San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-13
TII.IDEN.

dcu. OF New YORK, ~ tno Whss,uesu
"a q candidate for President, subject
10 tho decision Of the National Dom
ocr,tic Convention. =,
We'll, that name rallied Che old par.
" and led il to victory once. why
not again?-Groesbeck New Era.
Because that name no longer carries
with il the prestige and eclat Of per-
sisteut aud successful reiormer'
Though We voted for Tilden before,
We could not do so now, with the same
heartinsss AZ formerly. and wo believe
there are thousands Of Others who 90
cupy the same ground. Mr.. Iiidea
has been much abused not only by his
opponents but BY many former friends
10 tho democratic ranks. His friends
claim, that having been elected once
as president and failing 70 get the OF.
ice tho democrats 0toe IL to him - 2
personal matter to elect him again 1t
possible; but bis opponents, among
democratic leaders. claim that having
elected him once aud he failing to as
sumo Vi et arn,is IL necessary the .po.
sition to which he was entitled absolves
them from any further obligation. This
division 10 the democratic ranks with
regard to Mr.. Iildsn. together with
the numerous embarrassing positions
10 which he has been placed since the
former election renders him. IN our
opinion. unavailable - . sandidsts and
We sincerely believe that he ought not
to DO pominated.-[Seguiu Times.
Nero personal abuse Of Mr.. Tilden
is go common. even among the dem
ocratic papers opposed to hiM-especi.
ally in Texas-.hat we are glad to no.
tice even . show Of argument (for 1t
amounts to no more) in the remarks OF
the Times. That Mr.. Tilden's name
mo longer carries with it the same
prestige and eclat Of persistent and
successful reiormer," will be news to
the country. He is just what no was
in 1876 ic that respect. Why, then.
co.'s the Times join in what it admits
is the unjust depreciation Of him by
msny former friends in the democratic
ranks, and Why cannot il support him
with the same heartiness as formerly?
As it does not condescend to explain,
or give any bill Of particulars" we
are compelled to guess" that it has
no good reasons to urge against him,
or his denomination.
But says the Times, Ibis friends
claim, that having been elected once
as president and failing to get the Of
fee, the democrats o,oe it to him as
personal matter to elect him again if
possible" His friends claim no such
thing. What they 10 claim is, that
having been fairly elected, and then
cheated out of the place by no fault Of
bis own. and being besides, to say the
least, as we'll qualified and worthy as
any other man named for the position,
and the great question. vital to repub.
licau constitutional liberty, whether
fraud shall bear rule over the will OF
the people as expressed at tho ballot
box being indissolubly involved in his
candidacy, and making by fur the most
potent issue which the democracy can
bring forward at the present time
loyalty to great principle and the sue
cess Of the party alike demand the 70.
nomination Of Tildon. Only SO far is
there anything personal in the plea
made by Tilden's friends.
| But the Times says further: His
opponents among the democratic lead
ers claim that having elected him (Til'
deny once, and he. failing to assume u
ct arms if necessary, the position te
which he was entitled, absolves then
from any further obligation" The,
having elected him, forsooth! The
truth is Tilden was not before . favo.
rite with certain democratic leaders
but they were compelled to yield to thu
popular pressure in his favor. The!
did their best to prevent his nomina
ton before. fastened to sell him GU
after the election, and have made va
upon him ever since -actuated We be
lieve by mean spirit Of envy and I'm
principled selfishness. Their animu
was shown by such dispatches as th
following, which appeared just ate
the New Y ork election: ...,..
! A Washington special to the 8,
!. Louis Republican says that since III
defeat of Robinson is supposed il
some quarters to have laid Tide
upon the shelf. the Southern Demo
Gratis appear to be coming out strong
ly for Bayard. Butler and Hampton
Of South Carolina. Hill aud Gordon
Of Georgia, Lamar, of Mississippi
} Bailey aud Harris Of Tennessee, an,
Vance and Ran som of North Carolins
) are among Bayard's strongest friends
All the parties above enumerated iu
GLIDING Bayard himself. we're we be
lieve among the conspirators VIII
, helped along the electoral commission