The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-06-21
Democrats Detected.

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len letter has fallen like wet blank.
ct on the spirits of the Democrats
from all parts of the Union who are.
congregated in Washington. Ever
since Blaine was nominated at Chi
cago there has been lively hope IN
the average Democratic bosom that
Mr.. Tilden would accept their romi-
nation. With Tilden as their stand
ard-bearer they pretended to haye
some Slight hope of beating the
strongest Republican ticket that has
been nominated since the days of
Lincoln, but now they are cropping
about in darkness. and there is an eX-
ceIIent prospect for the biggest kind
of domestic brawl when the clans
gather IN Chicago to divide the Til.
den raiment,
The unkindest cut of all is the
seemingly guarded assertion
that Mr.. Tilden's real reason for de-
clining the nomination was in fear Of
Blaine. Eight years ago, when he
claims to have been elected, he ran
against the weakest nominee the Re.
publican party ever had, and then
his friends only claim that he weee r
the skin Of his teeth. Now, Wow
ever, he was confronted by the strorS'
est ticket imaginable, He Jas
thought it all over since the 6h of
June, and his letter is the result. 1t
is all right to ask vindication athe
hands ofthe people, but 1t woul be
all wrong not to receive il. Mr.Til-
den evidently knows that Mr.. paine
can defeat any DemOcSGtic tickt.
Then the question arises, if Flden
dare not enter the lists, who dfes to
do so? The very fact that some
eight or ten Democratic Leaders as
pire to do SO, is the fact that causes
another shudder in the parry. If
there was ever a case of tor many
cooks spelling the broth suchan ex-
perience may be expected irChica-
go next month. Taken all mall, the
Tilden letter may be acceptedas the
second best thing that has happened
to the Republican party. Tie very
best thing was the nomination of
Blaine. The letter only emphasizes
the supremacy Of the Republican
ticket, and sets its opponentsat log
gerheadS. The suggestion tina CleYe-
land is Tilden'S second chOicemay be
set down as the sheerest nTsense.
Mr.. TiIden, although he has "eached
the limit of his capacity" is to wise
not to know that a man, however,
great he may be, who has no'ecord
but that of brief administrator as
governor, and no prestige but tlat of
a single victory in an off year, cannot
be counted upon as a man to entlMse
the country at large. 1t may also Se
set down as fact, vOuched for o.
some of the best men in Tammany
Hall to-day, that Cleveland is not
John Kelly's second choice. Tiden's
letter was issued just at this time with
the express object of killing off Mr..
Cleveland. The man that Tilden and
Kelly want is Sam Randall, and that
is just where another musical feature
of the Democratic program begins.
The Western contingent of the party
declare with unabated breath that
they will never vote for Randall.
"Nominate Randall" said Ken
lucky Democrat to-day. "and 10000
Democrats in our state will stay away
from the polls. The man we want is
Joe Mcdonald. He is sure to carry
Indiana if nominated anywhere on
the ticket, but the best ticket would
be Mcdonald for first place and Cleve-
land second"