The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-18

The Next Presidency TiIden and Anti-Tilden
CONFLICTING Opinions.


some OF the prominent men in the Democratic
party. and their opinions arc appended. For
obvious reasons their names are withheld. If
they iathcrcd their views publicly they would
find themselves involved in unpleasant contro-
versics.
One leader. whose standing is high but
whose hostility to Mr.. Tlden is pronounced,
said: 1t il too early to settle on Presidential
candidate at present But it is not too early to
SEQ that Tiden does not stand the ghost Of
chance. The nominee will probably be n West
crn man. New York has had tho nomination
four successive times for Mcclellan WIS virtu-
ally New Yorker. and nothing has come Of it.
The West II tired OF surrenderng It's opinions
to the East and eucounterng only defeat
through the surrender. We want. Of course. no
wild advocate Of imitation. but moderate man
like Thurman or Hendricks will serve our pur-
pose Tho New York Democracy could make II
better fight with Il Western than with an Eastern
candidate. We should be- saved from local dis
scnsions and II wO carried what are called the
October States we should get the floating vote
sure. We might have New Yorker on the
ticket for Vice Prcsident-Sanford l.. Church or
Amasa j. Parker for instance"
But why do You cay that Mr. Tilden's
chances are hopeless 2"
Because tdocs not lie within thepossibilties
OF politics for any man to repeat the game which
Tiden played in 1876. He nominated himself
From the moment that he entered the Executive
Chamber at Albany he worked with n view to
capturing the Presidency lie stocked the cards
and turned the trumps from the bottom Of the
pack. He deliberately alenatel all the leaders
Ol the party He called around him "a set OF M
starts, men barren OF influence, and some 81
! them devoid OF character; and these shared his
| confidence and pushed his schemes. His So
called war on the Canal Ring Wa inr'tcal. trick
/ ish and dishonest. The amendments To the
| Constitution forbade the expenditure OF money
| for extraordinary repairs. and lilden. fOrrsee-
| lig mat mere would ne reduction IN tme cos
/ OF maintaining thr puthc works. shreWly TOOK
10 himself the credit OF eilcring that reduction.
/ Not satisfied with this. he used his Canal Ring
| weapon TO strike down men purer than himself
| He charged everybody VINO refused To echo his
| shihhoeth with being the apologiSt OF thieves
He would have been beaten overwhelmingly in
! thn convention Of 1873 Int hy sheer strength Of
| his uudacity he drove on the Representative
men OF the party. leaving smith Weed. Potion
| auG the rest to work their own sweet Will
| In the spring o. 1876. when the delegates TO
| ST. Louis were 60 he chosen. he sent thousand
/ agents through the state to pack the cauruses
! ami overcome the wishes OF the people. hrse
were the means by which lie carried the Nrw
| York delegation. Re also sent emissaries 10
! the South and 10y impressing on the minds Of
the editors and politicians there the TACT that he
was very rich man, and deceiving them into
| the belief TINT he would pay all the EXPENSES OF
/ the campaign out OF his own pocket he baEged
| their support Then no arranged for the votes
! ia the Convention Of tlto-. Suites where the
| Democracy is in a hopeless minority and whore
| the control is lett TO- u few men. He neglected
no point. and succeeded in forcing himself On
the party As It's candidate when he was not
But he ran well"
No. IL was not he who ran. hut the Democ-
racy. Tho man was infinitely wegker than the
! purty. The men whom he had deSpiteiully
/ used and prosecuted nhsfaned from slaughter
! Ing INN when they had the chance. IL was not
that they hated him less but that they loved the
| party more. With true mHgnanimlty they for
got their grievances and worked to make him
:, DO YOU think he was fairly elecied7'
"Ot course he was. But be- was too much OF
coward 10 assert his right. and take the office.
! He pNterei and hesitnied and sent cipher
dr-patr hes an! fooled away his time with Pei
ton aud Weed and Marble. and lot slip his
golden opportunity. The Democratic party Las
done with Iiideu forever"
tn" gentleman who thus emphatica.!y eN-
pressed his opinion seemed To be- perfcctly con-
hd"nt that he WAS correct in his conclusions
| uut subsequently b" cast Hlly confessed that the
| lIdrniirs hud capturci the Democratic orghni-
| 2ition in his county nnd would probably hold H.
9y next conversation was with "a man who
oughly. He also thought tnHt it was too early
| tinued: Ii the Convention were To be held To-
| morrow. Gov. Tiden would be nominated on
| the first ballot. There is really no other avail
able candidate IN tue field Western man Is
! ont OF the question. There Is no great diner
| ence ot opinion between judge Thurman and
GOV. Hendricks. but this makes their personal
! rivalry all the more intense and bitter. Each Is
! strong enough 10 defeat thr otner but heather
| can carry the Convention. II In admitted that
! New ors ls the pivot OF the campaign. and u
( u worse than useless 70 carry NcW YORK with q
/ Western man. The chances IRE tAat Grant vii
! Dee the hepuhllcau candidate. In spite ~ his
! record. lac b. sscs-t S an influence hard a. define
but ucNrrth"lrss apparent IA solid busl ness CIR
Giles. The bankers and merchants of New YORK
| would readily raise a million dollars Ia elect
| side WHO was infected Will the ONO idea. Ihcj
| rilsed more tAan TINT III 1872. 10 du,rut Horace
| Greeley. But ~ 1876 their Iaith IN samuel j
Il.deu WAS 80 great that. to say the least. thel
occupied "a neutral pnS ton. They would mo-
pay out their money 10 elec Hayes against him
/ / ne lriilu'raeJ IL WcNher now thHn Il was H.
the las. Presidential campaign. The decline In
lis strength Is measured pretty accurately bi
It's departure from the policy which Mr.. III den
embodied The major pArt OF the politician.
are practical men, ANA as they appreciate TIA,
situation, they want 10 recall him 10 The leader
There viii Dc a great fight in Ohio in Octo
Der. with Inc Prospects iayor!ng Republican
success. Ii tho Democrats should carry tAR
state, thrn thcy ihlgni inhhc ACCOMMODATION Wtt
the South for tho Presidency and leave New
| York out 81 their calculations. IL they ar,
braten. and i New York gives Democratic
majority in November 1919. there will be oull
tour possible candidates Tor the Democratic
nomination II cratic seymour. Thomas l. Bay
| ard. George Is. Mcclellan. and samuel. rllcn
| or these seymour l. IN most poets the strong
est. but he will not run. lie has lately roiterate,
| his purpose never again 10 uccept an ON ce. nul
be- means what h" says. NJ 'Cl"llHn Is N"s
Pointer. and he Is prcludlced IN favor of lHrg'
standing army II Grant Is tho Republican
nominee. II would upset the Democratic Argu
ment 10 run soldier against him. Bayaru II
an admirable man, scholarly and stutrsinHn
ike hut he Possesses few elements OF poli,Ici
| strength. lie represents nothing. He Gomez
from State which IL too emHI To- figure us
lnctor IN the problem. lie II rdnked rs IA South
rrner rather than NurthrrHer Uhat Is again,
| HIM, and. while he l. m excellent Senator h
| has thus ihr given no evidence OF his Hutitud
| for leadership You SEQ the four candidate
! are rriuced o. one, aud Illdcn n that ONE
% But what are the elements OF Ilden's posi-
tive strength p
" why. he is the only man whose nomination
would mean anything. II the democratic part
were the ruling power hc is tho last man win
would ho selected. Polk and Pierce. puitlcl
nOnpntities. were two Presidential products "a
Il period when all that was wanted was 10 uol
the vote which we already possessed, But W
must make converts now. or We are lost W
| must appeal to Ia" aggressive sentiment Of tn
| country in favor 81 rrtrrurhtnrnt and reform
| rlld"n docs u. Nobody else does. Look II hi
| record. lie WIS named for Governor IN 1874
when the chances We're two 10 one that d.
would bee reelected. II anybody had predlcte
then land 10 was only SIX WEEKS briora ellen
tom that Tlld"n would nave a majority Of NOR
than 5000, he would have been cunsldere,
crazy. But he had the majority, When Ia
entered on his duties his rnruIcs sald that h.
WAS old and parnlyI'd. aud could never raise
hand against the corruption that then ran no
in Albany. The Canal Hing WAS never So bolt
or in~olrnt as on the l~t of JHuuHry. 1879. Tn
amendments tu the Constitution forbade Hp
prDnrluflouS Trough SNrelUl legislation. TN