The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-31
A TALK WITH GOV. TILDEN.
SOUND IDEAS RELATING TO THE
POLITICAL CdMPdIGN
An Ohio Man Enlightened rs TO the Duty Of
Democrats East and West-ReaI Reform
the Great Object TO be ACCOMPLISHED.

Prom me Cincinnati Enquirer. july 90.
If you should go to Albany you might
call and see Gov Tilden." THIS was the sug-
geston made az was preparing TO leave homo
for my little summers jaunt "a fortnight ago.
| am glad you called" g lid he, " because
expect you can tell me something about affairs
After had concluded, he remarked: "well,
we must try and carry OHIO this fall. IL ought
not to be permitted to 90 Republican again"
"Decause," said he continuing, want TO
see the Democratic party built up on Its tounda-
ton stones. II Ia not alone my personal aubi-
tions that wish to have Rrati1ed. but the in
terest and pride ! feel in the welfare OF my
country, which j believe can be best served by
the restoration Of that party TO power All the
political education OF my life-and | entered
public life, might say, when yet mere BOY 81
eighteen-has been with that party. Schooled
In the political teachings OF such men as Jack
son ana Van Buren, and Marcy and Sill WRIGHT,
1t IL but natural that should feel n desire to
see those PRINCIPLES again the dominant ones la
our Government"
ernor, hardly know which to call II, OF having
been great deal In public life 10 your time
without having been IN ONCE much."l
YES, that Ia true. There Is no man in the
State who has been more intimately connected
with Its political affairs than myself, and vet
was IN ONCE. 10 he sure, have been twice IN
the Assembly, being sent both times to accom-
plish special objects, and twice In conventions
to revise the state Constitution; but these were
merely incidental matters, which tonk but little
would have engrossed It wholly. The truth is,
that while was always active IN political affairs,
never felt that | could accept ofiice. was
devoted to my profession, and felt That could
not abandon 1t for anything else TINT offered"
| last2'
Before answering that may say, without
wishing to talk too much OF myself, that ] had
| corruption that saw growing up on every side.
There was the GENERALIZATION OF power at Wash
| ington drawing everything toward the general
Government, and the dishonesty 1t naturally en-
| gendered there was the wanton pro0igacy Of
| our state Governments, and the monster rings
NAF oh hnIA .atFf IN
der their control. with these things as an in
| centive determined to 90 to work to 10 what
| ] could toward reform. / might not be able to
| effect anything at the outset in the State Gov
| eminent, which was in the hands OF my
| political enemies at that time; certainly could
| do nothing toward reform IN administration al
| Washington, but felt that | could accom- sh
| something 10 my own city, and so set TO work
| there. That was at the beginning, In the year
| 1871, and though realized that the chances
| were that was entering campaign that would
| be my political destruction, yet pushed on,
aud finally was aoe to triumph where defeat
had been promised me. After that was chosen
as the represe NATIVE Of idea-the Id ga Of re.
| form In politics. The ONCE OF Governor OF New
| YORK IL one OF dignity and honor, know. But
| l have been personally acquainted with more
| than half the Governors the state Of New York
has had up to this tims-that | care little for
the dignity or honor OF the thing, still less for
| its pay, which doesn't amount to one fourth
| what would make IN my ordinary law practice,
establish the old principles Of the Democratic
party, the principles OF honesty and capaoillty,
|
more than all other things connected with it,"
In this vein did the Governor discourse upon
the situation and the prospects for perhaps halt
an hour. when at his suggestion, we adjourned
to his official apartments, on the opposite sid o
OF the hall, In order that he might feel more at
home. he said. Here, after some time, the con-
yersatton about ONO was renewed.
You have out there" said he, a large In
dependent vote. ] don't mean tue Liberal Re-
pubiicans. but men OF perfectly Independent
yiews-such men as Judge StIllo and Judge
| Hoauley, MIR. Hassurek AMI Mr.. Reemelin rep
resent whom have been told are In favor Of my
| election"
| told him that such was the case.
Such men are valuable allies to the party
Then the German vote am told Is more favora-
| BILE toward us this year than last"
| recounted the substance OF atalk had had
with Mr.. Hassaurek a day or two before leaving
| home IN which he expressed the same ideas.
| Well, now, said he, as though In a nnal sum
ming up OF the case, there Is one thing all OF
us as good Democrats can do. We can unite IL
vigorous campaign against comm on
enemy. We can all aeree IN our determinati on
to root out the fraud and corruption and dis
honesty which we see daily exemplined In tina
party. We may have our different views OF
matters OF policy, or finance, and the like. YOU
| people out In ONO NAV believe one way and we
people here In New York another. one II a.
| honest IN his belief as the other. But the thin
for us all to do now 10 to unite and make GU
battle on grounds on which we can all agree
and then, after We have won our victory over
common enemy, Is time enough to settle on
differences among ourselves.