Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-12-17
Political.

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falsity of report, which had obtained
some publicity, that in the course of a
few days he would publish communi,
cation formally abdicating the demo-
cratic candidature for the presidency in
favor Of Speaker Randall. A near
personal relation, however, and q
gentleman Of no inconsiderable political
importance, whom the correspondent
encountered, desired HIM to say to the
public that the story is pure fancy, and
that Mr.. Randall himself must laugh
at it. "Mr. Tilden," he went on 10
say, "has nothing to communicate. He
ia not a man TO take any steps back
ward. He believes he was deprived Of
the presidency by fraud, and on that
point he means to appeal to the people
and he believes the people will stand by
him, no matter what the politicians
may say or do. Put it down, sir, that
the story of his abdication is a weak
invention of the enemy"
Ex-Governor Hendricks, Oh returning
home from Washington last week,
thus defined his position on the presi
dental question to correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer:
81 do not want the Vice-Presidency,
and have said it could not be required
OF me to accept a nomination for it.
ANY talk of myself fer that place is
wasted. The question of my making
any supposed sacrifice for my party has
two sides. l was willing to yield to the
wishes Of the party in 1876. and was
elected. The republican managers said
thnt their candidate was elected, aud
they meant to iuaugurate him. The
democratic managers submitted the
rights and decision ola majority to a
trial by politicians, giving the other
side majority of the jury. These are
the facts, aad the people know them
l think any good man can be elected
by the democrats, and the party shall
have all the aid aud influence | can
give to its nominees. do not regard
myself a necessity TO party success"
Ex-Congressman Milton Sayler, OF
Ohio, who is in New York, in reply to
an inquiry as to who will probably be
Ohio's choice for presidential candidates
is quoted as saying: There is a kip dly
feeling toward Mr., Tilden IN OLio, be
cause the people of that State are per-
suaded that he has been delrauded OF
the presidency. Ifthey were sure that
he could carry New York they would
undoubtedly support him. Bayard has
many friends in Ohio, and in fac,
throughout the country. There IS no
man superior to him in character. But
in case Hendricks should be unwilling
to run for the office of Vico- President,
as seems likely, think that Seymour.
of New York and English, Of Indiana,
would carry those two States aud pro-
baby Ohio. The cipher business has
not injured Tilden in Ohio. l think
that Sherman, Blaine or Washbume
would be stronger men than Grant"
Twenty-Five Indiana democratic
newspapers, whose opinions have been
collected, speak out more or less
openly for Tilden. HendrIck Is severely
criticised for his emphotc refusal to
take again the second place on tie
ticket. The New Albany ledger
Standard says that with his soit-money
ideas and antagOnism TO Tilden he
would fall 100, 900 votes short Of carry
ing New York. The Fort Wayne
Sentinel says it IS very doubtful il New
York can be carried next year without
Tilden's cooperation, and without
New York the presidency cannot be
secured. Several other papers speak III
the same strain.
Mr.. Howard Carroll writes to the
New Y ork Times from Mississippi that
there are four different slasses Of poo
pie in the South in favor Of Gen. Grant
for President, but he fears they are not
in earnest. Ali Of them, lie insists, arc
looking for something to turn up By
which they can secure some personal or
advantage. Just SO.
Scnator Cameron, rep, W ISL when
asked lately about his experience with
witnesses IN Louisiana and what ought
10 be done with them, said that he
believed in an old-fashioned Scotch
Presbyterian hell, and he did not think
even it would do justice to some of thu
people he saw down there.
The Leavenworlh Times recently
the preferences of fifty news
papers published in Kansas on the
presidential question. A majority Of
he papers were out,poken for Grant
or President and Blaine for Vice
President. The democratic papers
larpcd on Bayard and Seymour.
The Des MONIES Iowa Ledger, a |
democratic journal. says that the whole
,reenback party of that State seems 10
ave gone into scheme TO get together
10, 900 in Des Moines, 10 be expended |
Turing the next campaign for the benefit
If the two greenback Congressman.
"If the democrats" says the Clncip-
Iati { Commercial, "should take up the
recommendations Of the President and
secretary Of the Treasury, and enact
hem into laws, they would do the pub
ic great service and completely turn
he republican position"