Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-01

MT. Iuuen private fortune, III report
speaks truly of four years ago, which
proved so disastrous to us. ! can un.
derstand the purely selfish object of
those who clamor that Mr.. Tilden must
name the candidate, but cannot imag.
inc any considerable body Of Democrats
can be imposed on by claim 80 i'm.
pudently silly and grossly preposterous.
Nothing in the least like it was ever
before heard of i'm the annals of the
party. | hope it does not typify the
degradation of the Northern Democra.
cy. The party will be infinitely better
oil with the Peltons, Finleys, Marbles,
and Weeds in active hostility than in
any position of trust or leadership.
"The other Interpretation of what
may be called the standing threat OF
the Gramercy Park kitchen cabinet is
that Mr.. Tilden has the power and the
evil will to defeat any candidate but
one of his own making. | do not be
lieve Mr.. Tilden means TO set on foot
any efforts that do not look to his own
nomination. II is insulting to man
who is already under as heavy debt OF
gratitude to the Democracy as il is pcs.
sible for man to be to impute to him
desire to defeat that party in revenge
for his own disappointment. A patriot
who has been honored with great sta
tions, and with the sutirages of ma.
jority of his countrymen for the greatest
in their gift, to be capable of such
malgnity would be the basest of man.
kind. II Mr.. Tilden is capable of rails.
ing a finger to defeat the nominee of
IA "a h.. = h. Ia
only shows the baseness of the crew
around him that they can seriously put
forth such stuff as this. Mr.. Tilden is
not in the position of Democrat who
has served his party and owes il moth.
ing. He is under obligations to shis
party for high honors it has bestowed
upon him. | am sure Mr.. Tilden does
not entertain any such traitorous senti.
ments. But as to the power, il he were
as malignant as those who pretend to
be his friends assume, no man or organi.
zation of men, without some apparent
principle or issue to back up and
strengthen them, could exercise any
appreciable influence in taking votes
away from an otherwise strong candi.
date. The people are not such puppets
as the contrary theory would make
them out. What | inean is that mere
personal influence goes for little in
great national contests. although forces
like those have described as operating
in the South, and such as caused the
bolt in New York last fall, can destroy
u party's chances.
Governor Seymour, in recent in.
terview in the Post here, has correctly
stated this when he said the candidate
had better not be identified with either
of the warning factions, q thing just as
true Of Virginia as Of New York. That
points to the only practicable solution
OF our dilemma. If we can get candi-
date otherwise strong, and not IN any
way mixed up with either the Tilden or
Tammany factions, all will rally to his
support. No single individuals dislIkes
can do harm. not even Mr.. Tilden's.
1t is the inveterate prejudices of large
bodies OF voters we must avoid antago.
nizing.
"Now where is the candidate to be
found? Personally, my choice is Sepa-
tor Baysrd. lie is loved by the South,
even where our people have been in.
fected with greenback and silver the.
ories. But am convinced that | shall
never see Tom Bayard in the White
House if he is nominated this year-of
which. by the way. there is not much
danger. lie is yet q young man, and
know | shall do more to secure his
ultimate elevation to the Presidency by
opposing his nomination at this juno.
ture. when 1t would be premature and
unwise. Events may not improbably
bring about his candidacy under more
favorable conditions.
Gen. Hancock is, by all odds, the
man for the emergency. He has no
embarrassing record on the financial
question-which il one of the all-impor.
tant requisites. His nomination will
be the best possible answer to the
bloody shirt-this being the second in.
dispensable requisite to real availability.
And then General Hancock's grand
civil record splendidly answers the OBJ
jections that are urged in some quarters
against military candidates. His whole
career is of kind to excite enthusiasm
in a political canvass. The independ.
ent vote seems 10 be peculiarly attracted
to him. | notice various independent
newspapers out for him. A good many
Greenbackers seem to be turning their
eyes toward him. All those things
count, for there is such thing as the
independent vote, and we want to
capture it. | don't see why Hancock
sbould't carry his own State, where
$4,000 votes went to third ticket, so
that the Pennsylvania Republican Gov.
ernor was In a minority OF 10000 on the
total vote. Such State can only be
fairly classed IS doubtful, and sagacious
politicians will make a fight for it.
That State has Democrat in the Sen.
ate, and elected State ticket in 1877.
understand the Tilden. Randall clique,
who are rushing On defeat in hopeless
effort to capture the State Convention,
talk that Pennsylvania is hopelessly
Republican. Such talk Is sinister, and
ought not to commend the leaders who
urge il against those who actually have
carried the State for the Democracy,
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