Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-05
THE LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE.
Comments OF Inc Now York Press.


nothing in either of them, taken
separately or in both of them to-
gether, to account for the length OF
time it has taken to prepare them,
is but to anticipate the Judgment
of the reader. Neither of the can
didates have contributed anything
specially new to the political situa-
ton or thrown any new light upon
issues already defined" The same
paper, in another editorial, says:
" Reviewing the letter Of Mr.. Hen
bricks, it is hardly necessary to say
more than that it is all that Gov.
Tilden's is not-a very bitter, mar
row, offensive partisan document.
The Herald says: "The letters
are discreet and able documents.
If Governor Tilden's friends can
inspire the country with belief IN
his power to carry out his pledges
without any peril to the achieve
ments of the war from the advent
of a new party, the desire for a
change is 50 widespread that his
canvass may be a winning one. If,
on the other hand, it is feared that
the end will be a leaping Niagara,
then not all the genius and skill Of
a letter of acceptance will over
throw the strongly-seated power OF
Republicanism."
The Times thus concludes an
article: "Nothing could more
forcibly illustrate the barrenness,
the timidity and the Unborn craft
ness of Mr.. Tilden than the shut
fling and delay which have attended
the ushering into the world of this
abridgement of last January's mes
sage. 1t is absurd to suppose that
men of cultivated intelligence and
moral sense can be the victims OF
such a charlatqn as Mr.. Tilden
shows himself to be by his treat
ment of questions so vital, that on
the right solution of them the con-
tinued existence of our government
in its present form not improbably
depends"
The Sun writes: Governor Ill
denis letter of acceptance is the
strongest, clearest, ablest, most
statesmanlike, most suggestive and
most satisfactory political docu-
ment that has been laid before the
public within a long period of time
Governor Hendricks letter sustainS
the principal positions of Governor
Tilden and leads us to believe they
are thoroughly in cooperation re
speeding all the great measures o.
public policy now before thu
country"
The World says; "UpOn al
other points of the st. Louis plat
form these letters prove that tn,
statesmen who have been selected
to give its doctrines effect under
stand themselves thoroughly, agre'
3 with each other and with the part.
thoroughly, and when sent, as the.
will be sent, to Washington by th
votes of the American people il
November next to do that grea
. work, will do it."
, Tho Evening Post says; "Gov
, ernor Tilden's letter of acceptanc
is an able and careful documen
showing that familiarity with HI
subject which comes of patier
p study and large experience. Th
ends which Governor Tilden keeI
in view will be everywhere agree
to. The differences will occur upo
the means by which he proposes
= secure those ends. The COUNT
. has been studying the Democrat
since the political revolution in ii
q States in 1874 put it partly in po'
er. The course Of the party hi
not been such as to encoural
any more faith in it than the coul
Ie try has had for the last sixtet
,e years. 1t is doubtful whether Go
" Hendricks, in attempting to salts
ir both hard and soft money men, h
T. satisfied either. His letter avows
,e hearty desire to return to spec
payments. The soft money men,
they are honest, cannot be Satisf'
,e with this. 1t fayors an unco
IN ditional repeal of the resumptic
is, pledge. Hard money men ought n
On to be satisfied with this. Govern
os Hendricks is opposed to artifci