Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-24
THE OUTLOOK FOR 1880.
Candidates Feeling the Way-sThe;r Conn
parative Strength and Prospects.
samuel Bowles, jun, in the Springfield Re-
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Candidates Feeling the Way-sThe;r Conn
p0ratiUe Strength and Prospects.
samuel Bowles, jun, in the Springfield Re-
publican.l
Promptly sensing the improved outlook, the
leading Republican candidates are quick to en-
ter the lists and SO soon are industriously work
ing up the field, directly or through their
friends. These candidates are Blaine, Grant
and Oonkling, and their comparative promi-
nence and strength at this time from the Wash
ington standpoint correspond in the order in
which have named them. But after all. it is
the dark horse that wins in these Presidential
contests the unknown quantity which ulti-
mately comes to the front. In contradiction
of all the present sSgas, the prize of the nomi-
nation is more likely than hot TO fall to some
one In the background like Washburne, of
Illinois. Joe Hawley or John Sherman. if so
good man as Hawley or Washburne, he will
be elected, unless the Democrats go back on
their record and put forward their cleanest and
strongest team.
The key of the situation really lies in the
hands of the Democrats if they are only sharp
enough to recognize it and courageous enough
TO use their opportunity. There is one man
whom they con confidently elect President be-
You'd the power of any returning board to
count out. That man is Sspator Bayard. OF
delaware, whose strength is not simply mega
tive but positive. whose course as public
man Will bear the most searching scrutiny and
who has knowledge, culture and convictions
which he is not afraid to assert. He is the only
man at all in the party who would draw the
bulk OF the independent vote of the country,
and under certain likely conditions heavily en-
eroach upon the straight Republican support
itself That he could be nominated by con-
certed and courage. us effort on the part of the
party leaders seems highly probable. Every
where ind his well received The
Southern chiefs, Lamar, Hill, Gordon, would
be only too thankful to have him chosen
as the party standard bearer, and say that
the South would justify the appeliation
solid in his support. Doubtless the soft
money Democrats of the West would shudder
at the thought of electing so steadfast and con-
slstent al advocate of sound monetary princi-
Piles. But the irredeemable currency issue is
likely to be essentially eliminated from the
next Presidential campaign, and Bayard's can
d1dacy would have the merit of uniting the
conflicting Western interests on an outside and
independent man. At this time. however.
there seems small chance that the Democrats
Will rise to the opportunity that Is presented to
them. They say we should all be glad to have
Bayard for our candidate, but fear he could not
be nominated. More likely is it that some
trimming politician, like Hendricks or Thur
man, will be the party choice. To-day the Ohio
Senator Is unquestiunably the most prominent
and promising candidate, notwithstanding
newspaper reports to the contrary. Tilden is
considered by everybody whose opinions are
worth reporting as quite out of the field.