, 1880-01-10
Judge Comstoek's sCemmendation.

A Syracuse IN. " dispatch Of Dec 18th
says: The bold stand taken by Senator
Bayard In declaring that hereafter legal. ten-
der notes shall be legal tender only for dnes
to the government, excepting duties On i'm
ports has made hosts of friends for the val
liant defender of democratic principles, and
all eyes are turning toward him a. the true
leader and possible candidate Of the DEM
ocIacy for president IN 1850 Senator Bay
ard has no more staunch supporters than
Judge George /. ComstOck. Of this city.
To the correspondent of the World this cven-
ing Judge Comstock said: 81 think Bay.
ard is the bravest man In the democratic
party to-day and his bravery is Of that hon.
est kind that will win the cordial approval
of all honest democrats. His position Is not
only sound but it Is the attitude Of true
and unseltish statesman l am of the opin-
ION that the democratic national convention
will be forced by the people To nominate
Bayard for president. He is the only avail
able man for the nomination. BY that
mean he is the only man of distinguished
character and statesmanhke views whose
record is without blemish and without re-
proach. The democracy number other men
equally pure and honorable, but they are
not available for the reason that they are not
distinguished as statesmen. Bayard's hard
money platform, embodied in his resolution,
is the only platform on which We can posn-
bly, hope to carry the country in the next
presidential election. have the highest re.
gard for Mr. Bayard, and no true democrat
can fail to honor the senator for his manly
and honest attitude With Bayard -
presidential candidate the democracy can
CARRY New York, New Jersey and Connec.
ticut. do not believe that the democracy
have another available candidate who could
be relied upon to carry those states. l an
also of the opinion that Bayard could possi.
bly, carry Indiana at least think his pros.
poets for carrying that state would be =
good as those of Hendricks. Bayard could
certainly carry New York, and am of the
opinion that Hendricks could not II II II
true, as has been intimated, that Tildens
friends are opposed to Bayard in his fight for
constitutional money, they are exceedingly
short-sighted, tor such antagonism will rally
to the support of Bayard not only the hest
men of his own party but the best mon OF
the whole country. Just such opposition
will bring to the Delaware statesman the
united support of the democracy. The
democratic party has been waiting for .
strong man to come forward who had the
courage to do right and to denounce the er.
rors OF his party. That man has appeared
in the person OF Senator Bayard. think
the results OF the tall elections In Ohio and
New York must have convinced the demo.
Gratis that it is useless to turn toward either
of these states for presidential candidate:
The World has stated the case exactly. II
the democracy expect to win in the next
presidential election, they must stand upon
platform which demands constitutional
money; upon just such a platform. in short,
as Senator Bayard proposes. think it has
been demonstrated that it will be useless
for the party to appeal to the people for
their suffrages upon any other platform"