The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-07

thirty-five electoral votes OF the state of
New York will decide who is to be the next
President of the United States-N. I. Times
The above opinion-that as New
York goes, SO goes the Union-seems TO
have been conceded by both parties.
Hence the importance which we have at
tached to the securing of her vote for
the Democratic candidate and hence the
decided inclination of our minds to the
nomination of Governor Tilden. We
have reason to believe that he is the
favorite of her Democracy because they
declared him their choice 10 their State
Convention without a dissenting voice,
and we have reason to believe that, if he
should be nominated at ST. Louis, he
would carry the State, from the fact that
he was elected two years ago Governor
by 81 900 majority over Gen. Dix, the
then Republican incumbent an6 the most
popular man of his party, and that he
held his State firm to her Democratic
mooring in 1873 against the reactionary
tidal wave that wrecked so many fine
Democratic prospects in other States.
Here was reasonable ground for our
faith, that if nominated Governor Til
den would carry New York and thus Sc
cure the victory for Democracy and Re-
| form in the Presidential election. Even
the New York Times, the leading Re
publican organ in that State, (and prob
ably the most influential in the Union,
while waging furious war upon Governor
Tilden admits his popularity in saying, as
it has done in u recent issue, that it
would be the height of political rash
''ness to assume that Senator Conkling
could carry New York against Gov.
'ernor Tilden." Now be it remembered
that Senator Conkling, who the Times
admits would be beaten by Governor
Tilden in New York, is a ''favorite son"
and was declared to be the choice of the
Republicans in their State Convention.
But we are told that there is a serious
counter-movement against Gov. Tilden
in his own State--that Belmont, (the
agent of the Rothchilds, who was driven
from the Craftsmanship of the Democratic
party, into which he intrigued himself
by means of his mopied influences during
the war; Fernando Wood, Gov. Hoff-
man and other New York politicians,
are working against him, and that they
have bought over the New York World |
(Which betrayed Seymour on the eve of the |
Presidential election Of 1869 to their
side. We admit if this combination has
strength it will materially impair the ar
gument of Gov Tilden's availability :
but the question naturally comes up, why
did not these men make their fight against
the great Reformer in the State Conven-
ton? 1t looks very much as if knowing
their weakness, they were afraid to ex
pose it, and resorted to the undermining
process in which they are now engaged.
The n. 7. Tribune, referring to this CO.
terie of schemers, significantly says:
Most of them were opponents of Mr.. Tilden
before he was nominated for Governor, be-
q
and represented different class of ideas.
Messrs. Parker, Corning and Pruyn belong
to an Albany circle of politicians who have
always been intensely hostile to Gov TiIden
and whom the Governor invariably defeats
IN their own caucuse5.
Other reasons why our faith in Til
den's ability to carry New York remains
mistaken are cogently stated as follows
by Hon. Mr.. Kinsella of the Brooklyn
Eagle, and one of the delegates to the
st. Louis Convention. In reply to an
he says:
He will have in his own, and in nearly
every other State delegation, men who will
calmly and clearly state his case, as that of
a candidate who fully meets the pressing
issues of the time-reform and economy in ,
public affairs-'a policy in the government
and a policy in the interest of business and
industry and labor-a policy looking toward
the business concerns of the country and to |
the restoration Of the old prosperous times. |
for which Republicans and Democrats alike y
are hopefully and impatiently waiting, he I
will be presented as "a candidate who can 4
be elected, and this argument will 90
great way with politicians. Again, if the s
Democrats are to succeed New York State !
must be carried, and this is an issue the a
New York Democracy have in their own t
hands. Look at it. While the party orators {
ire on the stump our tax bills in this State
will be in the hands of the voters, and then
0W shoa0 that the expenditure Of our State q
,0Uer1a7nent has been reduced from 81, 600 600
o Sc, 000 900 during 7fLden's administration. Il
" more than One-hdlf. In the rural districts, b
where dollar is said to look as big as a
art Wheel this will tell immensely. If
Tilden can accomplish at Washington what ii
A h..
question of finance to trouble us, and every
industry will bound upward when the hand W
hat depresses it is lightened or removed. ii
here is, | think general belief, shared in ::
" both parties, that Tilden can be elected, 10
nd this is the winning of half the battle o.
efore the ball is opened.
On this same subject, the n. Y. Sun
n bipartisan, independent, outspoken
aper, says: =
A great deal has been said respecting the
in the Democratic party of this eg
tate, and especially the opposition to Gov
nor Tilden, which is manifested by some
,nspicuous men. 1t should however. be Il
understood that there is moth tb
lg new in this matter. This opposition to -
II. Tilden has been about the same for "a
veral years. The same leading men op- es
)sed HIM, with the same determination as I'll
Nv, when he was first nominated for COVER
II; and they have opposed him ever since. as
OF one person of influence has been added on
their number, except it be the members
the canal ring, with whose nefarious gains
overnor Filden has efectually interfered, HI
ldge Church, Judge Parker, Mr. Corning
ID Judge Allen are all antagonists of our r.
form governor. They were such in 1874. IL
If the subject was not so grave we de
uld not resist smile at the PickWick-
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