Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
Presidential Candidates.

VI Democrats who would be glad tu occu.
py the white honse. Arthur no longer
dreams Of a second term, and Blame very
emphatcally declares that under no CIR
cunistances will lie be a candidate. II /.
not strange that prominent Republicans
Just now have a decided dstastr 10 can
didacy for the presidency. The indications
all point Ia the defeat Of the Republican
candidate and such a state of facts IL
enough to destroy A Republicans ambition
: for presidential honors. But on the nthcr
hand, since It ~ altogether probable that
the candidate Of the next Democratic Con
veution will Il. elected quite Il number Of
prominent Democrats are anxious for the
not barren honor Of being named as ia,
standard bearer of the party, aud the
friend. Of the different candidates have
already commenced 10 urge the fitness
of their ilvorites for the presidency
The prominent Democratic candidates So
tar mentioned are Cleveland of New York
Mcdonald of Indiana, and Ben. Buttlcrof
Massachusetts,. The great victory which
Cleveland won III New York III the recent
election naturally brings him prominently
before the country - Il presidential candi-
date ilc has carried the largest State N
the rnlon hya majority which il uncAsm-
Piled in the political history OF the county.
lie has united the d,-cordant elements OF
his own party III the Empire State, and if
his administration ~ Governor Is success
tul aud popular he will be strong canai-
date aud will come into the Convention
with the great State of New York III his
pocket. power which will have great
weight in the Convention.
Bni there il M element III the Demo
cratic party which is opposed to the nomi-
nation of any more Eastern ncn for the
presidency l.! the party. This element
will INSIST on the nomination being given
to Western man. and ex-senator Mellon.
aid of Indiana appear, to he the choice Of
,hi. element Of the party. The nonua.
ton Of Eastern men. these men contend,
ha, been the cause Of the defeat of the
fNtl Nluit Inv W ~ I'IN Will
likely hc a lively contest between the
friends of these aspirtrt-. In the mean
time III" friends of presidential d-pirauts
,hould remember that IL - Vet too soon for
the country 10 conclnh" whl; man It wants
for the highest ofhrr within the gift of the
people. Rciofr the country can decide on
Clcv-laud'- claims for instance 1t wants to-
wat ami -" whi, Kind Of i governor he
VII make.
In regard to the candidacy of Ben. But
Ter and about which more il being said
than ct any Of the others. We do not think
that 1t has sufficient probability to merit
any serious attention. lie has too much
record and has changed his party afliiia.
rions too Frequently for any party to pose
I him before the country ~ candidate for
the presidency. No matter how good a
/ governor he may make he will have hut
! little # any strength before the next Demo.
cratic convention.
Pattison, III" Young governor of Irun
,yl,Iuja. is disposed of 10y reason ot hi
youth. If he were Of presidential age and
makes Pennsylvania good governor ~
liz donhtles. will. he would stand . good
chance for the presidency.
But there is no telling who the candidate
ofthe Democracy will be-. Candidates that
are prominent this long before the assem-.
bling Of the convention seldom SECURE the
nomination. The party shonid go To WORK
and make such record that the Candi.
date, whoever he may he, will hc elected.
On what the Democracy does between this
and the next rl"c,i"u will depend she suck
crs. of the party. rnn't give much a,tcn.
ton to the p,i>"ucl If The ticket but make
a record which Nil meet the appreciation
Of the country. Good men will not be- hard
10 find if the party has record.
The good people OF Mindcu are at pre-.
"nt exercised lest they should be deprived
OF the nav CATION oi Bayou Dorchcat by the
opeuing of Zones bayou A few month.
since when the people of Claiborne were
invited to surrender the navigation of the
Dorcheat for the benefit ofMinden and the
railroad, we were assured that after the
completion of the railroad another boat
would never come to Minded The Min.
dcnitcs now fear being lcf, at the mercy oi
the railroad, compelled 10 pay whatever
( freight charges the railroad may dictate.
They think now We presume that the uavi-
CATION Of the Dorcheat has not been ami
Inflated by the railroad. We join them in
| ohjccting TO anything which will destroy
the navigation Of that stream. The pco-