American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
S. !. IYLDEN-CLIIuINT.

1t had been predicted by persons
who were supposed TO be in the
confidence of Mr.. Tilden, that he
would send to the Democratic cons
vention at Syracuse letter am
nouncing that he would not again
DO a candidate for the presidential
nomination. Thousands of patriotic
Democrats awaited this announces
ment with wiSttul hearts, knowing
that it would at once remove the
greatest obstacle to the party's sue.
cess, by re uniting the Democracy
of New York, and securing beyond
a doubt the absolutely necessary
thirty five electoral votes of the
Empire State But their waiting
was in vain-the old npln of Graz
mercy Park was not equal TO the
sacrifice. He did not send that let
ter-the "very rose and expectancy
Of Democrats throughout the Union
He has not retired from the canvass;
he is still q candidate for the presi-
dency. He prefers to crafty his
Unsuitable am bition at the expense
of party unity and success. He will
ride the Democratic steed in the
coming lace, or he will hamstring
the noble courser, and bring about
the defeat of any other who may be
chosen in bis place. With the ex-
ception of his immediate personal
followers, there i'd not an intelligent
Democrat in the entire land who
does not feel the conviction that if
Tilden is nominated our party is
doomed to q defeat which in it's res
suits will not stop short of a disas-
trous IOut.
There is a grain of consolation,
however, in the fact that the regu-
lar Democratic organization of New
York, which Mr.. Tilden claims to
hold in the hollow of his hand, did
not instruct Its delegates to vote for
him. We believe, though, that by
reason of his sleepless wireworking,
and his thoroughly equipped
/" strikers" to be found in every
Northern and Eastern State, he will
go iuto the National convention
with o larger force than any other
aspirant, aud there is danger of his
capturing the nomination unless the
Western and Southern States stand
united, solid, against him. We
would like to see every Southern
State declare for Seymour and Han
cock, or Hancock and Seymour, as
its first and second choice; and also
pass resolution declaring its be-
lief that Mr.. Tilden is not available,
and deprecating his candidacy.
We, personally, have no objection
tn Mr.. Tilden, but we firmly believe
that he is the most decided "detri-
mental of all the aspirants for the
and as the approaching
struggle will be an unusually ardu>
GUS and desperate one,it is an abb
solute prerequisite that the Demos
racy shall put forward their best
and strongest man. The necessity
of this is forcibiy illustrated by the
speech of Mr.. Dawes before the
Massachusetts, Republican conven-
ton. wherein he stated that the
result would hinge upon the electo-
raj vote of New York, and that the
margin between victory and defeat
in that grea: State is now narrowed
down to twenty-five hundred votes.
While the South will vote sOlidly
excepting, perhaps, Virginia) for
any man whom the convention Sc
lects to carry the party standard,
there are nearly handreu thou>
sand Democrats in New York who
solemnly assevcrate that they will
not vote for Tilden. Without the
IS electors of that State, Indiana's
15 and the solid South's 1873 would
be thrown away. Yet, knowing
this, Mr.. Tilden says he will be
captain or sink the ship. If he is
made captain the ship will sink any
how; SO, 1t bchooyes the crew to
assert the right OF -self-pgeservation
and choose a man who can guide
her through the breakers.
HON. 81. d. MON ZY, the popular
representative of the Third Con-
prasaiOnal District has orr thanks