The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-08-26

inuch ODlged Tor these complimentary expires
sons, We should be deeply mortified Il the
Legislature had expressed any other opinion
OF our conduct. We are aware that il boast
ed OF Republican majority; and frequent
appeals were made TO us by t'friendsu not Il
attack or expose the members because i
might injnre the party" But we happen
70 have made some sacrifices in the cause OF
heiorm, and care more for its success than
for the success Of any party. We did our
part at least toward inducing the public to
come out and vote last November against
thieves and swindlers. II was therefore a
disgusting spectacle TO us TO see a Legislature
obviously in league with these swindIers.
There were two or three dozen houest men
among them at the very most. Mr.. Tilden.
Mr. Prince, Mr.. Tobey, Mr.. Strahan, and
some others whose course we shall hereafter
discuss, deserve great credit for the good worI,
they did and the evil work they frustrated.
We are prouder Of Alyord's and Hustled s
curses than we should be Of their blessings.
We utterly rejected suggestions Of ''peace'
offered TO us on the part of ruiiians like Tom
Fields or discredited politicians" like Hus.
ted
How Mr.. IiIDEN WAS REWARDED At THE END
OF HIS LABoRs.
The Democratic State Convention met at
Rochester on May 10th, 1872, for the purpose
Of selecting delegates to the National Con
yention OF the party that was TO be held in
Baltimore. The Times correspondent at Ro.
chester, writing Of Mr.. Tilden, May 10, 1872,
said:
The management of this Convention has
been ia ken entirely out of Mr.. Tilden's hands,
although he is permitted, for appearance
sake, to go through the motions rs chairman
Of the State Committee. The young Democ.
racy will never forgive him for the part he
has taken in breaking down the Tainmany
corruptionists.
And the next day the Times, speaking on
the same subject, said
The only parties who are really satisfied
are those Democrats who chiefly desired to
put the knife to the throats Of other Dem.
ocrats. Mr.. Samuel ]. Tilden is one of the
victims. He has been snubbed and thwarted
throughout. He was denied place which
he greatly coveted on the delegation TO Bal
timore, and the boast is loudly made that he
will, ~ .he next Convention, be deposed
from his place on the State Committee.
The closing paragraph of the preceding
extract is invested at this time with more
than ordinary importance. II speaks vol
umes. After Mr.. Tildens brilliant record
in the crusade against the Tammany thieves,
and his transcendent services in restoring to
New York City pure and chaste judiciary.
his political influence had waned to such an
extent, that to use the words Of the Times,
she was denied a place he greatly coveted
on the delegation to Baltimore. What bet.
ter evidence than that furnished by the Times
is needed to sustain what has so often been
asserted by Mr.. Tilden's friends, that his
position in the Democratic party was antago.
nistic to those elements from which sprung
the Talnmany Ring and the Canal Ring, both
of which larcenous cabals he was SO instru-
mental in annihiating.
TWO YEARS LATER-OPESlSG or THE CAMPAIGN
oP '74-THE TINES AND Mr.. TILDEY.
We now approach the interesting period
preceding the Fall election Of 1874. Two
years had elapsed since that day at Roches
ter when Mr. .Tilden had been denied the
paltry pittance of place on the New York
delegation to the Democratic National Con.
vention held at Baltimore in 1872. In the
mean time, however, marvellous change
had occurred in the municipal govern ment Of
New York City. Its augean stables had
been purified. Judge George G.. Barnard,
of the Supreme Court, had been tried, i'm.
peached, and disqualified from forever there.
after holding any Office. Judge McCunn, of
the Supreme Court, had shared n similar
fate, but did not survive his disgrace longer
than o fortnight. Judge Cardozo, resigned
to avoid like sentence. Boss Tweed had
lived to fill convict's cell in the Penitentia.
ry. Sweeny, Connolly, and other smaller
fry, were wandering abroad in ignominious
exile. And so the old adage that the dark
hnur al II tloI L.
again signally verified.
The welcome era of true and genuine Re
form, thanks to such men as Samuel j. Til.
den, Charles 0'Conor, VIM. F. Havemeyer,
and good men, had begun its new life
In this improved condition of affairs, the
eyes Of leading Democrats naturally turned
toward Mr.. Tilden, as the person most avail.
able to be the standard bearer of the party
in the approaching contest.
The Times, in one of its first editorial ar.
tieles on the approaching canvass, alludes to
Mr.. Tilden in the following exceedingly fiat.
tering terms:
From the New York Times July "a, 1874.
As the "Beeehern case seems likely to
be the cause of stormy words and bad feeling
in all directions,-a strong attack Of it be.
ing about as inconvenient thing to have as
the bite Of mad dog, we will endeavor
to divert the attention of our contemporaries
to-day to another subject.
Let us then leave Mr.. Tilton little while
and turn to o gentleman of another kind
Mr.. Tilden. The reason we wish to withdraw
the attention Of our readers to him is that he
is being mentioned" pretty generally, as
the Democratic candidate for Governor this
Fall. Mr.. Tilden has not, indeed, mention
ed his own name, because he has been long
time in politics, and he is well aware that a
man may speak too soon, as well as too late.
This we will say,-that Mr.. Tilden would
make very good candidate, for he is gen.
lleman, an able man, and q man of very
high character.
Mr.. Tilden is not much liked by the less
portion of the Democratic party,
and perhaps there are men even in Tammany
Hall who do not exactly love him. Heis atany
rate Democrat of long standing in the party;
\ man Of unsulied honor, public and private;
. good, public spirited man, who would be no |
iiscredit but much the reverse, TO our State. |
This we may say with perfect sincerity. New |
il Mr.. Tilden were to ask us, as his |
Did friends and advisers, whether he should |
Itand for Governor if he were invited To do |
10, we should feel ii our dnty to dissuade him |
rom that course. We should like much to |
zee MN happy, but would 1t render him so, |
o undergo signal defeat? If the Republi- |
ans nominate Gen. Dix, Mr.. Tilden could |
lot run successfully against him. Inciden- |
ally he would do his party great deal Of |
,ood, for he would improve its moral tone.
Mr.. Tilden's majority over General Dix, |
vas in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
MR.. riLDES A. VERY SUPERIOR DEMOCRAT.
A fortnight later, and the Times suddenly
became seriously alarmed lest Mr.. Tilden
hould fail to receive the nomination, and |
gain took to singing his praises louder than
'ver.
From the New York Times Sept 8, 1874.
''It is evident that a very large number Of
Democrats in this State are in favor of nomi.
ating Mr.. Tilden rs their candidate for Gov.
rnor. We cannot positively promise
DR.. Tilden our support, should he run for
Governor this year, but ths we will say, that
% is so far superior to the ordinary run Of
Democratic candidates in this State that we
% not believe any Democratic Convention
an be got together TO nominate him.
CANDID ADMISSION.
And although it hardly seems creditabIe,
he Times did actually make the following
andid admission in its editorial columns on
september II, 1874, respecting the motives
hat impelled Mr.. 1ilden TO assist in riddinp
lew York Citv of the Tammanv thievas