The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-26
GENERAL McCARDLE AND THE
PRESIDENCY.

work, per Sc, hut there did exist a ne
cessity for General McCardle to have
an office. and the last Legislature Gre
ated the Office of Commissioner OF
Army Records for the State, and gave
it to the General with the hope that he
would make bed OF roses out OF it,
and give the people OF Mississippi a
chance to work out their salvation III
their own way without being thrown
off of their equilibrium any more by
him.
But after he arrived in Washington
and calmly surveyed the situation, he
saw clearly the necessity OF taking
charge of the politics of tho whole
country. First, he concluded to devote
himself to the organization OF the
House OF Representatives, and pro-
mulged TO the Democracy of the union
his manifesto against Speaker Randall,
He miscarried on this point. Strange
to say, Randall was elected notwlth-
standing the announcement that Cen
eral McCardle was against him. we
don't know how to account for it. but
such is the fact. Some of the Repre-
sentatives from Mississippi had the
unbounded hardihood to vote for Ran
dali in the very face OF McCardle's
published views advising against 1t.
How these recalcitrant members eX-
pect to come back to this State and
survive a vote like that after it had
been plainly indicated to them that
such a vote was in direct opposition to
McCardles wishes, is something we
can't understand
But General McCardle is not dis
posed to give up the control OF the
Democratic party of the nation simply
because he slipped up on the Speaker
ship. The Presidency of the Repub-
lie is bigger thing than the presiding
officer of the House. The Speaker
ship is mere side issue, but the Sc
lection of candidate for President is
q matter of grave and lasting concern,
and it is to this main issue that the
giant mind and immense influence
of General McCardle is now directed.
And upon this point in late letter to
the National Republican, he holds this
emphatic language:
I reference to the Presidential election, l |
think the chances are that Gen. Grant will |
be the nominee of the Republican party,
and present indications seem to lead to the
belief that Mr. Tildsn will procure a nomi-
nation from the Democratic party. If Mr..
Tilden should be nominated I will vote and
work for the candidate opposed to him,
whether that candidate be Gen. Grant, Mr..
Blaine. Mr.. Sherman, or MIR. Conkling.
believe in the principles, the traditions,
and the discipline of the Democratic party,
but no human power can compel me to
vote for Mr.. Tilden
We did hope that if Mr.. Tilden
procured" the nomination for re-
election to the office of President from
5he Democratic party that General
would become reconclled and
allow Mr.. Tilden to be elected again
Just to save the country and rebuke the
monster outrage of the century. But
it does seem from this extract that |
General McCarlIe has made up his |
mind, and put his foot down, upon it,
hat in the event of Mr.. Tiiden's NOM
nation he will vote and work for the
other man,
In view OF this startling develop
nent it behooves the managers OF the
Democratic party to consider well their
ground. There may be powerful rea-
sons for the nomination of Mr.. Tilden.
It may be that he is the man whom
zine tenths of the rank and file of the
Democracy desire to vote for and once
more elect to be their President. 1t
nav be that no other man but him can
'econcile and unite the Democratic
hosts of the East, West, North and
south. It may be that the people have
3et their hearts upon seeing justice and
md right triumphant in their champi-
IN of 1876. Yet,-if General McCar-
lie will not stand tiff we are to lose
Neutrality-suspicious. we had better not
Mr.. Tilden. 1t may be
lard thing to disappoint the people,
nut we must not lose sight of the preg-
Iant alternative, that if we please the
people by nominating Mr.. Tilden we
lisplease McCardle if we do this
hing in obedience to the voice Of the
people, McCardle is lost to us! And
'ur party would not only be deprived
# the immense influence" of McCar-
lie, but that immense influence
would be given, as he frankly tells us
himself, to the other man.
1t would be mournful dilemma for
he National Democratic party to find
tself in. The roc popui against the
'OE McCUdiei-and it is q serious
'oint to de decided which ought to
revail.
Hoy. II. IUsGBovE, the Great Or
anizer, has returned from a sojourn s
I two or three months in the State of