The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-02-05
CONE MAN POWER. "

the most suitable one for the bestOw~
ment Of the honor usually cOncomi-
tant with the nomination for Presl'
dent. The election comes off this
year and the actors are getting
ready for the play. Whenever some
Western man has been held up as
the proper one, instantly there
is a cry raised: "What about the
electoral vote of New York Z Mr..
Tilden is the only man who can car
~ that State y Thus are we con-
stsntly confronted by the Zone man
power" like Bauquo'S ghost, which
will not down at the bidding of 0 her
aspirants. New York is powerful
and doubtful State, and her electoral
vote is essential to democratic suc-
cess in the coming campaign, and If
it be true that Mr.. TiIden is the
only man who can carry New York,
then il Is no wonder the question
makes prudent men stop and think
But the question is not settled so
completely 10 favor of the zone man
power" after all, for if John Kelly is
not dead, then be shares with the
zone man his boosted power in New
York without doubt, and without
reconciliation, either can defeat the
choice Ct the other-Tiiden can de-
feat Kelly's friend, aud Kelly can
defeat Tildsn's friend-this latter
fact has been demonstrated in the
defeat OF Robinson for Governor.
The idea of this cone man power
is not confued to the Democratic
party on the contrary we see the
Republican party wrestling with this
same nightmare thought-that in all
their party, Grant is the one strong
man alone capable of winning sue
cess
We know that leaders and states
men are emioentIy necessary for the
proper administration of govern
mental affairs, but 10 our coming
Presidential cont, s., has the science
Of manipulation resolved itself into
an absoulism, that Of the millions OF
faithful adherents of the Democratic
party, only one man of that vast
nun Der is capable of graspiug the
elements Of success 7 Is there no
principle Involved sufficient to unity
the party in every State Is not
the rebukug of fraud and the de-
thronement of the corrupt Republi-
can party, adequate incentives to
make Tilden and Kelly forget their
personal likes and dislikes and unite
against a common enemy, NJ matter
who becomes the chosen standard
bearer If the preservation of our
constitutional form Of government
rests sole upon one man, then the
spirit of our Republican institution
has fed to bcutish beasts, and is no.
that sort OF government We bad fan
oied az resting upon the sovereign
will OF the American people If the
Que man power consists in th' mag
oetism of dealing on. "barPs Of
money and that in consequence Of
such ability, the whole country must
bs dictated to, then indeed We are
as a party most unfortunate. But
the omnipotence of money, we do
not believe renders the party eb3o
lutely subsarvient to the Zone man |
We do not believe that
the masses have have become so de-
Perforated IN morals and intelligence
as "a be welded toe "on3 man for
or one man for Gove.>
nor, or one man for Congressman,
bat that they can rise high enough !
above the preiudices, whims aud
caprces Of politicians, to give their
allegiance to others, who ara as sl~
premeiy adapted by circumstances,
aud Endorsements, as
the "one mao, a. wh} s1rin' they |
have d-yotediy worshjpad II b.
leve otherwise, is to believe patriot
ism is dead, love Of home aud couu
try TO longer an incentive to right
actioa, aud tina; We are as people
Incapable of self government, aud
that au Emperor--a true representa-
tive Of the ''one man power -
should seius The reiga7 of govern>
meut and rule without restrictions in