The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-09-07
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. c., Aug. 81, 1878.

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There is no worse sort OF party
policv than nominating candidate for
the Presidency two or three years III
advance. The questions now apPar-
emily most important may in 1850 y"
of little moment. Both in the IN
terest of aspiring men and of the par
~, names of candidates as candidates
should be kept quiet. The canse of
HAYES, which has disappointed nine
tenths of the Republicans, seems t"
have caused them to commence eally
in the work of selection. 1t being
certain that Hayes cannot be NOM
mated and that the influence usually
exercised by an outgoing admins
tration will not exist with this one
the party is left f." SUBSTANTIALLY II"
same candidates it had in $50. APP
parently, too, the same managers
will dictate the nomination, for the
course of Hayes cannot be sand TO
have weakened their influence With
the masses Of tho people. They Will
not be likely, to select another man
simply because there is nothing against
him. They will not repeat in 1880
the folly of 1876. 1t is equally sure
that none of the Conkling, Blaines
and other leaders can be nominated,
for that would lead to disscnsion at
once. Looking at the subject III a
wholly disinterestcd manner it wonld
now seem that the two men having
the best chances for nomination are
General Grant aud Vim. A. Wheeler
What chances may occur before 1850
no one can tell, but just now it looks
AS if one of them must receive the
nomination.
Major Burke, General Butler thinks,
is concealiDg the truth in his teStlm"-
nv about the Louisiana bargain. The
Major is evidently a man with a cool
head, and if he wished to keep back
something he would do it. The Com
mittee yesterday commenced the ex-
animation of one Horne. who was a
Washington Geographic correspon
dent of Hayes and Hayes friends If
Ohio during the bargaining here be
tween Burke, Sherman, Matthews
and others.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee is sendiug from this city
great amount of campaign literature
Let Us hope it will have a good ct
feet. But the true way to keep part.
men faithful, to make converts, AM
to promote party success generally
is to encourage and support the I"ca
party papers. Papers which 60 dahl
or weekly into a mans house, tn
year. around, aud than the masses {
documents, however able or convin
cling, which are placed before a vote
in the heat of campaign. Besides
no matter how good speech may b'
is and must in the nature of things b
made to suit in some particulars an
on some points the views of the pee
pie 10 the section where it is deliver
ed. On those points equally goo
party men in other places may ha>
directly opposite views. And thu
the general distribution of works il
jury as we'll as good. The objectiu
cannot be made to the papels, uule
to those of general circulation. Den
ocrats can do their party no bett'
service than by seeing that press
the party we'll sustained.
So far as reports reach headqua
tiers 10 this city there is everything
encourage the Democracy as to II
next House of Representatives, 1t
also gratifying to know that for Il
last few days the party has adopt'
more generally than at first tho pra
tice Of renominating its tried me
We want not only ma ority in Il
House of Representatives after Mar
4th, but an affective majority.
ALBION.