The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-08-07
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"A Contrast.


The Courier Journal has a long ed
itorial article to show that there can
be no i'll feeling between Mr.. Hen.
dricks. and Senator McDonald-that
Mr.. Mcdonald has been ever self
sacrificingin his devotion to the ex-
Governors ambition. There has
been painful effort on the part of
the Republican press to make Mr..
Hendricks appear tyrranical and pc
tulant, slllking like a spoiled child
because his politicalcalculations have
not concluded with mathematical
precision. Mr.. Hendricks has cer-
tainly no reason to attach any blame
for failure to Nj. Mcdonald, who
was heroically devoted to his inter-
ests as longas Mt. Hendricks enjoy
ed the preferences of the Indiana
Democrats for President. But now
the field is clear. Mr.. Hendricks has
no special claims upon the Indiana
Democracy for favor and he can not
feel hurt ifit now confers its prefer
ence upon his friend, ex-senator Me-
Donald. There was recently very
strong sentiment in favor of the old
ticket t-Tilden and Hendricks, but
since Mr.. Tilden's most intimate
friends have announced that he has
no desire to exchange Greystone for
the White House, the choice of the
Indiana Democracy seems to be unan-
'imously for Joseph Z. Mcdonald.
The connection of Mr.. Mcdonald
with Ex-Governor Hendricks and the
recent developments in the Dorsey
case give room fora striking con-
trast.
The Ohio delegation to the Chica-
go convention three years ago was
pledged to John Sherman. AT the
head of this delegation was the late
President of the United States, at
that time a member of Congress,
man who owed much to Mr.. Sher-
man. Mr.. Garfield professed him
self thoroughly devoted to the inter-
ests Of the choice of Ohio, and ac-
cepted as such, entered the conven-
tion. While making pledges of
loyalty to Sherman, Mr.. Garfield was
holding secret interviews with a
Philadelphia clique and passing let
tcrs in which he pronounced Mr..
Sherman an unavailable and danger
GUS candidate. The purport of all
this was to aid in defeating Mi. Sher-
man for the Presidency, and TO nom
mate Mr.. Garfield. The scheme sue
ceeded. -ni ie7''aHt s"f
The Indiana delegation to the Gin
cinnati convention about the same
time was pledged to Mr.. Hendricks.
At the head OF this delegation was
Joseph E. Mcdonald, who was by no
means bound to Mr.. Hendricks, as
Garfield was to Sherman. The desire
to nominate the old ticket being de-
feated by the withdrawal of Mr..
Tilden, the nomination of Mr.. Hend-
iricks to the first place was out Of the
question. The convention was at a
loss for an available candidate who
would be satisfactory to Indiana and
New York. With singular unanimi-
ty all eyes were turned upon Senator
Mcdonald. The. nomination to the
Presidency was within his grasp, but
the old Roman was loyal to his
friend. To the persistent pleadings
of friends he saidno. He was pledg-
ed to his friend, Mr.. Hendricks, and
he would not ask for a release. at
is not worth while multiplying words
about it, he said, Nthere is but one
man in the world who can force me
on to the National ticket; and that
man is Thomas A. Hendricks An
other effort was made to bring his
name forward, but like Cesar he re-
fused, although promised the solid
vote of six Southern States. He
said: ~ came here as Mr. Hen
bricks representative. 'Until Mr..
Hendricks, of his own vOlition, tells
me he Is off, you can not nominate
me. The Presidency itself would
not compensate me for the suspicion
of treason to my,friend.'
The contrast is complete. As the
Courier Journal says, a public man
never lived in the possession OF
friend so self-sacrifeing, devoted and
honorable as Mr.. Hendricks has had
in Mr. Mcdonald. Mr.. Garfields
treatment of John sherman was
marked by duplicity and treachery.
1t is far greater honor to be worthy
of the Presidency than to acquire it
by unworthy means.-Evansville
Courier.