The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-06
A REPUBLICAN RusE.


The st. Louis Republican, discussing
the question of Tilden's nomination,
points to the fact that Republicans
dread him more than any other man,
and yet facts do not bear the Republican
out in what 1t states. While Republi-
cans have been apparently opposed to
Mr. Tilden there is more open and genu-
inc bitterness displayed towards him
by Democrats than by Republicans.
While Republicans may dread him be-
cause they know he controls money,
which according to Republican ideas is
the power behind a successful canvass,
we begin to hope that the people, who
apparently are sick and tired of cor
ruption at the polls, intend to relieve
the country of the evil effects of such
baleful influences. II we are to haYe
a president elected again because of
his ability to trade for votes, it were
better that we have no elections, and
at once adopt the strong government
ides with even Grant at its head. But
we are more hopeful now'than ever.
While the declarations of the Repu6i
can may be true, we are satisfied that
this dread of Mr.. Tilden is by no means
indicative of strength among DEM
ocrats. While Bayard, Hancock,
Hendricks and Thurman hold
places in the hearts of their
countrymen, there is the least, if
any,. love for Mr.. Tilden, whom Dem
ocrats dislike. Republicans feign,
probably, fear of Tilden because they
would have him made president before
any other Democrat. The very influ-
ences that made Mr.. Hayes president
are those which caused Mr.. Tilden
to give up the place to which
he had been elected without a
murmur. The very power which de-
cided that there must be no popular
disturbance, because of Hayes being
counted in, led Mr.. Tilden himself to
adopt the theory which placed his op-
ponent in the White House. The
bondholders control the Republican
party, and Mr.. Tilden had a great
stake in gigantic pool, resting
upon the issue of peace, and
he relinquished principle, as miser
would give up his life before he would
his money. The Republicans would
have Democrats nominate Tilden be-
cause they do not fear him, even il
elected and inaugurated. Physically
weak and mentally declining, they
might even be willing for hlm to bC
made President, knowing that his ad-
ministration, in one sense, would only
be continuance of the same agen'
cies that made Hayes President, and
they would further be satisfied that s
federal administration under blm would
SO disorganize the Democratic party a!
to make its chances for success more un-
certain for the next twenty years thar
since 1860. This pretended fear oi
Mr.. Tilden is all sham, and we arc
ready to adopt none of the speciou;
arguments presented by the Tilder
organs. We would have man nom
mated at Cincinnati possessing states
manship and vlgor of body and intel.
lect, one whom the Democrats could
admire, and around whom they would
'Erally with enthusiasm. We would
Ehsve Bayard, because he is pure
Democrat, statesman aud NOR.
al hero, loved by pure
men and honOred for his hon.
esty of purpose by even Republi.
cans. We would have Mr.. Bsyard be.
cause of his exalted principles,
bravely enuncisted, and because of the
hold these honest principles have upon
the masses, not only of the South, but
of New England and of the Mid
die and Western States. We would
have Mr.. Bayard nominated not only
on account of his principles, but be.
cause of the desire of the people OF
these United States to improve upon ;
government of civilians, already lnau'
gurated under Mr.. Hayes, and because
there is no doubt he can carry New
York and Ohio, and because he car
carry more doubtful states than proba.
bly, any other Democrat. Mr.. Bsyard
is power among the Germans of this
country, who have settled here to enj y
a purely civil government, and who, il
is undenied, constitute the balance ol
power in all presidential elections.