The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
AVAILABLE CANDIDATES.

Upon the score of availability there
are bat few candidates for The Pres
idency mentioned by the Democratic
press throughout the country who
combine al! the requisites for making
a successful fight. Every Democrat
will admit that it would be fool har-
dy TO stake the chances Of success
upon any candidate who can not and
will not receive the hearty and Hndi
vided support of his own party
That candidate, whoever be may be,
should he the embodiment of what
patriotic and fair-ninied men, IRE
<pective of party, would look for in
candidate for the Presidency.
In scanning the list as made up at
the present lime we find the two can
ddates whose names have been mo t
prominent for some months past
Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Bayard, assailed
by the press Of their own party, and
encountering an opposition in the
house of their friends which, to our
mind, is convincing that they can
neither excite the enthusiasm of the
masses nor lead such an aggressive
campaign as mnst be made to insure
q triumph in the fnal hour. The
controversy which The New York San
and the World have entered into re-
specting the availability and claims
of these two candidates satisfies US
that the respective political elements
of which those journals are the expo
nents could neither be brought 10
support the candidate Of the other
With that degree of satisfaction
which is essential 10 success. The
sentiments and proclivities of Mr..
Bayard are of too pronounced a
Southern type to make him popular
with even his party friends at the
North. His financial views though
sound are not such as to please every
voter in the Democratic ranks, and
it is plain that his vote in the CON-
vsntion at Cincinnati will be only
complimentary.
General Hancock has ever been q
favorite with the people of the South
aud by the people of Louisiana he
has been regarded with a feeling to
which it would be difficult to give
adequate expression. 1t was while
in command of the Fifth Military
District, comprising the States OF
Louisiana and Texas, that he estab-
lished that high character which he
has since horne as the faithful dc
fender Of the Constitution and the
rights of the citizen. Though
clothed with extraordinary powers
he ever mai tanned the subscryiencl
Of the military 10 the civil authority
in times of profound peace, and die
not hesitate to chnracterizc the ac
ton Of military officers wil) trampleo
upon the civil authorities as demand
ting the severest condemnation. B,
the people Of the whole country he il
regarded as the uol'lest type Of In
hero an'l patriot, man "sans peur e
sans reproche," in whose |ands al,
trust would he safe, and who is capa
bic Of the graudest achievements
| General Hancock is not politi
clan, ant he has shown himself n,
something more tt an q mere soldier
There is no name that could exer
IL more potent influence or that woul,
he received throHght the entire coun
Try rs the standard bearer of tina
grand old party with more genuin
enthusiasm than that Of WinGel,
Scott Hancock. We believe tia
should his own State declare for hin
that he will he nominated withou
| opposition. Give US good man TO
the second place Oh the ticket an,
we are certain that the third tern
supporters would not be stron,
enough to ask for another Electors
Com mission.
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