The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-02
LETTER.

!. ioi INV R'' l'o'S VI IN'
Confederate records during the lat
war, and that Gen. w. III. McCardl
was appointed as said commission
err with the salary of $500 per al
mum for services to be performed
with an additional compensation 0
$3.50 to be used in defraying tn
cost and expense incurred by tn,
commissioner in making, or havin.
made copies of the Confederate
archives pertaining to the officer
and soldiers of the State. 1t hat
been said that this fat Office wa,
created with an eye single to TIT
appointment of Gen. McCardle TO,
services rendered the democratic
party, as it was thought he SHOULD
be rewarded in some way, and az
no other opening was in sight, il
became necessary for our legisla
ture to make an opening. We dc
not know how true this is, but we
do know the Office was created, and
that McCardle was appointed by
the legislature, and is now in Wash
ington upon this mission. 1t APP
pears, however, he is not content
with merely combining himself to
the duties of his office, but is
branching out upon the subject of
president-making, and using bis in.
huence, if he has any, in the oppo-
site direction from the democratic
party-the power which gives him
his meat and bread, with ample
means to lay out a portion in wine.
During some of his spare moments
Gen. McCardle has written a letter
to the National Republican, in which
he.speaks as follows concerning the
nomination of president in 1880:
In reference to the presidential election
l think the chances are that Gen. Grant
Will be the nominee of the republican
party, end present indications seem to lead
to the belief that Mr.. Tilden will procure
a nomination from the democratic party.
If Pr, Tilden should be nominated | will
vote and work for the candidate opposed
IN him, HrI,t1,,r flint ann ;,I,t, L., T.,.,,l
Grant, Mr.. Blaine, MIR Sherman, or Mr..
Conkling. | believe in the principles, the
traditions, and the discipline Of the demo-
cratic party, but no human power can com
pei me to vote for Mr.. Tilden.
1t is rather sad indeed to think
that a manswho believes in the
4" priuciples, the traditions and the
discipline Of the democratic party
could not be induced to vote for
the nominee Of that party should
the nominee not possess all the
qualities suited exactly to his ideas
Of a president, and would rather
support such stalwarts, of the most
rabid sort, as Grant, Blaine, ct. al.
1t is a great pity that, should Til
den be nominated, the democratic
party is to lose the vote and influ-
ence OF such a power as Gen.
McCardle but then we have the
sweet reflection of believing that
the democratic party could get
along just about as well without
such men as McCardle as with
them, and we assure our readers
that no alarm need be entertained
on his account. But then, serious
ly, does it not seem a little migrate.
full in Gen. McCardle to write such
sentiments to u stalwart organ,
when he is living Oft the democrat
ic patronage, and was a candidate,
at least supposed he was, for
of State upon the demo
cratic ticket, after the death of
Hon. Kinloch Falconer.
OF course Gen. McCardle's letter
to the Republican will have no
weight whatever in the contest for
president, but he having been a
prominent democratic editorin this
State for a number of years, his
language will be quoted by all the
radical papers in the Union as the
sentiments of the Mississippi de-
nOcracy ,andls calculated to,mislead
and deceive those in other States.
W. know from the tone of our
papers all over the State that Gen.
McCardle's sentiments are not in
lorsed by the democratic party OF
Mississippi, and that the views ex-
pressed by him are not in accord
With our peoples ideas, but that
hey will support the nominee of
he national democratic convention t
whether it be Thurman, Hendricks,
or Tilden. |
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1T is not, we assure the route a