The comet., 1880-04-24

| military uepdEtIlleHU Vi VIC gov
ernment; the unfitnesss of man o
military education and modes of actor
and thought for the high civil office
of President; and the genuine pacifi'
cation Of the whole country.
The man who is named at Cincin.
natl should in himself represent those
ideas, and moreover his character
should be such as to assure the whole
country not only of the present good
faith of our promises, but of their
ultimate faithful observance and full
tillment.
A military, man no matter who he
may be, it must be admitted, is not
the best exponent of the idea of the
supremacy Of the civil over the mil
itary branch of the government.
Nor is a great general of armies, in a
time OF profound peace, one of the
necessities of the country. What the
country, wants now, and the DEM
ocratic party on all principles Of
logical consistency must present as its
nominee, is not a soldier, but a
statesman.
Between two such military person.
ages as Gen. Grant and any possible
Democratic military nominee, there
are many who might regard the
former as the greater Captain of the
two. If military prestige is expected
to count for anything, the result
would probably not fulfill the antici-
patiOns..
If devotion to the Constitution and
fidelity to the great civil functions of
the government, as distinguished
from its military powers, is the point
of merit in a military aspirant, these
conditions are manifestly better full
filled in a great civilian.
To satisfy a large and powerful
class of American citizens on the
national honor, as illustrated in the
subjectof national finances, man who
has already made record and charac-
ter on those questions, is indispensi-
BILE. 1t would not be wise to ask the
country to take anybody on trust in
these matters.
To put the point in the concrete, it
is idle to talk about the nomination of
any man who has entertained in any
sense, ''scft money! views, or who is
not regarded and known to the whole
country from the Eastern stand point
if you please, as hard money man.
No such candidate could possibly
carry an Eastern State.
A. gain, as the Solid South is proba-
bly, Indispensable to the election of a
the gentleman who il to be
named at Cincinnati must be capa-
bic of keeping the South solid. In
other words, his name must arouse
active, vigorous, affirmative interest
and enthusiasm among the great
mass of Southern Democrats.
1t is not safe to say, without any
limitations or qualifications, that who
ever is nominated will carry the whole
south. This has been the case here
,ofore but it is not wise to act on
hat assumption any longer. The
south must be heartily interested in
IS nominee.
Mr.. Bayard undoubtedly more
nearly unites in himself all these
dement's, and fulfills these conditions
han any prominent Democrat in the
He is statesman and
,atriot; and while he has the kindest
Of sympathy and friend
hip for the South, he is none the less
n every sense man Of broad national
Jews. He is emphatically national
nan. There is not a fair-minded
in the country who will
ot cheerfully accord him this charac-
er. The prediction might be safely
lade, that in contest between Mr..
'ayard and Gen. Grant, thousands
f Conservative-Republicans in the
'Orth would vote for the former.
[r. Bayard could carry New York,
lew Jersey and Connecticut, if any
ody on our side can carry those I
tates. And there is no reason why
indiana should not vote for him,
nle>s his "hard money" views are
n objection. But if it takes opposite /
nancial views to carry that State,
zen what is to become of those three
astern States that will have abso- !
Itely nothing to do with soft money
lcories? Is it said that his own
tate is small one? The reply is,
lat Mr.. Bayard's strength rests i'm !
IS character as a national statesman. /,
an nobody carry New York hut a {
ew York man? {
We have taken three beaten candi-
ties from New York. Besides if q
Ic nomination be given to a New v
ork man, Mr.. Seymour being ex- 4
uded, it would probably 90 to Mr. =
ilden; aud could he carry his own e
tate? The man who thinks ne can, d
i'll very probably find himself mis-
ken next fall.
Can Mr.. Thurman, OF Gen. Hancock ?
lrry New York? If 50, what reason \
ould prevent its going for Mr.. L
ayard? Who can say that Mr.. il
thurman can carry Ohio; or Gen. b
ancock, Pennsylvania? q
Is it urged as an objection, That Mr. a