The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-08-04

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The Republican lately printed, with
commendatory remarks, communica-
ton favoring the denomination of the
Presidential ticket of 1876. 1t is well
known that we were prominent in adj
vocating that ticket before the meeting
of the st. Louis Convention, and that
we were no less jealous in urging upon
the Cincinnati Convention of 1880 the
policy of naming the same candidates
for the sufrages of the people. At that
tine, however, Mr.. Hendricks refused
to accept the second place, and this
fact, together with Mr.. Tilden's aver
sion to making the race, resulted in the
nomination of Hancock and English.
There has been growing conviction
that it was q mistake not to have over
ruled the personal wishes of both Til
den and Hendricks, and appealed to
their patriotism to accept the leader
ship Of the Democracy. We have never
doubted that such an appeal, backed by
the great mass of the party, would not
have been in vain. And now, at this
day, we sincerely believe that if the
country were satisfied the'state of Mr..
Tilden's health were such that he could
enter upon the management of the cam
paign of next year, public sentiment
would at once concentrate upon that
statesman as the ideal standard-bearer
of the Democratic party. Upon this
point all reports agree that whilst Mr..
I. is physically not robust, his intel
lectual faculties are as vigorous, ener-
getic and forceful as when he performed,
in q most remarkable manner, the duties
of Governor of New York. His great
executive genius is unimpaired. His
utterances show the same clear, strong,
cogent, rousing power that has always
characterized them. He is man of ex-
traodinary mental composure, and his
nerve of brain is such that "age can not
wither " nor bodily feebleness or fatigue
affect.
There is no occasion for fatal antago-
nisms between the friends of candidates
in the coming campaign. There is a
long list from which to select Presi-
Dental leader, and with any one of
them re will be satisfied, let the choice
be Tilden, Mcdonald, Morrison, Cleve-
land, Hancock, Mcclellan, Bayard,
Thurman or any other of like qualifica-
tons. The duty of the Democracy is to
survey the field, and when the time
comes do the best for the party. Then,
we doubt not, there will be perfect
harmony and thorough cooperation.
At this distance from the opening of
the canvass it does not seem that a
more vitalizing issue can be presented
than would be embodied in the homi-
r,ofsrx, Of TTlJor H1.A~s.1~. w,
do not share in any such estimate of
Mr.. Hendricks as that he would permit
his name to be used for the purpose OF
injuring Senator Mcdonald, or to be in
the way of that gentleman in any polit-
ical aspiration; and only would Mr..
Hendricks be acceptable as completing
the ticket with Mr.. Tilden. We're
there to be a general wish for the re-
nomination of the ticket of 1876 we do
not question that Senator Mcdonald
would at once and cheerfully advise his
friends to disregard his own interests.
The denomination of Tilden and Hem
bricks has lately been considerably agi-
lated in Indiana State Auditor Rice is
quoted as having said there are no few
er than forty-six Democratic newspa.
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Mr.. Hendricks himself has at last over
come his objection to being nominee for
Vice-President: or at least so 1t would
seem from an interview with Mr.. Turpin,
editor of the Wabash Courier. The re-
port of the interview is as follows:
On Saturday afternoon gave Mr.. Hem
inv THROUGH tba Ind;sr.srl;s ,vaat yso' 49, ~.
time since Mr. Hendrcrs retired Srnr, he 90 ~,
paign in Is56 has his hcsjtb hee,, ho,ta, ths !,
f. TO-DAY i knew was not eo;n~ 10 si;a "I ha
said siut some NJ The sinct1,ss - yer b, ~
Thought otherws, sfood ~resfIv IN neasi ~
the res sore foot art;tye r,,S i 40 "a
..While in New YorS did Won saa NJ T;,ds,s,
NV visif heino merely ~ n h,,s;,ass ,,at,,,
and time an object. did not see NJ. Tiiden'
s.sHe ia renerslv descr;hed in tho na,,s
manners ma svin.r ratora,ed eN An '"0 i'e"s
YES. from a, that can haar a. q rooso,-
able to s,,nnose that he IL in betfar has,tb tha,
he has heen FOR vaers was t.SL;sr - S s.,a.
tor NcI1onald about hin, thss ,,,S; ~ S'i ~
told me there was no oresfior 81 NJ T;ia,,. ~
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