Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-17
LETT ERS 0I ACCEPTANCE
WILL. SATISFY the COUNTRY

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country and strengthen the Democratic
canvass. The letter OF Mr.. Hendricks
is somewhat hippant il parts and with
a stunlpsspcech tone about it. The
lelter Of Nj. Tildcn is in the best taste
Ia model Of dignity and reserve, with
ont word that could Offend 1t is the
letter Of shreMd, able, Independent
statesman, and will have weight with
the country. The one thought that
will crafty men Of both parties is that
in the essential principles Of the can
vass Hayes and Tilden take high
ground
SATISFACTORY AS REGARDs THE SOUTH
Washington Cal.ital.
There is no portion OF his letter
more definite and satisfactory than that
which treate of the South the mutual
relations of its people under the Con-
stitution and amendments and his line
of duty IN case Of election. 1t is a
pledge to the whites and to the blacks
to impartialiy administer and enforce
the laws, and will no doubt tend to re-
move false impressions received from
nropl,e~:sso of evil minded persons
who are disposed to agitale the North.
ern mind aud disturb the negro in>
preston by pictures as dreadful as they
are malicious and false. Governor
Tiidens views on civil. service reform
are rs sound as those of Governor
Hayes, and the methods he suggests
for accomplishing an end so long de-
sired and SO slowly advanced are far
more practical. On the subject Of
second Presidential terms be makes no
gratuitous promises to the people who
my elect him that he will not serve
second time, but indicates that be will
recommend a constitutional barrier to
what he believes to be the keystone to
civil-seryice reform, namely: constitu-
tional disqualification of every incum-
bent to future election.
Governor Hendricks letter is more
in harmoney with the platform and
GoSeraas: Tilden's views than we antici
pated, and therS1s little inconsistency
to be found even by tic scrutinizing
eye of a political opponent.
TILDENs A VERY COOP LETTER.
philadelphia telegraph
Now that we have Mr.. Tilden's letter,
we find it trlhe too long and trife
too labored, but otherwise a very good
letter indeed. 1t is filled with patriotic
aspirations and with distinct enuncia~
tions of the necessity for doing a great
many very right and good things which
good men Of all parties acknowledge
ought to be done.
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AS was to be expected, Mr.. Tildens
letter is dlgnifed and statesmanlike in
tone, and in this respect it is in marked
contrast to that of Mr.. Hendricks, who
never had, has not now, and is never
likely to have, many IDEAS of a genu-
inely statesmanl:ke order. In this re-
spect. however, the Democratic can
didate for the Vice Presidency is no
better and no worse than dozens of
other prominent men in both parties,
and if just now he is trimming a little
for the sake of winning a great prize,
We must not be too hard on him.
especially as we are under no COM
pulsion to vote for him. 1t don't do to
ask for too much in this world, especis
ally from Democratic candidate for
high public office.
TWO SOULS WITH BUT SINGLE
THOUGHT.
philadelphia Times.
Both Tilden and Hendri cks. although
presumed to represent antagonistic con-
victions OH the financial question,
plod on smoothly and pleasantly, each
III bis own way, until they find tn, m.
selves as two souls with but a single
thought on the vexatious issue of
specie payments. They started like
wandering political apostles at the
broad mouth of the Democratic stream,
where its waters are divided by green
islanisof hope and sterile rocks of dis
cord; it5 banks separated lnvisibly by
Lxtance, and the voices omeither shore
8kle to mingle with each other, and
have both journeyed leisurely
Bird the fountain until the narrow
Etft ami familiarized them with each
th<r's echoes, and finally brought them
hand in hand and face to face at the
fountain of old-time Jackson cur
r ncy.
Too late; too long, are the four
words which will sum up the whole
field of objection to these letters, and,
as they shaIEbe read and studied from
day to day, they will be likely to grow
da0pvsand more formidable as elements
of the canvass.
THE ONE CAREFULLY STUDIED, THE
OTHER OFFENSIVE.
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