, 1880-02-15
THE DEMOCRACY IN TROUBLE.

a SnOrL time ago II was announced, OF
what seemed very good authority, that Mr.
| Tilden had Withdrawn from the Presidential
race, and there was great joy consequent
thereon in the Democratic camp. With tht
man Of "cipher" notoriety as candidate
there was not the faintest hope Of success
yet the main issue on which the Democrats
propose to fight the next campaign is that
Tilden was defrauded of the election in &c
It would not look well, then, for the Bourbon
party to defraud him Of the nomination in
1880, and, moreover, as the "defrauded u Is
willing to be the leader Of the Democratic
Or rather his own-forlorn hope, the Dem
ocrats, in such case, would have no hope
Of any kind, for John Kelly is ready to don
his war-paint and to use his tomahawk and
scalping-knfe with as much effect as he did
on Samuel J.'s stoolpfgeon, Lucius Robin
son, last November. The crowd OF Office
begsars who cannot be made to believe
otherwise than that they have been kept
out of place during the last four years
through the cowardice OF Tilden are
willing to join Kelly or any other man in
knifng Tilden, and the Democrats wisely
concluded to throw the old man overheard
Their craft was too frail to carry such cargo.
We may imagine, then, the joy with which
Tilden's supposed withdrawal was hailed.
Hot-whiskies, Scotch and Irish, particularly
the latter, sour-mashes, and old-fashioned
cocktails were drank in honor of the event.
Many went so far, perhaps, as to toast Til
den and his bride, and to wish them all kinds
Of domestic happiness, for, in the surprise OF
the moment, they thought the airy bachelor
Of Gramercy Park had abandoned Nephew
Pelton and the cipher dispatches, Barnum
and the mules, and Abe uewitt's literary bu-
reau, to spend the remainder Of his days
with the Pennsylvania or some other lass of
his choice. Many of the strikers who had
great expectations - about the barrel forgot
their grief in the general hilarity, or
drowned it in "drop Of something hot and
strong," or, mayhap, in the more generous,
if less exhilarating, SCHOONER"
New States were being made with great
good will. Mr.. Goudy returned from Wash
ington with what he and others claimed
would be the winning ticket. New York
and Indiana being considered the corner and
key stones Of Democratic hope, Horatio Sey-
mour and Senator Mcdonald were to be
trotted out Hendricks went down when
Tilden withdrew his support. Gov. Sey-
mour, 1t was claimed, could carry New York,
II Tilden was out Of the race and in good
temper, and, Notwithstanding his advanced
age and feeble health, 1t was thought that he
could be induced to accept nomination, all
previous statements to the contrary being
considered mere coyness and 1nodesty. The
organs Of the party were to proclaim, from
the day Of nomination to the day of election,
that Mr.. Seymour had regaincd his health
and youthful vigor, and the Democratic |
doctors were ready to swear to the fact.
The Goudy slate obtained much favor with
The party leaders. Bayard:s anti-silver and
Notwithstanding financial record.
naughty manner, reactiouary views and a1is~
.ocratic bearing and tendency were exceed
ngly distasteful to the Western Democracy:
lis picayune State cuts no figure In the Presi- |
1ential vote, and could be relied on BY the
party, whosoever the nominee. Denis Kear-
ley's championship Of Thurman would have
'ffectually disposed Of that gentleman did |
he Ohio electors not accomplish tha. SO sat- |
at the October election. The sup
'ort OF the Chicago Times was a load which, |
With his own avoirdupois, Senator Davis
would be unable to carry.
Horatio Seymour and Mcdonald, then,
we're to be the standard bearers. The mot:
oes on the Democratic banners we're to be
Seymour and Reform" instead of "Tilden
nd Reform" Now comes the uncle of
Nephew Pelton and denies all statements
his Wfthdraval-in fart tho+ h. 49,, |