The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
QUESTION GRANTS
CHOICE -CONKvuN0 THE MAN.
Morton and RIaine snubbcd Democratic
Candidates uanrork ana Thur
man spencer vice Morcy--
GthsOn's speech.
Especial Correspondence Of the Democrat.
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nomination for tho Presidency has produced IA
stir among Republican politicians and Presi-
deuiin aspirnnts. The designation Of Conkling
IA tho man for the position hps boon a fearful
blow To both Morton and Blaine In his seloc-
ton however. Grant has displayed degree Of
policy ana foresight not usually accorded him.
At the sa,no tipo ho IL fortified In his position
and removed beyond any accusation Of ingrati-
tude OF abandonment Of friends. by tho political
plumbers and suicidal conduct of tho worry mon
who imagined their clnima upon his favor TO he
pre-ominont md undisputed. In their desperate
efforts to prove tho depth aud intensity Of their
I,adicalism and blind devotion to tho President
thay have o'ereaped the lines Of prudence and
safety and now lnd themselves landed on the
outside Of tho circle Of political favor. Urnnt
fully
REALIZES THE FACT
TINT tho people Of this country have Undergone
n radical change. They have grown weary Of
and dlst,ustod with the continued bowling about
The rohallioua spirit Of tho South. tho ottrnges
upon negroes and tho insults to Union mon
The bloody shirt has lost iis 1ery rednoss md
aggravaiing qualities II Is good for nothing
now and ia tnttorod abrods are only NJ for Nor
toms shroud. Tho heart. ronding s'orieH If
Blaine about Andersonvlia whlcl, once sound
ed so musical to the Of the North. have DO
como harsh and notorious. and have lost their
| charm and influence OF all this the President
IL fully aware. buth has not only permitted but
encouraged Morton mud Blaine to
! CONTINUE IN THEIR folly.
knowing with Zach remove they drag II
longtheniug ehnIn." Thor political annhila-
ton has thus boon accomplished and thcy
themselves have boon unwittingy their own
| oxeoutonor. Thus situated. Grant has no
| hesitation in pointing out to thom tho utter fu-
tity Of th2jr attempting 10 reach the Hxecu-
| tive Mansion. IIe tolls them tho demands Of the
people now oro for moderation. conservatism.
oblivion Of the past. harmony and concord for
tho future. IN economical administration of the
Government. and honest men In Office This
political condition Of things he knows cannot
DO brought about under tho leadership Of either
Morton or Blaine. n chosen. thor vindietiva
natures. revengeful spirit and sectional proju-
dices would be tho signal for another term of
strife. dscord aud corruption In tho country:
this tho American people will not suffer TO DO
repeated They have endured tho past with al
tho patience they possessed. but propose In tho
future to make u radical ehango-one that will
In measure. restore tho country to its former
prosperous and happy condition. Honco the
necessity Of selecting. IA tho standard boaror
~ tho Republican party. some man who whilst
his Ropubcanism is pronounced and his 10y
atty and craftsmanship arc admitted. can bonst of
some oil tue u0aItloS that arc so essential to sue
cess In this Prosidonti9l campaign.
Perhaps no prominent membor Of tho Ropub-
ican party embraces SO fully these qualities M
Roscoe Conkling. Of New York. He In man Of
ability and personal integrity-rsre qualities in
Radical politicians. IT no entertains any onnity
towards the Southern people. he hns not exhib-
ted II on every occasion like Morton and Blaine
He comes from State which Ia Indispensable
to the election Of tho Republican ticket and por-
haps enjoys tho confidence and respect OF his
party to n creator extent than amy other man In
tho State. All Of this makes him strong oan-
ddato. II he has failed to rally around him the
support Of tho negroes Of tho South M com
pletoly as Morton. who hns devoted himself ex-
olusively to their interests tho favor Of Grant
whose influence In that quarter IL greater than
Morton's. will secure this vote for him beyond
all question. This will give to Conklng. In nd
dtion to those qualifications not enjoyed by his
less fortun9ta competitors. NIL tho
POLITICAL ELEMENTS OF STRENGTH
TINT belong. In nm eminent degree to Morton
whom no Ia en- rapport with tho President. Tho
shrowdncss Of Grant. then, In selecting such n
candidate for tho Republican party will BIO recog-
nized as u master stroke Of policy and good
sense which will most probably be ratified by
tho Cincinnati Convention.
You have now an outline Of tho motives that
have induced tho nomination Of Conklng by tho
President. and tho Democracy should learn a
lesson from this move that will prevent the com
nilsson OF any blunder on their part in tho choice
Of a Presidential candidate for their party. New
York being conceded to tho Democratic pnrty 1t
only romans for us to secure either Ponnsyl-
yania or Ohio to make sure tho election
OF our candidate. This will depend In Il
great measure upon whom wo nominate.
1t bohooves tho party. then. to exercise the
yu1n ALI
man can carry Ohio and Gen Hancock be-
lievo. can carry Pennsylvania. The choice.
then. must DO between those two distinguished
and highly honorable Democrats--one Illus !
trious In tho civil service OF his country and tho
other noted for his military achievements and |
patriotic devotion to tho Constitution and laws
OF the land. Either one would give us victory |
and lead us back to the days whom govern
ment WIS administered for tho good Of tho peo- |
pie and the welfare of the country. Either one
would unite tho party upon the financial ques-
ton m a mako heavy drafts upon tho ranks of
tho Republican party. tho honest and conserva-
tive members Of which arc only too anxious to
find a fitting opportunity TO bronx off thoir all-
anco with corruption. fraud and ncompetency
The Now York Herald referring to Gen. Han
cock snys
When asked wherein Hancock possesses
strength over tho other prominent mon named
would receive every Democratic vote which
either OF the candidates named above could
command-vz., the full vote Of the Democratic
party-ho would. in addition receive n large
support from tho Liberal Republican element
or, more properly describing It, from the dis
satisfied and conservative element of the iepub-
lican party. And being ono of tho most popular
Ms well rs successful and prominent heroes Of
tho war. and having been wounded and having
shed his blood upon more than one Of the great
battlefieds OF the war, he would obtain votes |
from tho hundreds of thousands Of soldiers
which no other Democratic candidate could
hope to receive. His famous stand at New
Orleans In defence OF constitutional rights
won for him not only tho good will of
tho entire South. but Of every lover OF CON ,
stitutional liberty in the North. His desire to
render tho military power entirely subordinate
to tho civil. MS manifested in tho strong argu-
Inent submitted by him before tho recent Court
OF Inquiry ut Chicago. shows that under hind
the complete supremacy of the civil over the
military power would be inviolably maintained
Tho people who desire n change will not take
any man or party upon trust in slang phrase ,
lhey will not. in choosing President buy pie
,civo their support must be n man of known
ability, un1uostioned integrity and undoubted
patriotism.
Winfield Scott Hancock. rs the possessor of -
hese qualities. Is to-day tho rising star in the
presidential sky. and but for some unforeseen
contingency he is destined to become the stan
lard bearer in tho approaching Presidential
laftle L no nomination Of Hancock would spike [
ne principal campaign guns Of such leaders as
Norton and Blaine, whose stump Oratorv
mainly consists in illusions % the bloody shi rf