The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-11
The Democratic Opportunity.
New York Herald

New York Herald
Although the financial furry remain:
localized in Wall street and no panic
has spread into the domains of sober
regular industry-into agricultural pur
suits, and manufactures, and commerce
domestic or fOreign-yet the subsistence
of market values in the street is begin
ming to have some depressing influence
upon legitimate business, by reason Of
Its long continuance. Symbolizing the
country as human body, Wall street
is potential, though peculiar member
of it; and the saying of st. Paul is as
true of the community as of the indi,
vidual, that whether one member suf-
fer, all the members suffer with it"
more or less.
When the time of great political
election happens to coincide with the
time of great depression in business,
the party In power is bound to be hurt
if the party in opposition has the sense
to improve the opportunity; for the
community is quick to resort to change
in hope Of relief, even if it be change
so unsubstantial as standing on the left
leg instead of the right one. Everybody
has heard how Governor Dix, driving
down to his summer place on Long
Island in 1874 suddenly found out that
Mr.. Tilden was probably going TO beat
him in the political canvass of that
year ii spite of the Republican majority
Of more than fifty thousand in 1879.
He met an old man bobbingfor cells, who
complained that there were mot half
so many eels to pot as there used to
be-" and thought there was "need of a
change of politics at Albany" On that
account.
Mr.. Tilden's deEotees have dwelt so
persistently on his faculty for political
organization and direction as the main
source of his success in the State cleo
ton Of 1874, and his close approach to
success again in 1876 that considerable
part Of the public believes it. But that
Is fancy. There are plenty of politicians
in each party quite as expert in those
arts as Mr.. Tiiden is or ever was-and
some more so. Mr.. TiIden was chair
man of the Democratic State Committee
Of New York year after year when his
party suffered overwhelming defeats UNI
der his management. It was his luck
in 1874 and again in 1876 to be an sop
position party's" candidate at a time
when people were ripened by business
depression foi political change; and the
secret of his success both times was their
belief, right or wrong, that in the one
case he would make pretty good Gov
ernor and in the other case pretty
good President, for the business inter-
ests Of the country. It's notorious that
certain streaks of luck follow certain
men all their lives through, and the
resurrection Of Mr. Tilden as = practi-
cable candidate again in 1884 at time
Of business depression is an example Of
il
IN our opinion, IL the Democrats are
wise enough to improve the opportunity
afforded BY this business depression (of
which the behavior Of their Represents
tises in Congress warrants great doubtl
Senator BayaFd would be quite IS good
1 Presidential candidate for them and
for the country as Mr.. TiIden, and On
many accounts both for them and for
the country. prefersble one But the
feeling that Mr.. Tilden would he safe
man for business interests man not
given to financial pyrotechnics --isnoE
to be denied. And If al unquestionahly
safe young candidate for Vice President.
ii thorough accord with what IS sound
in Mr Tilden, were to Be associated On
tie ticket, III. TiIden's age would not
be great obstacle to the favor Of the
people. On the contrary. the increase of
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