The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-03-05
THE KELLY MEN AT ALBANY..BLACK
NIGHT BEFORE THE DEMOCRACY.
New York SUM-

The conference of the anti-TiIden
men at Albany was important rather
from the character, strength, and influ-
uence of the gentlemen in attendance
than from their number. There were
enough of them to render it apparently
very doubtful whether Mr.. Tilden, if
nominated, could carry this State.
The leaders in this movement are the
same who led the bolt last November
which defeated the reelection of one
of the strongest men in the State as
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
We have seen no evidence that they
would not have as strong following
again as they had before. We are not
expressing an opinion as to the wisdom
or folly of the course they are pursuing.
They are freemen, and have the same
right as others to determine for them
selves what they will do about the
approaching Presidential election. If
they conscientiously believe that the
election of Mr.. Tilden would be the
greatest calamity that could befall the
country, they have the same right to
their opinion that others who differ
with them have to different opinion.
They are highly Intelligent men.
While Mr.. Kelly can fight like a bull
dog, he has some knowledge of Latin.
Mr.. Moak is a pretty good criminal
lawyer. Mr.. Callicot is a ripe scholar,
an accomplished journalist, and by
common consent was the best Speaker
that ever presided over the Assembly.
David Dudley Field is the ablest and
most distinguished codiffer In the
world. And other members of the con-
ference are men of reputation. Such
gathering, under such circumstances,
is not to be despised. We know what
these men have done once. From that
we can judge what they may do again.
Nothing Is to be gained by underesti-
mating their strength. ..:
And what was the upshot Of their
proceeding?
lS-s.uIouu.eu TO nouice, that if Mr..
Tilden, is nominated for President he,(
shall not be permitted to carry the
State of New York, and will, conse-
quently, be defeated. They do not, it
is true, say this in SO many words
but we think that, taken in connection
with the previous history of the men,
their proceedings are equivalent to
such a notice. At all events they have
left no room for any one to assert
positively that this is not what they
mean.
1t is not improbable that this move
ment may accomplish all it is directly
aimed at, namely, the defeat of Mr..
Tilden's denomination, and the nomi-
nation of some other candidate in his
stead. .+.-...... -..t
So far so good-ifi it is good, and we
do not say it is not. But when we
come to the rzoxt stage of the conse-
quences, let us see what may happen.
We have heard a great deal of eulogy
bestowed upon MIR. Tilden; but we
never heard his most enthusiastic
admirer compare him to the little lamb
that Mary had, or to any other little
lamb. We never learned that the
most acute observer Of this sagacious
statesman had discovered, or imagined
himself to have discovered, angels
We do not understand that he is sitting
around nights, thinly clad, like Sec
ond Adventist, waiting to go up. On
| the CONTRARY, we have been credibly
informed that good and great as he is,
the old Adam still Turks throughout
his nature, in every fibre Cf his system.
If Kelly, Field, and their friends can
defeat him, so, on the other hand, can
he defeat any candidate they shall
exalt over him. He is evel very much
stronger than they, for while they
polled votes enough to defat the Til
, den candidate for Governor they were
still largely in the minority We sus-
pect that if a Kelly candidate for Presi-
dent is nominated over Mr. Tilden, a
kick from Mr.. Tilden will e felt by
the Democratic party like ttr shock Of
4 galvanic battery. Of couse this is
mere conjecture. But an experience
no longer brief has taught usthat it is
;. safe to count on human natre every
: time. And certainly it woul not lie
in the mouth of Mr.. Kelly and Mr..
Field to condemn such a coure on the
= part of Mr.. Tilden as unfat for it
= would be merely the adoptionby him
d OF their own standard of lolitical
l. morality.
- On the whole the present rospcct
for the Democratic party in the State
c. of New York is lot encouraging. 1t
=, is good deal like driving apair OF
II black horses in a night so dak that
you cannot see y.ur hand befoe you
1t Tilden is nominated Kelly viii de.
feat him. If Ielly exalts another
id candidate over him, while Mr.
r. r. Tilden may nevr protest, even in a
RS whisper, yet if ach candidate shall