The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-29
Political Notes.

Cincinnati Times iStdr.-The Blaine move
ment is in condition requiring a powerful
effort to keep it moving.
Charles H. Page, chairman of the Rhode
Island delegation to the Chicago Democratic
convention, thus expresses himself: Our del.
egation is solid for the good old ticket OF
Tilden and Hendricks, first and last now and
forever We don't want any one else, and
until Mr.. Tilden announces in the convention
that he will not run we are firm for him. We
do not want any Mcdonald in ours, anyway,
we want an Eastern man, and especially one
who can carry New York. If Mr.. Tilden will
not run we will centre on Mr.. Flower, OF New
York, but as yet we have agreed on no tail to
that kite. What we want is Iilden, and we
want him badly.
The Boston Post publishes several columns
of short letters from Democratic members
of the Legislatures of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, andl Connecticut, in
which the writers give their preference for the
Presidential candidates, first and second
choice. and also their views on the Tariff ques-
ton. Tilden leads in each state except Mass
achusetts, where he and Butler are about even.
On the Tariff question a majority of all heard
from are for "a tariff for revenue only" In
each State an overwhelming majority favor
the Morrison bill and gradual reduction of
tariff taxation. OF the members who declare
unequivocally for a continuance of the pres
ent high tariff two are New Hampshire men,
three Connecticut and one Massachusetts,.
Two New Hampshire manufacturers favor an
immediate reduction, and one favors the tariff
as it is at present.
Wheeling wv Va RegiSter.-Samuel j..
Tilden is source of terror to the Republicans.
They are terribly afraid that he will be Pres
idential candidate, and knowing that he was
elected once fear that he will be again. Their
contortions are laughable.
Little Rock (Ark. Gdzette.-Mr. Blaine will
be likely to again prove just strong enough to
be defeated for the Presidential nomination,
as in 1876 and 1880. Personally he is the
most popular of all the Republicans mentioned,
but he is chief owner of a record that can be
twisted into numerous ugly shapes.
Harrisburg (Pd.) Ratriot.-Blaine is not a
reformer. His public record is stained from
beginning to end with corrupt jobs and dis
creditable methods. In every act, from the
Fort Smith bond affair as Speaker of the
House to the guano claims scandal as Secre-
tary of State, he has been dipping into rotten
schemes for plumber. Why, therefore, should
he be presented as a reformer?
The Richmond Wing, the organ of the
Virginia coalitionists, expresses the hope that
'sMr. Tilden will not be the nominee of the
Democratic party for President" 1t adds
| downing some weakness or superstitution in
our nature, whichever you may call it, we
confess our fears that such happening might
upset the prospects of the Readjuster party In
this State
The Republicans of Massachusetts are for
Edmunds and Lincoln. Of 2S0 representa-
tive men who responded to the inquiries OF
the Boston Adrertiser, 1913 were for Edmunds
| for President, SO for Arthur and IL for Blaine.
For Vice President 203 were for Secretary
| Lincoln.
Roscoe Conkling, replying to an invitation
to give his views on the political situation,
wrote to the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette :
81 am wholly out of political movements and
affairs, and wholly absorbed in professional
work which taxes all my energies. Apart
from preferences, it is impossible for me to
! participate in or be drawn into discussion at
this time"
T. Thomas Fortune, an intelligent colored
editor, in q letter to the Pittsburg Conference
saws: 1.-The race in the South should be
taught that the national Republican party
has neither the power nor the inclination to
ease their burdens, to remedy their condition.
This can only be done by making honorable
conditions with the dominant party in the
South, by cutivating division of the white
vote upon local, not race issues; by ceas-
ing to look to the national government
for protection, which has studiously denied
it, and to look to the State governments. which
alone can give it. This cannot be done by
riveting more tightly the chains of party al
legiance. 1t must be done by wise policy
in accepting the situation and going to work
manfuliy to remedy it by making common
cause with the people of the South on the
questions of home rule honest government
and free-trade tariff The colored people
of the South must make common political
cause with the white people Of the South.
When they do that-when they support honest
white men for office and make the cause OF
good government and fair representation the
issue, and thus split the solid phalanx OF
Bourbonism-th will be in position to get
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