American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-06-24
DEM0CRATIC OUTLOOK.


Democratic party at st. Louis :.
This is the question which aeitates
the mind of every one feeling at
this time any degree of interest in
politics, and, in truth, than upon
the settlement of this question, there
is nothing which more Immediately
and directly concerns the people OF
the South, and upon which more
important and vital results may pos
sibly depend. This is apparent TO
every thinking person, and conse-
quently it is not only our duty as
citizens of this great Republic, bur
AS citizens of the State of Mississip-
pi, a State, the future of which will
in 10 small degree be affected by
the action of the Democratic Con
vention at st. Louis, to take u deep
and lively interest in the possible
course of the proceedings Of that
body. In the National Democratic
Cou$ entiOns which have assembled
since the termination of the late
.'unpleasantness" the Democratic
Delegations from the South haveEol
made themselves conspicuous by
hasty declarations of principles or
too jealous suppOl t of any particular
they have, on the con
trary, remained studiously quiet
and silent, and have permitted their
Northern and Western brethren TO
sham fI.a fonor of ,,l,f farms au.J
decide upon the availability of can
didaies. The time has now come
when this should no longer be the
case while carefully avoiding the
and unstatesmanlike ut
ierance of personal opinions which
has characterized certain members
from the South on the floor of Con-
gress during the present session,
they should, when occasion requires,
express with f1rmness and dignity
the true sentiment of the Southern
people, and should act for them
selves at ST. Louis in determining
the eligibility and availability of
those whose names are presented.
Our Southern elegations should
no longer lean upon the Belmonts,
the BigeIows, the McLeans
and others, who have heretofore as
pired to the leadership of the party,
and have led, but unfortunately
have led us only to disaster and
ruin. There Is no necessity for any
any debating, any de-
but we must quietly and
firmly think for ourselves, and when
the roll is called at St. Louis vote
so.idly for the man whose chances
for election are the best and most
1t is very gratifying to know that
many names, "nob!e as aught OF
Consular Oh Roman. MARBLE" are
mentioned in connection with the
St. Louis nomination, and from this
fact we have reason TO hope. that
the nominee WILDE. a IIau above
one whose garments are
unstained by the corruptions which
have shocked the moral sense of
the country, whose reputation Is
by association with rings,
and hy transactions III Credit Mo
bilier and other disrepCtable CON-
OF those mentioned it is
difficult to decide who Is most avail
able.
There is Hancock, the soldier
statesman, who so emphatically
his adherence of the
centrali ziDg ideas of the times, and
the disposition ION the part of many
in authority to make the civil sub
servient to the military power he
might not be elected because of his
connection with the Surratt affair,
and the opposition to him thereby
eDgendered among the Catholic
Democracy of the North.
There is Blyard, sans pcur ct sans
the noblest Roman of them
all, endeared to every Soothern
heart by his bold and manly defense
of the South under many trying and
troublous circumstances he could
not be elected because of What they
term in the North, ga questionable
war record"
There is Hendricks, who has made
a good Governor, and would make
a most excellent President; his
availability is doubtful, because he
holds Indiana by a very small
maj GRITTY - about 100 = gained
through personal popularity, the
OF the ticket being beaten
and he could not carry New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Cali
fOrnia, OH account of the uncertain
character of his financial views.
There is Tilden, HOW considered
the synonym of reform many say
he only, among those prominently
can he elected that he
only can carry New Yorb, and that
New York's electoral vote is essen
tial to Democratic success.
When Gov. Seymour was nomin-
ated it was done to secure the
electoral vote of New York the
same was the controlling influence
when Mr.. Greeley was selected as
the Democratic standard bearer, and
now the old argument-which has
so often failed of goods reiterat d
by the friends CT Samuel j. TilGen.
But even if we grant that the vote of
New York must he secured, it is by
no means an established fact that
Mr.. TIlden can secure it.
Let ms look at the political aspect
of that State: LIN 1874 Mr.. Tilden
was elected Governor by $4,000
majority, and, tue Legislature being