Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-01


Who looked for any distinctive ut
terance from Hamlin or ColtaX or
Wilson when Lincoln or Grant were
nominated? The letter Of acceptance
was expected from the chief and not
the lieutenant. But in the case of the
present Democratic nomination, so
widely divergent are the views of the
National ticket that a letter from each
and each letter an attempt at span
ming a bottomless chaSm between the
two, is looked for. it is a very singh
lar spectacle-.he predicament of the
| Democracy with its brace of differing
candidates. If they have the manli-
ness to stick to their declarations. Til
den and Hendricks will avow them
selves when they do write their let
| tiers of acceptance), as widely apart, as
| irreconcilable, as utterly antagonistlc
as an avowed Protectionist and a de
c!ared Free trader-aS widely distinct
! in character as gold mine auG =
paper mill. All in which they are
united is II desire TO restore to power
the Democratic party - the party
which has upon its muster rolls every
rebel in the country. Further than
this they have nothing in common.
Each is jealous of the other: each
wants to lead; each is seeking for the
support and backing of the confed-
crate majority in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. 1t is evident that Tilden
regards Hendricks as the most trou-
blesome obstacle in the way TO his sue
cess. Tildsn must stand by resump-
ton or lose New York. Hendricks
is a chronic, incurable candidate for
tho Presidency. He has seen his
fondest hopes decay in the success
full efforts of Morrissey and Tilden.
And now ne must not only play sec
ond fiddle to a successful rival but he
must abandon his place as a volunteer
dry nurse to the Rag Baby. The letter
of acceptance for which the Democ-
racv has waited so long is Hendrich :.
Tilden's eager seeking for tho nomi- |
nation which was accorded him al St !.
Louis was an acceptance in adj /
vance. Hendrick's friends in the Con-
vention-the Indiana delegation-said /
they went to st Louis to have their
man nominated for President, or
nothing. He was nominated TO the /
second place on the ticket against his
own apparent wishes. His present
attitude is a. if he were saying 10 tine
- if you want to use my
name, you must conform to my eI-
pressed IDEAS Ever since his nomi-
nation his friends have been saying
this, virtually, 10 the Democrats i'll
Congress. Tilden is not TO be per-
mitied to express his views to his
party and the country until Mr.. Hen
bricks position is clearly defined.
The long continued silence is omi-
nous. Hayes spoke promptly and
without any shade OF equivocation.
SO did Wheeler Tilden is held back
n order that Hendricks may have
inc to relieve himself of the embar-
-assment of open declarations. 1t is
IS fla Wing and Tory We're yol,ed
,ress that he, like a rebel general,
hall he relieved OF his disabilities. l
Tilden evidently means to hold off, if -,
until Congress has adj v
Each hopes to drive the !
ther Off the ticket. Already Hen
tricks has Tylerized Tilden as COM
'letely As ever Tyler himself Tyler j,
,ed the Wing party. AS TO Tilden's
hare in the embarrassments of the Z
resent Democratic dilemma, the New =
'ork Herald forcibly puts it in the
blowing;
Governor Tilden's menace in his little
pecch at Albany, lust after his nominal II
on. that the campaign would be
aggressive" seems an addition to the "
)ns catalogue OF instances in which the |
igor of the war did not come up to the
Omp of the manifesto. The canvass has
cen at Il dead halt since the nomination
the candidates. Instead of the vigor- r
prompt to threaten he and his party
C acting with the timidity which is the
ltural consequence of divided cOunsels.
e do not doubt Mr.. Tilden's disposition
..movc on the works. of the repub-
.ans, but he is threatened with Il fire in
c rear from the soft money column of I
S own party. His aggressive cam "
lign, reminds us of General McClel!an's
latOry strategy in the first year Of the ~
vii war, when the staple announce IN
ent on the bulletin boards of the news arr
Ipers was, ..All is quiet on the Potomac" -
)vernOr Tilden dares not publish his =
tier of acceptance, lest it should be
lliffed by the action of the Democratic a
embcrs Of Congress. He has evinced -
IS than his usual holiness in uuailing
fore such an obstacle. Ifhe had come 3
& in a powerful letter, without waiting
consult with Hendricks and without
ring time for Hendricks intrigue, he
ght now be master of the situation.
hen he had formerly promulgated his
ews no section of the democratic party =
uld have put itself in opposition TO the
candidate: but his appearance IN
vacillatiOn emboldens the bad ele-
nts Of the party and makes it more sea-
4 more difficult for him to prosecute A
aggressive campaign" Immed- n