Year: 1876

Having done good stroke of work
in putting Senator Conkling ahead of
his rivals for the republican nomina-
tion, we now turn to the democratic /
side in the hope of rendering il SINH
lar service. We began the Conkling
campaign under less encouraging cir
cumstances :; \


There can be no doubt on whom
Governor Tilden's choice ought to fall
if he aims to control the st. Louis
Convention. The elements of the new
combination are similar to those which |
make Conkling so strong competitor |
cinnatti-namely, the State of New
York acting in concert with all the
Southern States. If Governor Tilden
will give his influence to Senator Bay
ard this combination becomes not
only possible but an assured fact. 1t
is precisely this combination which
renders Senator Conkling so strong a
candidate, the support of Pennsyl-
vania being the consequence of Senas
tor Cameren's shrewd perception that
the Southern delegates would act with
those of New York. There is, how
ever, this difference, that on the re-
publican side the personal strength of
the candidate is in New Y ork and bis
borrowed strength in the south, where,
as in Mr.. Bayard's ease his personal
support would come from the South
and the borlowe support from New
Y ork. But, however derived, the re-
suit would be the samc-namely, the
whole South and the largest State of
the North united on one candidate
This powerless nucleus would attract
other support, for it holds true in poll
tics, as in better domain, that "to
him that hath shall be given and he
shall have more abundantly, and from
him that hath not shall be taken away
even what he hath" This is what
happened to Blaine in Pennsylvania,
as soon as it was seen that Conkling
would have the solid support of New
| ork and the Southern States, and it
will equally happen to Bayard as soon
as the same powerful combination shall
have been perfected in his favor.


We must dwell moment longer on
the case with which this combination
will be effected when Governor Tilden
asscnts to it. If it were once under
stood in the South that Bayard is the
candidate of New Ork, neither Davis,
nor Hendricks, nor Thurman would
get the vote OF single delegate from
any Southern State. This is SO obvious
to every person at all acquainted with
the political situation that it is need
less to argue it. But if Governor Til
den remains in the field the Southern
delegates will be divided between
| nox and HAnArinlyc 1afh of ,bo,
will in that case receive also a consid-
cradle support from the Northwest
Hendricks is contemplate trimmer;
Davis is not democrat. Governor
Tilden, as democrat and a man of
steady principles, should prefer Bay
ard TO either of them. Mr.. Bayard is
a consistent democrat who has never
finched nor wavered. He alone, of
all the men of his party, had the politi-
cal courage and manly sincerity TO
stand up in the Baltimore Convention
in 1872, against the disastrous blunder
of tying the democratic party as a tail
to the Greeley kite. The result of the
jclection vindicated his forecast and
wisdom. Not only did he keep his
head level on that critical occasion,
but he has been equally firm, self
poised and clear sighted on every oc.
casion. Senator Bayard has never
made political mistake or miscalcu-
lation in relation to any important sub
iect. On the currency question he
stands almost alone in never having
exhibited the slightest symptom OF
weakness or vacillation either in the
Senate or on the stump. He did not
wait 10 consult with friends before de-
Gliding whether he would receive the
back pay, but spurned and refused it
at once. He is gentleman of such
high honor and robust integrity that
he is quite Incapable of hesitation in
any point of conduct which has NOR.
al side. A man whose whole nature
thus recoils from trimming expedi.
encies commands the respect of his po-
litical adversaries. His character is a
shield which blunts the weapons of
partisan attack, and his chances of
election would be decidedly better
than those of any other democratic
candidate,


There is no other way in which Go
vernon Tilden can so strongly intrench
himself in public confidenC q, or SO full
ly establish his political influence, as
by withdrawing his claims in favor of
Senator Bayard. He will thereby
. clear himself of the suspicious and as
lpersions which haye been cast on his
motives. 1t will then be apparent