The New York herald., 1876-10-09
FATHER

FATHER
"He was a farmer and merchant q man OF sound
judgment and strong, practical sense, which made him
the accepted oracle OF the county In ail matters OF
public concern"
Tne sun looks on no ta!rer sceno than tho Vale OF
Lebanon" An enchanting description OF the lovely
vale follows and then II In this happy valley
that Samuel j. Tlden had his brth-March 10, 1914"
xARLY EDUCATION
We are not told to what school young Tilden was
sent ..but, early displaying unquenchable thirst
for knowledge, with the rares capacity for its acquis
ton, before he had fairly escaped from boyhood he
displayed such an cunt OF political knowledge and
precocty OF reason and judgment asonshed all the
great men who SO often became the guests Of his
iather.n
YOUTHFUL TRAINING.
After comparing Tldens precocity with that OF the
younger Pits, the Clntons and Livngstons. the bog
raphy dwes on tho first literary product of the 'boy
statesman" written in 1882, when young Tilden
only eighteen years old. In year he entered
Yale College, but finished his education at the Uni
versity OF New York.
STARTING IN LIFE.
Having chosen the law for his profession he entered
the law ONCE OF Judge Edmunds. At
Van Buren, under the non. de plume Of "Crino," and
twenty four he started as public speaker In 1914
he started for political purposes the Daily Netcs and
in ISIS, at the age OF thirtyonc he persuaded
enter the Assembly OF the State from the city OF New
York"
BEFORE TIKI WAR
While an AssembIyman Tildcn was elected men,
Der of the Convention remodellng constitution
OF the State. Withdrawing from politics in lS46 he
became what he used TO say OF himself, ''a lawyer
now" HIS best known are the contested cleo
of FlAgg Comptroller in 1885, the Burdell
murder case in 1851 the Pennsylvania Coal Company
case, the Cumberland Coal Company case. By '.hs
services to the American system Of railways he won
the chei part OF his fortune"
DURING WAR.
AT meeting held at the house Of General Dix Just
after the first call OF President Lincoln for rs. 600 troops
Mr. Tdcn = maintained that, instead of "a. 900
.roops dn Mr Lincoln should have called ou. at least
war he invited by tho government Al WASH
ngton TO give his advice as 10 the best methods for its
further conduct HIS advice to depend upon
the probematcal appearance OF military genus, bat
ITO avail yourself OF your numerical strength and
your superior military resources" and 10 .'over-
whcm your adversary by disproportionate numbers
and reserves" In the summer OF 1854 Mr. Tilden
| delegate TO the Democratic National Convention at
Chicago. He made speech in the New York deega
ton opposition to any declaration in iavor of
armstice and insisted that the adjustment OF the
trovcrsy pending any other basis than the restor
tion ol the Union was manilestly impossible.
SINCE THE WAR
''ln December of the year 1869 Mr. Tilden
united with few leading members OF the
New York Bar in call Tor the meeting
at which the Bar Association formed"
and the puridcation OF the New York Bench
evidently the work of the Bar Association The
biography then goes extensively into Governor Tidens
battle with the Tweed Ring ITO the eternal honor OF
the democratic party OF the cily and State the
thus made up by Mr.. rdcn with the Ring they
gave him their cordial and Irresistible support! Tho
candidacy OF Mr. Iden Tor the Governorship is then
narrated well As his or the Canal Ring and his
reform measures while Governor.
RECORD AS BRyAkKR
Tlden's campaign biography claims that he smashed
fhrca ri M fho TxrnAd ptpo and
the Canal Ring.
RECORD AS A CIVIL SERVICE RxroRxgR
A No. l.
RECORD RRpucER.
Three mills as before The biography gives no state
ment OF the latest reduction but the Associated Press
despatch OF September 81 claims reduction OF
$567 506 20 as against last year No official statement
given IN the biography Of tho Official docu-
ments at hand TO show how large the total reduction
has been during Governor Tilden's two years admin.
| istraton of the finances of the State.
FINANCIAL RECORD.
| Return to specie paymont-atter sufficient prepara-
| tion.
sSENrRs.
"A railroad wrecKer,n IA seesssionist" "a per.
| jurcr, 'an income tax swindler," nc.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
The biography is silent on the the Governors per-
sonal appearance, but he Sun, OF August l6, says
'The better looking candidate Is sam Tildsn. We
knowledge that Hayes has more sympathetic face and
| tenderer eye, but whom come examine the In
dcatIons quality In the character Of the two
| find that while Hayes IS facial, commonplace. :
Tasn srOnI ,hnSrn,, 1aos keen Of
| face TO always distinctly remember you have
IL, and Hayes Ia such you may see every
day"
| Sixty-two.