Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-21
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On excellent evidence the De-
nocracy of the United States now
have the assurance that Samuel j.
Tilden will not be q candidate for
<e-election to the Presidency which
Is won, but whose duties are dis
sharged by Mr.. Rutherford B.
Hayes. Some time ago the HER
AID expressed the opinion that the
New York bolt in the Democratic
oArty would not be repeated. We
nook the ground that the result of
the election in that State practical
~ retired Mr.. Tilden as candi.
dAte; and that that gentleman, be-
ing unlike Mr.. job u Kelly in every
respect, especially in the matter of
pAtriotism, would gracefully sub
mIt, In the interests of his party,
20 q decision brought about by its
dfstracted condition in his own
state. We confess to feeling of
pride In seeing Mr.. Tilden so
promptly realizing the good opin-
lon entertained Of him by all who
know him. He will not subject
the party to the disasters inevita-
BE II the personal controversies
which have disgraced the Democ-
zacy of New York are kept up. He
cordially recognizes the fact that
the fortunes of great party are
not bound up in single man. 1t
b = safe thing to say that the party
will never forget a service so sig-
nal and unselfish, although, unfor-
tnnately, it Is not in its power to
bestow upon Mr.. Tilden anything
but its esteem. To some men, and
notably to the sage of Gramercy
Park, such tribute is the most
Valuable that could be rendered.
There is something about it par
baking of the "riches finelessn of
the poet.
En- PEASANT, In our comments up
on this phase of our politics, We
should remark that the Associated
! Press has declined to burden itself
Wfth the details of an announce
ment so pregnant with the veal or
Voc Of the United States as a Re-
public. Anything which would
convey to the masses of the De-
nocracy, and to many Republi-
ans we'll affected to that party, the
Glad Intelligence that all elements
- dissension had been removed
rom the Democratic politics of
New York, would of course be sup
pressed by this Republican "stool-
pigeon" emissary. Revenge and q
sound public policy, should the
Democracy prove successful, ought
? take the form Of a Government
stal Telegraphy, run on the plan,
1omical and serviceable, of the
4etter delivery.
Having been justified, by Mr..
Tllden's own declarations, in re-
garding that gentleman as out
ef the field. the question resolves
Itself into something like this: In
moment of fetish worship the
Wire-pullers of the Republican par
/ ~ seem determined to run Grant.
The Democracy, on the other hand,
dnds itself with entire liberty to
choose its candidate from consider
ations of availability. With the
unquestioned fact that Mr.. Tilden
was cheated out of the Presidency,
1t dnds itself subrogated to all his
grievances and rights. without the
responsibility of being saddled
{ with Col. Pelton and his ciphers.
T Nor is that all. 1t is really the
/ champion of all who believe that
the Republic, as understood by
George Washington and the early
Fathers, is good enough for them.
The party finds itself in a position
In which it can assume to be dis
tinctively the Democratic-R c-Republi-
{ can party OF Thomas Jefferson.
Who are the most available of
the Democratic candidates?
In the first place, if Horatio Sey-
mour, of New York, can be per-
suaded to run second time, he can
be elected triumphantly. He
would carry New York as by the
rush Of . whirlwind. Indiana, New
Jersey and Connecticut would be
certain to cast their electoral votes
1 for Seymour. That gentleman
carried New York against Grant at
= time when the excitement of the
war was at a fever heat. He is the
one man whose nomination at the
present juncture would remove all
possibility of the success of the
Democracy. Nothing stands iu
the way but his infirm health. II
would certainly seem that the ole
war horse--the pride and delight o
his party--should risk even the ex
citements of Presidential cam
paign to give a second and EN-
I phatic guarantee to the fact that
the people of the United States can
still reverse the example and ad-
here to the teachings of the De-
mocracy.
The Democratic nomination is
absolutely at Mr.. Seymour's op-
tion. He would receive the enthu-