The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-04
VOL. VIII.
THE ConrNG NAN.

Nen. hanCockJ 10 carry fenpbyiVanlbS
snd David Davis, to carry Illinois, is
the ticket said to be the strongest yet
presented. Judge Davis has been
thoroughly Democratic, as he never
WAS Radical" ever since Hayes went
drifting 10 larboard with Chandler,
Blaine and Garfield. TIlden stock has
again gone down aud BAyard, among
old-fashioned Andrew Jackson, honest
money Democrats supplsnts the cada-
verous master of Gramercy Park. Til
den never loses friend that the latter
does not move steadily towards Bay
ard, who concurs with Tilden IN moth
ing. Bayard would maintain the sbso
Ia e dominion Of silver and gold, while
TlIdeu would recognize nothing but
gold as a standard OF value. Tilden is
tar e moDger and boudholder and
peculiar representative of Wall street,
while B yard is an honest exponent of
the great mass of the intelligent and
honest people Of the North and South.
Myriads would support B4yard, differ
ing from him radically on this
leading question and simply be-
cause of Bayard's unsulhed in
tsgrity of conduct and character.
B.yard was born a gentleman and
couldn't help it, or be too might have
fallen into Tilden's practices in an age
As corrupt as this and taken stock in
Credits Moblliers and in banks and
bonds. But his Unborn instincts and
hereditary virtues restrained him and
in the midst of vile generation he is
still stainless. Seeing how parties are
hoplessly divided on the money ques-
tiJn, their leaders have sought to con-
solidate them by reproducing propo-
sitions discussed in 1901 and in
1882, and the old war RACES in Ohio.
But financial issues will hardly dis
appear in the presence of an old polit-
icsl theory and however strong Mr..
Bayard as a patriot and statesman OF
unsullied personal fame, his triumph,
II he be nominated, would not be abb
'lutely assured. His personal worth
would give him great advantage, but
there is that infinite madness about fiat
aud other paper money which ersonal
purity and genius for talks of
government cannot remedy. It
aim ,st forced Thurman to stultify
himself. He concurred originally
with Blyard, but when Pendleton's
Greenbsck theories were approved in
{ West and Hendricks, tuo, was
softened and Dan Voorhees, became
eloquent in lsudation of money as
abundant as leaves of cottonwood on
Mississippi river sand bar-some-
times called Vslsmbross, then Thur
man swooned and was softened and
bent reverently no more at the ancient
altar of the dollar OF the daddies. 1t was
sad and very wicked of a great thinker
and stat.sma like Mr.. Thurman.
TIE unbending Bayard, when his
whole party went whoring after the
new paper gods, stood still. he turned
his face neither to the right nor left
aud was fixed in the immutsble faith
of his lustrious fathers. Independ-
ent, hope,t men of all parties, even
those differing from Bsyard IN refer
ence to the greenback heresy. will vote
for him and simply because they
will not vote for a trading poll
tician. In fact, confessedly hone
men are so rare that no good citizen
Can / fl rd to lose an opportunity 10
support such person when candidate
for any office, and especially for this
highest; and when we r, fleet that Bay
ard ls representative American gen.
tlemsp, never befouled by the blood OF
manners or morals of modern American
anstocracy, decent people are com
PEELED by strong instinct of personal
sympathy to vote for him.
Sherman, meanwhile, has been making
speeches for Sherman in Maine. He
will soon do the same thing in Ohio.
He declares himself candidate for
the presidency. He has ability and
learning and infinite capacity for la
Dor. He is sober and discreet, and
when President would be conservative
as Hayes was two years ago. Sherman
is statesman enough for thstj but see
how Bsyard, reckless of himself and
of his own honorable ambition, de-
votes himself to the care of his sick
wife. While all these aspIrsnts, Til
den, Sherman, Grant, Thurman and
Hendricks are pipe-laying, and while
Tilden is conspiring with the rich
Fields brothers to buy the great gilt
tsring bauble, Mr.. Bsysrd quietly takes
bis wife to Csrlsruhe, never knowing
or caring what the party-leaders may
d. when herded together for sale a'
Cincinnati or st. Louis. One fact
is certain, that the openly
scheming and trading of candi-
dases will become more and more
disgusting, and B.yard, whatever the
trading politicians may think of it, and
however the South differs from him IN
reference to questions Of finance, be,
comes rapidly omnipOtent in these
s ates.
AN INFIDsL C0NvsN rIoN.