The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-26

there shall be reaction where the Southern States
especially concerned. Again, locality Is against
Mr.. Bayard. II Is too soon to take candidate from
ono OF the recent slave States Besides Mr. Bayard
represents but small State and is pretty sure 70
three electoral votes for any democratic candi
date. Well there 10 left
lie has strength in what is considered his weakest
point He has no large personal following of hot and
enthusiastic partisans suck Douglas had Seward
had as Pendleton had In New York eight years ago.
There will be no political sswashbucklers" at ST. Louis
halooing for 'Tiiden nobody while promoting OPP
position by quarrellng with anybody and everybody
who may venture to say that there quite good
and rs strong men in the party as he
is But he will have in his own, and in
nearly every other State delegation, men who will
calmly and clearly state his case that Of candidate
who fully meets the pressing issues Of the time
reform and economy in public aiars-.a policy in
the government and policy in the interest Of business
and industry and labor-a policy looking toward
tho business OF the country ard to the
restoration Of the Old prosperous times for which cpub
iicans and democrats alike nro hopefully and impa-
tienty waiting he will be presented ms a candidate
be elected and tins argument will go great
way with politicians Again, IL the democrats TO
succeed New York State must be carried and this is
issue the New York democracy have In their hands,
Democratic leaders called in this State might poss-
bly, beat Tilden at home, but he can he beaten by
body else Look at IL While the party orators
the stump our tax bills in this State viii be In the
hands of the voters, and they will show that the
penditure Of State government has been reduced
from STA 900 10 So 600 600 during Tldens admins
tration, than onc-haf In the rural districts,
dollar Is SAID to look big cart wheel
Washington what he has done at Albany there will be
question Of finance to trouble us and Every indus
try win bound upward when the hand that deprcsses
is lightened removed. There is think, general
belief shared in by both parties, that Tldcn be
elected and this is the winning of hall the battle be-
fore the ball is opened or the leading candidates.
called / do not anything with good
chance as Tilden. and tho democrats do not
seem 10 look forward to my Great Unknown
for i happens, singnlarly enough that, with large
opportunities and an all-suflcicnt majority in the
House OF Representatives, there is not democrat
who has added anything to the national reputation
he had when the session opened; and democrat in
Congress had a very extended reputation then with
the possible exception Of Kerr who is physically
equal to the place he now holds"
s'But don't you evade one contingency
THE FAILURE OF THE NEW YORK DELEGATION
to support Tilden earnestly?v
81 do not count upon 1t, nor anticipate It, and
If Kings county were TO decide II his could not
be better hands, for this delegation is unitedy and
earnestly for Tdon."
suppose the delegates from New York city should
say at ST Louis that Tldcn could not carry New York
StateYn
81 have said do not count on anything like this
Remember that Tildcn is Governor or this State and
has been In Office but single term. presume nobody
supposes that il he not nominated for President he
will be discarded candidate Tor reelection here
Yet to do either would be suicidal 1t would lose New
York TO the democracy certain, and
WITHOUT Ntw DEMOCRATS CANNOT WIN
How could any Now York man say ut st. Louis that
Tildcn could not carry New York and then homo
and renominate him for Governor? Anything else
than his nomination to either Office is be thought
Of assume Well. II there be any special opposition
against Tilden coming from the old canal interest il
TO It will not show itsolf In insisting that he
shall remain at Albany for the next three years. To
sum up:-l believe Samuel J. Tlden can be elected
President, and believe all sections Of tho democratic
party want to win The issue 10 In thc-hands or
the democracy they should ding the chance away
there is than precedent for their folly; but
there must be end to everything, and assume
there will be end to this in the election Of Tden and
Thurman rs President and Vice President"