Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-21

FRIDAY. JANUARY u. 1875.
The Presidency,
In November next ihe people ot the
United States ehoose > President. and
from the present ains till the eIecsion
takes place the pse3s 81 The sonhtry viii
BE- enRaeDa 10 ~ discussion q tbe mer-
ito OF The candidates. The oontinued rel
lerenoes 70 M, ihird-term mar result iDl
making President Grant . candidate.
slough W, are eatished that when bel
wrote his letter to the Pennsylvanis Rel
publican Couvenelon less r1an sSec1aetnRI
that he was not candidate for the third
term, he was ttncere md In earnest
Shou,d be he the nominee Of the Repuo.
licans II will lsssins . poWesfal effort toI
defeat hum, @ he - great sdvan:Agesl
and possesses . strong hold on the n: aso|
OF the American people. Ex speaker
Blsine u - avowed candidate TOT The
Republican domination, bit DO bas not
much hold on The eeteem Of The peomi-
mont men OF that party. He does not
poaeees tho full conddeoce OF those Who
know NUN ucsS. NM y Segasu1u = % -
sirely selfish politician. always looking
forward 70 bic own proasoe,ea. regardless
Of the welfare Of his fOllowcrA We do
not Think he has The ghost Of chance TO
ret the uomiuetiaa.
Secretary Fish and Senator Oonklin ere
also named In connection win the Preei-
dency, but they arr REGARDED = more &c.
psmental than useful. end will not be
nominated. Secretary Bsistcw b strong
man, and deserves the nomination Of the
party; but be will not get It, becsuse Of :
dread that he may turn out IKE Andy
johnson. and be too independent for par
~ uses. Numerous other gentlemen
have been spoken Of in connection with
the Republican nomination for the Presi
dency; but the strongest man Of that par.
~ yet named Il Oliver p. Morton, Of In
diana. He possesses stasesmanship Of q
high order, and - . party leader has nc
superior. He i bold. aggressive politi-
clan, without fear. He has great per
oonsl magnetism that attaches an who
come In intercourse with him. He Il
kindness itself to friend or foe. and no
man in the Senate has done more acts Of
pess0oal kindness In his character - Z
Legislator than Gov. Morton. Whilst be
Il . bold and rather defiant dehatef, and
contests every foot Of political ground.
yet no Senator ranka among his personal
friends ." many. Democrata The rels'
lions between him and Senator Thurmsn,
Of Ohio, IRE personally intimate and cor
dial, and, 10 fact. he possesses in Z high
degree the personal esteem Of his fellow.
6enst"rs of both parties. During the en-
tire occupancy Of the Presidency By Gen.
Grant he has besn tho power behind The
throne. and welded m influence un
squalled by sny other citizen. He has Z
host Of active ftiends. who are strongly
attached 70 him, and believe be 10 the best
timber in the party out Of which 70 make
. President, and that b the OPTION Of
those politically oppossd, WIN KNOW Sen
a&sr Norton intimately. We believe he
viii be the nominee Of The Republican,
tor the Presideacy when this Oonvention
assemblies. Indiana 10 one of The close o.
doubtful States, and with Senator Norton
q the head Of the ticket II is thought
there would Be no difficulty in carrying II
for the Republican party.
To come 70 the consideration Of the
chancas Of the various Democratic aspis.
ants. there IL greater difficulty In coming
- : conclusion q 20 who viii b the
Domines Of the, party. Gov. Tilden, Of
New York, comes from State that casts
. very large electoral vote. and his claims
win b pert,nacouslY pressed, for New
York politicians are not credited with .
very large share Of modesty; but ~ that
State has had three Democratic candidates
for the Presidency in succession and oil
badly defeased, it i hardly possible that
Gov. Tilden win b oomiuated. Senator
ThuEman oceupies . high standing with
his party. for his long and able services
in The Senate. end In firm adherence to
she principles Of Democracy. Yet he has
no attached adbeseate, like 6enasof Nor.
ton, who are pushing bic fortunes, and
hence will not likely 3 selected = the
easdidste Senator Bay.sd, Of Della.
ware, be- hoet Of adnirers. and posses-
osss the regard q the intellectual portion
Il his pprty, but that class q politicians
cannot staod agasost the practical work
~ IN Cosygotsop. and the only chance
be be- for position might Be On the ticket
- Vice.Peed1soe.4 Gen. Hancock u
strong IN Psnnsylvsois and has . scatter.
Ink Of strength all along The Democratic
line but his chaeces srs not good enough
% risk him 10 . race for he Psesidescy.
The man nominated BY the Democratic for
the Presidency in 1876, must possess hon.
esty, seatasnanshlp, parity In public life,
II national affairs, If tho pr
y b succcssfsl That man. h or opin-
lon, 70 Thomas A. Hendricks, Of Indi-
ana. He possesses IN . high degree ali the
Sequisite& He y The peer Of any public
man In the Usited 6tatea His wbole
life. psrsooea aid political. i without re-
psoach. He comes Of . pure rscs. His
fasher before Kim 10 = public man
reaching 70 the Senate Of the United
States, where bic patriotic example va
followed By his talented son 10 the same
once. During The whole public life Of
Thomas A HendSiclu not eipxle charge