The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-22
POLITICAL PREDICTIONS.
What a Salt Lake Democrat
Thinks Of the Situation.

SALT LAKE CITY, April 20, 1880.
Editors Herald:
On returning from the east, after
the nomination of Mr.. TiIden in 1876,
[ vertured few predictions through
the HERALD as to the result of the
campaign. The exactness with
which those predictions were fulfilled
emoo!dens me 10 venture prophecy
In regard TO the nominations soon to
be made, and the results at the polls.
Ihere are many reasons for believing
that General Grant will be the
nominee Of the Chicago convention.
Notwithstanding the serious objec.
lions to his nomination, be will be 2
strong candidate ana his defeat, by
no means a certainty. Il is admitted
that New York will be the battle
ground, and that Connecticut aud
New Jersey Will probably vote as
New York Grant is not weak in
New York, for the following reasons:
First, the opposition now so loudly
talked In that state by anti-.hird
termers. etc., will disappear as
morning mist, within a month alter
the nomination; and. further, those
refined, pure, thoroughly educated,
and philosophical republicans. OF the
literary Miss Nancy type. who oppose
Grant, for several and good reasons,
will F.li into line within Ma same |
month, and join their voices to the |
old thread. bare cry of war. niger
and danger" We hear much. of the
ignorance and obedience of the dem
oeratic following. while the facts are,
they are less obedient to the machine
and the party lash than aye those So
perior and higher levelled gentlemen
Of the opposition. Nor is the pre-
ticied melting oil the republican op-
position the only source of General /
irant's strength in the Empire State.
There, as elsewhere, are thousands
who think more Of money than they
10 Of anything in the heavens
lbOvs, the earth beneath, or the
waters under the EARTH" and, hence, ;
: is possible that General Grant may :
ut deep into the democratic COM :
nercial gOte of New York; the ex. :
ent OF bis strength in this last re-
pect depending upon the action of
be democratic party and its Lon;-
ieca. 1t must be further borne in
nlud that Grant Is an idolator of po- :
lion, power and money, and ii nom
mated, viii be backed by abundant
funds, on the principle IT
you tickle me-" etc. Anyone mod.
ratelY well informed can name half
dozen men whose check Ter one
undred thou,aad dollars each ca1 {
g had Tor the asking on his uomina- {
on. &
Mr.. TlIen aill not be nominated J
Cincinnati. He Is not working for 6
but be is working 10 holi his party :
lgetaer in his own and other states. =
lie Is power, aud he is rightly am I
llOus to make that power felt at Z
incinnsti, and it l0iU be felt by Ger. 3
in democrats in the House and
eua.e, who have mismanaged every
ling with which they have had to do, :
ed have acted towards Mr.. Tilden 3
nee the last general election as only !
tile men lin big places could act.
II. Tilden is the sblest man of the
party. Republicans and l,
alike knowit. Hence ,ha n
ldignifed and senseless abuse % y
e one party, ami the shabby trea.-
eHt OF the would be lesders OF the
her. But ia the brains, c0oluess n
I'd good iudg nent of this corrupt
I'd weak old mar" Indifferent alike
abusa ard A.ii--g-s Le-f,s..aIs IosIs ,,sIy
G deieat of General Grant. A dark q
,rse will make the race aud those be-
moofati in Washington whose th
nesty ard responsibility have been
extensively advertised can wait and M
ID consolation, If need be, in think of
9 ever the wisdom and patriotism or
splayed in getting up that famous fe
mmission. There Is no need to al
ter into any defense of Mr.. Tilden's
aracter, especially since the repub- w
an press and speakers, before the wi
INNER is ever, will be sounding his 10.
aises in opposition to whomsoeVer az
II be the Cincinnati nominee. The
an who could lose 10000 rotten al
mocrstic votes and still lead Gen. of
x in New York $4,000 will have
fiueDce both before and alter the wi
and all know it. This VI
az is undoubtedly popular with the 10
ople of New York, and with a good
TX horse, the state will go demo &C
attic Notwithstanding thousands of tn
numerical democrats may sneak in &C
vote for the "strong man." al
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