The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-17

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decidedly preferred him TO Mr.. Headricks $
The compact between the ea,didaie and the
party was thoroughly understood 3: the
time, and the pla,forfG 49,! :lLs ..;,...ina-
tion both meant that Governor 1iiden'l
hnancial policy was To rule in the nationsl
canvass. II, then, q Democratic House oi
Representatives, passes a fruitless bill for
| the repeal OF the promise of resumption, ii
will be an official Insult of the Democratic
party u the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency. Under such an .sroat, wha,
else could Governor Tldea CO svs -~Sign!
Honor would forbid the tc-:l:-,;s- = ,.e
Democratic party t.IE., .s<sOn-
ably demand thst jls candidate
shall repudia,e his I=oc-d, tseCgh
il had the imyertineEse ID AK tais
Of Mcclellan and the vanity to expect IL o.
Dir. Greeley. Governor Tilden would be
bound by prudence as well Is pfide % Ee-
fuse to obey thiser post ta.s s.1s - 81.
House issued alter ue Conysi:U, : * =
sDlved. Ii he should surre.:tsr 10 .ae la
Aation party in the House-sn5 " Ie3esi
passes anything, less thar ti- '.s'prs:ic-
from the ticket would r. ss' 81. -
you'd be the worst whipped i-S - :rs
cord. He would destroy a...seif viIlS..t
even ping the party. We believe here
fore, alter this brief survey Sf the issce se-
tween Governor Tilden anu Inc .;..u,,i;, q. C
initiation party in Congress, thai this ruAnOr
is substantially true. II he has not yet
said he will resign he has probably deter
mined to resign in ease he u forced 70
choose between political subiusasion and
personal honor
The position of Mr.. Hendricks in this
matter Is peculiar. Lord Dundresry says
that the reason the dog wags his tail Is be
cause the tail is not strong enough 70 Wag
the dog; but this is not the case with the
Democratic Presidential ticket Mr.. Fen
bricks wags TiIden in a Dss,er t.esdinl
to behold. Nobody expected - { hcp.
pen when Mr.. Hendricks was ctosea :. st.
Louis. for it was universally believed the
compromise would be respected BY sG the
parties concerned. Then care the sA-ato-
ga interview, where the high contracting
powers were thought 70 have Cos eluded .
permanent peace. But Mr.. Hendricks sud-
denly rebels. Theinhation flag, which " az
lowered in the st. Louis Convention, he
raises again in Congress, and seems re-
solved that Mr.. TIlden shall either
bend to hi, will or be broken. So
the captain and the first mate are quar-
reliing on the quarterback while the Dsmo-
cratic ship is drifting on the rocks. 1t will
be wrecked before it is hardly out Of port
unless the captain puts the first mate in
irons, calls on the whole crew to take in
sail, and, taking the helm, steers straight
for the Fortunate Islands. The compiica-
ton is made greater by the fact that neither
Tilden or Hendricks has dared 10 write his
letter Of acceptance. Each seems afraid of
the other, and they are at present fighting
the question IN the Banking ard Currency
Committee, with prospect of great and
final battle in the Democratic caucus Of the
House. So lar Mr.. Tilden has repelied the
attack, but if the matter comes to . cri-is
it is likely that one Of the candidates will
have to take his name of the ticket