The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-04-20
The West ana the Presidency

denounced without mercy.
The West and the Presidency.
The Cincinnati Enquirer and the New
York World are having little joust on
the subject of the next Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency
The Enquirer thinks that the New
York politicians are working Governor
TILDEN to the front, and is of opinion that
that StHe is not in position to claim the
candidate. 1t instances the nomination
Of MCCLELLAN in 1854, of SEYMOUR in
1865, Of GREELEY, in 1872, and classes
.hem as New Workers. 1t also calls at
tention to the fact that Ohio has never
furnished Democratic President, and
urges that her claims should be recogniz
ed, especially as she has several eminent
statesmen who are admirably qualified
for the position.
The World regards this as a sectional
view of the subject, and thinks the choice
will be determined by something which
will make territorial lines and local pre-
objections seem quite trivial and irrele-
want Iturgcs with some force and much
plausibility, that the candidate must be
selected rather because Of his known will
and ability to root out ra,ealities in the
public offices, and to redeem the land to
the uses and practices of honestindns
try.
In view of the fact that Governor TIL
DEN is just now engaged In precisely the
business which the World claims will be.
come the chief duty of the President, its
argument is ingenious, anil verifies the
Eaquirer's allegation that the New York
politicians are preparing the way for hi-
nomination
1t is certainly shrewd in the New
Workers to keep prominent the subject Of
bringing rascals to justice, AMI to have
the nomination turn on this point if pos
sible. Their candidate has had opportu-
mites in this direction which have been
afforded to none of his rivals. Outside
Of New York and Washington City, ras-
cal hunting is necessarily limited for
want Of game. In the West We have only
therats and mice OF corruption, while in
New Fork they have the lions and tigers
II, therefore, the New Workers can make
the Convention believe that, without re-
gard to other considerations, the most
noted rascal-hunter should be nominated,
they will have gained an important point
In personal integrity PEsDLEroN,
THURMAN or ALLEN will compare favor
ably with TILDEN, or any other man from
any other place, and it should not detract
from their chances Of promotion that in
the State where their influence has been
most powerfully felt there have been few
plunderers to hunt down. And though
lacking the advantage derivable from
contrast with rascally neighbors or asso
ciates, no man will dare to question that
the administration Of either of the Ohio
gentlemen named would be as pure as
one presided overly Mr.. TILDEN; espe-
cislly if the time-honored custom of Civ.
ing liberal share of appointments to
his neighbors should be followed by the
President. 81
Moreover, the World undertakes the
influence of what it terms sectional pre-
dilections. If the party possessed one
man pre-eminently superior to all others
local pride and local interests would
promptly yield to his merits but that is
not the condition Of the party. Mr.
THURMAN is fully as worthy as Mr.. TIL
DEN; Mr. ALLEN is as worthy as Mr.. BAY
ARD; and Mr.. PENDLEroN is as worthy as
Mr.. 49,, fill the blank with whom yor
may, and still tits true.
Allother things being equal, the local
| ity Of the candidate will have much to dt
with his nomination, and, unless the Wes
splits her power into feeble factions, the
chances are more than even that one o
the most deserving men from one of th'
most deserving sections will be the mex
President of the United States.
THE GEGHAN BILL.