National Republican., 1884-06-10
Dana In Search OF II Candidate.

bhna III Sehrcn OI ~
There was wholesale massacre Of demo-
cratic candidates for president in the columns
of the SIN yesterday. Tho slaughter Of inno-
cents was sppalling. Beginning with CALI
fornia Mr.. Dana summarily disposed Of Jus.
tice Field, of the supreme court, who is not
available because some democrats wost of tho
Rocky montains will oppose his nomination.
Although conspicuous and able, "the unwritten
law which bars the occupancy of the white
house to judges Of tho supreme court is not
now to pc set aside in his case.' Nothing is
said about the unwritten law which will not
bo set aside this year or next to admit any
democrat TO the whito house as tenant
Looking over tho vast oxpanse Of territory
between the golden slope and the Mississippi
the piercing editorial eye of tho sun fails to
detect the presence of any citizen who can
wisely become tho democratic standard
bearer. Crossing tho Father of Waters Ly.
man Trumbull, John NJ. Palmer, and William
r. Morrison are picked out as victims for the
headsman. They are all very great mon, of
singular purity of character, but as Illinois
cannot unto upon any one of them, their
nomination is ou. Of the question.
Indiana, tho state of Holman, Mcdonald,
and Hendricks" is next canvassed. The
cheese paror, who could not be nominated for
governor of the state to save his soul from
everlasting burning, is pictured as q pure and
holy reformor and then dropped as hopeless.
Hendricks gets two lines, and Mcdonald is
pushed into his grave headless
corpse He is ackno wledged to have some
useful qualifications" but he cannot be con-
sidercd because Kentucky, which was so
enthusiastic and animated in his advocacy,
has turned from him to profIcr its friendship
in other quarters" meaning thereby tho
driveling dotard, Tilden. Indiana is coolly
left out of account
Ranney, Groesbeck. Thurman, Payne, and
Hosdly arc selected from tho democratic
consultation of Ohio for total eclipse. PEN
dleton, Sam Carey, Convcr' and Hurd are
overlooked in the shuhlr e.. will not do to
nominate an Ohio man, because to do that
would be to "throw the contest for the pros
idency into the state election of October,
with the chances decidedly against the
democrats"
With the ilattering remark that he is o
distinguished statesman, u true democrat,
Jealous and faithful in the public service, who
yould r,ala n nrnsidan far nbnya tho q ,o-o,,o
of those who have held that great Office"
Samuel j. Randall is wiped from tho face of
the earth--killed by kindness, as it were.
Gov Cleveland aud the rotund Mr.. Flower
are set up and shot. They are both gentle
men of rare accomplishments, hut they cannot
get tho nomination. Gen. Butler is killed
with al overdose of tafTy.
1t is only whom Delaware is reached that
Mr.. Dana finds tho candidate of his heart in
the person of that veteran democrat, that
accomplished and spotless gentleman, Thomas
F. Bayard." Mr.. Bayard will be remem.
bered as senator who stands com
mitted 10 the abolition of duties OF
everything except matches, in thu
manufacture of which a Wilmington
constituent has monopoly. The accom-
plished and spotless Mr.. Bayard has beel
publicly charged with being the attorney 0
this Delaware matchmaker. If he has denied
the accusation the fact has escaped our rocol
lection. If he should wish to enter sucl
denial at any time and set at rest charg
which affects his integrity as sena
tor of tho United States, the column
of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN are opel
to him for that purpose. Mr. Bayardu tn
public is informed, Stands honored of al
would be welcomed by democratic masse
with fullness of joy that passeth compre
hension. of course if he stands alread
crowned with the honor of all men and a.
- parties he may not care to say anythin
about little matter like employment
y to defeat legislation on the subjeC
" o matches bearing Delaware brand, OF t
explain how he can stand up before th
: Am erican people aud ask them to vote for
y Delaware statesman whose active symps
- thes were with the south in its struggle fC
- tho dismemberment of the union. If h
10 does not that is his lookout. On the whole
" we fancy republicans will like Mr.. Dana
:, choic co for president,