The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-22

active, but equally positive Clearly
influence in the national government. ;
The STATESMAN would gladly for
sake all other political gods and cleave
only to him, but for the decrepitude
which inevitably attends advanced
and advancing years. Above
all we would have an
active, bold and vigorous man at the
head. A man whose sleepless vigil
lance, no less than his masterful
ability, would prove too vast a power
for the enervated and emasculated
policy of played out republicanism. A
man who could meet their bo'dest and
best leaders, even the knightly Blaine,
with equal show of of success. These
men, men of this order, are not num-
erous, the woods are not full of
EN-" They are distributed along the
pathway of great political events at
long intervals. But thank God, occa-
sionally We find them, and this circumi
stanceis peculiarly gratifying just now
when Governor Tilden is so rapidly
passing off the stage.
Perhaps Tilden is one among the
three eastern democrats who could
prevail at Chicago, and afterwards
call out the full strength of the demo-
cratic reserves at the polls. TildeD,
Flower or Cleveland. But it is III
, deniable that if either of these thrt e
! is nominated we hazard sever;
, southwestern states which otherwise
would be as safe as Gibralter for the
: ticket. Now it seems to us that the
very perfection of political sagacity
J would be to select some man who
3 could hold this strength and at the
/, same time carry New York
e and restore the lines in Connec
D ticut. 1t is plain that neither OF
t the trio of illustrious New Workers
r could carry the west on protection
platform, but it is equally plain tina
i either Morrison or. Mcdonald could
b and the latter could carry New York
r if not Connecticut, as well. We hav
& arrived at that point in our history a
+ party where we are forced to max
IS an issue on the tariff question in som
IS shape. Neither ridden, Flower o
5. Cleveland would indicate such pull
!. pose. While the former is-midly fire
~ trade, and Mr.. Flower to still milde
It degree, Mr.. Cleveland doesn't thin
" the present the proper time to NOV
II for a sweeping tariff reform. Fo
" this and for these reasons we hav
d arrived at the mistaken conclusio
e that great,a fatal error, will be con
n, mitted if we select either of thes,
" or any other man whose Idomicile
,e located east Of the Alleghanies. o
{ the other hand, any western ma
Il would be stronger, but either of til
n two illustriouS free-trade democrat
,r we have named, would sweep tt
N Mississippi valley, the mountai
le states and the Pacific coast as wei
,e like whirlwind.
d The reflected enthusiasm
N the struggle here would go fal
% ther than any other singl
is earthly influence to fire tt
le great democratic heart, east. W
s, play for grand stake. We pla
ID for the party life and the paladins {
y democracy only must take persons
re part in the drama. 1t is grand in tn
S interests to be decided, tragic in tt
TT eminency of defeat and the awful col
to sequences of that result to the caus
ID of good, clearly and honest goverl
10 ment. 1t must not be made by tt
ii octogenerian decreptitude of pa
I'd triumphs. 1t must be made by tt
is modern manhood of the party.
N must have clear field and every Ii
D. ing chance. Dead or dying respects
re biiity Will not be available, and
Is must not get in the way of bushes
le Mcdonald or Morrison alone woul
It represent business.