Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-30
MR. TILDEN's CANDIDACY.


make, or no debt that they have not
paid to Mr.. TILDEN. They would glad
ly see him made President, but il he is
not the most available man, they would
be very foolish to nominate him simply
because he was badly treated by the
Republicans in 1876.
1t has come to be pretty clear that II
Mr.. TyLDES is nominated at Cincinnati
he cannot carry his own State. Ii he
cannot carry New York he cannot be
elected, and il he cannot be elected
what is the use OF nominating him?
We very fully endorse the pertinent
remarks of the kanawha GGcsttS, which
maintains that while 1t does not favor
the candidacy OF MIR. TILDEN, no one has
the right to say that it is opposing him.
Motives Of expediency in preferring
some one else are entirely compatible
with avery high respect Tor MIR. TLDEN
as a man and a perfect willingness to see
him made President if that could be.
The Ga;ste is right in saying:
Mr.. Tilden has the right to be entirely
respected by the Democracy everywhere
in the Union. lie gained Tor them, for
the first time in more than twenty years,
"A victory ia barren one by reason OF
weakness on one side and fraud on the
otherl over the party that had brought
our Government into utter contempt as
free republic. lie has done nothing
since then To forfeit his right 10 the re-
spectiul esteem of the whole party,
but at the same time it does not impose
upon the Democracy the duty OF nOmI-
Mating him again. There are other con-
sideratiuns that will control the choice
OF a candidate. We know that his
friends are very active in promoting his
interests, but We have no idea that they
will succeed; not because Of dislike to or
want OF confidence in him as u man and
as a Democrat, but IT is more expedlent
To choose some one else. The people
are looking and longing for a fresh man;
they are tired OF hacks, he they good or
bad hacks. They want aman untrammel-
ed by obligations to or combinations with
any class OF men in the past. They
want a man who will come before the
people, himself free man, OF character
and ability that will commend him to
the respect aud support OF honest men
Of any and every former political assoCl-
alton. Ia other words, the Democratic
party proposes to effect what the people
need and demand, a peaceable but decl-
ded revolution in political matters,
whereby the administration OF our Gov
ernment will be placed in the hands
oi man who il independent IN
all his relations. not only to his party,
hut to the people at large, who will have
neither pets nor masters IN those VINO
surround him or approach hun, but VIII
be entirely free to follow the guidance
OF his honest, sound judgment in all
things. Mr. Tilden is unfortunately
not In a condition to answer the demand.
Horatio SEYMOUR is eminently fitted To
10 So. and it will be day OF rejoicing
when he is called by united voice 10
stand forth as the representative OF the
Democracy and Conservatism OF the
United States.
That Mr.. TIIDSN is lar weaker can
lidate in 1880 than he was in 1876, Is no
fault OF any man who now supports him
and would prefer him above all Others.
The Democracy must take things as they
find them. This country travels very
fast. The universal desire to avcnge the
wrong perpetrated against MIR. TILpEN
i'm the count OF the electoral vote, by
rr-electing him TO the Presidency, has
become secondary in four years to other
considerations.
The Democratic party has not cooled
oil. Ii has become polite. 1t has de
termined that the supremacy OF the
marty is more important than the supre-
macy Of any individual. 1t can better
rrbuke the wrong to itself, to the conn
try and TO Mr.. TILDES by look
inc after the supremacy OF It's
principles as first object, rather
than ayeuging wrong to an individual
The success OF the party with any other
candidate than Mr. TLDEN is rebuke
IN the fraud Of the last campaign. 1t
will be An unanswerable Argument IN
the next campaign for the election OF
the Democratic candidate, whoever he
may he. The Democracy cOndone moth
inr, OF compromise nothing, in connec-
ton with the great election fraud OF
lS76. by selecting another candidate IN
Mr.. TupES's stead.
We say that it is through motives ct
expe,iieucy entirely that some other
man will be selected by the Cincinnati
Convention to lead the Democracy IN
the coming campaign. 1t is notthe bolt
or stubbornness Of the Tammany faction
alone. that makes it expedient to reject
Mr. nlpEx as a candidate. Il is very
evident that lac viii not have the
strength in the Convention that he had
in 1876. We think the following sum
mary Of his present standing by the
Washington Pos is very nearly accur-
ate ami demonstrates very cOnclusiyely
that Mr.. TILDES may be considered ont
oi the race:
The Pos compares his strength in the
ST Louis Convention with his PrOsPec-
tive standing at Cincinnati;
Mr.. Hlden received the solid vote Of
Maine on the tirst ballot in the -. Louis
convention, but he will not get It al Cln-
cinnati.
Neither will he Revive the vote OF
Connecticut, which was solid for him
before. Ex-ioy. English or Senator
Eaton will be accorded that honor.
Florida was unanimously for him in
1876, but it is doubtful il he gets q vote
from her in 1880.
CaliiorniA's vote was then his first and
last, bat this time il will probably be
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