San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-06-19

, The Republican National convention
has made its nomination for president
and vice president, submitted
them to the country and adjourned; and
two weeks from this time the Demo
cratic national convention will meet
at Cincinnati to perform q similar du'
ty. The wild aud indecent scramble
10 our opponents camp, which, up to
this time has engrossed public atten-
ton aud prevented Democrats from
giving q due share Of reflection to the
claims Of their own chiefs, has come to
90 end at last, and it the duty Of Dem
Gratis now 20 address themselves seri
ously aud earnestly to the work which
the Cincinnati convention is called to
do, That convention will nominate
the men whom they shall indicate, and
it becomes them to consider who il
ought to DO.
We have no disposition to disparage
tie uudeniable merits, abilities and
patriotism Of either OF the eminent
gentlemen whose names are mentioned
in this connection all are worthy Of
the respect and admiration OF Their
countryman. and we could support Ell.
Their of them with cordial alacrity
But it will have to be admitted that
Mr.. Tildeu stands pre-. eminent in the
Democratic party, and that be has been
it's most conspicuous member for four
years-and this for several reasons
He was the distinguished reform gov
crnor Of New York ; he was the presl'
Dental candidate of bis party in 1876
he represents in his person the wrons
done to his party four years ago-"the
greatest fraud in American history
as senator Thurman ap,ly describes it
and he is the special mark Of Republi
can hatred and defamation, receiving
on his own head all the resentment
and unmerited ill.w;ll that the Repub
licans cherish for the democratic party
Every rancorous shaft shot from the
Republican camp is aimed straight a
Tilden.
But in addition to these general con
sideratious there are special reasons IL
the Republican nomination for presi
dent that indicate Mr.. Tilden as bis
fittest antagonist. Mr.. Garfield was
member of the electoral commission
the 8 tot junta-that aunulled thu
voice of the people, set aside Mr.. Til
den, whom they had fairly chosen
president, and gave the presidency t.
r. B. Hayes-and the act of the Re
publican party in presenting him fol
that high Office is nothing less than al
avowal OF that wrong, and deliberat t
Endorsement of one of its authors
How can the Democratic party bette,
reply to this nomination and to tn
partisan, malevolent, and untruthiu
arraignment of their policy in tn
Chicago platform, than by the defia n
nomination of their mos t conspicuou
chieftain? How can they more effec
tually respond to the challenge of thei
record and policy than by fiuging il
the face OF their adversary the Grim
of 1876, and presenting to the peopl
the victim of that crime, as the instru
ment for avengiug it?
If, as the Democratic state platform
of the present year and the individual
expressions of Democratic spirit indi
cate, the Republican conspiracy o
1867 is to be made the prominen
issue in the present canvass, and tn
Judgment of the people invoked o.
that shameless annulment of their will
then. to give this issue full force an,
effect, it would seem necessary tina
Mr.. Tilden should again DO the nomi
nee. Mr.. Thurman would undoubted
ly be an acceptable candidate so, toe
would Hancock, Morrison or Bayard
but neither OF them would emphasz
the charge which Democrats briu
against their opponents, nor represen
the issue made of it as clearly an
sharply as Mr.. Tilden does and thi
fact ought to be allowed due weight,
we determine that that the contest Q
1880 shall De that of 1876 fought owe
Against. Louis Republican.
STATE SENATOR A. w. HoUsToN