The daily gazette., 1875-05-26
Letter from Samuel Townsend.
For the Hnzeffe


People have began to speculate in the
papers in regard to who is most likely to
be the Democratic candidates next year
for president and president. There
is lot OF disappointed Republicans who
call themselves Liberal Republicans, the
name is very appropriate and means
| that they would like to have all the Of
fees won by the Democrats or very
liberal share of them. The Democratic
party at the Baltimore Convention in
1872, was scared or bought by these men.
and the old life long enemy OF Democra-
cy, Horace Greeley. was nominated as
| their rcandidatefor president. The Demo-
cratic party had been split by Brecken-
ridge and beat, and the Republicans in
power seemed disposed to adopt any
hellish doctrine or policy to keep in pow
er, and for the purpose to try to get
them out, the party accepted the Balti-
| more Greedy humiliation, or at least
great number, of the party did. Ii was,
however, soon seen that the Democracy
could make no bold successful stand
| with such ticket. and defeat was the
| natural result. But after throwing the
dead weight of and following the die
tato3 Of Democratic brains, in 1874 they
were enabled to elect large majority of
the members to the next House OF Rep
resentatives, and also several governors
and State Legisla lures and thereby
United States Senators, so that in 1876.
we start out with the certainty of vic
tor, if good sound sense rules the next
National Convention. Bnt Democracy
must be vigllant, for there is croaking
Of these Liberal Republicans and any
amount Of advice given to Democrats by
them, and candidates named. Charles
Francis Adams and others. Now what
L l. .a,la
Francis Adams, II sore headed, disap-
pointed Republican that stinks in the
nostrils of Democrats. Then as to Dem
ocrats, Governor Hendricks of Indiana
was the Democrat that his friends bar
gained with the Republicans for Govern
or of Indiana and Greedy for president.
Pendleton is out Of the Question, Tilden
of New York, beat the old humbug, Dix,
and created CONSERVATION in the Erie
Canal Ring. Old William Allen. Gov
ernor of Ohio, has revolutionized that
State, and brought her back as q Demo-
cratic State, in spite of John Sherman,
Ben Wade, Mccullough, and host OF
other rampant Negro-equallty Republi-
cans, and if he was not too old, Govern
or Allen, the old friend OF Jackson, and
the true honest Democrat who has the
sense to grapplc and crush all Repubh-
can subtcrfuge and Hypocrisy, would he
the man for President. His nephew,
Allen Thurman, whom Governor Allen
has instilled into his great experience OF
men and things, is defenderof Democ-
racy in the U. S. Senate. for to senator
Thurman, and our own Ihos. Bayaro, OF
our little State OF Delaware, are the
United States to-day more indebted Tor
what free government we have left than
to any other two men; for these two ser
ators night and day, have fought against
Repul licar Glant-Centralization, and
believe the signs of the times point to
these two men as the two the masses OF
the Democracy andi all lovers OF free
government wish to honor as President
and vice President, and Thurman lives
in one of the large old free States about
midway, il would he policy to nominate
him for President, and Bayard tor vice.
President, us he lives i'll what was one OF
the old slave State. This ticket could
not fail to give entire satisfaction to
both North and South.
We OF little Delaware can AFFORD to be
liberal Our Senator Bayard Is young,
but we feel he is sc cond to no Senator.
He hclned. or rather plotted, our little
band of Senators Just before the ADJOURN
ment of the Senate, through the cdttey Of
death to the Constitution dnd free Gopern.
meat-for had that Force Bill passed. IL
would have been farewell to free govern
ment until re-established through piooa'
TO all Republicans who are opposed 70
the negro equality clement in their
party, aud have qualms about the name
Democrat, we say to these men,, step
on our white mans plank in the Demo
cratic party with perfect equality with
the rest Of US. .-,,>-
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend, May 2tth, 1875.