The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-07-05
FOR PRESIDENT:
Samuel j 'Tildea,
or NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
Thomas A. Hendricks,
pF INpIANA

OF INDIANA.
.55 PRESIDEETTdL CANDIDATES,
.g SAMUEL j. TlLDEN.
We place at our masthead to-day the
lanes Of the gsnilcmen composing the Pre-
sidential ticket Of the Democratic party as
presented BY the ST ! ais Convention and
We do 50 with profound thankiulness that
the Convention % truly interpreted the
needs Of the country. The nomination
means success. and success means deliye-
q rance from tue ills undtr which 'he country
has groaned and still groans under Repub-
lican rule. rlal
nj AS matter a sentiment or of indiyidu-
alprefefenee. there were others Of The dis
tinguisIlcd nanles before the Convention
quite as acceptable 70 US. We rcgaraedIwith
intense admiration the pnre, the talented
n and the chiyalric Rayard, who seems born
to be the capstone Of nations glory. and
y who perpetpates in his person and charac-
Ter that transeendsnt perfection Of humani-
ty which makes the lame Of lis noble an
'eestor the synonyine Of all that i grand
ard brilliant. We might have preferred
the soldier Statesman Hancock, who, bril-
liant in the field, yet knew how to defer to
slc civil laws and who had the nlagnaniin
ity to treat his conquered fellow citizens Of
III, South Is brethren restored to Constitu-
tiolal rights. not as the victims Of licensed
injustice and oppression. We might have
preferred Thurman. pure and talented, and
armed aIith an experience in affairs which
would have started him il m executive ca
feer fully prepared ier every oxigeney and
able at oiice % direct every movement Of
goA.umeut.
B6 whilst these gentlemen. and Others
lcsidesA presented the strongest claims %
alniiFati0Q. and 70 prcferment. there we're
ia each elel.ents oi weakness which might
have been fatl 10 success. andtherefotet the
Convention didathe Eisest thing possible in
selecting as the Democratic standard bear,
er, man o. such positive merit as u at
tract to him With the least hesitation the
uDstintcd confidence. respect and support of
The whole Democratic party. Mr. Tilaen
isno negative ebssas.or, aud he > present
Cd as ihe se.iye embodiment ofihe idea that
lies e tie bottom of tie welfare of &c
cOOu:Ey. aud its rss:ora;ion 10 EEpsperity--
..Lat Of a rstoral. not only II fnalee, bat IN
alninis;ratiye morality, reaching to ell
those eozserls II Ehieh the good Of The
wbole people ) . e!oso Invoked =.
IVY sAMUELJ. TILDENi ga
Sas born Al New Lebanon III Gle county Of
Columbia, State u New York il tbe. ycar
1914. lie vas descended from q line Of
ancestry for centuries more Or les CONNECT
ca sith the al7airs 81 government, and his
rOlilica. taleats are legitimate inheri-
,anee. bis fatbes vas man Of notably
sound Judgments the accepted oracle h the
coaniry around upon al matters Of public
egaeern, aud xas i cherished personal and
political friend.of President Van Barren.
ar. Tfdvn entered Yale College 10 BIS
tesk year, bus vas compelled 70 suspend
bis studies on account Of bad health, but be
entered the University Or New York ii
1854 when hefaishel bis academic s,udics.
Ii 1892 hegaFe pool oi BIZ political know
ledge and lis power as a writer by an ar
tiele written On question tlisn hgiiaiing
the public miad-tks effort d eject Goa
iition between tie National l.spablieans
asa tI.e And sIasops. Thisario!e had "
mach merit N Is laas il was adoysei and
ysblbbsd wild, the signature Of many lead
ibgDeinOerats. ard appeared 10 tbs Alba
ny Argus ss an addrs.s. and va ascribed
70 - able ani experienced . politician ~
Mr. Van Buren, himself. Tbis, from )
youth of eighteen rupls the performance
slouesids q the wonderful slIgus Of that
proooSions political prodigy Alexander
ilamiItsu. Like Hamilton, Tilaer la
sustained the fame ~ early won. Elr. I'll.
den. after graduating entered she law Office
ofthe iats join ". I;Imsads where be er-
soyed peculiar facilities FOR he pursuit Of
biz iagosite Studies = law aDd politics.
The accession of NJ. Van Eamn vas
marked by ihe rsoa trying financial reyo-
Iatien that has yet oscsned 10 our history.
A. a1unedy. hr. Van Ijuren recommend.
ciihc scparaiion 81 The Government from
gchaGts and tie establishment of ,Le IL.
aeIcnaSnt Treasury. Mr. rilden enlisted
ii tbe defence u tie Presidents policy 10 Z
series n very able articles wliirl. ceasfusd