Daily Republican., 1884-03-24

While the Republicans have num-
Der of candidates for the Presidency
either one of which it is believed can
be elected, the Democrats are in far
from happy State of mind over the Sc.
lection Of their candidate. To find a
man who can be successful dsturbs
even the calm and placid mind of
Samuel j. Tilden. Disconsolate and
disheartened the Democracy has thrown
itself at his feet and besought him al
most with tears that he would lead the
Democratic hosts but he has up to this
time proved immovable and dumb to
all entreaties, beyond acknowledging
his own inability to make another ma
tional campaign.
he has, however, gone so far as to
map out the kind of IA man needed and
this is his description of him !: Find
man whose actions will give conf
dence to the capital of the country, and
who, it elected, can be depended upon
to carry on the work Of reform so great
ly needed. Get such a man and I'll
help you all can" These words were
uttered to Col. W. 7. Dowdall of
Peoria, ILL.,, who went on pilgrimage,
to Gramercy Park to learn the sage's
own desires in the matter.
lfMr. Tilden was joking he could not
have made a better hit than to tell Mr..
Dowdall to find Il man whose actions
will give confidence to the capital of
the country in the face of the repu-
diation tendencies of the Democrats in
the strongest Democratic States of the
Union. No doubt his mind ran back
over long list of prominent Democrats
who had become greenbackers and re-
pudiators, and over a longer list who
have put themselves safely out of the
reach of the Presidency by their per-
sistent attacks upon the tariff.
To find man in such Il crowd is
hopeless task, and none knew this bet
ter than Mr.. Tilden. How his eyes
must have twinkled with merriment
at his own dry humor i'll suggesting an
utter impossibility.
"Find man?" why that is what the
Democrats have been attempting to do
since 1860, but they have not found one
yet. They passed through all the
grades unsuccesstully. They tried to
elect Mcclellan, the soldier, in 1864, but
woke up to find that the people had a.
better idea of a true soldier than the
Democratic leaders had. When the
people took Grant,a soldier, in.lS6s, the
Democrats tried Seymour, "A New York
man, just such man who Mr.. Tilden
says, "whose actions will give conf
dence to the capital Of the country,
but Mr.. Seymour met the fate Of Nc
Clellan and retired to the shades of pr- |
vate life.
Making new departure the Democ-
racy took up Horace Greeley, in 1872,
against Grant With good financial
record, he was to give confidence to |
capital, an old time abolitionist he
would sweep in the Republicans to his
support, and having becOmeth bonds
man of JEFF Davis the Democracy would |
go for him solid. Poor Greeley Wei
will pass him quietly. He was not |
elected. In 1ST6t was Tildcn himself
who was made tie standard bearer of |
his party against Hayes on the Rcpub-
llcan ticket. Here was confidence to
capital, here was character, here was
reform, here was the most exalted ahili-
ty, but he was Just one electoral vote
short, and the sevtn by eight arrange
ment sent HIM TO the political tOmbs Of
those Who preceded him.
In their search to " find man " inI
1880 they fell back for the second time
upon soldier, but the Republicans
found soldier and a statesman who
Over-rcaChed him, and the gallant Han
cock was at the inauguratiUn.a and assist
ed III the Inauguration uths successful
General Garfield. Tosnd a
man ruW who can he elected is more of
a pcrpltNity 10 the democracy than at
man to come from in 1884 ? In all the
Eastern States Butler alone Blooms into
prominence. New York presents
Cleveland, Hewett and Flower. r.eve-
and would be boltrd IN body ny Tam
many ilewctt woulH ,' sH.u, tered /
by tens Of thousands of Irishmen, and
Clover is slightly vcrdant. PcnnSyl-I
Vania presents Randall, but he is bit c
erly opposed to the free traders. Ohio
pliers Payne and til" giant oil mOnopo- I
y. Illinois presents Morrison, and
Indiana Mcdonald, but both would be-
slaughtered by the high tariff men.
Where can the Democracy look ? There
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