Show presidential talk every leading politician and political newspaper has their davonte for the presidency of the united states and tace list of names likely to be submitted to iho convention next ear is now nearly aa long as an arm ahe folly of thus early agitating the question and urging candidates upon the people has been discussed by many prominent men but the habit has to such an extent that no amount of can convince politicians to act and think otherwise general bherman has repeatedly refused to consent to enter the convention even though his election was assured and yet far seeing politicians assert that if he were to ic ceide abo nomination he would accept tho general will bo on iho retired list next year and as ho would be tho strongest man his friends think as citizen sherman ho could ba induced to enter the convention LO king at the question of president making from an independent stand point and basing our prophetic remarks upon the present complexion of political appears to us that a split in the republic can ranks in 1881 is imminent many of tho leaders are so persistent in their aff arts to have their respect na hobbies oat that a defeat of the party in the of next year will be pos unless they compromise upon borno sorno popular good man ahe democrats are keeping low in abo mat ter ac they havo fanonda whom they want for their standard bearers they are not now at least parada them a the public gaze tilden canies conies up occasionally but remains with his head out of water long enough to alt a good breath of an and is dueled under again butler is gooud upon lavor and gov cleveland la mentioned occasionally neither of them are strongly ared for tho position and claims however great seam to be held in reserve the re publicans public ans have already twelve prominent candidates and tho friends of each one aie foshing their claims in the mot vigorous manner what tho ba can the convention meets it is evident that the fight still bo a prolonged and aggressive one and may result in a complete split of the party if this should be the case the republican pai ty will have dug its own grave and furnished ita own mourners the people of thia country arc disgusted political and robbery and if they cannot see and honesty brought about in tho republican ranks will deceit and go over to the Conklin has had its day and if the presidential convention is not a harmonious one and a good man cho en for their leader in 1884 tha republican parly will have had its day and will ba handed down in history as the wr ingling grasping aliquo of the century |