Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-17
MIR. CROAsDALE INTERVIEHED.
His Views on Senator Bayard's
Chances-Tbe Tariff and 1iIaep.

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William T. Crossdale, until recent,
editor and publisher OF The Day, spok,
as follows: '0f ourse, | hops to Sc,
the Democrats nominate Bsysrd. He IL
the only man they can elect. This
Tilden talk is hollow sham. The oil
gentleman knows that he is unfit to run
but lot Of men, largely residents il
Republican stateB, seize every oppor
tnnity to appeal to his ambition and, on
the days when he is more alive thsu
usual, they let reporter loose on him
ard get come equivocsl expression out OF
lin. II Tilden were dead, mos. OF those
working this game would cease to be heard
of in national politics. He cannot run,
and would, despite the opinion OF so
called PRACTICAL men, be weak candi.
date II he did. The reform gloss was
rubbed off him during the investig alton of
1877, and he cannot command the full
vote of our own PARTY, nor any votes
from the independents. OF course, people
are indignant still over the great fraud
of which Tilden was the victim, but lie
hurt himself even then by trying to
fight the devil with fire.
''Do you think Bayard can be nomi-
mated l''
"That depends ou whether or not the
convention is ruled by men who prefer
their own prominence in the party 10 the
election OF its candidate. Baya.d would
have been nominated at Cincinnati " the
anti Tilden sentiment had not stampeded
the convention to whoever first got the
lead. That happened to bs Hancock,
with III votes, bat Bayaid was close
to him with 1884 votes, and no one
else had hundred. On the first roll
call OF the second ballot ll3 stuck to Bay
ard, Maryland among them. Bayard will
hsva more votes on the first ballot this
year than he had four years ago, aud he
will have strong outside support from
the liberals OF the north. II he is de-
fested it will be as before-by southern
votes"
"Will Maryland go for him again ?"
"If the Democrats OF Maryland are re-
presented in the convention. it will. II
the machine names the delegates, / can
not answer you. There is probably no
man in the state less in the confidence Of
the bosses than 1. 1t would be just like
them, however, now that they have the
chance to really lead in making a nomi-
nation, to throw away their opportunity
by some attempt at a discreditsbe dieker
with money in it,"
"How about the tariff issue ?"
THANK heaven, it can no longer be
lodged. Whether the Morrison bill ia
defeated or not, the party has yet to de.
clare its intentions in convention where
Sam Randall will not have any Republi-
can allies, and 1t will declare for revenue
reform. l sm, for one, tired OF being
builied by little crowd of selfish trim
mers in nor Democratic states. We have
sacrificed principle and Prospect long
enough to 'eonoiliate' about 10per cent?
the party. am one of the other 30 per
cent, and think our time has come to be
oonoiliated by an open declaration of
what We really believe in, and can no |
longer successfully lie out of-tsritf re-
form in the direction OF free trade"
"Why do you think Senator BayGrd ia |
the only man the Democrats eau elect S''
"BecRuse the record of candidates is |
going TO count for more than the declafa,
tious OF conventions this time and in |
order to succeed the Democrats must have |
a known candidate of national rep
utstion, who will attract the in
depend mt vote of the north, inspire busi-
ness men with confidence, and arouse the |
enthusiasm Of the mass of the southern
people. Men can easily be found to do |
one or the other of these things, but Mr..
Bayard is the only man on this continent
who can do all three"
"Whom do you consider the best man
for the second place :"
"You can say thst think Bayard and |
Mcdonald would make a very strong |
ticket"