Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-03


tsPialize TO any extent inathe con-
ventiOn. In GAINESVILLE, for some
reason which is unfathomable, the
case is different. In the rest Of the
State the great mass of the people,
and with them, almost without ex-
ception, those who were for him in
1876 and worked for his nomination
and predicted it as certain result,
are now, on the ground of expedi-
ency, against him. The Herald
correspondent probably gets his in
formation from two or three Con-
greSsmen from Tennessee, who
know more about that astonishing
omthan anybody else.-NaStUitte
4ADaeTicaaa.
Our friend had been reading the
peregrinations of the Tobacco Leaf !;
he will shortly hear different ac-
counts from GAINESVILLE. 5a4
Tilden grows more and more OBJ
nOxiOus to the masses of the party,
and is dropping gradually behind
even the last corners on the field
Memphis Appeal.
The Appeals favorite is Mr.. Jew
EFT.
Democrats here are congratulating
themselves that they have in one
respect got further along than the
Republicans. They consider their
party rid of the old man of the sea.
Mr.. TildeG has ceased to be consid-
cred a possible candidate by those
who are most carefully watching
the movements in the Democratic
camp. He is no longer feared. The
sentiment against his nomination
provesso strong almost everywhere,
and particularly in the States where
the Democrats have to look for their
electoral votes, that with the two
thirds rule in operation he is no
longer a formidable candidate.
''Tilden is as weak in our party"
said Democrat to your correspond
ent, s'as the eX-P President is on the
Republican side. If the Republic
cans had the two-thirds rule in ope-
ration in their convention as we
have in ours, the eX-President
would not have the least chance Of
nomination. "-Net0 York HeralCPs
Washington Correspondent.
When Mr.. Hendricks declined
the second place on the ticket it was
on general grounds and a personal
repugnance to the position, no, mat
ter who might be named with him,
and grew out of no animosity to Mr..
Tilden. We are not informed of
Mr.. Hendrick IS reasons for declining
the position, but understand that
whether Mr.. Tilden or Mr.. Seymour
or anyone else be NAMED for the
Presidency, it will make no differ
ence in the attitude of Gov. Hen
bricks in regard to the matter. We
hope that our friends of the Eastern
press will correct the impression
that Mr.. Hendricks has ever signi-
fed any willingness to go upon the
ard or any of the other gentlemen
named in connection with the
ticket, simply because it is not true,
and the rumor is doing him great
injustice and placing him in false
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Mr. Tilden has made himself
more obnoxious to the Democracy
than any other leader the Democra-
'cy ever had, and certainly much
more so than those great leaders
like Lewis Cass, whom Tilden and
years ago. His faults are of
meaner quality and belong to that
class of sins, such as selfishness,
self-conceit, venality and bearing
false witness against d neighbOr,
which are by their very character
those which a leader to be trusted
should never have. His aims have
always been personal, and party
interests have been uniformly sac
rificed to his private hates. The
party will shelve him either before
the convention or after it, and for
all concerned it had better be done
efore.-Al6d3ay E'Ue1ai'ag Times.
The Burlington Gazette sensibly
says: "The supreme wish of the
Democratic party has no reference
to Mr.. Tilden or Mr.. Kelly or any
other man. The Tilden-Kelly en-
brOilment is not a party concern.
The party cannot espouse the quar-
rel Of anyone in its quest after
candidate for its highest honor. The
splenetic Herald editor Wrongfully
assumes that the nomination is a
matter of chief concern to aspirants,
whereas the main question is as to
the public Welfafe-tO nominate a
capable and true man on sound |
governmental principles. The NOM |
ination of Mr.. Tilden simply to
rebuke the traitor Kelly is as illOgi
cal as it would be unWiSe and bar |
rem. Let us nominate Mr.. Tilden !
because the majority prefer him for |
his ability and worth and available
ity, or LET us take up another man."
To which we might add our sugges-
ton, that if Mr.. Tilden is nOmi-
mated it should be because the Gin
cinnati convention consider him
the best and most available man,
not because John Kelly opposes
him. The Tilden organs would
have us believe that the greatest
and the one sufficient reason for Mr..
nomination is the fact of
the opposition of Kelly to him,
when in truth it should have no
weight whatever in that direction.
The Democratic party would be
silly to devote itself
to the one task of vindicating
Mr.. Tilden from the opposition
of Tammany. 1t has better and
more important work to do,
and will be criminally recreant if
it for one moment loses sight Of the
ultimate object for which it is striv-
ing, the restoration of good and con-
government to the coun-
try. Any man or set of men who
would stand in the way of such an
accomplishment are unworthy the
name of Democrat and patriot /.
Des Moiaes (Loaoa) Democrat.
The Cincinnati convention must
lct as the representatives OF the .
whole party and not as the expo
lents of single candidate. Because
Grant is to be forced on the Repub-
lean party, it does not follow that
candidate not acceptable TO the )
ntire Democracy should be forced
n the Democratic party. tits SIM 6
erely to be hoped that wise eoun-
els will prevail in the NATIONAL .
Democratic convention, and that 8