The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-03
PRESIDENTIAL PRoaNosTIos.

PRESIDENTIAL PRoGNosTIcs.
There is very pronounced opposi
ton to the re nomination of Mr.. I'll
: den. The sentiment which favors hi
reelection to the Presidency as fiji
ting rebuke to the great fraud perpe
trated in the villainous counting on
of the peoples choice in 1875 appear
not to be strong enough to overcome
the well defined personal objections
to the man. 1t is said that light
ming never strikes twice in the same
place, and Mr.. Tilden, probably
stands good chance to escape the
Presidential lightning in 1880.
There appears to be II systematic
effort to bring Horatio Seymour to the
front again. There was a time when
no sound objection could be urged to
this course, but that time has passed.
Mr.. Seymour's day of usefulness
and mental and physical activity is
gone by. He belongs to the great
army of political supernumeraries. He
is too old to inspire enthusiasm, and
his nomination would be an unmiti-
gated misfortune to the Democratic
party on this account. Besides, he is
liable to the same objections as Mr..
Tilden, having once before been
scathed by the lightning of Presi-
dental nomination, and is a citizen Of
New York.
The idea seems to have taken deep
root in the National Democratic mind
that New York cannot be carried ex-
cept by New York man. In our
opinion this idea is wholly erroneous.
We have much higher and better
opinion of the New York Democracy
than this conclusion would indicate.
According to our view a New York
man is less likely to consolidate the
Democratic forces than strong man
from another State. New York has
had the compliment of the nomina-
ton for the last three terms in success
sion. She ought to be satisfied. And
it is time for the party to consider that
there are other Northern States which
are necessary to success.
We do not underestimate the inn
portance of New York, but we don't
sanction the theory that she is the
United States. We have given her
the nomination three times consecu-
lively, and missed the prize every
time. Now, let us try the metal of
some other locality. There are other
States almost as important as New
York-Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indi-
ana, for instance-and each one of
these can furnish as good if not better
Presidential timber than has yet been
discovered in New York. Hancock of
Pennsylvania, Thurman of Ohio, or
Hendricks of Indiana, would satisfy
the country better than any man men
toned from New York, and either
would stand, in our opinion, better
chance of carrying the empire State.
Senator Bayard, of Delaware, would
make splendid nomination, and he
is, perhaps, the strongest man, except
in the line of promotion.
But the difficulty with Bayard is, his
local influence don't amount to any
thing. If he is able to put his little
State in his pocket, as we suppose he
is, and rally her unanimously on the
side Of Democracy, nobody would ever
be able to see the ripple which she
would make on the surface. There
sn't anything of her. til impossible
to consider her in the light of a State
except by stretch of the imagination.
If Chicago girl should happen to
read on her there would be danger of
her off of the map. As a
State she has been lost sight of, over
vheImed and swallowed up by her big
surrounding sisters. Nevertheless, we
hould rejoice to see Bayard in the /
chair. The United States {
las no ADLER, sounder, purer man.
If we could have our choice we
would take Gen'l Hancock. He is a
nan in the full vigor of manhood, t
With a strong practical intellect,
warm sympathy with the people,
ound, and vigorous, and undertaking I
atriotism. Never having been a poll t
ician he has no record to hurts I'M s
ssailable on that line of attack. A l
rave and true soldier, with nerve and
Judgement. During his brief admin
stration of the Department of Louis
ana and Texas he erected a mOnu- +
lent of enduring fame as man !
fitted with the true instincts of states !
with the true theory ofour
-merican institutions. No other man I
an inspire so much enthusiasm all a
yer the country, and no other man c
Iuld win the electoral vote of Penn Il
or stand better chance of o
,curing New York.
The nomination of Genl Hancock c
ould be received in the South and all +,
yer the country with an enthusiastic
'claim of qualification. ~
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