The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-06-26
=. j Randall.--The Democratic
Opportunity.


The following sensible talk from
the Phila lclphia Times, an able and
nonPartlsah journal so thoroughly
expire, srS cur views Of lie political
situation at the prcsrut, that We
cannot refrain fl"m reproducing 1T
with our endorsement. TIM LEADER
has advocated the denomination OF
Hancock, but, since "old tickets"
are tn he Ignored At the approach
Ing Chicago Convention, it heartily
favors Samuel j. Randall, of Penn
sylNania, for the all sufficient reasons
50 clearly set forth by the Times
The nomination of Blaine does
not give the Democrats Presi
dental victory. but it docs give
them an opportunity. The country
does not want to reject Republican.
ism for Democracy; it is no more
Democratic in conviction to-day than
it was in 1860 or 1868 or in 1880.
hut it is weary of and disguised
with the abuses Of Republican au-
thority, and it would gladly accept
a conservative and patriotic Demo
cratic President as purifying pro
cess of the Government and the
party. 1t would be likely to purify
again after four years of Democratic
rule, bat the lesson would be whole
some to both parties and generally
beneficial to the nation.
The Democrats have no assured
triumph over Blaine. They simply
have an opportunity to elect q
President, and their action at
Chicago on the Sth Of July will
practically decide the success or de-
feat of the Republican National
ticket. They can very easily and
in accord with general Democratic
precedents, maze the election of
Blaine certainty, and an assured
election would give him an over
whelming majority; or they can,
with the political sagacity of the old
time Democratic leaders, make
Blalne's election impossible and
thus assure his overwhelming de
feat.
The one man who could contest
/ Pennsylvania against Blaine, and
the strongest man Of all in the de-
batable States, is Mr.. Randall. II
cordially supported by the party,
he would carry Sew York, Connec
ticut, and New Jersey, and make
/ PENNSYLVANIA tremble in the balance
/ between the two candidates, with
chances in favor Of Randall. He
would not be strong in the States
where the Democrats are engulfed
in the free trade folly, but those
States are either so strongly DemC
cratic, like Kentucky and Texas
that they can carry any Democratic
candidate, or so strongly Rcpubli
can. like Iowa and Kansas, and they
viii vote tor any Republican candi-
date, In the controlling belt of Con
necticut, New York, New Jersey
Pennsy lvania, Ohio, and Indians
no other man combines the qualities
of availability possessed by Randall
He is positive, aggressive revenue
retormer and public economist, and
he believes in and acts out the old
Democratic policy Of the greatest
to good the greatest number.
But while the Democrats have a
great opportunity to attain power, il
is not only possibly, but even proba
Die, that they may assure the cleo
ton OF Blaine by Democratic suicide
A free trade delivcrance would end
the contest; the nomination of q
distinct free trade candidate of the
Morrison school would make every
Northern State go to Blaine in &
landslide, and a doubtful attitude
of the party, either in it's candidate
or platform, would end all hope OF
Democratic triumph. The Demo
cratic leaders have Democratic sue
cess or defeat in their own hands
which will they choose?"