Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-01-12
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Springfield, TN. Monitor.

Springfield, tIll..) Monitor.
This is the question now being
asked from Maine To California iii
reference to nominations 10 he made
by the democratic convention. II
is question, tits true, of which
every man of thought and proni-
hence will take u. different view,
and to which will be given a differ
ent answer. The action of that con-
vention and the results-when the
masses are called to pass Judgement
upon them, as a popular jury will
be not less momentous and iuii Of
interest, although condensed to a
more positive answer. When the
thinking minds the minds that
grasp thegreat idea ofour republic:
I the minds pretending the great
idea of purely American system of
politics and Union, rid of all its pref
udices and left free to grasp the sill
uation, it will then be an easy task
to conclude what should be done.
Whether this UiiL be done, time
alone will reveal The honest yeo-
man of the party must wait the re-
suit of the boiling of the political
cauldron and then dispassionately
decide whether they have the scum
found floating on the top, or have
been called to support pure, unadul-
terated, inVigoratings craftsmanship.
If the democratic party still regard
the greater their brethren of the
southern states within the Union of
states; still regard the greater idea
of "OnenesS of interest i'm all
sections of the Union, and if
it will disregard the idotic out cry
of sectional selfishness, il must heed
the wishes and choice OF those who
will furnish the majority of the
votes required to endorse its work
and give to the masses of the party
''the comsumation devoutly wish
edu--candidates which the masses
can and will elect. Aside from our
personal preference, forgetting our
zeal and great admiration for one of
the purest of Gods noble men, let
US ask in all seriousness and earnest
ness where in all the boundless ex-
panse of our wonderful territOly;
where within all the relm of brains,
of integrity, of pure purpose and
of unsallied fame, has the party, the
nation, or the world, IA more thor
ough or purer model of the Ameri-
can statesman, sage and patriot
THOMAS FBAYARD,oF DELAWARE?
Point to his superior, in any or all
of the states, if you can, and all our
efforts to place Bayard before the
people, in behalf of the best inter-
ests of the democratic party and the
whole people, shall cease. When
that is done, we promise to be more
Jealous to secure his nomination
than Mr.. Bayard has been, by his
own personal effort or by paid |
friends,--and God knows Bayard |
never turned his hand, scratched a
pen, or voiced word, line or sylla-
BILE for himself. The southern peO-
pie, people who only ask equality
in the Union-and if they asked less
they would be unworthy the name
of men-would be perfectly satisfied
the eastern people would give him
a hearty support, and the northern
people know him too well to doubt
Tor a moment that his ability, his pur-
ity ofpurpOse, integrity statesman
ship, scholarly attachments and wis
dom, would adorn and dignity him
as the exec utive of the nation. There
is no doubt in any unprejudiced mind
but that New York, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, New Jersey-and not
Illinois. whose yeomanry
hold Bayard in highest esteem
would be true to their good sense
and patriotism by giving him their
ELECTORAL vote. In what way could
the south show her appreciation of
the elevation of such n man better
than by being ''solid south" Tor
this pure statesman? In what way
could the democratic party rise
quicker or more glOriously to all the
sublime heigth and grandeur of its
days of a tWenty-four
years. minority, under the banner
names as Bayard, of Delaware, and
eel statesman of the first state to
States, and&he brave soldier of the ;
pest state in the Union. Will the I
South be firm in her demands for !
such ticket? Will the democratic ,
party be sensible and give the mass {
IS such ticket as Bayard and Black :
would prove to carry in triumph to
victory? Let the democratic party !
10 this, and let the.solid south insist
hat it shall do it, and the bright !
pages of oar future history as a party i.
will sparkle with the treasured gems
IF the answer given by the election
If the gallant "blue hens chicken"
Ind brave boys in blue.