The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-02
Blaine at Rochester.
The TiIden Letter Exposed-The Differ
ence between Incurred and "Exposedn

Unquestionably the grandest demonstration
made by Western New York Republicans since
1850 occurred at Rochester Monday. Every
train from early morning until sun-down
brought hundreds to town, aud special trains
and vehicles increased the hundreds to over
10000 strangers. Hayes and Wheeler flags
were conspicuous everywhere, and the people
were jubilant over the unprecedented success
of the gathering At o'clock p. M process
sion of mounted men, ward and town ciuos,
colored organizations, the industries OF the city
represented on carts numbering over a hun
dred. bands of music, etc., formed and marched
through the principal streets, which were lined
on both sides with thousands of spectators.
The procession was three-quarters OF an hour
passing given point. The colored clubs made
a fine appearance, and were Justify cheered.
For most impromptu affair its magnitude and
success astonished the Repubi cans and dis
couraged the Democrats. The Democratic bar
becue last week was mentioned in comparison
only with derision. At $50 P. M. the process
sion gathered in Washington square, where
over five thousand people were addressed with
great effect from different stands by ex-Gov.
Gibson of Ohio, Hon. S. S. Rogers, and Hon.
Horace Bemis. Mr.. Blaine arrived at 4.3O P.
NJ. and was received with demonstrations of
enthusiasm, and spoke briefly. Among other
things be said: II do not accuse Mr.. Tilden of
insincerity in his letter about the Southern war
claims; still less would 1 intimate that he uses
language, after the Talleyrand model, to con-
ceal his IDEAS But do maintain that accord
ing to the peculiar phraseology in Mr.. Tilden's
Iofto ha dnos pYcluda that class nf claims
from which the whole danger is feared in the
future. Mr.. Tilden expends needless ammuni-
ton on two classes of claims, the payment of
which is expressly forbidden by the fourteenth
ment payment of any debt or obligation in
Cured in aid of the rebellion is prohibited. Had
that amendment gone one step further and for
hidden the payment of any war losses suffered
by disoyal persons, dangerous door would
have been closed. But, unhappily, the amend
ment does not go to that extent and a distinc-
ton between losses incurred and losses suffered
is kept up. In Mr. Tiden's letter, he uses the
word incurred with evident care and precision
and does not include within the scope of pros
pective and promised vetoes the losses suffered,
and whether he talks losses inside or outside of
the fourteenth amendment he carefully speaks
of them as losses incurred Now, I think Mr..
Tilden had sharp eye on the dictionary, and
the difference between incurred and suffered,
is the difference between agent and victim :
between losses brought on ones self and losses
inflicted by another. That vital distinction
exists Just here is evident from the fact that
Mr.. Riddle, member of Congress from Tennes
see, and author of the famous Riddle bill, tele-
graphed Mr. Hewitt that he cordially Endorses
Mr.. Tilden's letter. But Mr. Riddle does not
intimate that he abates one jot or little of the
provisions of his bill. That bill provides for q
reasonable compensation to all citizens OF the
United States for the use or occupation of theii
property by the United States Army, or any
part thereof, during the late war. This bill
would take hundreds of millions of dollars from
the United States Treasury, and evidently its
author does not consider Mr.. Tiden's letter as
in the least conflicting with its passage or the
Executive approval. l do not think Northern
people can congratulate themselves on any
view of the Southern war claims that is so emf
neptly satisfactory to Mr. Riddle of Tennes
see, as Mr.. Tilden's letter seems to prove"
In the evening the city was mass of illu-
mlnations and fireworks. Business houses
and many private houses were decorated, and
the thoroue hfares were densely crowded with
people. At 8 o'clock procession of torch
bearers began to move, forming magnificent
sight-one never surpassed in Rochester II
was nearly an hour in passing given point
Mr.. Blaine made ringing speech from the
courthouse steps, and was again greeted with
unbounded favor. Speeches were also made 10
City Hall. by Senator Rogers, Hon. Horace
Bemis, and others.