New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-14
TIE GOUERNOKS TOUR.

GOV. Tildcn finished his little excursion
along the line of the Erie Canal last night.
If was q rather remarkable trip. He is not
one of those brilliant and magnetic orators
whom crowds flock to hear on ordinary coca
sious, but wherever he stopped on thus Journey
the people came out to meet hlm III 0veipoW-
ering numbers, and cheercd him With 20 much
enthusiasm that it is no great eXagg( ration TO
compare his tour to triumphal progress.
These demonstrations have filled great many
Republican politicians with alarm. Mr.. Iildcn,
they think, is making himself too popu-
lar. The party papers have taken the
cue. Some of them suppress all mention
of the Governors journey and destroy Their
reputation az chrOnclcrs of news by keeping
their readers in ignorance, so far as they can,
of one of the most suggestive and interesting
events of the day. Others make 1t their btisi-
ness to depreciate the value of the Governor 5
services and impugn his motives. Clap
"trapm cries one. "Miserablo attempt to
"make political capital.' exclaims another.
"Poohw says q third 81 don't think
"much of old Tilden any way. Wait till
"some of his own party are caught, and
"see how suddenly he'll drop his reforms"
al guess it is MT going to he much OF a
shower" remarks fourth; and so the hack
politicians pass on, with that aversion which
gentlemen of their character and calling always
feel for one who has made himself conspicli-
GUS by doing the people real service. Mean
while, however, the public goes Oh cheering
and applauding.
If the Governor is trying to make political
capital, we wish all the candidates for the
Presidency would set about making it in tie
same manner. He began several years ago to
break I'D the gangs of thieves who had taken
possession of our State and city politics, and
the first that he attacked were those OF the
Democratic party. The Canal King with which
he is now engaged is not properly political
organization at all, for it steals under the pro-
lection of both parties indiscnmnately. and
leaders of both are perhaps equally i'm
picated in it, So far as its atiilia-
tons have been traced, it does not APP
near that either side will be disgraced
by its exposure more than the other, and there
| is no reason why either side should apprchcnd
ANYTHING from the Governors success 1t Is
simply an issue between honest men and
thieves, and there can he no difference OF
opinon about the attitude which good citizens
ought to take with respect to il. More than
that; the people have already declared them
selves. The commOtiOn which the Governors
| visit stirred up along the line of the Central
Railroad, the heartincss with which every
alusion to his contest with the Canal Ring
was checred by those who listened to bis
speeches, proved that public spirit WIS
| aroused similar in character though not yet
equal in intensity to the great rcvuloion against
| TamInany which swept out the City OF New
York in 1871. That was a wave OF reform
which obitcrated for the time all party lines
and there are strong indications that the
popular rising against the Canal Ring will be
of the same nature.
When Administration politicians, therefore,
! ATTEMPT to cmbarrass and belittle the Governor
in this fight, they are really doing him indi-
yidually the greatest possible service. They
are making him the one conspicuous champion
of the side which is surely going to win-tlc
side TO which all upright, patriotic, and self
respecting men have got to belong. II
thew are afraid of his rcaping too many
| laurels from the victory, there Is one
way they can reduce his glory, and one only
that is by going into the battle with him
! and snatcling share of the lauIels for them
! sclves.