Year: 1879

can bs elected in 1880, but though there


are many candidates. the right one does


not Jump out Of the beaten bush 80
readily. The late elections have had a
depressing effect upon Democratic Pres
idential candidates, and from all the
omens Of the times, it does not look as
il next Tuesdays elections would De
any more encouraging than those that
have already been held. Senator Ihur-
man by far the ablest and best candi'
date of the party, went under the Ohio
political food to rise no more TO the SUI
face as probable candidate. The split
in the party which has disrupted the
Democracy of New York, and which
must result in the election of Rspub-
lican Governor next Tuesday, Will so
damage Tilden's chances for the nomina-
ton that his 'barls Of money will hardly


be sufficient to bring back to him that


popularity which ensures success. All
this shifting and shutting on the poiit-
ical chess board, while it has damaged
the two leading candidates, has brought
into prominence Mr.. Bayard
who will soon return home from
Europe and be received with q boom
for the Presidency. Bayard, after the
disfranchisement of about 4, 900 Repub-
lican votes in Delaware will in all


probability be able to carry his own
State which is something that cannot


be said of any: of the other candidates
named. But can Bayard, even II he
should receive nomination, be elect
cd We have no hesitation in saying
that he cannot, no matter what the


issue may be. If finance is the issue,


Il. is too well known as hard money
man TO get the votes OF the softer wing
of his party. More than one half of


the adherents of the Democracy are


welded to the rag-baby and rather


than vote fer Bayard pronounced
hard money man, they would prefer to
vote straightout for the Greenback can
didate who is certain to be in


the field. This if nothing else will
make Mr.. Bayard unavailable as a pop


ular candidate, and this would insure
his certain defeat. But suppose the finan


cial aspect OF the question is left en-


tirely out of the case and the shotgun


policy of the South is made the issue,


Mr.. Bayard would be equally sure of


defeat. Mr.. Bayard was well known


during the war as an ardent sympa-


thi ger with the South, ard at the open


ing of the war he was captain OF mil


tia company that was disarmed ty the


Government for fear it would join the


rebellion. He was never known to say
a word in favor of putting down the re.
bellion which had the Government by
the throat trying to strangls the lifs
out Of it, nor was he ever known TO
contribute a single cent to equip regi-
men,s of soldiers for the war, nor cent
to keep soldiers widow or children
from starving. We are not putting it
too strong when We say that he was in
tensely rebel in his opinions, and


IL was only because Delaware
was kept in the Union for her
lwu interests, that he was not a
soldier in the rebel army. Leave out
he question of finance, this fact alone
will defeat him, at time hen the peo-
DE Of the North are looking on with
.larm at the fearful atrocities of the
south, and the aggressions of the ex-
ebels in Congress. Aside from all these,
ir. Bayard has otheSvulnerable points
vhich can and viii be successfully assail-
d if he becomes .he Democratic candi-


ate. Amongst those points is the fact
hat although there are forty thousand
,eople in New Castle County, right
round Mr.. Bayard's home, that are vir-
ually disfrauchispd and have no voice
Il making the laws Of the State hy The
Miserable system Of equal county repre-
entation, Mr.. Bayard has never lifted
70 his voice in condemnation Of it, but
) willing to enjoy the emolum@n'S and


onor of Office conferred upon him by the
democracy of Kent and Sussex, which


isfranchises the people of his own coun-
v. Besides tAs it is well known
h at Mr.. Bayard is 10 sdmirer of free
chools, AMI that he looks upon the
ranchisp as d mere privilege more than


n inherent right. These are not the
principles to make Presidential can


idat. popular in these days when the
'eople are just becoming somewhat
eaious of their rights, and know what
cal constitutional liberty land for the
set forth we predict a more


verw helming defeat of Mr.. Bayard
han of auy other Democratic candidate