The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-03-11


account. The first duty of every Re.
publican is to hold himself in such q
position that whoever the standard bear.
er of the party in the next Presidential
contest may be he can give his undi.
vided and unreserved efforts to the sue.
cess Of the party,r-l lndiaaGpolis .EoYrs0l
Mr.. Tilden's Convention.
The National Convention which is to
meet in Cincinnati; June % next is Mr..
Tilden's Convention. This is becom-
ing more and more evident every day.
The choice of Cincinnati was deter
mined by Mr.. Tilden's friends, and it
proves to be entirely acceptable to all
who are known to be favorable to his
nomination. We warned the Chicago
Democrats in advance that if they de-
sired to secure the location of the Con-
vention in this city they must persuade
the Tilden faction that the local inflri-
ences of Chicago would be favorable to
his nomination. They failed to do
this. Mr.. Tilden had become impressed
with the idea that the managing Demo
Gratis in Chicago were opposed to him;
and. being either right in this impress
sion or clinging to it in spite of Chicago
assurances to the contrary, he threw
his influence in favor of Cincinnati, and
that city was chosen. ,h
Washington advices that describe the
contest between rival cities for the
Convention prize represent that the
Cincinnati people made q hit by carry
ing banners upon which was embla-
zoned the following legend: +" Cincin-
nati-Our Convention gave you the Last
Democratic President, and will give
you the next." This referred to Bu-
chanan, who was nominated at CinOin-
natl. But this "Reminiscences y could
scarcely be pleasant or effective; for, il
the people believed that theDemocratic
National Convention this year intends
to nominate counterpart of Bu-
chanan for President, q prejudice
would thus be founded which could
not be overcome and would make
defeat doubly sure. Cincinnati might
Just as well have reminded the country
that Horace Greeley was nominated in
that city. The claim of having nomi-
mated one man who, more than any
other man who lived at the North, was
responsible for the subsequent party
disasters, and another man who was
overwhelmingly defeated, is not a claim
likely to arouse much enthusiasm for
Cincinnati as convention city among
Democrats. The fact is that the Gin
cinnati banners and their inscriptions
had nothing whatever to do with the
choice of that city, which was due en-
tirely to Mr.. Tlden's dictum. It is
understood that the old gentleman has
concilited the Cincinnati Enquirer and
the Cincinnati crowd, and the fact that
he was sustained in his preference by
the representatives of the "Solid
South shows that he has stronger
hold upon Southern support than has
been generally supposed during the last
two or three years.
The satisfaction which the Courier
Journal exresses, in q double-leaded
editorial, at the selection of Cincinnati
creed that the Convention should &c
there. Probably nobody is better in
formed as to Mr.. Tilden's plans and
preferences than Mr.. Watterson. and
the latter says, in the article we refer
to, that without the assent Of the
friends of Mr.. Tilden, who have not
shown themselves very particular on
this point, Cincinnati could not have
been chosen, and was chosen for rea-
sons which are perfectly satisfactory to
Mr.. Tlden and his friends" That
ought to settle all doubt as to Tilden's
agency in the affair. Moreover, the
Courier-Jouy7saI makes q formal an
nouncement of Mr.. Tilden's candidacy
in the following terms:
ception, the Democratic party can elect no in
dividual President of the United States this
year but Mr.. Tilden. That single exception II
fTed opinion that We cannot maintain ticket
heartily supported by Mr.. Tilden; We may
edge, that MI. Tlden does not seek the nom
nation, but that he is casting about for some
from @ bis shoulders Without sacrifcins the
party. II he succeeds in achieving the mis-
fortune of finding one, the party will lose
before the assembling Of the Democratic Con
the head Of the ComiercJosrnai preamble
the the
the National Convention as unit for Mr. III
S oul
who have been amusing themselves by gre
tuitous, wanton and causeless abuse Of this
prepare to waltz up to these: If they beat
them, they beat us, and we shall go to the rear
satisfied with having done our duty. and leay
result. In the meantime, however, We shal
give, as occasion requires, the reasons which
impel us to a position in which we have nc nc
compromise to make, and shall neither ash
nor give any quarter.
The tone of confidence assumed by
the Courier-Jour1sal in this general no.
tice to the Democrats of the South i'm.
plies that Mr.. Tilden is equally conf.
dent in his ability to control Southern
delegations. The intimation that Mr..
Tilden himself does not seek the nomi-
nation, but is casting about for some
one who will lift the burden of the can
vass from his shoulders without sacri-
ficing the party, Is, OF course, pro
forn1d. 1t is safe to say that Mr.. Til
den will not find an available proxy,
and that he will consider it his duty to
.'save the party" by running himself.
The action of the National Commit
tee at Washington and the selection OF
Cincinnati are important as indicating
the purpose and power of Mr.. Tilden.
His purpose is to be q candidate, il
his health shall permit him to make the
fight, or to dictate the nomination If he
shall be compelled to withdraw for rea-
sons of his own. His power is mani
fest, and it will be supplemented by
his peculiar faculty for organization,
and the effective use of money among
the Southern delegations when the
proper time comes. Mr.. Tilden is a
candidate, and the Democratic poll
ticians who assembled at Washington
virtually admitted that there was no
hope of success for the party without
Tilden's cooperation. For the present
he is in command of the situation, and
Tilden, with his grievance and his
claims. is the man whom the hepubli-
cans will probably have arrayed against
them.-Chicago Tribune.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the Blach
Hills Pioneer of recent date reads a
follows: 1.-The Chinese laundrymen,
including Jong Rea, who have con
tract to wash q shirt q month for Ed
uarda of fha Ear0n Arous had iua1