Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-21

racy for Presldent, tnas he Poiei''oo ""
along in declining to do so. 1t is our
conviction that he will be the Demo-
cratic leader this Fall, if he is willing to
take the first place OIL the ticket. He is,
and always has been, our first choice for
President. We believe that he is, to-
day. the strongest and best man that
either Democrats or Republicans can put
in the field. Still, as has already been
intimated, it is more or less to the dis
advantage of the Democracy that, owing
to Mr.. Tilden's repeated declarations
that he would not, under any circum-
stances, be a candidate, Others have
come into the field and have grown
strong, men who, otherwise, would have
been only too happy to work for Mr..
Tilden's nomination and election. This
tends naturally to distract the affections
of the party and to diminish that enthu-
siasm for Mr.. Tilden which is such an
important factor in a political campaign.
Had Mr.. Tilden six months ago given
his assent to become the Democratic
nominee, or had he merely refused to de-
cline the honor Of a nomination, the
mention of his name now would be re-
ceived with reclamation, and perfect
harmony would have prevailed in the
coming campaign from the sound OF the
first shot on skirmish line until night
closed upon the day of pitched battle.
Mr.. Tilden put of the fight, Hon.
Roswell P. Flower of New York would,
in all probability, have been the Demo-
cratic candidate. Until the recent
assurance by the New York Sun, that
Mr., Tilden would take back all his past
refusals, Mr.. Flower was growing daily
in popular favor. His personal friends
and a number of influential newspapers
that started in the contest for him are
10th to drop him now, and will strive
vet to secure the nomination for him, by
keeping Mr.. Tilden out of the field.
Should Mr.. Tilden come out squarely and
say 81 will accept" that will settle it,
of course. Mr.. Flowers friends will
then fall into line as becomes good SOL
diers in the Democratic army, but they
should have been in line armed to do
battle for the Chief some time ago.
Among the powerful New York jour-
mails that had espoused the candidacy of
Mr.. Flower is the Albany Times, between
which and the New York Sun an ami.
mated discussion is going on in regard to
the Presidential nomination.
The following article, which we take
from the latter paper, gives some idea
how the Flower-Tilden question is in the
pivotal State of the Union
Our valued contemporary, the Albany
Times, always an opponent of MIR. Til
den, is, of course, decidedly hostile to
the idea of rendering him the Democratic
nomination. The Sun, having brought
forward this proposition, is naturally
accused of inconsistency in making 1T,
and We are told that we should ''recall
and reprint the o~ft.repeated statement
that no power on earth could induce Mr..
Tilden to run again. If that statement
was true" continues the Albany Times
sit is not patriotic Oh the part of Mr..
Tilden to pose as a candidate now; nor is
it wise policy for the Democratic party
to consider him as SUCH"
Mr.. Tlden does not pose as a candi
date. He seeks for nothing. and asks
nothing at the hands of the Democracy,
There is no honor that it has to confer
which can add anything to his substan
tial renown. He has gone the round oil
public life and distinction, and to be
nominated, or elected to the Presidency
in 1884 could add nothing to his fame.
No word has ever escaped his lips, no
written line han ever come from his pen,
no intimation or suggestion has evel
fallen from him, which looks toward
willing to accept it. On the contrary
every utterance of his has been in the
nature of refusal, OF disinclination, Of
having performed all the service thai
should be required of a man, and of be-
ing nov fully entitled to peace, to leis
ure, to repose.
But the public feeling will not have II
so. The sentiment expressed by the AL
bany Times is the sentiment of a very
small minority of the Democratic party,
The great mass turn toward Mr.. Tilder
with admiration, with gratitude, and
with an inextinguishable sense of justice
to be done. They insist that, without
seeking to know beforehand whether he
will accept it, it shall be rendered to him
without conditions, as q testimonial Of
the esteem and the appreciation of the
Democratic masses.
Will he accept it? This is the ques-
tion that is asked. In answer to it we
have nothing to add to our former words;
but as to the policy of the matter we
have no doubt whatever. There are
millions of voters in this country who
will not be satisfied otherwise.
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