The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-08-05

The designation of a particular day for the
performance Of an act, in an adverse or torpid
state of opinion, may have beneficial effect
in stimulating the necessary preparations; but
it may have alsoa contrary effect by lnlling
opinion into q false security by means Of
promise when the circumstances demand
deeds. Mr.. Edmund Dwight of this city, one
of our ablest and most experienced finaneiers,
Republican and a contractionist, in most
elaborate and carefully considered discussion
of the subject tsee Eccniag Post of March,
1850 reviewing the experiences Of other
nations, as well as our own, showed that while
the law itself was unconstitutional, this par
ticular clause was equiyocal and delusige. II
cosld not, under any circumstances, bo exc
cuted, and would only involve us in new fail.
ures and confusions, putting off indefinitely
the period of resumption. Other high au.
thorities share Mr.. Dwight's opinions, and, If
they should turn out TO be well founded. we
arc put in the position Of those wreckers who
wave their flags to the storm tossed mariners
ostensibly to show port of safety, but in
reality to lure them TO more certain de.
struction.
AN OBJECTION CONSIDERED.
But admitting Tilden to be all right, there
is Hendricks, nominated with him for the
Vice Presidency Now the Vice President
has no Legislative function whatever, save in
one not very probable conference.-the death
Of the President. Mr.. Tilden is Of long.
lived family, has never had any organic dis.
ease, is in good health, Of temperate and &C.
tive habits, and likely to live out the ordinary
span Of life. But suppoang he should not.
hr. Hendricks, in accepting the nomination.
puts himself upon the Democratic platform.
he may, like Mr.. Ferry, whom Republican
Senate made Eice-Presidsnt, have enter.
ta'aed loose notions of money; he may, like
Mr. Morton, one of the leading candidates at
Cincinnati, have given in unduly to trans.
lent hallucination of his State; he may, like
Mr.. Sherman, Chairman of the Finance Com.
mittee of the Senate, prefer greenbacks 10
bank notes, but whatever his views in these
respects, he now stands up for the principles
enumerated at st. Louis, which are henceforth
the accredited creed of his party. Unless a
thoroughly base and dishonest man. which mo
one has yet ayerred he must abide by the
pohcy to which he is SO soIemnly committed.
CONCLUSION.
And now, appealing TO every impartial
member Of the Conference to dismiss his nm.
clent party animosities and prejudices, / ask
him to consider the words of our address de.
Scribing the political situation, as have lust
quoted them; ask him to consider the do.
mands it made of the Conventions and the
of candidate it presented, as sine
qua non; and then say which of the parties
has most nearly met the requirements. The
Republican party, which is responsible for
the greater part of the widespread demoral;.
tation, is substantially unchanged. twill be
Tor the next four years what it has been for
The past eleven years. A candidate chosen
expressly for his neutral qualities will mot
direct its tendencies or infnse yieor mr. cor.
'istency into its councils. It's leadership will
continue to be, as heretofore, in the hands Of
rs blaines, its Conklings, its Mortons, its
Jamerons, its Logans, and its Kelleys. On
ne contrary, the Democratic party, abiuring
Is former errors, and rising to the full de.
hands OF the situation, puts itself into essen.
Tally new hands. Its standard bearer.
agaclous, prudent, most accomplished states.
man, Injured to management, and fresh from
desperate conflicts with the enemies of pure
government, has lifted it to higher plane of
aith, aud will also lift it to higher plane of
Practice. But he must be sustained by good
men everywhere who sympathize in his oh.
ects. He has brought us the reinforcement
y a mighty organization ready to adopt our
ause and to fight our battle; can we turn Il
way Can we, sinking back into the blind
ess OF mere partisan feeling, neglect this
iorious opportunity, which puts an over.
'helming vote at our disposal, for the rescue
I the Government? I do not see how there
an be TWO answers, but be that as il NAV. |,
mo have for many years stood by this noble
nam and been the eyewitness of his gallant
ghts with "the beasts at Ephesusn would
9 recreant to the labor and aspirations of INV
hole life not to lend him my heartiest sun.
ort. P,pr, car
Roslyn, L. l., July rs, 1870.