Year: 1875

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THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION


The opinion expressed by all intelligent conservatives
from the South is that in the Democratic Convention OF
1876 the West and the South will be found acting in close
union together while probably the Eastern Central
States except Pennsylvania will be in accord on can
didate whether it be Governor Tlden or some other
person In this event Pennsylvania will hold the key to
the situation and on whichever side the iron State
may declare itself that side will secure the
candidate. II is believed that under the present
management IN pennsylvania she will be found in SYM
pathy with the South and West The Southerners OF
course do not expect or desire TO the President
That privilege they will accord to tho West and many
believe that, should Governor Allen carry Ohio by
majority as overwhelming as Is now predicted by his
friends he will carry of the higher prize Of the Pres
dental nomination. But whoever the candidate may
be, the decided impression here is that he will come
from the West aud that his will be secured by


COMPROMISE PROPOSITION.


prominent politician Of the State Of Mississippi sug
gess that the predicted coalition between the South and
west heed not excite any apprehension that they VIII
use their strength selfshly unfairly since compro
mise or arrangement may be made which will satisfy all
sections. The South is disposed to be very modest IN
her demands. She asks nothing, or comparatively
nothing for herself If the President goes TO the West
the Vice President will 90 to the East and New York
will for her share get the important position of the
Speakership of the House of Representatives in the
person Of Fernando Wood. This position will be Of
great importance to the commercial metropolis and
Mr. Wood obtain the support of the Southern Rep
resentatves who form large portonof the democratic
the House. provided he succeeds uniting the
delegation from his own State All the South win ask
in that event for their section will be the Clershp
Of the House of Representatives. for which Office
they will present the OF Colonel A. d.
Banks of Mississippi Colonel Banks is gentleman
of culture experience and unquestioncd capacity and
integrity. He tho candidate of the democratic
party for the same position twenty years ago. although
he is still in the prime of life active and vigorous He
nominated with Richardson for Speaker in 1855,
in the well remembered contest between Richardson
and General Banks, when the House Of Representatives
was split up between the democrats, wings and Know
Nothings on the basis thus laid down it is believed
that there be no for complaint in any section
of the country. AS to


GOVERNOR TTLDEEs PROSPECTS,


the Southern politicians and people know but little
OF HIM, and while they have doubt of his high
speciabity and Of his capacity and integrity, they do
not think that New York can justly ask the nomination
for President Immediately after the nomination and
defeat OF Horatio Seymour


THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.


suggestion that the nomination Of Western candi
date for the Presidency by the votes of the South and
West by Pennsylvania and especially of the nomi-
nation Of Governor Allen, might excite the alarm
been met by the reply that there need not
be and probably viii not be any trouble in regard
TO the financial question in the Democratic National
Convention. Governor Allen, it is insisted is sound
perenced and clear headed nancer The issue Of in
laton anti-inGation will not be raised. Every demo-
crat will be satisfied with platform distinctly denounc
ing the National Bank system, arraigning the repub-
party for endeavorng to fasten the nation
perpetuity these unconstitutional monopolies which
were called into existence by the exigences of the
ment of the national banks and the
issue Of tho entire present volume of
paper money wholly in legal tenders of the United
States. This platform, it is claimed, will not be in
fation and will unite the entire party. There may be
proposition to favor the payment of one-half the
toms duties in greenbacks, but If this should excite op
position it will not be pushed. These the views of
the Southern politicians They are worth the consd-
GRAFTON Of our own leaders and financial men.