The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-01
GOV, ROBINSON AND MIR. TiLDEN.

tcannot be denied-and it is most
important that the Southern Democ-
racy should appreciate the fact-that
a deep seated and by no means I'M
founded hostility to the candidacy
of Mr.. Tilden in 1880 really in
spired most of that honest opposl-
tion to the denomination of Cover
nor Robinson at Syracuse on which
Tammany relied for the success OF
it's low and selfish attempt to bull
doze the convention. Whatever
Democratic liberation there may for
the moment seem to exist of the
scoundrelly Tamtiany bolt is born OF
the same hostility and of the fear
that when Governor Robinson is re-
elected. as he doubtless will be, the
South may treat that reelection as
call from New York for the nomlna-
ton of Mr.. Ti1den in 1880. Inc
readers of the World do not need to
be reminded that this journal lnsis'
ted steadily and unshrinkingly upon
the denomination of Governor Rob-
inson as the first condition OF Dem
ocratic success in 1879 when other
Democratic journals wavered before
the tempest of3Tammany threats.
Nor should they need to be told that
the World would consider it sulci-
dial act as matters now stand were
| the National Convention OF 1850 TO
re-nominate Mr.. Tilden. With Mr..
Tilden as its candidate the Democra-
tic party would be put on the deien-
siye at the outset and kept there.
Democratic newspapers and Demo
cratic speakers would be compelled
to take up and carry the burden Oh
the income tax litigation which Mr..
. Tilden, we are sorry to say, seem
/ more than willing to leave at loose
i. ends, when every dictate of policy
and of principle should move him to
! bring it to final judgment before
> 1880; of the CIPHER mystery, and, in
E a word, of all the as yet unknown
= and uncertifled doings of his nephew
Mr.. Pelton. Whatever those doings
NAV turn out to be the Republicans
: have, rightly or wrongly, succeeded
in putting the onus of them all upor
Mr.. Tilden. Besides all this, Mr
Tilden no longer possesses the power
of physical endurance necessary t.
y enable candidate to so successfully
& through the hard work of Presi
~ Dental campaign. Of course there
Is fore he lacks the power if elected t.
y initiate and carry out the tremen
dous work of reform which must b
is done by Democratic President a
"a Washington. In word, MIR. Ii
'e- den has been unfortunate in man
ed things. This may or may not b
es his fault. But the National Demo-
racy must not be handicapped
ry 1880 with the load of those misfo
ed tunes. The national exigency an
in peril are too serious and too impo
'ut tant for that. We need in 1880 NJ
ut purse only but a person. OF cour
the whole question will be careful.
,or deb, ted in 1880 should Mr.. Tide
ily then be in the field for a nominate
nd and of course if the National Go
ne yention should deem him to be Il
es. safest and best candidate, those wi
most doubt the wisdom of the dec
10 ion will be the last to finch fro
. 90 facing it. But what it is importa
at that the South should apprecia
"a now is in the first place that t
it strength of Governor Robinson
New York is much greater than t
ou strength of Mr.. Tilden, and in t
"a second place that when Gov. Rob
s.. son is reelected he could not if
-, would send a New York delegati
49, to National Convention pledged
Mr.. Tilden's candidacy, and wo'
not il be could. The candidacy
WV Mr.. Tilden will be properly and XII
, y ly and fairly dealt with in New Y
WV when the time comes for deal
10y with it. But meanwhile the Sou
'A ern Democracy may as well une
stand that they can best promo'
rry victory for sound constitutional p
ais ciples in New York by taking s.
lay. political resolutions and doing 8
lter other pertinent acts as may fo
that with make it clear that they az
rately appreciate the situation
put this State. When is once gene
arts ly felt in New York City that
nder South will urge in 1880 some S
the candidacy as that of Bayard
ce," Hancock, or Hancock and Bay
ared we care not which, the victor
poh;reon will he aSsured-l