Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-27
THE PRESIDENTIAL RIDDLE.

whose elimination comes on VII"
events the unfolding Of which is ~
steady. stately and inevitable as the
march Of Fate itself. If to gain whM
Wa would see accomplished, we must
suffer the pains and coverings OF a long
drawn season of anxieties, then. in
deed are the Republicans Of the Uni
ted States about to be repaid for their
consistency, their suspense and their
trustfulness,-for their nominee to the
Presidency, and not Samuel J. Tilden.
is about to be inaugurated into the
Chief Magistracy OF the Republic. We
mean that it will be Hayes or SOME
other Republicans; for not even Hayes
death would give the victory to IIlden.
The tussle was between comparative
Honesty las such honesty goes and
the very perfection o. kill in the ma
nipulation and management OF poll
tics. Indeed, politics being in the esti-
nation of Mr.. Tilden, game. he Sc
lected, with a certain sort of perverted
wisdom, . very adroit game>ter to
lead it and watch it and carry 1t on.
It will always be a question as to
whether Tilden or MOrrissev furnished
the most brains for this hight. We are
inclined to think that Morrissey is the
larger minded general: but that IN
nice minuti;e, TiIden Is almost une-
aualled. We guess that in the matter
Of conscience, honor> are easy. Illden
no doubt paid handsomely; but we
doubt if Morrissey bled him over
much. As to the game, Morrissey
dealt it squareiv IN Tilden's interest
no doubt Of that, The only wonder Is
that 1t was not a successful game. Ill
den overrated his strength in Wiscon-
sin and took the advice Of fools as to
Pacific States. And now it seems set
tied that Hayes will be inaugurated
next Monday. It is mere madness for
the Democrats to interpOse any obsta
cles to such Inauguration. If, as we
saw, Hayes were to die, Tilden would
be no nearer the Presidency than he
was a year ago. A miss is as good as
q mile; and "nears don't count" 1t
is Hayes, or Wheeler, Hayes and
Wheeler, or Ferry. There is no more
chance for Tilden than for his poor old
pal, Tweed. But the Electoral Com
mission, SO called, has well nigh got
through with the business of each man
voting his politics the heart Of the
Democracy no longer leaps with hopes
of Florida, great expectations OF Lou
isiana, tender assurances from Oregon
and the detection of Conkling; and
the White House doors are not to be
darkened by little Sammy Tilden.
Will he 60 mad. as poor Greeley did!
Or will he get found out and peached
On and deserted and locked up, with
stripes on his shirt and trousers like
the lonesome and luckless old Boss?
Surely this must be Sammy's last heat
as q competitor for the Presidents cup.
Morrissey can stand it, we'll enough.
Probably he made money by the cam
paign. Men of his strong nature
strangers to all possible vagaries-
hard and sagacious, never serve edu-
Gated sharpers like Tilden, for love.
They take not any chances in that sort
of game. What Morrissey has lost is
the name of winning the biggest game
he ever handled. They are notable
pair-no weakiings, to be sure; sharp,
alert, wary, clever at the generalshlp
which makes situations and occupies
the weak places OF politics. 1t takes
heap of science to handle big scheme
like this and make it come SO near
winning. 1t was clean strategy that
carried New York, Jersey and Con-
necticut. We suspect they did some
very tall buying in Gotham. Where
the Lions skin was too short Sammy
and his good right hand man John,
had no weak pride about eke-ing it out
with the Fox's. Indeed, Reynard was
very industrious and audacious in all
the workings and windings of the
business. 1t is only the bunglers and
blatherskites who are making all the |
noise about being cheated. Morrissey |
knows better. He knows who did the |
bull-dozing and he pockets the loss
of his tricks and is grim old prize
fighting, broken nosed philosopher,
and not bit of braggart or brawler
Or q believing revolutionist. He
knows the stuff Grant is made of too
we'll for that. We suppose the in
might take place on
either Saturday, Sunday or Mon
day. The complication of affairs
10 not simplified by the coming
Of the Fourth Of March on Sunday;
but the trouble will be wisely and
safely provided aga inst, we may be
sure of that. Wisdom and courage go
hand in hand in Washington for the
Senate is there to do its duty, and
Grant is there to sustain the laws and
vindicate the signing Of his name to
The Electoral Commission Bill.