San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-20
The Issue Iolned.
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ia Col. McHenryy Of the Democratic
National Committee, tells US that, .ex-
cept among members Of Congress. the
drift of opinion is decidedly for the
nomination. Of Mr.. Tilden, and adds
that the only obstruction suggested is
the doubt as to whether he oan carry
New York, This is an old story. 1t
was as lively four years ago as it can
be now, 1t seems that John Kelly
senta delegation over to Washington
10 talk this up, and we are ashamed TO
record that these renegade raseals
were we'll received by some Congress
men calling themselves Democrats.
If the vile scenes Of which John Kel-
" was the promoter at 81. Louis are to
be repeated at Cincinnati, encouraged
by Democrats who would sacrifice
everything to beat Tilden, We may as
we'll give up the contest in advance.
1t is our fixed opinion that. with q
single exception. the Democratic. par.
ty can elect no individual President Of
the United Ctates this year, but Mr..
Tilden. That single exception is the
candidate named by Mr.. Tilden. It is
our fixed opinion that we cannot main
tain ticket in the field six weeks, un.
less it be headed or heartily support.
ed by Mr.. Tilden. We may further
state, as within our positive knowledge,
that Mr.. Tilden does not seek the
nomination, but that he is casting
about for some one who may lift the
burdens Of the cenvass from his shoul'
der without sacrificing the party. L
he succeeds in achieving the misfortune
| of finding one, the party will lose rath'
| er than gain by the transfer. %
In, 1924. when Gen. Jackson was
cheated out Of the Presidency, tc
which he had been at least morally
elected, he did not do what the enc
mics Of Mr.. Tilden profess that they
would have bad him do in 1877. He
did not wrap the American fag about
him and marchidownto to the foot.lights
to become the sport and circumstance
To,f fouls. He retired to the Hermitage
and, holding his peace, waited for the
people to do him the justice which the
politicians had denied. The inter
vening four years saw him abused pre-
cisely as Mr.. Nlden has been abused
| But the end came. battling cliaues and
Ifaotions, and the old, hero vasz borne
il triumph to the WhiH House. II
was the ,vindicationzf Of the elective
fisachise by popular eovseignsy. In
lI828s Gen, Jackson sambodied in his
person the. irfesistibls force ofan idea
WEIGH organized itself. 1t was con-
yiction which. taking its root in the
harris of the people, neither Congress
men nor newspapers-nor the steady
stream Of defamation issuing thence
could extinguish. The people said
let justice be done though the heav.
ems fall" and in spite Of demagogina
arts, justice was done. IS
Mr.. Tildeu stands to-day where Gen.
Jackson stood in 1923. He is the
representative of all that is genuine
and aggressive in the iasues possible to
successful Democratic campaign, as
apposod to all that is mistaken, pre-.
tentious, ruinous and insiucere. Those
Democrats who have arrayed them
selves against his denomination have
given and can give no reason for the
wild and almost fatal antagonism they
have brought into being, except preiu-
dices, which have no facts to support
them. On the contrary, they have for
the most part shown themselves either
the victims of ungovernable passion,
founded in error, and therefore moi
worth considering. or else selfish and
ambitious persons. who, Diqucd that
Mr.. Tilden has failed to seek them out
fancy that they are excluded from some
| imaginary inner circle Of favoritism
and promise. and utterly incapable oi
seeing thar, if Mr.. Tilden we're the
man they take him for. be could all
along have had plenty ct friends for
the asking.
Mr. TiIdeu is too wise ran to in
tr;rue for . nomination which has
beOu eaeunbsred with SO many risks,