The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-24
WHO WILL BE TIE NOMINEE.

must be recognized that the Demo-
ratio party stands in a precarious
before the country, needing |
leading men, allied to popular neces-
sites, Is well as declarations promis-
ing their fulfillment. No man in the
union could be stronger as a
nominee than Mr. Biyard, be-
cause the people would admit
without question, his purpose TO adj
minister public affairs according the
letter of pledges. The name OF
Thomas F. Bayard would carry with
it tens OF thousands of non-partisan
votes, secured alone through pledges
of integrity contained within itself.
He halls from one of the smallest
states the unio but he has a strong
er hold on the confidence of whole
people than any man in this country.
Tho Baltimore Day contains an adj
:lIrabIe and just reference to the dis
tinguished statesman, showing the
value OF his name. 1t says;
A Republican surveying the p0liti-
cal field in the pages of Il New Eng
land periodical, and writing manifest
ly before the tariff issue had been
given prominence through the cleo
ton of Mr.. Carlisle as speaker, lament
ed the lack OF an issue and declared
that IF the Republicans would noml-
nate man like Senator Edmunds,
and the Democrats man like Senator
Bayard, they night as well dispense
with platforms and conduct the can
vass on the records and character of
the two men" This is the mere echo
of an opinion constantly heard
throughout The North, anu no better
evidence could be offered of the fact
that politicians will risk the success Of
their party rather than the defeat OF
their personal pet scheme within the
organization than the failure of the
two parties to pit these two men
against each other.
1t is due to the Democratic party,
however, to say that it has shown a
much stronger disposition to nomi-
nate Bayard than the Republican
party has ever manifested to nomi-
nate Edmunds. In the national Dem.
ocratic convention of 1876 Bayard re-
ceived thirty-three votes on the first
ballot. In the convention of 1880
| Bayard received 1872 votes on the
| first ballot, standing second on the
| list, Hancock having but Ill on that
ballot, though nominated through the
| insane stampede that followed the
second ballot. In the Republican
convention of 1876 Mr.. Edmunds was
not mentioned or voted for, while III
| that of 1880 he received hut thirty
four votes on the first ballot, and the
number steadily diminished to eleven
on the thirty-fifth ballot and nothing
on the thirty-siXth, by which Garfield
| was nominated. If the two parties
] then, are to be judged by their will
| ingneSs to accept their best men a,
leaders, the Democratic party should
have the credit of having shown the
strongest disposition that way. Mary
land is entitled to the honor of having
steadily sought to confer this benefit
on the Democratic party. Had SHE
succeeded in doing so in 1880, New
York would not have been lost, and {
| Democratic president would now bt
in the white house.
| In 1872 the Democratic party nomi
mated a New Yorker for the presi
dency: in 1876 it did likewise; and il
1880 it named distinguished Penn
sylyanian. Here were men chosen
from the two most populous and mos
wealthy states of the Union. Eirs
the party was ANONYMOUSLY defeated
then it was ANONYMOUSLY cheated
without a voice being raised agains
fraud; and then it made a sig
nal mistake, leading to its owl
defeat. Suppose, this tine, Democ
racy name Il life-ling Demo
craft, one who has inherited
it through generations in perfect pur
ity, one who is above reproach,
statesman whom the people of the en-
tire country admire. and yet either
of little state. This little state cal
present man around whom all fac
tions in New York and New Jerse,
ard Pennsylvania will rally as Oh,
element. The country would be PROUD
to sustain such a man. North, Eas
| West and South would combine
to do honor to the union through
the election of Mr.. Bayard. The EN-
pire states have been worthless t,
Democracy in its efforts to achieve
victory. The leaders they have pre-
sented have been useless except to in
sure defeat and degradation, and nov
it is believed adhesion to principles
backed by the endorsement of grea
man from a little state, would b.
worth ten times as much to the cause
of success as bidding for the influence
of great states, demoralized through
the jealousies of uncompromising fac
lions. These factions would unite tt
elect Mr.. Bayard, while they would
fail to harmonic on a nominee takeI
from their own states, where the bit
terest personalisms control election.
of all sorts,