The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-07
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON,
May 80, 1861

1t is pleasing feature of the con-
test between the friends of the seve-
raj candidates for the St. Louis NOM
nation, that no bitter feeling is ex-
hibited by any Of them, nor hard Ian
guage used. The Southern Members
of Congress, particularly, express
themselves on the exciting topic of
the day with a moderation worthy of
all praise. They are pretty firm,
however, on one point. They say
1--WE must have Democrat" In '72
we met the Liberal Republicans more
than half way. We accepted as our
candidate man whom our people
and the Democratic party of the
North had looked upon, for more than
a quarter of a century as bitter and
able foe, but who, at the eleventh
hour, impelled by the great good
that was in him, had become our
friend when he saw us weak and op-
pressed. We forgot and forgave, and
tried our best to elect him. He was
beaten, and the effect Of that defeat
is still felt. It will operate against
the nomination of any man at St.
Louis who is not identified with the
Democratic party. There is no evil
dence that any mere sectional differ
ences will be allowed to interfere with
the selection of the most available
candidate. The South gives assur-
ance of this, by refusing to put for
ward an extreme man from that Sec
ton. The South demands that the
North and West shall unite with
them on a candidate who cannot be
defeated. The leading issue of the
campaign will be Administrative Re-
form. Not an empty promise of Re-
form, made simply to be broken, but
the assurance Of such complete
change in the administration of the
Government, as shall drive corrupt
men from office, and substitute Off
cial honesty for tue dishonesty that
now disgraces every department of
affairs. The man who can best rep
resent these principles, and who can
draw the largest support from dis
satisfied Republicans, as we'll as
from Democrats, will he the choice
of the St. Louis Convention; and he
cannot be defeated. At the present
writing that man is generally
conceded to be Samuel j. Tildcn, of
New York.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Gilbert C. Walker, of Virginia, is
strongly urged for the second place
on the St. Louis ticket by prominent
men of all sections. Virginia, her
self, hesitates, as the most promi-
nent Southern State, to advocate the
claims Of MI. Walker; it heiug tacit.
ly understood that no citizen Of the
South is to be presented at St. Louis
for either nomination. The fact
howev,r, that Mr.. Walker is o.
Northern birth and education, tina,
he became citizen Of Virginia after
the war, and that he made himself
so acceptable to the Mother of States
asto get elected Governor, and after
wards Representative in Congress!
from the Metropolitan District, may
cause his case to be considered ex
ceptiouable by the Convention. The
needs of Virginia and her undevei
oped resources require that sh'
should have efficient representatives
in every department of the Govern
ment. No man could serve her NOR,
effectually as Vice President, and n,
man would work for her more faith
fully, than Gilbert G. Walker. Th'
friends of
Elk GOVERNOR SWAMI, OF MARYLAND
also member of the present Con
gress, of which he is chairman o
; one of the most important commit
tees, that of Foreign Affairs, are &C
tive in his behalf. Mr.. Swami i
acknowledged, on all hands, to b
qualified in every respect for tn
highest office in the gift Of til
PooPi0s OuV 40 VIC uOWluatlOu ~
the first place on the ticket is likel
to be made with reference to the i'm
portance of the State of the nomine
> to victory in the coming conflict, hi
s friends will probably decide to urg
him for the Vice Presidency.
"WHO THE DEVIL IS BEALE?"
I "Who the devil is Robeson?'' wa
r the universal query when an obscur
Jersey lawyer was called by Graz
to place in the cabinet. The d.
i sire for information was quite a
0 keen when Grant made Alderman Al