The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-13
THE AHTI-RADIOAL CANDIDATE.

THE AHTI-RADICAL CANDIDATE.
5 member Of the Cincinnati press, writin
from Kentucky, represents Mr.. Beck, NJ G.
as expressing his opinion on the diffsren
Democratic candidates for the Presidency, q
; follows:
, "The way the tide has set in everythin,
, seems to be directed toward one man. 70,
have Allen and Thurman and Pendleton NJ
there in Ohio, and Hendricks in Indiana
Hendricks ruined Pendleton's chances il
'68, so that both are out of the question
Thurman has been distanced by Allen, be
cause Allen came in at the right time and
rescued the Democratic party from complete
humiliation. You will nominate him fo
Governor again this fall, Of course, and i
you elect him by good maiority-say
forty thousand-al hell itself couldn't defea
him for the Presidency. I cannot say he il
my choice for the place. would rather
have q younger man chosen, not because
Governor Allen is not a hale, vigorous man,
and perfectly competent to discharge the
duties of the Office of President, but because,
if elected, he would be apt to gather around
him class of advisers who are old like him.
self, but who are not content to let the dead
/
afraid, the men of "reminiscences, and would
have this or that wrong to bring up from
their memories. That is not what we want
The Democratic party must look forward,
not backward. It must grasp the future
time instead Of recalling the past if it expects
to have its lease of power, now just COM
menced, continue. Allen is an able man, a
man without stain, and in all respects, save
this, a suitable one. And if he is elected
Governor this fall by good majority, he can't
be beaten next year for President"
"But how about Tilden?"
"Oh, he's out of the question. The South
and West will have the naming of the candi-
date-you can't keep it from them if you
want to-and no Eastern bond-holding candi-
date will stand any show whatever"
That the candidate is to be taken from the
West has been obvious to US for some time.
The BULLETIN presented the reasons for this
several weeks ago, the principal one being
that the Democratic candidate should be an
exponent Of that policy which is to favor
the agricultural or producing classes, the
bulk of whom are inhabitants of South
ern and Western States, the South and
West being identified in interests and pur-
suits. We submitted that the candidate of
the party ought not to be taken from the
South, on account of the chance he would
afford to the Radical party to awaken preju-
dices against him, and to make capital out of
the hatred which large vulgar fraction of the
Northern people still entertain against the
South and all Southern men. We urged
that no element Of weakness should be
introduced in the canvass to diminish our
chances, and we disclaimed, as we thought
We had full warrant in doing, any intention
IN the part of any representative of Demo-
,ratic opinion in the Southern States to ad- |
vocate for nomination Southern Democrat
'or either place on the Presidential ticket |
Southern anti Radicals are controlled in this |
matter by sincere desire to win that victory |
which is to put an end to Federal oppression |
md which is to change the policy of the |
Government in such way that agricultural
interests may be benefited.
No ambitious aspirations of Southern men |
will be suffered to stand in the way toward |
he great object Of obtaining an anti Radical
President On the contrary, all Southern
7oters who are opposed to Grant and the
'arty which he especially represents, will do
ii they can to help the candidate of the anti
Radical party, and they will do it all the more
ealously if their candidates are pure, able and
7orthy Western statesmen. If we could have
ur choice of Q successor to Grant, we should
ct select Southern statesman, for the reason
hat he would not have as good chance for
he united and cordial support of the party
, all the sections, as Western or Northern
nti- Radical President.
We are grati6ed to observe that our prefer
nee for Western candidate is seconded by
linking opponents of the party in power,
enerally in the South and West, and not un-
equently in other sections. In time and l.
ing before the general convention of 1876
the dominant sentiment of all who
eek a change Of rulers will settle and crystal
Q into opposition to the monopolies which
I'VE built up large fortunes on the spoils won :.
ON the labor Of the Western and Southern :
rmers, opposition to the political power of
assed capital, opposition to extravaganza in ,
,penditure, opposition to all intermeddling
it'll the reserved rights Of the States, and
position to centralizing the powers of gov
nment To represent this feeling and to
I'D in this crusade against political error
me powerful Western man will be especial
fit.
OF NAT IONAL BANKS,
On Monday, March l, official reports N
owed that the total resources of the Ma - -
NAL Banks of the United States were
1868, S19, 753, made up chiefly Of the follow
8 items:
Loans and discounts $951, 1926, 466, United Il