Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-09-27
A DOUBTFUL PROPOSITION.

ne Democracy won IN Tue NOi-
hsra states last year greatly
encouraged them and proper
depressed their oppo
The great states of New
Pennsylvania and Ohio,
say nothing of several small
ranged themselves in the
Democratic column. For the
irst time since 1854 a majority
f the popular vote Of the North
vas Democratic aud 1t looked
10 If the Republicans had been
20 hopelessly defeated that they
not rally again in sufficient
strength to make u respectable
fght.
Their ssgacions leaders, Wills
not concealiug tho oyerwhelm
ming nature of their rout, oh
served that the Democrats
would be sure to commit q sc
ries of stupid blunders which
would cause the people to lose
confidence in them and that
they would be beaten in 1884
They are relying MT upon the
merits Of their party but upon
the plumbers which they hope
the Democracy will commit
The Republicans have terrible
bad record which they cannot
defend before an enlightened
public and they will make every
effort to draw the attention CT
the people away from it. Their
administration Of the general
government has been acconpa
MED by 80 mach corruption
that they do not feel like fully
endorsing it and they know full
well thai a majority OF the
American people cannot en-
it To go into a campaign
1pon that issue would be fatal
ind disastrous. Their leaders
ire too skillful and sagacious to
Voluntarily allow such an Issue
D DO made and they will do eve.
ything IN their power 10 pre-
ent it.
They are patiently waiting for
10 meeting of Congress when
icy hope to see the party com
II 80 many errors that il will
sc the confidence of the peo-
80 completely that II viii be
j easy matter to defeat 1t next
ear and thus give them a new
old upon the loayes and fishes
hey have been in power SO
that they think no other
can run the government
Accessibility. The contest for
re speakership among the Dem
Gratis gives them much comfort
nd they are exnectinc ts~. =
al create divisions in the par
! which will rcsnlt greatly TO
heir advantage. In this they
'ill be deceived, for no matter
Who may get the nomination. il
5 not likely to produce atly se
iCus dissatisfaction or in any
way injure the party. In the
meantime a proposition has been
made and earnestly pressed by
'everal influential papers in the
which we think will give
satisfaction to the sagacious Re.
publican leaders and they will
probably welcome it with de.
Tho proposition is TO
place a representative Southern
man for Vice President on the
Democratic ticket next year.
The argument in favor Of 1t is
hat the South is expected to
contribute a larger portion Of
electoral vote necessary to
the success of the ticket and
therefore 1t should have a rep.
resentative upon it. Ii is as.
serted that to deny her a place
upon the ticket is to place upon
her the badge of inferiority and
that the time has come when we
should demand a full recogni.
lion of her claims.
We should like very much to
see a Southern man in the Vice
Presidents chair, in fact we
would like very much to see
occupy the Presidents
We have many eminent
md distinguished men ia this
'ection who would adorn either
position and who would be a
'ast improvement upon those
Who have filed those places for
he past the thirteen years. In
loint OF patriotism and states
hanship they are the peers Of