National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-23

would, although not their choice This gives
him an advantage in his party which does not
nor cannot exist for any opposing statesman
on the Republican side. Among the Repub-
licans the candidate must be popular with the
rank and file before the leaders take him up.
The writer then pursues his subject in
this wise.
Ho LTLDENl is u Democrat only in name,
and has never done thing to make himself
popular with the masses of his party. On the
contrary, training and professional application
is and has been, to cater to the wealthy and
controlling power in the several States, with
view of receiving the marketable, wavering,
floating and independent vote. Neither SEY-
MoUR nor BAYARD could do this. AS they are
men of strong and positive convictions, they
would have to DO regular and old-time Demo
Gratis, or nothing. SO the situation Of affairs
is such, according to the best and most relia.
bic Democratic authority here, that, for tue
desire OF gaining the independent aud floating
vote and receiving tho support Of certain
New York and sorehoad and disappointed Re-
! publicans, the. Democracy are again likely TO
place at its Mead the man who is unmatched
as director of the people from behind the
scenes, and who while catering to the
wishes of another party can at the same time
keep his own party together and receive its
| full support at the polls. There is no other
Democrat in position TO do this to-day. But
when you add to all this the largo money
power Of TGLDEN and his undisputed claims on
the party since &c, his denomination is thought
| to DO beyond all question. Indeed, so sure arc
tho Republicans Of this, and so much do they
fear him, that prominent Senator of that
| party said to the writer last night: not
only believe that TILDEN will be the Demo-
| cratic nominee, but | earnestly fear that he
will manipulate and direct affairs on our side
| of tho House so as make us select the man
whom he wants to run against"
There is more truth than poetry in the
above analysis of the political situation
In the State of New York the class OF
Republicans who are being manipulated in
the interest of TILDEN are those who de-
clare ferociously against GRANT, who they
know is the strongest candidate the Re-
publicans can run against him in New
York, but who they seek to put aside fol
some candidate on the Republican side
who is much weaker, and whose selection
would assure the State to the Ogre of Gram
Grey Park. TILDEN will carry the Demo-
cratic National Convention against the
field through the power and influence cited
by the Eagles correspondent, and with any
other man than General GRANT against
him will bear off the State of New York as
u trophy of the fight. TILDEN's methods
as is stated, are not only peculiar butmulti'
furious, and with any other candidate than
GRANT opposed to him, he regards his
chances as almost certain. For this reason
he has inspired the scratchers in that State
who lent their aid TO ROBINSON in the late
election, and who are at work nssiduously
to divide the Republicans in advance of t
nomination, and through that agency HI
hopes to secure GRANTS defeat in conven.
ton and his own election in the event
The game is apparent. viii it win?