Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-26
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TIE ANTI-LILDENkVEE
The Nashville, Tennessee An1eri-
can is paper for whose utterances we
have the very greatest respect. They
are always we'll considered and care
fully expressed aud both reflect and
shape the prevailing public sentiment
of a very large portion of that section
of the country, i'll which it is pub
lished. Its views therefore are not to
be dlsregarded with IMMUNITY by dele
gates who wish to vote intelligently at
the st. Louis Convention. It will be
seen from what follows that the posi-
ton of the american is directly or
posed to that of the Louisville Ken
lucky Couier-Jour,aal which stands
squarely on the Tilden platform.
In leading editorial on the presi-
Dental question, in a recent issue, the
american says:
"There are but few Southern Dem
Gratis wing look lonsingly to the East for
a presidential candidate. The defeats
in the last three elections were not of
a character to encourage US to take
our next candidate from the same sec
ton of the country in which they came
in those contests. In 1864 the Demo-
cratic stand ard-bearer was Mcclellan,
in 1868 Seymour, in 1872 Greeley, all
three from New York. The ''favorite
son" dodge did not accomplish much
in those canvasses. New York, in two
out of three instances, went against her
"favorite son." and for the Western
candidate. Judging of the future by
the past, it would be we'll for the De-
mocracy to $50 West" for their next
nominee.
But there are other grounds. Our
interests are identified with those OF
the West. There is no war between
them and us. There is clash Of in
terests between the South and the
managers, manipulators and control
!ers of the Eastern public sentiment.
The former get their bread after the
old dispensation-''ln the sweat Of
their faces" They dig it from the
bowels of the earth, either in the field
the mine or the quarry. The latter,
whose callings We do not dlscredit
look to eat bread, not sin the sweat oil
their faces" but to make their profits
by the sweat OF other mems faces
In an article which we have before u:
from a journal published North, bu
presentation of the question from
which we extract:
eve say very plainly to our South
ern friends that if they elect to make
common cause with New England anC
the Eastern fanatics who, without dis
tinction Of party, were responsible fol
the extreme policy that aggravated the
South to rebel against the government
and who have since the war, inspired
the partisan legislation that has bank
ruptedtalmost every Southern State
they must take the consequences
Eastern Democrats are controlled BY
the money power. They have no issue
to make with the Republican party
save of minor importance. They are
co partners with the money lend
ers who have plundered the pro
ducing classes, aud sink party and
political principles whenever either
or both, come in conflict with
their pockets. They hold mortgages
upon the West and South, and wi
combine with any class, clique OF
| party that will give them the strongest
assurance of their bond. They are the
masters, and the rest of us are the
| slaves. Tilden's nomination is urged
not only by Eastern Democrats, but
by Eastern Republicans also, the
Eastern idea seeming to be that the
policy of administration of the gov
eminent is and of a right ought to be
subservient to the interests of the
| Eastern capitalists, Who have lent
their money in the West and South.
The nomination and election of
| Tilden would mean a further enforce
rent of the resumption act, a still
more ruinous contraction of the cur
rency and, ultimately, the bankruptcy
| of the entire West and South. It is
probable that the Western Democrats
would not bolt his nomination, but if
| Tilden is the candidate, the South may
| rest assured that the Independent
party will nominate ticket, and it will
receive larger popular vote in Ohio,
| Indiana, and Illinois and Missouri
ian Tilden will get in those States.
| His nomination would be a challenge
to the hundreds of thousands of green
| back voters in the West, that they
| would accept with enthusiasm. and
| he would be the worst beaten candi-
| date that has ever run for the presi-
| dency, not excepting Hora ce Greeley. :"
"We have but little to add. Here are
spoken the words of truth and sober
| ness, and it is far better that they
should be spoken before the nomira-
ton than their truth should be learned
by sad experience after the election.
Our advice is given to Tennessee; for
many of our county conventions have
already made their declarations, and
they are of such a tenor and effect
| that there is no probability of Mr.
Pilden receiving the vote of Tennessee
in the convention. But there NAV be
some in the South, few outside of
Tennessee, who still worship with
their faces turned eastward, who have
forgotten that westward the Demo
cratic star of empire has taken it's way.
To such we say, the only hope of
Democratic success is in selecting a
candidate who can carry Indiana and
Ohio in the approaching contest"