The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Still the Old Ticket.
The very decided expression of the

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The very decided expression of the 4
Kansas democracy on Wednesday in b
avor of the "old ticket" together
With that of Nebraska and these two t
With what has gone before indicates t
most plainly the status of the old man a
# Gramercy Park in the west. Col I
'rado will stand, as she has always {
tood, unit for Tilden. Iowa, Wis I
,onsin and Michigan are a unit for I
he old ticket, and with Hendricks as
second, Indiana will salve her disap-
pointment at McDonald's failure.
California and Oregon believe in the
'old ticket" Coming back, Missouri,
West Virginia aud
Maryland would stand in
the line the enthusiastic
of Tilden and Hendricks
and not vote would be lacking when
the ballot came to be counted. There
is no escaping or getting away from
the conviction that the old ticket Is
sweeping the country with II wild
storm of enthusiasm now already |
broken out beyond the hope of control.
There has been a gallant fight made
in the west for a western representa-
tive ticket and platform. But 1T has
met the stronger column of the "old
ticket" forces and it yields. But with
a western platform, a free trade pro-
nouncimento, the combination would
sweep east, west, north and south and
there would be weeping, wailing and
crashing of teeth throughout
the entire tribes of the faithful. 1t
would be the thing with which to
meet the Maine paladin. 1t becomes
palmer and palmer every day that
these wonderful forces have been Sc
lected by the people to test the
strength of democracy and republi-
canism. 1t would indeed prove to be
the conflict of the giants. The sound
of that struggle will fill the world.
Principles will try conclusions, and
real men will measure swords in
the Trial of the issue.
Tilden is one Of the first men, in
point of brain power, in America, and
in the light of his magnificent services
in the cause of honest purity
of public administration, he stands
head and shoulders above
any other man in the nation. There
are no weak joints in his armor. He
is so panoplied that he is entirely in
vulnerable. The foe has forged nc
bolt that can penetrate his mail, and
if the Maine champion stands up be
fore him the very battlements Of
heaven will be shaken with the vigol
Of the conflict. James G. Blaine, Of
Maine, is a very grand fellow. He i:
a man among men, and fully Mr.. Til
den's peer in all save in the purity O.
public and private life, which has rem
dered the name Of Tilden respected il
all the earth, or wherever truth
, honor and cleanliness are honore(
and valued. Blaine is Statesman
and a politician, Tilden is purely ant
only statesman. Some of the bes
energies of Blaine's magnificent men
? tai and physical manhood have beel
given to politics. But Tilden has de
f voted all to the elevation and purif
cation of the public service of tn
3 country. No single blotch or veal
+ place can be pointed to. His public
as his private life is, is rounded an
+ completed whole, Of grand proper
lions, of the finest texture and of tn
most engaging and loveable charao
ter. There is no impurity, N
corruption, no sharp practice
E no trading and traf1icking, and no be
= trayal of trust which can be charge
up against Samuel J. Tilden. TIL
f difference between the two leader
\ will e,this: Tilden may lattack fror
the very inception of the battle. III
: can never be thrown upon the defen
! sive. This is wonderful advantage
! and it will tell in the coming struggl
as it never told before. Blaine ha
q done many things which will requir
i strong defense, and many NOR
q which will have to be explained an
. illustrated ere the republicans wi
! vote for him in mass as the demo
. Gratis will do for Tilden.
Added to all this comes the bite
. internecine fight with its bitter an
coroding memories, which separate
;, Conkling and the Grant interest
= from those of Garfield and Blaine
There are very many republicans VIII
would-as between Blaine and Tide
= vote for the latter, because Blain
y was the champion of Garfield, whor
they hated more than they did tn
! democrats, or do to this day. Thi
a consideration will defeat Blain
at Chicago if anything can d
that. It is the leading elemen
+ of weakness. That it will re
t quire adroitness to steer clea
f of the objection, none can doubt, bu
l. on the other hand, none can dout
? but Blain is adroit, as well as brav
8 and daring.
!, ALL but Tilden and Blaine at tn
! head of the opposing forces woul
I mean such a battle, as that to settl
C it completely, the entire bottom fact
t of party history would come to th
surface, and thus would the reveal
. ment of their nature indicate the rem
). edy or remedies to be applied, an
9 thus would the government be assis
ted by this character-race between tn
accepted champions of democracy ant
republicanism.
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