Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-02
On us On scago.

On to Chicago is the catchword Of
the Democracy all over the country, ON
70 Chicago TO nominate a Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. There,
In the great lake city of the West will
meet Oh the Sth of July the Democracy
Of the East, the West, the North and
the South. Each will bring with them
the candidate Of their section, around
whom the hopes Of the party revolve,
but who to select from the many pre-
scented is a question not easily solved
by adopts in political mannu wiring.
Massachusetts will present Butler,
New York Cleveland and Flower, with
Hewitt, Cox, Hancock, Slocum, DORIS
heimer and a number of others as dark
horses in the race. New Jersey has
her Joel Parker and Mcpherson to fall
back upon. Pennsylvania has Ran
dali first, last and all the time. Della
ware, though next 70 the least of all
the States, presents not the least of all
the candidates in the perseu Of Senator
Bayarc. Ohio bOotps up with Payne,
Fendleton Thugnam, Hoadly, and
with possibility OF falling back on
Hurd, Ward and Converse. Indiana
has Mcdonald and q couple OF old
time fossils i'll the persons Of Hendricks
and English, with voorhees, as dark
steed. Illinois, pr guam with sweep
ing Republican majority, ha. Morrison
and Palmer, who would not throw the
nomination over their shoulders. Ken
lucky has her free trade speaker OF the
House of Representatives, Carlisle, who
would not refuse the honor of norni-
nation if one was rendered him, and
away across the continent as far as
California Presidential fruit is prom
ised in Judge Field
Outside OF all these there is posi-
bility for Democratic lightning to
strike in some unthougir-of spot.
Were the selection OF a candidate a
question of principle with the Demo
crsts there would be no difficulty in the
selection of candidate, but in all the
long years that has overwhelmed the
Democratic party principle has been
lost s ght of, and the campaigns have
been run on the motto Anything
TO beat the Republicans"
This was exempt lied in 1864, when a
Union General, who was Il failure in the
war, was nominated; in 1868, when tn.
man who called the lawless rabble VIII,
We're hanging innocent men to LAM
posts, My friends" was nominated
III 1872, when they took ii man for
ca ndidate who bad leen the leadin
abolitionist of the nation in 1877
when they fell back upon New Yor
reform candidate, but who tried TO Blu
the office with his barrels of money; an
In 1880 when they took Tor candidat
a loyal Union soldier who had been
success In the war. Anything to bea
the Republicans, has been the motto
and in spite OF every every effort I
formulate Il sensible platform of prime
pie, is the motto still The Federal off
GERS like the flesh pts of Egypt loor
up before them and 10 return to thel
is the great object.
Yes, the Democracy are starting o
10 Chicago, but not in the most buoyar
and eAhilirating spirits. As they pus
from the Fast, from Florida, froI
Texas, from Oregon, from all sections,
shadow spreads itself across their pail
way which fills them with forebodin
fears and makes hearts faint that woul
otherwise be brave. The shadow
refiecr, d fl, III the Stale of Maine, 5,
it Is not caused by the tall pine fores
of THAI STATE, but it is the shadow of Il
Republican " phnmed knight" of tn
Stat, James G. Blaine, who wi
be the next President u these Unit.
States.
We would not discourage the Dem
crocy, but would rather urge them o
ward. A trip 10 Chicago is rather
be enjoyed at any time. The city
beautiful and large, the sights are V
ried and numerous, the saloons are su
piled with the best cognac the 20
rooms are at their service, the ,journ,
is beautiful and romantic. The wealth
we hope will be neither too hot nor t
cold, and we sincerely trust no accidel
may befall Them, and after they ha
gone through the form of nominating
candidate to be ''l-ft" we hope to gre
them ,afd at home again. Fore 81
present let the patriotic hosts of Dem
crazy surge EDWARDS TO Chicago.
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