The daily gazette., 1880-06-17
SECOND EDITION
From the N. Y. Star.
THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD.

Senator Thomas f. Bayard has a
large following. Newspapers North,
East, South and West have much to
say in his favor, while there is not
word suggested in decrial or disapar-
agement of his fitness for the Presi-
Dental ofnce. The great difficulty
with our Convention at Cincinnati
will be the em barrassment of wealth.
The Democratic party is rich, beyond
all other parties, in possession OF men
of mark and intelligence--of stainless
honor in private life and unyielding
allegiance in political concerns. With
such material "before them where TO
choose" the delegates will have hard
work in selection should the names
now informally banded about be SOL
emnly submitted to convention. Many
of the eminent gentlemen named Will
doubtless help to clear the way by
modest retirement before the day
comes but amongst those who are re-
garded as likely to go to the starting
post is one in whom, subject to the
choice of conven ion, the people would
take pride and the nation would be
honored.
Democratic union is now the frs
movement in our consideration; Dem
cratic action the second; obedief ce to
the behests Of our delegates the third;
and the celebration OF victory the
glory of our faith and allegiance.
We may have strong preferences
and prejudices respecting persons in
| this struggle. ALI advocates have;
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| formity of inertia oneness, so to
write, Of high personal character and
political claims and fitness-without a
single drawback in antecedents beto-
kening faithlessness, or an obstinacy
indicating autocracy-we would be
untrue to our principles, and in dis
| cord with declared determination. to
hold by the DEGREES of convention, were
we to espouse the particular cause OF
any particular possible candidate.
We are not debarred, however, the
journalistic duty of recording opin-
ions. The opinion for Bayard has as
sumed the magnitude of a "boom"
down South. The Savannah News,
which speaks not only the Democratic
sentiment of Georgia but ably repre-
sents opinion in neighboring States, is
unreservedly in favor of the De a Vare
Senator. Our Southern contemporary
says:
We do need for our leader a citizen
distinguished and known to the coun-
try for his private virluous and recog-
nized craftsmanship, and who will
sweep it by the power of his own char
acter in spite of Radical opposition,
corrupt use of money or treacherous
undermining.
There are men whose private char
acter and faithful public service out
weigh the values Of geographical posi-
ton and liberal use of money; to
whose virtue even vice pays homage.
Such a man Is our preference, Thomas
F. Bayard of Delaware, and we call
arain the attention of our countrymen
to him.
And correspondent of the same
| journal writes:
Of all men, it appears to me that
Senator Bayard is the man for the oc-
casion. He has character, ability, ex-
perience and patriotism, and is ma
cional man in the higher and truer
sense of the term-not in the imperial
sense. He knows no North, no South,
no East, nor no West, but the whole
country, zone and inseparable," and
would do full and complete justice to
all sections, and heal the wounds OF
the nation. In four years he would so
completely unite the people that this
Government could defy the combined
nations of Europe in case of the mis-
fortune of foreign war.
| We agree with the southern cores
pondent that Bayard has been ''true
to the country both in peace and war,
and that he is just such man as is
wanted for the occasion;" his nomina-
ton would not only be acceptable to
Georgia and the South, but would be
hailed here without a murmur. The
News states that there is in Democral
ic ranks in that section ga fixed idea
that if the party work together as one
man and select a standard-bearei
without fear and without reproach
at Cincinnati, success will be assur'
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