Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
LFrom our regular correspondent.l
WAsHINGToE, May /, il

routine business, showing considerable
industry in despatching it. there is lit
tie to attract special attention, and
but for the general interest in politi-
cal affairs outside of Washington we
should have rather quiet times here
just now. But the Importance attach
ing to the several political conventions
lately held. and their bearing on the
approaching campaign, has given the
politicians Of the Capital all the ex-
citemcnt necessary, and some serious
reflections as well. The compromise
in the interest of harmony in the Penn
sylvania Convention was unlocked for,
and the announcement of it was re-
ceived with very great satisfaction.
It is gratifying to know that both
Speaker Randall and Senator Wallace
who have SO long been leaders of
warning factions, realize that the
cause of Democracy is more than per-
sonal supremacy, and that personal
strifes must sink out of sight before
it. Both certainly had too much at
stake, in common with the party, this
year to admit of divisions, ard the
party at large could not have forgiven
them for failure to bury the hatchet.
According to all accounts received
here Cameronism will have its hands
full in Pennsylvania this year.
1t is to be regretted that the New
York Democrats are not as united.
Yet the situation there was materi-
ally different. So long as the Tam
many Hall and John Kelly faction
were in open rebellion and loudly pro-
claiming that they would not abide by
the action of either the State or Ma
tional Convention, unless the action
was precisely TO their notion, there
was no chance for compromise. The
action of the regular convention is
generally regarded to have been all
that could be done consistent with the
dignity and honor of the party. 1t
seems not unlikely that Mr.. Kelly is
paving the way for an attempt to carry
out his bargain to deliver the State of
New York to Cokling this year, but
there are signs that he will not be able
to deliver so large following as for
merly
1t does seem to be an unfortunate
circumstance that ST. many Democrats
have joined in the bitter personal at
tacks upon prominent candidates in
the party and more than any one thing
that has placed our chances Of success
this year in jeopardy. | am not
championing the cause of Mr.. Tilden,
but as fair man and an earnest
Democrat | am free 10 say, with theus-
ands of others, that the opposition to
him has been most disgraceful, under
all the circumstances. Even if he
were not the able and devoted Demo
crat that he is, he stands, 50 long as
he lives, as the representative of a
great cause.-the victim of great
wrong, not alone to himself, but to the
party and the liberties ef the Ameri-
can people.
The Democrat c party owed it to
itself to stamp that outrage with the
brand of overwhelming condemnation.
Let it be quietly asked of Democrats
everywhere, who they think ought to
be the next President Of the United
States. and nine out of ten will tt II you
Samuel j. Tilden; yet not half that
proportion now favor his nomination
because they feel that the opposition
tn him is too great-that Ias been
slaughtered in the house of his friends.
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