, 1875-12-06
4 Nan lXho Is Openly anl Decidedly in
Opposition 10 tho Fundamental
Theories Of FREQ Cuy-
eminent.
An Editorial by Carl Schurz On the
Subject Of the Next
Presidency.
Ke Discusses the Question in The Light
Of tile Alternative of Grant
or Initiation.
BAYARD OF DELAWARE.

WILMINGTON Dci., UeC. l.-"lt IL pelseFGa
here. nnd-ludRing from neutrality-suspicious.
-bcltoycsl elsewhere through tho country. thut
Senator Dnysrl is, ut tha moment, most prosni-
ncnt Ill TIE list OF
DEMOCRATIC AsrlRASrs ron THE rHrslnEyCT.
Tho occsious seemed to crlpplo all others o1cops
him wl,lo they did not bring him any positive
strength, they wchkenod bis competitors, md 10
Left lin stronger by comparison. So VIC think
hero, Republicans as well ao Democrats, though
we aro quite conecious TINT MANY and important
events affecting the eituat,on will takc paco in
the next months, and that, worry probably. by
tho limo tho Democrasc Convention mcets, Air.
Baya1d may havo fallen far tn The roar.
Mr.. ]5ayard is, Of course, warmly supported by
tho Democrats Of this State and it is argued
TINT ts email szc, with its few oicc-seokcrs. In
rather an advantage than o.herwiso in
tho prcseus contest. lie is also Tho
choico Of considerable part u tho
Maryland Democracy. especially those OF tho
Eaetcrn Shore. Whether tho. Ring" couonss
who now control aaarSland-romalniug in power
in spite Of tho vehement Reform assault of tho
recent cauvaes-are fnf nayard. am not buro
hut suspect .lry are. aud thu: ho IL reasonably
likely. uuIoHs sn,uo Important chnnges orcne, 10
have Tho support ot that State's delegation en-
tire. From tho South. aa yon know, thero are
nunlornua expressions Of frtondlnesB for him.
~ ,s quito natural, for Mr. Bayard In national
politics
Is NOTHING II NOT SOUTHERN,
by tnsto by origin. ard " education. Hin &C.
cent t1lp to tho Georgia State Fair. with hiB re-
copssonH and speociles at 1l'chnond. nR'"ies.
aud othot points, was wcll-contrirod oxpedl-
tion 1t vely Important nomcut, anu undoubt-
ediy' gaYo Linn lift. North Of Delaware. l
doubt ~hethcs lts proapecta nreyct we'll dotinod.
lie Hcenis 10 DO making little or 10 hendwhy in
Pennsylvania, whose Democrats. indeed. rathur
7totn. Jirl1s
liked II, totusn. In Now York City there IL
Iasarl faction, Of which Mayor Wickham is II
prominons member, aud las MT hesitnt-
ID to ayov his preference. fur Dayatd.
Tho Mayors Private Secretary, ~
von probably know, il Durton N. Harrison, who
,Bsd to Borvo Jefferson Days' in the aatne ca
paeity when jeff was at tho hoad Of tho " Con-
iedo1acy." uo and Dayafd are sympathetic
enough, no doubt, hs we'll IA hAA chief. How
much Wicklain. 1'ow weakencd in tho midst OF
TammanY's dsnstoEs, can do for Dayard, tn tho
face Of Gov, Tilden mIAt bo, however, Eory
problonatical, though. tlero III friendly feeling
toward tho Delaware Senator in corlaln DoMo-
cratic circiea OF Now York. Sir. uayard is con-
oral Of lhe "oll famiIlos;" le Ii fayorably re-
garded by some Of tho diettanto politicians OF
the halaon stsipo. ~bo think hun sort OF idoal
statesman, without fear and without reproach,"
ntc., etc.; and have beaH positively informed
that 10 haa hoou expressly tonderoa the friendly
support oI tt.e journal "fountlo1 by Iloraco
utse!oy;"' though this tcndes. according to my
information, was made nearly or quitU year
uentlY eugagod in the Tllden ,utorest
In somo ways tho S0uator himself
has HEM ACTIVELY At WORE.
Ho did not gos Into tho eIGctio,. assoB, do
Glued gong to aaino, with vurIoua npccious ex-
cuses,-and 80 avoided any share Of blame for
Democratic disasterH lilo las wrltton = lotter ur
two. dictated and revised An 'slntervlaH for the
Now York Tribune. atd taken tue Southern tour
before mentioned Other thaa those. hiA tactical
movements have boon silently made. IA to hs
orlnlons those designed for tho present market
hayo included 1eBolute adherence to Hard
atonoy, steady dlaapprovsl Of incrtaseti groen-
back cnrTelcy, and lin htB Eocous letter to m Az
lanta nowspaperl Wholesale and characteristic
attack IN tho National uankn. He docs not
merely propoYe to take away their notes, aud
cont}no tAotn to aepohit and discount buai-
ness rs tho Ohio inilators desired. but hs makes
tho prepusterous chargo that thoy arc 8 lno,op.
gress.-nnd, in The face OF tho business. .prefet-
cncos Of Tie whole country, pTopuass to return
TO 6tate banks. with HoParste State control aud
uperyialon,-thirty.sovu yaslcsles Of banks,
promiscs to pay, uud. Bay. $40 different daiIy quo
tatlons iii the value Of those prolniHes. We
thnk. hose, tilas in this assault on tho National
BanAing syatem, Iii. Daynrd shows, not atates-
mnnalip, but fully; and that la il led along by
Inherited -phrty.preIudiees against banks. sueh
! as luspiral the old-tiuo attackA upon those in-
atitutous, aud which hlH father and predecessor
tn tho aanata {Iames A. Dayats) represented
when ho WAS making = furious assault on thom
il, New Jersey speech, aud oud4enly had all
his inyeot!Tea domoraltxed By Of lliB hearers.
who dFow out + nuto OF the Farmers bank Of
Delaware,
| Ai0HEp m JAMES 4. DAYAnn Al rnEs1pkHr!
Both father AMI son are, huWsyer. iugrA.uea With
| Atsto-l.sghts theories, and would rather have
thirty lorty tlBordcrfy systelnA or no Bystema,
OF banking, uHtier hshta contt0l. than QUO uui-
form aud ssfo Que directed by National authoE-
| i.y. III al the south, tho sche,rlen OF local
lendsra found 20 vol supported by tho
atate-ltt9hts doctEsneB, had ITO moro Jealous ad.
helents aud syinpathtxe1s than tha alesars. lay
| srd, Of this State. Their idea Of tho ltepubllo
| las always boeu confedeEatud group Of Haro-
| Mos, with themselves Iarous OF that section
known ~ tho State Of Delaware.
Mr. UAyArd lives III ti!s city, occupying I
pleasant suburban residence on the blgh ground
lilo is rich md sbls to spend fair sum in poll
| ticH tio has guod 1ucons from ltH practice Ut
| lhW,-whlcl ha docs not give MP, by any neana,
bat pursnes diligently. for hls power of appica-
ton and bab!t Of industry arc both g!eat,-and
he has l,as salary ~ benstor. while recently bis
| wife inherited = handsome fortune fIom family.
| copuott,ons IN New York. lie may bo regarded.
! thus fur. ~
4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAN.
| for f8w have riseu ~ rapidly aud III eaBlly ID
equal AsigAts aud apparent possiLtlitieb in pu,
politics. lis Was born III 1928, anu therefore, u
tho ago Of Al, may 10 regarded comparatively
young nan 10 ba considered seriously ~ 4 cous-
potter for tue Presidency. Moreover, lestopped
INTO aeat III the banaso-that prlxe fur Which
many tueu Of equal or greater ability are con'
tent to struggle aud ksplso for life-ttme-
without serious effost of his uwn. lie has
ueyer held % elective Office. &nd, until 10 wen1
to tho hsDate, 4ad nut filed any public position
but TINT Of uulte1 htases district Attorney un
der President buchanan. III 1862 theEe was
vacancy in tho benats to .oe titlod BY tlo Della
walo Legislature, III consequence oE tho dealt
OF George ltexi Iiddio, aud there waa also
tull-teEm hcnator 10 be elected. 10 seEye frou
1860 70 1875. The short term tho old EeatIe
inan, James 4. Bayatd, took (.esumng the sea
he bud bold before he resigned and allowod Mr
lAddls 10 OCCUPY it tor whAs). Whlla hs bat