The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-07-20
Tilden and Nefcrm. Letter from Hon.
Geo. Tickuor Curtis

1 LOUIS, Wnttn your HpIt<l0Q DN Their HrmncS-
| dad 50 much to promote, imposes upon all
| Democrats the duty OF laborin~ for the s,lcccsS
Of our CaIjsC. ] do not know what may he the
chances in my native State, but feel Il >tro"g
desire to see it range itself ON the side # that
| reformation IN Uur National Government for
which the nomination of 'rcn and Hendricks
affords so excellent promise and so clear Il
prospect. | suppose that the contest in Mas
| sachusetts will be a close one, and that the sue
cess of the democratic ticket, there us well us
| here, must depend upon the willingness of yot-
| nrs who have heretofore acted with tie Repuh-
| can party to lay aside their prejudiceS against
the name Of Democrat, and to act upon the
conviction that the welfare of the country re-
qlires change, both of measures and of men.
| | hear it constantly said by Republicans, in
| reference 10 the public feeling of This State,
| that New York is essentially Il Republican
! State; and that while many Republicans may
have been willing TO have MIR. Tidrn made
Governor, and even voted for him because
| they expected and believed he would govern
the State honestly and wisely, Vet that they
Will not Folc TO make him President of the
| United States, because they will not consent to
have the National Government put into the
| hands OF Il Democratic Administration. This
| XII" of prejudice will be appealed to every
| where, by the leaders and orators OF the Re
| publican party, aS Well as here; and although
. 1t Is a very intangible sort of sentiment, it is
| our duty to meet it and reason with il is Spec-
| tlcatiy its nature may admit of, and with en-
| tire candOr and djrectnesS of purpose. OF
| course. no one can expect TO reach the office
| hoi ing classes, or to influence by any urgu-
| ments those whose political feelings and pre-
| lndices are incapable of being soitened 10y any
| considerations whatever. But among the mas
| ses OF voter, who have hitherto voted with the
| Republican party there are multiuldpS of men
! who are unseltlsh aud as pariu il in their
| pouticli conduct rs it Is possible for men OF
| average purity and intelligence to he, and with
| such men ''noW i, the day and now the hour
| to reason calmly and candidly.
tnl sIt nprti inp Of -,i,E
| men is DO not the circumstances of the cOun-
! try now require change OF administration.
| and what Rational objection can there he to the
| accomplishment OF that change by makingtiov.
| Iilien President: HE latter part Of this Oucs-
| ton can bG best answered By cousidcrin. who
and what Mr.. Tilden il and what sort of Il
| President he Is morally certain 10 be If chosen.
| have known him personally and well tor
about fourteen years in that Kind ot intercourse
which enables one man to measure another.
bul | am not conscious that have ever incur
red any considerable obIigt lion, tu him
suppose that enjoy much OF his respect IS
| am entitled to, but | hNc not the honor uf
his particular friendship. What | say of hilu
therefore is fairly to be considered as impartial.
That he is Il statesman of very wide and COM -
prehenSlNc views of public questions and that
he also possesses great and accurate knowledge
OF many subjects belonging to the details OF
government. is what lao one can hesitate to
assert who has observed his public career a>
closely is | have. hear and see it said that
he has never held office of any Kind under the
Federal Governments. This is by no means Il
disqualification Tor the office of President Of
United States, IL is possible for Il man who
has a natural ;uld al acquired aptitude for pub
lie affairs to know is much OF til" nature OF our
institutions, 10 understand -, nuch Of the
Federal Jurisprudence and legislation, and to
appreciate a> well uii questions that may have
arisen or are ljkrly to arise in the adnnStrl-
ton Of the fcdrAi Government, without ever
having held an office under it, is he could if he
h. I'm t,,rlt, ,,ti
from that OF Il Postmaster to that OF senator or
Cabinet Minister. | grant that the class of
men in our country uf whom this can be- sand
and who have reached the age OF 60 without
having held any federal office is not Il large
class. But thai Gov. 1ilden belongs to this
class and chat he Is an eminent example of
such hen, do not hesitate to affirm. | should
checriuiy have given my Vote il | had been a
member of the St Louis Convention. to Mr.
Thurman, or Mr. Buyarl, or Mr. Hendricks,
rs candidate for the office of President, all of
whom have hcd Federal office: but in halanc-
ing between either nt them amt GOV. Tl)itn
or COY. seymour | shoHll not have been in
tuCnctt at all by the fact tuat neither of the
two last named has ever Acld any position in
the Federal Government. THE truth is, in my
estimation, that any man who is entitled 10 be
considered Il statesman. and who has had the
political experience and followed the political
studies which we know TO have been the eN-
perienre and the studies Of Mr. Tillen and Nj.
Seymour, Is is we'll qualified 10 be President
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