The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June l8, 1875.

have been in Washington during this session
of Congress, and q careful scanning of the
principal Democratic journals from every
State has forced upon me the conviction that
there has not been, for many years, 80 great
n determination to succeed in Presidential
election, as exists now in the Democratic
party. The necessity for success was never
more keeniy felt; nor has there been, for years
so much reason to expect success. Upon
these points we are agreed; it is only upon
the question Of policy that we are divided
But even then, tho Willingness to yield pro-
ferences to what shall seem to be the wisest
course is almost unanimous; and it only re-
mains TO determine what the wisest course is.
The fact is not disputed, | believe that neither
party can win without the State of New York
And it is also agreed that Administrative Re-
form is to be the chief issue of the campaign.
1t was, therefore, to be expected that Gov.
Tilden should be selected as the man most
certain to become the next President of the
United States, if nominated by the Demo-
cratic party. Believing him to be so, have
| from time to time frankly stated the facts ot
his career, as the leader of Reform movement
| that has relieved the Democracy of the great
State Of New York ola blightng disgrace and
made him the most popular man within its
| borders.
AN ARIsTooRATIc PUBLIC noBDER BROUGHT
| TO GRIEF.
The ideas in the preceding paragraph were
suggested to me by reading in the New York
Herald and Tribune of to day (tho World is
strangely silcnO editorials on the conviction
| of George D. Lord, at Buffalo, of frauds in
| the management of the Canals. The Lord
family have been to the State of New York
| what Tweed was to tho city; with the differ
ence that while Tweed was pebian and vul-
gar, the Lords were arstocratic and ''res~
pectable" When Governor Tildcn commenced
war upon the Canal Ring, this family and
their wealthy and powerful connections de-
fed him, precisely as did the Tweed Ring
| But the people were on the side of justice and
honest governments they have sustained Gov.
Tilden at every step, and, yesterday, the chief
member of the Canal Ring was convicted of
crimes that may send him to prison for FIVE
years. Is it strange thot Governor Tilden is
| opposed when many of those fighting against
| the penitentiary? But, for every thief iiat
rises against him, five honest men come to his
support. Tho Tribune says of Lords CON
vi6tion: "Among the people ut large this
evidence of the practibility of the Governors
rcforms will make deep impression" and
thin ks that the question Of Governor Tilden's
sIrchgth and popularity is settled. The Her
ol,l lol,o oiy 10 vi Of tln
COMPROMISE CANDIDATES
are beginning to loom up in both parties, in
view of the possibility that the friends of the
gentlemen most prominently mentioned in
connection with the Presidency win become
so embittcrcd against each other THAT the
| nomination of none of the rivals is possible
| OF the Republicans Wheeler, of New York;
Washburne, Of Ilinoisc, nbw Minister to
France, and Governor Iartranft, of Penn
| sSlvana are most spoken of-Wheeler, per-
| haps, ahead. Among tho Democrats, if
neither Bnyard, Tildcn, Hancock, Hendricks
Thurman or Parker can be nominated, Gov
Thomas Swami, of Maryland, will be strongly
urged as q candidate Mr.. Swann's public
career is unspotted, and his private charac-
ter is without blemish. And, in speaking of
Governor Swami, | am reminded Of fact
that comparatively few persons consider,
when discussing the capacity of public mon.
IL is this. The Government official who hns
all the, help ho requires, who is provided
from the Public Treasury with all the money
he requires for the payment Of expenses
which he may deem necessary; has fine time
of it compared with the conductor Of large
private enterprises, whose duties require of
him that he shall not only prosecute them TO
success, but shall also provide tho means for
doing 80. George Law, Cornelius Wander
score of other able and wealthy railroad men,
projectors of steamship lines, inventors, and
others, whose pursuits in private life have
contributed to thc wealth of the country, and
TO give it q high place among the nations of
the earth, have not only performed duties
through life similar to those of our best Cab
met Officers, and equally beneficial to the
people, but have been obliged, also, and at
the same time, to perform the incomparably
more difficult task of raising the means for
the payment Of expenses. OF Mr. Swami il
may be said that he has never touched any
enterprise, of either public or private char
acer, in which he has not accomplished his
purpose to the satisfaction of all concerned
whether as Governor of his State, Mayor
of Baltimore, Representative in Congress,
President of q railroad, or in any other of
the various enterprises of private life ofwh1ch