The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-31
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THE CLAIMS OF THE WEST.

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Republic. covering perloo OF Ihlrty'
one years there has been no Democratic
candidate in the West or south receiv.
,;toa uo,o;no.ion
ing ulil'eu nolAua'iou'
1t ts true that IN tnat evil oisconteh'eu
and desolate year. 1850, the South pre-
nantad for our suffraOes Breckenridge, and
49, ~ no..I... S,,. 4ho novtu S;s0ov.
Sno "eSa Dous"0 uu' 'n0 p"iSy ".0D.
cred, d,disunited and discontenteo, met WIN
ignoble and inevitable defeat. Thus the
martvred lincoln was elected bv mi
-, 80
"ollsy Vo'o'
Let us now glance at tne EASTERN anu
Middle States. In 1852 New Hampshire
wou awarded the candidate. and Franck
-. 80 $500 t. 1oEe Tonoo Rr.
IlelOo was oi'O'oU' ~ A0oc O ~ a.,
, chanan was put In nominatioh, ana inc
sold Keystone State" for the first time
in her history was honored with the
p-oa;Ion ~
hioSiuenoy'
From 1916 10 tne present tlne' new
York and New Jersey have monopolized
the nomination at each returning con-
vention. Mcclellan. Seymour. Greeley,
Tilden. appear in solemn procession, each
in his turn doomed to taste the bitter wa
ters of defeat.
The gallant Mcclellan entered the
field when internecine carnage was fill
ing the land with loud lamentations.
The noble, eloquent ane patriotic Sey.
mour met the opposing party flushed
with victory, possessed OF boundless pat
ropage. burdened with gold, and inso.
lently arrogating to themselves the hon.
ors ofthe war. The contest was unequal,
and the wise statesman was defeated by
the successful soldier,
Greeley could not command the fill
strength of the Democracy, and he iail-
ed to break the lines of the Republicans.
Last in order appears OK Gov. Tilden,
astute, able, talented and opulent; fertile
in resources, self-reliant, imperturbable
and indefatigable. Reversing the $4,000
majority of Gen. Dix, he made it his
own, and was triumphantly elected Gov.
ernor Of the Empire State. In 1875 the
opinion was universal that the electoral
vote of New York was absolutely indis.
pensable to insure the election of Dem
ocratic President. ""Who can carry New
York 2" was upon the lips of every one
at the st. Louis Convention. The an
swer was brief. Samuel ]. Tilden's ma
iority, over all, in November, 1874, was
38459. These figures were conclusive.
and the Empire State was again honored
with the nomination.
The Democratic party know that their
standard bearer was fairly and souarely
elected in 1875, but deliberately choused |
out of his legal rights.
The subtle, sharp and crafty chicanery;
the nefarious and atrocious frauds; the
scandalous and infamous bargains the
scandalous intrigues and vile practices
resorted to to thwart the will and voice
of the people; the alarmed patience of
the nation the long, heated and acrimo.
nious debates in Congress; the artf1l and
insinious plottings Of the "visiting
statesmen d the ultimate reference of |
the election to a mixed commission of |
iurists, lawmakers and politicians; the |
final seating of ex Gov. Hayes the elo-
uuent, indignant and wrathful denunci-
ations of The Sun, followed by other
leading organs the loud and angry mur.
murs of the people; the tranquil and |
imperturbabIe demeanor of ex.Gov Til. |
den; his enforced silence, his serene in. |
tellect, singularly unsusceptible of enthu-
siasm and singularly averse to extremes,
will offer material for most curious,
instructive and interesting chapter to the |
future historian.
Now we come to 1880.