticket which will emphat
ically signify new departure. They
hare undertaken to cut themselves of
from the dead issues of the war; le
them complete the work with tn
nomination of tho ticket Of Chas'
s,d Hancock, which will thorough,
identify them with the Union caus
Of tho war and tho constitutional pril
eiples settled by the war, and will
'froe tradc and State rights in the bar
gain. This Indiana nomination 9
Mr.. Hendricks, for all practical pur
poses, signifies nothing. Mr.. Hen
dricks is q, man of talents, abilities
and high standing. He has hac
much valuable experience in our polit
,,i-al affairs, and he is . very popular
mrn in Indiana But his popularity
goes no further; for the elements o.
OF his popularity are not known out
side Of Indiana. Mr.. Pendleton, with
General Mcclellan, has has failed. and
neither OF these two will answer 70,