The Indiana State sentinel., 1876-05-17
The View I'm The S0ufh.

The Courier Journal, OF Louisville, some
weeks since started off from its meander-
ing political course on the presidential
question and steered directly for New
York, and since then its columns have
tsemed with material, the inspiration OF
which seems TO come from an eastern di-
rection. 1t OF course supposed the whole
South would fall into line and become en-
thusiastic for Tilden. When the Memphis
Avalanche followed in the wake of the
Courier-JournaI, the fact was herslded by
advance information by telegraph. But
the South can not see the expediency
of the Tilden movement as clearly
as the Courier-Journsl does, as will
be seen from the folio wing from the lead
ing Democratic paper of Tennessee, the
Nashville American. In leading editor.
ial on the presidential question 1t says:
There are but few Southern Democrats who
look longingly to the East for a presidential
candidate. The defeats in the last three esec-
tions were not of character to encourage u,
tion OF the country in which they came in
those contests. In 1864 the Democrat stand
srd-besrer was Mcclellan, in 1858 sey-
from New York. The "favorite son" dodge
did not accom- plish much in those canvasses.
New York, In two out OF thrse instances, went
against her "favOrite son" and for the West
ern candidate. Judging of the future by the
past, it would be well for the Democracy to
ego 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 a
clash OF interests between the South and the
managers, manipulators and controllers of
the Eastern public sentiment. The former
get their bread after the old dispeDsation-sin
the sweat of their faces" They dig il from
the bowels of the earth, either in the field, the
mine or the quarry The latter, whose callings
we DO not discredii, look to eat bread, not "in
the sweat of their faces, but TO make their
profits by the sweat OF other mems faces. In
journal published North, but on the banks of
the Ohio, We find a presentation or the ques-
tion from which we extract:
1--WE say very plainly 10 our southern friends,
that If they elect to make common cause with
New England and the Eastern fanatics who,
without distinction OF parry, Were responsible
for the extreme policy that aggravated The
South to rebe! against the government, and
who have, since the war, inspired the partisan
legislation that has bankrupted almost every
Southern state, they must take the cOnse-
Qnsnees. Eastern Democrats are controlled
by the money power They have no issue to
cept upon questions of minor lmporI- =
ance. They are co-partners with the
money lenders; who have plundered
litical principles whenever either, or both,
come in conflict with their pockets. They
nClQ mortgages upon the w est ana SOuIn, and
viii combine with any class, clique 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 Re leans also, the Eastern idea
seeming 10 be that the policy of admiDistra-
tion OF the government is and of right
ought 10 be. subservient to the interests of The
Eastern capitalists, who have lent their
money in the West and South.
The nomination and election of Tllden
would mean a further enforcement OF the re-
sumption act, a still more ruinOus contraction
OF the currency aud, u umately, the bank
ruptcy of the entire u est and South. IL is
would not bolt his nomination, but il Tilden
is tLe car didate, the South may Test assured
that the Independent.party will nominate a
ticket, and IL Will receive a larger popular vote
In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri than
Tiden Will get in these states. His nomina-
ton would be challenge to the hundreds of
thousands of greenback voters in the West,
that they would accept with enthusiasm. and
he would be the worst beaten candidate that
has ever run Tor the presidency, not excepting
Horace Greeley"
We have but little to add. Here are spoken
the words of truth aud soberness, and II is
tefore the nomination than that their
truth should be learned by sad experience
after the election. Our advice is not given u
Tennessee; for many of our county conven-
tions have already made their declarations,
and they are of such tenor and effect that
there is no probability of Mr.. TiIden rteeiv-
ing the vote of Tennessee inthe convention.
But there may be some in the South, a few
their faces turned eastward, who have forgot
ten that westward the democratic star OF
empire has taken Its way. To such we say
the only hope of Demo cratic success is In
selecting a candidate VINO can carry Indiana
and Ohio in the approaching contest.