The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-15
A Straight Democratic N0mi-
natiOn.
from the n. Y. Sun, june 4th.

from INC ~. l. otIll, June 4lil
The following persons and classes
of persons are in favor of a straight
Democratic nomination for President
by the Baltimore Convention. Their
opinions on that subject are certainly
entitled to the grave consideration of
the Democratic party, and we are
pretty confident the delegates to Bal
timore will estimate them ut their true
value.
Gen. Grant, though reticent on
most questions, does not hesitate to
declare that it would be a base sacri-
flee of principle for the Democracy to
refrain from putting straight candi-
date OH the track this fall.
Schuyler Colfax holds the same
| opinion now, though it is not quite
clear what view, of the situation he
will take if Wilson beats him at Phila-
delphia.
To-day Henry Wilson thinks the
Democrats will be great fools not to
take advantage of the split in the Re
publican party and run i'll il candidate
of their own; though what win be his
opinion next Thursday is not so GER
tain.
The Hon. Tom Murphy favors the
nomination of Il Democratic old liner.
because he fears the contrary course
may ultimately depreciate the value
of cottage property at Long Branch.
Robson and Secor, Creswen and
Cholpenning, have no doubt that a
straight Democratic ticket is neees-
sary to protectthe United States Treas
ury against peculators and swindlers.
The whole Dent family and all then
relatives are unanimously of the same
way of thinking. These. or some OF
their agents, feel so much on this sub
ieet that it would not be surprising to
find them in the lobby at Baltimore,
Babcock, Porter, and Leet are zeal
GUS in support of n straight Demo
cratic ticket, while Morton, Conkling,
and Chandler are amazed at the. stu
pidity of those Democrats who do not
view the question in the same light.
All the collectors of customs, all the
internal revenue officers, and all the
postmasters feel that the time has
come when the Democracy must show
their stern adherence to principle by
putting a candidate i'll the field.
Every Republican who doesn't like
Summers anti-C Caesar speech says thai
the only chance the Democrats have
for beating Grant is to bring out al
old Bourbon lit Baltimore.
All the Republicans who detest
SchurZ for his exposures of the Frencl
arms swindle wonder that all the
Germans don't clamor for straight
Democratic ticket.
/ The Military Ring. the San Do
mingo Ring, the Indian Ring, and thu
Seneca Sand Stone Ring feel so soil
citous on this subject that they Intend
to send representatives to Raltimor,
to aid i'll Keeping the DemOcracl
straight.
| The London daily Times exhibit
even more than its usual ability AM
zeal in advocating an old-fashionet
Presidential nomination by the Demo
cracy. So does the New York dali,
Times. So does the New York daily
| World.
/ Among the men of calm .iudgmen
who have declared in favor of thi
policy, and whose lead the Democrac1
have found it SO profitable to follow
for the past dozen years, we need onl,
name the Hon. Dan. w. Voorhees, AM
the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens.
| We might swell this list; but is no
the foregoing sufficient to induce
Democrats to throw DR.. Creole,
overheard at Baltimore. and put til,
helm of the party in the hands of ;
pilot who will be sure to ran tllei
ship straight on the rocks for til,
fourth time