The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-09-21
VOLl.. vi: ! 'osa',, !. ~ : :
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
WAsu1xeroN, Sept. r., 1875,
THE SITUATION,

THE SITUATlpN, .,.,... .;.-,.,.,r
The returns from Maine, following
these from Vermont, should convince
tile Democracy that their policy iss to
concentrate their efforts On the States
which give a reasonable pomse of
victory for effort, and to let the hope
lsssIy, Republican States entirely
alone. That was, understood to be
the idea at the commencement of the
campaign, After a whiIe,r however,
some of tlfe Democratic Ie ,ders were
seduced into the belief that many of
the Republican strongholds could be
carried; and attempts were made to
secure the voes OF Maine, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota and oven Of
Vermont and Massachusetts, for TIL
den and Reform. It is we'll that we
have'b$en beaten in Vermont and
Maine and that their majorities are
50 large as TO convince ue, beyond
doubt, Of the necessity of returning
to our original programme our fist
loves. Care, caution and courage
will give lis a United South --138
votes, The Pacific States, 12 votes,
are certainly ours, if we bestow upon
them halt as much attention as has
heen uselessly expended on Maine.
Vermont and some Of the Wosteru
States that we have no show of car
wing And Tiiden's prestige in the
E'st as II retormer, Will give us Con
hec'icut, Nov JERSEY and his own
great Sac ct New York. 50 votes in
all, if we only treat these Statos " it,
decent respect. The States above
"nmniera'cti hav-u~ nnn ~,.tvs-A:,. ,l..
Electoral C"llrge-l5 more than nee
cssary to, electsa President. .t4,as-
WHO WILL II BE!
Both parties arc now waiting with
x Od deal Of anxiety iur tho nomi-
nati"u OF a D1mccra c candidate for
Go, eruor OF New York which co,nes
off This week. Upon this nu,nina ion
ct which ,$E3 will DO advised by tel
cgraph, bet 're this le' er reaches you,
depends, probably upon the election
OF the next President. II is rrettv
generally conceded by c"se calcula>
tors on both sides that the Presiden
tial candidate who gets the 35 electo
RAJ votes Of the Empire State will be
the occupant of the White House.
There ia very little doubt that Mr..
Tllden is strong enough to carry the
State nnaided by popular nominee
tor Governor, as he beat General Dix
in IA by majority of 5O,319 votes;
bnt, as so muolI is involved in the is
sue in New York this year, it was
highly desirable that Mr.. Seymour
should head the State ticket, as he
carried New York against Grant in
"a, when the latter was, perhaps the
most popular man in tie United
States, especially with the Union sol~
diers. AS, however, Mr.. Seymour
has seen fit to decline, let us hope
that his place on the ticket will be
filled by q man who is not mixed llio up
IN the local feuds Of the party, and
who will command its entire vote.
TIE MONEY QUESTION NOT AN ISSUE,
Because Mr.. Tilden is, perhaps, the
most incorporating advocate in the
Ori@n i@r1, Of hard money, some of his
1rlenos IN the North, judging from
the course they are pursuing, in their
speeches and their Writings, think to
elect him on that issue. This ia q
grievoue, and may boa fatal, error
The ST. Louis Convention did NOT q,
tach primal Importance to the money
question is evident; or it would not
have placed upon the ticket Mr.
Hendricks, whose proclivities has
long been known, far and wide, to be
1or more lgreenbacks.
For the Democracy, then, to en-
deavor to make the money question