New-York tribune., 1882-03-11
4 NEW NAME FOR The BARREL.

Here it comes again A little behind schedule
time, but here nevertheless. We refer to the
periodic renominational puff of Mr.. Tllden.
1t was due early in the week, but now that it
has arrived we will not complain Of the delay,
for it is puff worth waiting for. There Is
always more or less Of curiosity in watching
for the quarter from which the fresh pun
comes. Usually it starts in the West,
either in Iowa. Nebraska, Illinois, or
Montgomery Blair. This time it bursts
upon us from a totally unexpected quar-
ter, New-J Jersey. There was something
audacious in choosing NewJcrsey for the scene
of the outbreak, for New-Jersey has at least
two perpetual Presidential candidates OF her
own, Ex-Governor Randolph and Ex-Governor
Parker, not to mention Senator Mcpherson,
who, we doubt not, permits himself in the
privacy of his own bosom to admit that the
Democratic party might go further and fare
worse than to choose him. But Mr.. Tilden's
motto is to lead where any dare follow, and
his reckless bravery has led him to unfurl his
most recent puff directly in the faces of Messrs.
Randolph, Parker and Mcpherson.
AS we have intimated, it is an able puff 1t
is published In The South Jersey advertiser,
of Camden, price 50 a year, and it settles
right down to business as follows in the open
ing paragraph: "More nearly resembling the
Statesmen who were the foundation stones of
"the Republic than any of the later produc-
"tions of American craftsmanship is Samuel
al. Tilden, of New York, who was elected
president of the United States in No
"vember, 1876" That puts the whole
case in small compass: Mr.. Tilden is the only
living great statesman, and he is the victim of
fraud. This sets all other Democratic aspirants
into the background, and revives the
fraud issue. After devoting considerable
space to some sufficiently severe remarks
about the "Usurper Hayes" and the fraud
at once "historic and gigantic" the puff
proceeds: "NOw, as we look East and West,
where is there a candidate to rally the De-
"mocracy 7 Not Blackburn, PendletOn or Pal
"mer in the West; not Seymour or Mcclellan,
"in the East. The spirit of reform which
"is taking by the throat corruption in our
"great cities will demand a candidate who will
ego into the fight with the same spirit of con-
"secration with which soldier goes into bat
"tle That man is Samuel J. Tilden. He will
"be thrice armed, for his quarrel is that of JUS
"tice and common honesty. The young men OF
"the country will rally to his standard like
the youth of France around the Orifamme."
That throws the old reform" ensign to
the breeze once more, and gives us new
name for the barrel. 1t sounds much better
to call it "orifamme than plain barrel, or
"mora forces" Whether the young men will
rally around it much under any name is doubtful,
but there is no doubt about the "whecl-
horses" of the Democracy. They will rally
and keep rallying until the oriflamme
is squeezed dry. Nothing ever has been
or ever can be more impressive than the
Democratic party led by Mr.. Tildcn under
banner labelled Fraud and Reform" 1t re-
fcrs to the past and it appeals to the future.
1t presents Mr.. Tilden in the attitude of hay
ing almost succeeded in purchasing the Presi-
dency and of losing it through the clumsness
of Smith Weed and the other cOparceners.
This is the Fraud" which the banner con-
fesses, and to atone for this fraud the party
holds ont the promise of Reform" Let the
procession be organized.