The Democratic advocate., 1879-11-15

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Since the elections Of this, the year pre-
ceding the presidential contest, are over,
President-makers are busy figuring out tho
results and canvassing the chances Of va
rions prominent men throughout the coun-
try. Ii Is 40 incontestable fact that prior
to the New York election, Mr. Tilden
seemed to stand first in preference among
the Democracy Of the country Now that
Robinson has been beaten by Cornell, Ow-
ing 10 the Kelly disaHection, Democrats,
who arc afraid Of their own shadow, have
become alarmed and are advocating others
for the leader in 1880. We see nothing
in the New York election to divert Mr..
Tilden's friends from him. Thevote shows
that New York is safe to the Democracy
Aext year BY $4,000, il leader is chosen
with sound financial views. That Mr..
Tilden is such man, no one denies. That
the defeat Of Robinson should affect him,
we do not understand. Mr.. Robinson and
Mr.. TiIdeu are two distinct individuals, and
although Mr., Tilden was a friend to Mr..
Robinson, and assisted in his renomina-
tion, it was Mr.. Robinson and not Mr..
Tilden who was defeated.
Suppose, however, that the defeat Of
Mr.. Robinson was a defeat Of Mr.. Tilden,
should that drive his friends of? 1t was
the dislike Of Kelly to Mr., Tilden that
caused it, and will the Democracy of the
country allow Mr.. Kelly to dictate to them9
Has il come to this, that one obstinate
New York politician shall override the
people Of the country? We think not.
If Mr.. Tilden should be nominated, Mr..
Kelly would have no power to defeat him
in the State Of New York. Those that
followed him in his wild chase for the
governorship could not be led by him again.
He would have no place to lead them, ex-
cept into the ranks of the Republicans d.
rect, and that he could not do. The votes
his followers gave him this year were given
indirectly to Cornell, but 10 their blindness
they believed that Kelly would be elected,
and cordially voted for him. A national
contest is very different from State
campaign, and Mr.. Kelly, If he so desired,
which we are not inclined to believe, would
not dare TO create dissensions in the ranks
Of the New York Democracy.
We are not sure, either, that New York
is necessary to Democratic success next
year, while to the Republicans il is. With
nearly all the doubtful States counted by
fraud on their side in 1876, they had but
one majority 10 the electoral college. Next
year Louisiana, Florida and South Caro-
lima, with their nineteen votes, viii be safe
to any Democratic candidate. California
and Colorado, with their nine votes, are
very doubtful States, with the chances
strongly in favor of the Democrats, and
Ohio, too, with her twenty-five votes, is
by no means certain for the Republicans.
The great fight which was fought there
last month will have to be fought again
next year.
However, New York is safe to the De-
mocraey, either with Tilden or any other
Democrat with hard money views, and un-
less the Democrats allow themselves to be
defraudcd out of some Of the close States,
there is no obstacle in the way ofa Demo.
cratic triumph in 1880.
The ADVOCATE has no candidate. Its
candidate win be the nominee of the Dem
ocratie National Convention, and in the
above we simply enter protest to the
domination Of John Kelly We are Of the
opinion, however, that Mr.. Tilden can lead
us to victory, whereas with some now
spoken Of defeat will be inevitable. It
seems to us that Democrats would desire
to vote for Mr. Tilden again in order to
rebuke the fraud of 1876 the more effect
ually. II is no fault Of his that he was not
inaagurated. It was mismanagement and
timidity that lost US the fruits Of victory,
coupled with the Indifference Of Hampton,
Of South Carolina, and Nichols, of Louis
lana, who cared nothing for the Presidency
so their States werc gotten under control
Of sheir own people,