New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-01
HELP EHOM TIE "SOLIDS."


There never was q candidate requiring more
and stronger certificates. aiiidavltS, and dcp"aI-
tiops than GOV. Tildcn. Somebody Is con-
stantly swearing to something III his favor, or
setting hand To some elaborate rciutatlon ol
naughty stories about the good man. The
latest gem of this kind comes from Alabama.
1t j. signed by great number of people, IN
Guiding most Of the State officers, and c'pc-
cially the State Treasurer. Members of Com
grcss also lend their valuable names. flNc
gentlemen who are running for Congress in
the Tilicn interest also append their pcrola-
siyc autograpls. The whole Tildcn electoral
ticket signs in body; while Robert Tyler,
Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittcc concludes the roster. These gentlemen
undertaking 10 speak for the whole Southern
people repudatc all desire on the part of that
pcoplc of reimbursement for loss of or damage
TO property suffered by them during the late
war They would not have the money if they
could ret if. They would not accept "a cent.
They consider that such repayment would he
unconstitutional In fact, they are fcariully
magDanimous and most wonderfully dIsintcr-
estcd. They perhaps go u little too far III
assuming to speak for the whole Southern pco-
/
Incnt wholly unauthorized. The document as
it stands is merely a promise on the part Of
those who sign it that they will bring in no
bill against the United States. As u set-oif to
this. we have the heavy claims made by this
same Southern people upon the Treasury of
| tbc United States during the sessions of the
| last Congress, amounting to millions upon mil
! ions--cIaims upon which the House of Repre-
! scutativcS has yet to pass. Against this fact,
| of what value is the irresponsible protest Of u
few people in Alabama
! Again. we have Mr.. l.. =. Walker of Hunts
| Vile, Ala, declaring that Gov Tilden's bold,
manly, and fearless letter stamps ont the
! calumny that these claims would be urged by
! the South. In the name of ScnSclcSsncss and
confusion, what illogical eXtenuatOn shall we
! have next How can any letter written by
| Gov. Tildcn prove that these claims would
not be urged What does he know about it
more than any well-informcd man knows !
! When did the Sou hcrn States authorize him to
speak for them How can he answer for
representatives yet to be elected, or for those
of whose views he can know nothing! Prcsi-
Dental elections are promotiyc of thin lodges,
but this is the thinnest which this campaign
mt least has produced.
Curiousy enough, we find this same cerif-
cate coming back To us from other Southern
States similarly signed by Governors, where
they are Of the right sort, by Senators, and by
prominent Democrats. There is evidently u
job in it. The certificate has a SAVIOR of New
York, and may have been written under the
inspection of the very man whose political for
tunes it is intended to further; while no doubt
the men who signed it are ready to sign twenty
like it should they be requested 50 to do.
Pile up the certificates Multiply the aiiida-
wits, Quadruple the dispositions! Increase
the number of interviews nd iliinitum! Yet
the fact remains that Gov. Tildcn, if elected
must be elected by Southern votes, and that
it is no part of his political policy to disre-
gard the wishes of those who vote for him
no possible assurance which he can personally
| g;va of onposuo these claip9S will be worth