Frostburg mining journal., 1883-07-21
RESPOND L N G E
The Oldest T0,Cn IN the Union
Not for the sold TicEet"-1
Good Word the President
Trail for Governor.

eiioi III iaee lettef leieiiinS W phe
citizens of Santa Fe celebrating their
second centennial. Not being an in
habitant Of the Old World, which can
boast of centuries by the score, the
error of just 1881 years is simply un-
pardonable. But just think Of it |
Here is little city, far in the interior
of this extensive country, celebrating
its Tertio- Millenial, its third of a
thousand years, or its 1884, birthday.
1t was Is years old when st. August
inc, the oldest settlement on the At
lantic coast, was founded, and dates
its beginning as a Spanish town Al
years before Hendrick Hudson discov-
cred Delaware bay and first laid eyes
upon the noble river which bears his
name; 81 years before the first set
tiers of Virginia landed at James
town; 70 years before the Pilgrims
set foot en- Plymouth Rock, and 81
years before Leonard Calvert and his
colonists sailed up the Chesapeake and
stepped out upon the sandy beach Of
Maryland. Edward vi. was at the
time running his brief career as Eng
lands king; Mary was on the throne
Of Scotland Henry II. controlled the
destinies of France, and Charles V.
reigned over the then mighty king.
dom of Spain. But short time be-
fore Pizarro had conquered the Incas
of Peru, and Cortez had invaded the
halls of Montezuma in Mexico. AL
thoug it was the site of a pueblo, or
village, of natives whose history is
blotted out of existence, it cannot
compare on the seore of age with in
Vulnerable places in the Old World,
yet in this, the greatest republic OF
the New, it stands hoary and venera-
BILE in its antiquity, and we honor it
as the most ancient city of the Union.
In politics they do say that the old
Tilden and Hendricks ticket is to be
revived. The latter named has at
last given in his adhesion, and an in
innate friend of the Sage of Gyamercy
Park has intimated in an elaborate
interview published in the New York
Times that "Old Barkis is willin I"
The New York San, supposed to te
Mr.. Tilden's especial crgan, throws
cold water on TIE suggestion and
takes issue, as it were, with Henri
Watterson and the aforesaid init
mate friend as to Mr.. Us desire
or physical ability to accept such
nomination. In the meantime the
democratic party is thrown into fever
by the agitation Of the subject 1t
looks very much as if were Mr.. Til
den dead and buried rumor that his
ghost was seen would put the demo-
cratic politicians of the country in an
unusual state of alarm and anxiety.
Everybody outside of New York in
sists that he would certainly carry
that State, whilst considerable num-
Ter of New Workers as stoutly insist
that he cannot.
Now figures ought not to lie, and
if you put them down right they will
not. We all know that Tilden car.
ried the State outside of the city of
New York when he ran for Governor
in 1874. Two years later he ran for
President Of the United States on the
democratic ticket with bis record az a
reform Governor and the moral infu-
ence of public opinion outside his
State to aid him. What was the re.
sult2 He lost the State outside OF
New York City by $4,000 votes, and
had to thank the loyal vote of Tam
many Hall in the city for securing
him the electoral vote Of the State.
How he showed his gratitude TO this
old organization afterwards is mat
ter of history. Suffice it to say not
withstanding the number of rumors
extant we do not believe he can ever
compromise in any way, shape or form
with that organization, and it stands
to-day an invincible lion il his path
to the White House. But outside of
all this, what in the name of common
sense is the matter with democrats
who think success for them is depend.
ent upon the leadership of semi-
paralytic, or one whose physical and
probably mental powers at best ale in
such questionable condition that his
most intimate friends cannot agree in
regard to them2
Blaine and Arthur are the leading
favorites on the republican side if we
are to credit the metropolitan papers.
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