The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-18
TIIden and hendricks Letter.

Gov. Tilden's letter of acceptance
begins by saying that the Demo
cratic platform is an appeal for re-
form in every part of the public
service, and he therefore endorses
it. He says the government taxes
during the last IL years have agre-
gated $450O,0O0,O0O, local taxation
two-thirds as much, the entire taxa
ton during the eleven years has
been $500, 900, 900, and he then urg-
es the necessity of reducing expen-
ses, and of the government living
within its income, and he advises q
constitutional amendment requiring
the appropriations for each depart
ment to be in a separate bill. Be-
yond this he points out no method
by which to reduce the taxation,
and prudently omits to allude to
the fact that it is largely on account
of the debt incurred to put down
the rebellion. He promises to
protect all citizens in every legal
and personal right, but what his
promises are worth to tho negroes
they must judge. He then devotes
several columns to an entirely in
comprehensive dissertation upon
the finances, the reading of which
has not enabled any one to tell
what should be done any more than
before, but is calculated to leave the
impression that Tilden knows all
about the question, aud could
straighten out the whole matter ia
some inexplicable way if he was
elected President. He favors in a
sort of evasive, shutting way, the
repeal Of the resumption dav clause
of the resumption law, and then
adds the following meaningless
tumble of glittering generalities:
The proper time for resumption is the
| time when wise preparation shall have
ripened into perfect ability to accomplish
the object with a certainty and ease that
will inspire confidence. and encourage the
| in which such a result can be brought
about is the best. Even when the prep
| arations shall have been matured the ex'
| act date would have to be chosen with
| reference 10 the then existing state Of
i trade and credit operations in our OWL
| country, the course of foreign commerce
| and the condition Of the exchanges with
other nations. The specific measures and
| the actual date are matters Of detail hav.
ing reference to everchanging conditions.
| hplnnur N of al
administrative craftsmanship.
If Gov. Tilden can't tell any better
than this just how he would man
age to bring about specie payment
President Tilden couldn't tell any
better. The fact is he has no plan
AMI is not capable of getting up any
He is a miserable pretender, trying
to cover up his lamentablo incapaci
ty to solve the problem, by juggl'
of words that makes no one wiser
than before they read them. HI
gets around initiating Gov. Hayes
pledge not to be candidate for re
election by advising a constitution
al amendment limiting the Presi.
dent to one term, and juggles abou
the matter of making pnblic Office
reward for partizan services, in I
way that is equivalent to promise
to turn out every Republican and pu
in hungry refocm Democrats when
ever he gets chance. There is N
reference made in the letter to tn
gold and silver question, or Il
banks, and its whole tenor and
composition is worded so as to leaVl
the readers glorioUsly muddleC
themselves, batprofoundly impress