The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-14
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS AND TIE
PRESIDENCY.

Southern Democrats have been earnestly a
work for some months past discussing tn.
Presidential ticket for 1876 They conced,
to the North the first place on the ticket, ani
have been looking the field over very care
fully 10 find the best man for the second
place. which they claim for tho South.
The literal truth is, that Southern Demo
Gratis have not dreamed of urging Southern
man as a candidate for either the first or sec.
ond Office. They are altogether too much in
earnest about defeating the Radical candidates
for both positions to set up any pretensions
on the part Of any one of their worthy fellow
citizens to either. Southern Democrats are
waiting to join the Democrats Of all the States
in supporting the ablest and strongest candi-
dates for those high positions that any State
can offer. The desire to win, and by win
ming to get free from Radical tyranny, domi-
mates all other wishes. Every Southern State,
from Delaware Bay to the Rio Grande, might
be searched diligently without discovering
single Democrat capable of filling the Office of
county judge who would accept the nomina-
ton for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency
and 50 jsopardize the hopes of the Democratic
party.
Southern Democrats want change of ad-
ministra:ion, restoration of purity, return
to just and fair dealing, reinauguration OF
economy, check to the centralizing process
which threatens the Republics ruin, and a
cessation Of the tyrannous rule of pitiless
majority. Southern Democrats, therefore,
,r~k 80 L. A. Z
succeed, and who, when elected, will be
President for the whole country and not
for sectional party merely. They are not
children either in head or heart, and they
know very we'll the advantage which Radical
would be sure to take Of can
didate selected from the South. They know
too much to WOO defeat and beckon on disas-
ter by any such folly. He who proposes
Southern man as candidate for the Demo-
cratic party is no friend to that party nor to
The South. Southern Democratic aspirants
For the Presidential nomination are the inven-
ion of Radical scribblers.
For reasons heretofore given the BULLETIN
il the name Of Southern Democrats has ex.
pressed the desire that the standard bearer |
# the Democratic party in the coming fray
nay be taken from the great and mighty West, |
which is now the seat of empire on this con-
inent. To stalwart son Of the great valley |
he South will give very cordial and unani-
nous support and in his cause will put forth |
Ter whole strength in an effort stimul,te by |
he memory Of recent years Of oppression suf-
cred at the hands Of Northern Radicals, and
y the hope that Democratic victory will put
N end to the loads of villainous oppression
which have been piled upon us.
The Western and Southern tillers of the
round are identified in interest as we'll as in
pursuits, and are alike DESTROYS Of home-rule,
stable, metallic currency, low tariff, an
economical government, honesty in Office,
trict constitutional limitation Of delegate
owers and q strict accountability Of office
olders and legislators to the people who
hose them. As the South and West are one
. interest and in feeling, the South will most
heerfully accept as the champion Of both any
oble and worthy Western Democrat upon
,hom the Democrats in general convention
lay unite. If it is the will Of Providence
nat the voice of the Southern States shall not
e stifed in the election Of President, they
ill all help to elect the nominees Of the Dem
cratic Convention, bat if those nominees are
vestern statesmen, familiar with the wants
the West and South, their Southern sup
orters will be all the more earnest and en-
lusiastic.