Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-06-06
Tilden as a Candidate.

judged from the tone of the press through
out the country and the action of such
Democratic conventions as have thus fal
been held, it looks as though the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency will
be rendered by acclamation at Chicago te
the Hon. Samuel j. TIlden, of New York
There was strong popular feeling ii
that direction four years ago, when Gen
Hancock received the nomination, but a
that time three causes operated to restrain
the popular feeling aad prevent such &C
causes were, first, the attitude of uncom
promising hostility to Mr.. Tildsn ther
held by John Kelly and the Tammany
faction, which were supposed to hold thu
balance of power in New York State; :
second, the impression which seemed ther
to have prevailed to considerable exten,
among the people of the States, and espec
tally in the South, that Mr. Tilden's fail
ure to take his seat, when elected in 1876
was due to lack of nerve" on the part
of the Sage of Grammercy and third what
was probably the sequence of the two first
mentioned causes, the letter Of declinatior
which Mr.. Tilden sent to the convention
| None of these causes seem now to exist
John Kelly and his folio wing have now
espoused Gov. Tiden's cause with enthu
siasm and warmth which is very encour
aging. The popular judgment seems tc
have undergone a very notable change
with regard to Mr.. Tilden's attitude in
connection with the determination Of the
electoral count by the tribunal created by
Congress and its acceptance by that body
The TINES expressed the opinion foul
years ago that the popular Judgment in
that regard was most erroneous, based, a.
it seemed to be, on serious misconcep
ton of the subject matter A fraudulen,
manipulation OF the returns of three of the
Sou bern States by the iuiq uitous return
ing boards, threw the electoral coun, into
the Congress of the United States, and
that body, through a most vacillating and
censurable course, determined the count
unfavorably to Mr.. Tilden. Under thes.
circumstances the acceptance by Gov. Til
den of the decision of that body which tn,
constitution had authorize to determin.
the matter, although it deprived him o
his lawful rights as the Chief Magistrate
elect of the Republic, was the part of law
abiding citizel and dignifed and cour
ageous statesman.
The popular Judgment seems now Il
have settled down to that conviction anG
hence the current of public sentiment
which seems to he setting from the s .utt
as well as the Yves, the East and thu
North favorable to the nomination of the
''old ticket" which will concentrate il
Chicago and result. we believe, in the
nomination of Tilden and Hendricks by
acclamation. The third cause which be-
fore operated to influence the convention
we do not believe will be met at the com.
ing convention A though it has been
said tina, Mr.. Tilden would again send q
positive letter Of declination to the Chica
go convention, we do not believe that the
old statesman viii oppose the torrent OF
public uriuiuu which seems To urnauu
his denomination, even though its accept
ance involves sacrifice Of his personal re-
pose and comfort.
Every indication, therefore, seems To
point to rilden and Hendricks as the Dem
Ocratic standard bearers in the coming
campaign. We believe that such action
on the part Of the convention will
be eminently wise and expedien', as we'll
as most just and proper. 1t would be
wise and expedient, because New York lie
conceded to be The pivotal State in the
Presidential contest, or at least an indis-
pensable element of Republican success,
and Mr.. Tilden can carry that State more
certainly than any other living man. 1t
would be just and proper, because the
election and Inauguration of the old ticket
would not only work some sort of tardy
personal Justice to those gentlemen, but
would at the same time erase the foulest
blot which has ever darkened the pages OF
American history, and it could then be NO
longer said that any man had ever been
elected TO the Chief Magistracy of this Re-
public who did not take his seat These
facts would induct sentiment into the
campaign which could not fail to be pro
ductive of much enthusiasm, and which
would operate beyond the sphere of the
conscientious and intelligent believers in
the economic principles of the party.
The wisdom and justice of the nomina
ton of the old ticket by the Democrats
will not be affected by any nomination
that may be made by the Republican con
vention now sitting at Chicago. The Re
publicans recognize that the great Stat.
of New York is a formidable fortress tina
stands between them and the Presidency
which must be captured before they cal
stand any chance of victory; and tn re il
no doubt that they will place their stand
ard in the hands of the most availabl,
man wisely chosen for that result. Hence
it will become the Democrats to choose a
their standard bearer a man who can Ger
tainly hold this fortress against al! corners
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Tempted by Sharpers.