Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-02

renee for the cold Ticket''-Some Good
Words for Butler-Reagan Not Willing
to be His Vice President-RepubIican
Leaders-DemOcracy' COwardice.
A special, September 30, to the Calves
ton NelrS says:
"A special correspondent of the NetcS
has been visiting Palestine, the home of
Congressman Reagan, and has obtained
from that gentleman some rather candid
expressions of opinion.
Judge Reagan said the Nelcs man,
who do you think will receive the DEM
ocratic nomination for the Presidencv?'
81 don't know who will, but | know
who should
sWho"
''Allen g. Thurman, of Ohio. He is
the grandest man in the Democratic party
at the present time. He is full of brains.
and was never known to sWerye from the
people in any instance. His incOrrupti-
bic integrity forced him from the Senate,
to the eternal disgrace of his State, because
he pushed through the Senate measure
forcing the Union Pacific Railway to ere
ate sinking fund for the payment of its
debt TO the United States. Thurman is
not only the ablest, but the strongest man
we have. He would be overwhelmingly
elected. Mcdonald is more spoken of
now. On the surface 1t would seem that
-
and would make a good President. After
thurman l know no man whom | would
prefer voting for. After Mcdonald nv
choice would be William II. Morrison. Of
Illinois,
OLD SAMMY.
"'What do you think of the old ticket?'
SO, don't mention it. 1t would be
hard to decide between Tilden and Re
publican
"'Why?' was asked.
'''Because we tried him once and he
failed He first played the coward and
then the liar During the pendency Ofthe
electoral bill in the spring of 1877 there
was great deal of sOlicitude among the
Democrats of Congress to know Tilden's
opinion of the measure. Senators Lamar.
Gordon, and other Senators, accompanied
by number Of Representatives, visited
Mr.. Tilden to learn his opinion of the
measure. None could get the remotest in-
formation from him of what he thought
1t always seemed to me that after
he had received the votes of the people
for the Presidency, he ought to have
had an opinion on a subject of such vital
Importance and ought to have had cour-
age enough to express it when called upon
by Senators and Representatives From
a number of circumstances the inference
was very strong that Tilden favored the
measure. And have not the least doubt
that he did favor the bill until it became
known that David Davis would not be
one of the Supreme Court members. Mr..
Tildens feelings regarding the electoral
bill would not have affected my vote on
the measure one way or another, though
| think it did control many. | favored
the bill because | preferred it to
Il civil war. During the following
spring or summer the New York SUR re-
peatedly asserted that the Democrats IN
the House had betrayed Mr.. Tilden. 1t
became manifest that this course on the
part of the Sun was inspired by Til
Oen. and i'm his address to the Ma
tiOnal Democratic Convention at Gin
cinnati in 1880, he substantially
reasserted this falsehOOd himself.
A man who had not the courage to ex-
press his opinion at the proper time on
this measure, and who afterwards slam
dered his earnest friends and supporters
by the statement of so grave a falsehOOd,
is not fit to be President of the United
States, and is not worthy the support of
an honest people. Besides, | would not
trust Mr.. Tilden on any questions that in
volyed monopoly interests"
BUTLER AND REAGAN.
What do you think of Butler?'
- % | think all talk of Butler being a
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
is prepOsterous, though it must be ad-
mtted that there are many men IN the
Democratic party who would make a
worse President than he. He has been
getting liberal rapidly since the war, and
has many interests in common with the
people. In fact, do not know any man
at the present time who is so thoroughly
a peoples man, whose heart beats in such
thorough sympathy with the people. and
To- 49,, .N..:A
ability. But it will never do to nominate
him for President. The South can hardly
be expected to accept him.
81 see ticket composed of Butler and
Reagan frequently mentiOned.'
" so have |, but you can state that |
will not run behind the Massachusetts
statesman
"A ticket composed of Thurman and
Reagan is also suggested: what do you
think of it?'
1.-The first part could not be improved.
of the second part l should prefer that
others would give an opinion
"'Do you thinESthat the South should
have representative on the Democratic
ticketY
"'Well, l would prefer not to answer
that question. Tho Northern Democracy
could answer that question with better
taste
'''Do you think Holman is a candidate?' .
81 think not. think he is put forward
for purpose. He is Il good, honest man,
very valuable in the House in some in
stances, but l do not believe that he would
make a good executive officer
"'WhO do you think the Republicans
will nOminateY
81 have not the least idea. 1t wouldn't
surprise me if Edmunds or some obscure
man received the nomination. Arthur is
said to be struggling for it. But it is hard
TO take his candidacy seriously.
DEMOCRATIC COwARDICE.
'''The revision of the tariff laws is now
the great question before the country.
This revision must mean a tariff for pro-
lection. The recent declarations of the
Democracy shrink from fairly meeting
the issue, and present set OF resolutions
that may mean anything or nothing. If
the resolutions of the Democracy simply
said that they favored a tariff for revenue
in cOntradistInctiOn on to tariff for prOtec-
tiOn, or tariff for protection pure and
simple, the country would know what
they wanted. But these janus-faced reso-
lutions are discOuraging. | bnow that
the soul Of the Democratic party in every
section of the country is warmly in favor
of commercial freedom and opposed to
the tyranny of protection. Yet the lead
ers who generally manage to prOmulgate
the party sentiment are afraid to give
utterance to the true wishes of the people.
The crime of Democracy is its weakness
the party will not speak out and an
nounce its true principles "
Mr.. Cable on the Lease system.
Louisville Courier-,JouynaI, Sent. q.
The event of the evening session of the