Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-12

finally, by a coalition with free soilers-
which the Democrats, under the leadership
of Mr.. Payne, declined-elected Ben Wade
by one majority. No man of the depen-
dent character suggested by your correspon-
dent could haYe maintained such a contest
as this.
In 1857 he was nominated by the Democ-
racy for Governor of Ohio. Mr.. Payne
traversed the hills and valleys OF that State
from end to end IN advocacy of the party
faith against Salmon P. Chase, then the most
formidable political adversary in the State,
and succeeded in reducing an adverse ma
iority of the previous year of over 10000 to
less than 1,50O-the closest and best fought
contest Ohio has ever seen.
His nomination and extraordinary success
at the polls were due not less to his resolute
firmness concerning the financial issue than
to his personal popularity. On the right
and on the left the Ohio Democracy, not
excepting its honored Senator Thurman, had
lost heart and faltered in the old Democratic
faith that sound currency is essential to
the true prosperity of the people. Mr.. Payne's
clear and unequivocal assertion of the doc
trines of Jackson, of Wright and of Benton
educated and attracted the favorable regard
the people. He was recognized and elected
as Democrat of courage and conviction.
Under the Presidency of such man every
Democrat and every patriot could take heart,
for the administration, proceeding upon g
platform of true Democratic principles
would seek the accomplishment of the ma
tional good rather than any promotion OF
personal or local purposes.
The possibility of the election of such 9
candidate certainly seems clear. Ohio is
now the only doubtful State holding an DC.
tober election. Should that election result in
favor of the Democratic party no earthly
power could defeat national Democratic sue
cess in November and no Democrat can Sc
cure that success in Ohio if it cannot be
gained by one who has so frequent
Iy shown himself the favorite of his people
as Henry B. Payne.
1t is more than four years since 1 have
seen him. do not for a moment imagine
that he is candidate for the Office of Pres
ident, in the sense of seeking it by any agen.
cies or effort. doubt if he imagines him
self to be one of those thought of in thai
connection by any considerable number Of
persons influential in bestowing the nomina
ton, but I know that in private circles OF
Sout4CAlCA u DcIbf pOiiIiOo3 OuS Lay
ing the success of the party at heart, he i;
frequently mentioned as sure winner if he
should be named; and called, as 1 am fire.
quently, to your city, 1 find there, as well as
where he is better known, the same senti.
ment prevailing.
Whether this is agreeable to your views
or otherwise do not happen to know, but
choose to say that a reputation for what
business men call observation-disclosures and Ca
reer filled with evidences of straightforward
irmness and convictions entitle man tc
better consideration at the hands of Demo
cratic journal than to be called pliable
yielding, or the tool of anybody.
Mr.. Payne may or may not be Mr.. Tilden's
candidate; he may or may not be what is
known as ''a dark horse" but if he runs il
will be q swift competitor who follows.
The object of his effort would be not ad-
vantage for himself or his friends, but the
success of Democratic ideas and the conse-
quent good of the whole people.
He would be "the peoples man." but he
never has been, never can be, any 'man'E
man" VERITAS.