The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-07
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
rr ~ CERTAIN To TRIUMPH IN NOrEM-
BIER NEXT.
OHlciaI Thieves From New Orleans to
Chicago.
IChicaago Times.

IChicago Timesl
The Democracy have several very sig
nal advantages In the present Presi-
Dental campaign. These are so numer-
Gus, and 80 powerful, that the certainty
Of that party TO elect their national
ticket is assured This assurance, how
ever, is coupled with the condition that
there be no blundering. no mismanage-
ment.
The first advantage possessed by the
Democracy is In the quality OF the can
didates. Herein the odds are largely
against the opposition. The Republi-
can ticket lacks balance, being. much
the weightier In the less considerable
candidate. So far az .propriety is con-
cerned, Wheeler should be at the head,
la place Of the tail, OF the combination.
This lack OF balance does not occur In
III fbs nspesssts pe%otrats ssss II
another personal respectLone which Is
OF inmense importance. This is ia the
respective salient characteristics OF the
two leaders. Hayes Is n wholly mega
tive character. He is remarkable, not
for what he has done, but for his singu-
lar and persistent record oi having done
s9nothing. On the other hand Mr.. Iilden
i aggressive: Ho is leader; a., ms
Rpublic life ia hristliug with salient
points. Where Hayes has been quies-
cent, he has been active. Where the
one has been led, the other has been
leader. The one Is positive, the other
negative. These are differences Whlrh
tell in all cases where masses are to be
handled, where men are to be moved TO
action. All through the fight the su
pineness OF the one will be contrasted
with the elan and energy OF the other.
Men vote as they fight. The magnetism
- L.. .l..n t.s sttf hnr y.
ercises tremendous influence upon the
result.
Perhaps the greatest advantage pos
aessed by the Democracy is In the con-
dition OF the country. Republicanism
hns controlled 1t for sixteen years, and
the result IL q situation for which his
Tory furnishes no parallel. Industry IL
1T low ebb. the country is full oil unem-
ployed laborers, business is PROSTATE |,
taxation excessive. and malversation in
Office the rule, in place or the exception;
II is only since the Democrats obtained
i majority In the House that the tre-
nendous extent OF Republican frauds
has become apparent. 1t has been
shown that almost every Republican
,fIiceholder Ii an official thief. Every
where, from Washington to the remotest
frontier: from the Customhouse In New
Orleans to the revenue offices In Chicago,
Republicanism has been engaged In bold
robbery, In downright swindling. Cab
met ministers. senator's, postmasters.
collectors. gaugers, or what not, wher- @
ever there has been Republican OIL
dial there has nearly always been found
ARepublican thief.
I*These facts are understood by the
ieople. They see that the South Is not
Incifed, that the currency is still depre-
Gated, that everywhere are uDeasines5
AID alarm among business men. Seeing
these things, the people will demand a
shange. They win say. Matters can
mt certainly be worse than now, under
democratic rule; they may be better
Give us a change OF administration.
Still other advantages accrue to the
Democracy. among which IL the Mon
lplian plank In their platform. Whether
funded In Justice or not, the Demo
fatic assertion In regard to Asiatlc 1m.
sigration Is sure to carry the electoral
yote OF the Pacific slope. 1t may be that
this advantage Is one which Will be
aimed at tho expense OF some OF our
,ardinal principles relative 10 human
rights: nevertheless, as the cost Will be
mid In the golden coin OF votes, IL Will
hive substantial value In settling the
rssults of the pending elections.
These are some Of the advantages on
tie side OF the Democratic party. They
,,fe amply sufficient to secure the cleo
i'm of the Democratic candidates, pro-
Ading there shall be no serious blum
thring In the management OF the cam
lhign. As tho leader OF the Democratic
fnsfs Ia a leader OF supreme ability, IL
Il certain that, II there be any misman-
srement. IL will be among subordinates
Nevertheless, such Is the temper OF the
,nople that IL is only some supreme
Ally which can throw away an over
vhelming victory.