Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-07
The Presidenoy-The Democratic
Candidates.


To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
The Republican party of the Uuited States
will now have less to say of 1.-THE shot that
rung round the world, :" and kindred phrases to
this The quo they fred last week made full
as loud report, and carried the additional
charge Of public iofamy. Nor will VT be so
fa,igued with damnable iteration about "lhe
best government the world ever saw" or con-
ceruing the party Of great moral ideas;" ard
"Christisu statesmen" will soon be as rare as
white crows or we'll authenticated instances of
spontaneous combustion. The keenest sig h1
or the most powerful glasses will fail to dis.
cov,r any vestigcs Of the third term, the
intended beneficiary OF VIII icb is believed TO be,
happily for The American people, we'll out Of q
first term" 10 an institution whose walls, but
Tor thoroughly understood management and
instructions, would ere now have closed upon
his Military Secretary !; an institution in which
exercise is limited and the attire uo5 plain !;
though they wear ueither purple nor iue ner,
nor do they fare sumptuousy every day. The
Republican party has gone with the third
term. Grant managed all that. lie has made
it u steuch in the nostrils OF the people, who
are buryiog it fast. ~s +
Aud now the Democratic party c)mes into
power. This is inevitable; Inevitable, We al
most believe, even if that party were mad
enough to renew some OF the lusensate tollles
and measureess buuders Of The pas. ten years.
I hi thar hi /
reaction. What has been shall be, aud there
is nothing new under the suu." But the Dem
ocratic party will speedily disappear before a
successful rival if il does not make the wlsest
use OF its present. opportunities. The first OF
these great opportunities is its Selection OF the
next President the Centennial President OF
these United States. And We propose now
rapidly to SUN up the claims of the three IL st
emlucnt candidates, those most prominent be-
fore the people for this high Office. All have
bright records, all are god uen aud rue, but,
We respectfully submit, one only coDb'ues the
o ce1sary attributes 10 superatlve degree
II l., "primus utter pares.
We begin With the resp ctahIe Governor OF
the great State of New York. UuquestioDably
MIR. lilden Is shining example Ut the good
old Democratic statesmen Of former times, an d
has done the Cause OF reform and good govern
mt ut yeomau's service in the Empire State.
AS the advocate of Free Trade. Hard Mooey
and Home Rule, he undoubtedly stands on
the right platform. As the Dem cratc nou,
luce he would carry the State Of New York
by an ovcrw heIming majority, but so would
almost any other candidate. We regard the
fact that New York has had the nomination
for her soDs at the three last elections for the
Presidency, which resulted in disastrous de-.
ieats for the Democratic party, as conclusive
against MIR. lilden's chances, and We there
fore only venture to aude 10 the nost deli
cats manner possible, lard do so at all only
because of the paramount National importance
Of the sutiect,) to the condition OF bis health,
which sometime ago Was understood to be
threatened by paralysis.
We now come to the distinguished Governor
of Indiana, who, unlike Governor Tlldeu, has
reputation beyond his own State. Mr.. Hen
drck- has served, and served honorably, in
the Senate of the United States. He is man
of integrity aud ability, who, even bis political
enemies would DOT venture 10 deny, would
make good aod worthy President. Named
aIougside OF any candidate Of the Republican
party and lie becomes Invested at ouce with
paramount excellence. But even il we would
We cannot disguise the fact that the DEM
cratic party in Indiana aud the West is dlvld-
ed upon the money question, and it is divided
10 precisely such way that each section will
vote for an Eastern candidate, whose views
upon this question are opposed TO the opiulous
OF their section, far more readily than they
would tor We-tero mao so opposed. This Is
coDSonant with human nature aud with the
facts Us they are Well understood by experience
ed politicians 10 Washington and elsewhere.
We respectfully submit that these facts logl
caIly aud concusivrly dispose Of the claims Of
Governor Hendricks TO the nomination. But
the aati Initiation Democracy are largely in the
majority 10 the West and overwhelmingly 81 in
the East Thus, probably, We may say certaiu-
y au aoti lnhatlou Eastern Democrat must be
the nominee OF the party for the Centennial
President Of the United States The rich aud
the poor decree this alike; alike the III ruey
bags OF the former, and the eleven hundred
millions which the latter have, aud want 10
keep, or deposit, 10 their various savings banks
throughout the cyuntry.
Logically theo, almost inevitably, welcome TO
the name Of that distinguished ID mocralic
Statesman, that patriotic Americao, that gal
liant gentleman, whom from The first We have
urged upon the people through tho time. hon
ored columns of the GAG lite. Who is the we'll
Inform Democrat tina: doubts that the noml
natou ut the Honorable Thomas h. Bayard FIR
the Presidency is the 6ttest one to be mair?
His earnest advocacy of the Centennial Bill
and his most able and patriotic speech at the
Philadelphia celebration of the battle of New
Orleans stamp him with the seal of broad
and comprehensive nationality. Before the
late astounding developments Of official de-
bauchery IN the Cabinet 1t might have been
DE-, med expedent to nominate a candidate from
one OF the larger States. But all this has been
rendered unnecessary by the carnival Of corrup.
too al Washington, of which Mr.. B4yard has
been made the saddened spectator and judge
the ouly Carnival which his attention to bis du
ties allows him. 10 attend. 1t is plain sailing
with the Democracy now. They can we'll afford
to do what We indicated 10 our first article they
would do. They will decline all consideration
OF the State Of the nativity Of their candidate,
and will resolve that as they have stamped upon
the Senate ofthe United Sta', 8 the Sovereignty
oil the Stltes, so upon this first Office in their
imperial gift they will impress the far noh.r,
the far grader seal Of the Sovereignty Of Mun
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