The daily gazette., 1876-11-07
TILDEN'S PLAN.
HE MAKES ANOTHER SPEECH AND COM
PLIMENTs THE WEAK BRETHREN.

HE MAKES ANOTHER SPEECH AND COM
PLIMENTs THE WEAK BRETHREN.
AT the close of the parade in Brooklyn
on Saturday night, Governor Tilden made
the following speech:
/ thank you, citizens of Brooklyn, not
so much on my own account as in behalf
of the cause represent, for the manifesto
ton you make here tonight. 1t Is not
my cause, but the cause of the people
which you represent. The question is
whether we shall have a united, harmoni-
GUS government representing the people
of all politics, section and races-whether
we shall join hands and carry forward the
great principles to which we have devoted
ourselves. have been told if / should
happen TO be elected should have great
trouble with the South. There may be
difficulties in bringing back people to the
administration which they desire, but
do not apprehend that there will be any
difficulty with the South. Ibelieve, with
unanimous accord, we can carry on this
government on the basis established by
the results of the war. The other day
there was great cry about the rebel
claims. understand that Parson Brown
low was circulating my letter to get votes
for the Republican cause. am happy to
have him do that. That letter was sup
posed to be an act of courage and bold
ness. l did not suppose it was either an
act of courage or of boldness to make a
declaration on which both North and
South agree. am sure the spirit has
Row become universal in the South to
share in the common duties of American
citizenship. do not mean to say it would
make any difference if that were not So.
| believe if the election turns in favor OF
the Democratic ticket it will produce a
millennium. Our citizens will begin to
| repair the damages which the war has
made in their business. We are not pros
porous. How can we be prosperous !?
Since the war we have done nothing but
contend against one another. Our public
representatives have been legislating as
class against class; have imposed burden
some taxation; have been holding car
! nival of public plunder, and erecting a
class of office-holders against the people.
In the Old World the governing classes
have been able, with the help ofthe army
| to maintain an ascendancy over the peo-
pie. In our country we did not think
this possible. 1t is only now we find the
case different, that the governing class has
made it possible in the ordinary division
of parties to make it a difficult contest
against the mass ofpeople. Ifeel perhaps
more than any one else how difficult it is
for private man to maintain a contest
against the government-the contest OF
the people against their unworthy serv-
ants. do not doubt the issue of that
| contest, and when the result shall be de-
clared believe it twill be subject of con-
graduation, not only among us, but to a
large number of those who will vote
against us, because the government haste
be saved not only from the wrong-doers
but the weak men who go with them, who
cannot be depended upon to maintain the
right. l have felt lately, since have
seen the names of various men signed to
the calls of our antagonists, that L have
maintained notion of human weakness
greater t'lan l have entertained before,
knowing what they have said to me and
my friends see these men have to be
saved by the power Of the common people
| from their own weakness.