The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-29
;, aics OF the State. but, in its moral effect
o.r,,shcd the "ring."

M, - represent the city in the next
c"r;j,ture. In Difference to the views ., |
,L!r,E,Irimcinal coadiutors, Mr.. Tilden devoteo
n'> /; weeks interval between bis elcctioh
the ,So meeting OF the Legislature TO Tue
Al" o',,ion Of It's investigation in the cltf ae-
Ny.,oo,,ts and in preparing the vast mass
ra''I' ',,,~,tc information which was the
Of y, nearly all the judicial PROOFS that
IF'>| .,,,rc been employed successfully IN
nay. the members Of the ring" to
-, ar driving them into cNllc.
!"S, ridden gave his chief attention du-
WI ~, scs,ion Of the Legislature to the
rl''S ' .%; " those objects for which Inc
P'p,,,c1 70 90 thcrc--the reform OF the
' ,9,;ary and the impeachment OF the erca-
l0"'''r ia had acquired the control OF IL
W 'l},r ,hr Tweed dynasty.
r,rDES AS GOVERNOR.
" radon ultimately consented to take
fascination for Governor. his objections
'" 80, were overcome by single conside.
. r TWAS the only way in which hc could
',.i>,srorilv demonstrate that course OF
t.,rlr>s and persistent resistance to wrong
,,Iu he yiudicatcd and sustained by the
masses az the people: that honesty and
COURAGE are a. scrviccablc qualities ana rs
wcll rewarded in politics in any other
,,rn,rss;on or rurSuit in life. lie was I'M
willing 10 leave il i'll the power OF the enc
mics Of reform to say that he dared not sub
nit his conduct as q reformcr 70 the JUG
mcnt OF the people to say that his course had
rniurd his influence; that his name should
bc warning TO the rising politicians OF
;h, country against following his example.
He felt that whatever might be the result
of his administration the moral effect OF
hi, election would be advantageous not only
in his own State. but throughout the cotin.
trv. But for these considerations Mr.. Til.
den would have allowed himScl! to be made
the candidate OF the DcmoCratic party FOL
the Senate OF the United States, position
more cougcnial 10 his tastes, and Tor which
his personal preferences were we'll known
He was nominated and elected and what
ever lessons or cloQuencc could be express
cd in biz maiorities were not wanting tC
lend their ccldt 10 his triumph. Mr.. Til
drn'> plurality over John A. Dix. the Re
publican candidate, was 53,315. Mr.. Din
had been elected two years previously by I
plurality OF 50, AL.
HIS PLATFORM.
The first message II Governor Tilder
forcShadowed with distinctncsS the con
trolling features OF his administration.
First. Reform in the Administration.
Second The restoration OF the tinancia
principles and policy which triumphed IL
The election OF Jackson and Van Burcn, ant
which left the country without dollar o
indebtedness in the world and credit
abroad with which no other nation coult
then compete.
In iurthcran,c of his policy OF admins
tra,iye reform. SAYS the New York WorlC
Ito which paper we are indebted fol
material for this skctchl, he recommended 4;
revision Of the laws intended to provide
criminal punishment and civil remedies FOL
frauds hy public officers and by persons act
ing in completely with them. These
recommendations. during the same SEES
sion carefully wrought into the lcgi.
Iation OF the State, bore especially upon
those forms of administrative abuse which
the exposure and arrest OF William VI
Tweed had recently revealed, and also upor
another and kindred class OF abuses i'll the
management Of canals. with which tho
Governor was already acquainted, but Of
which the public rs yet had only an lmpcr
feet realization.
G,u the feature OF the message which pro
duccd. perhaps. the most profound impress
sion not only upon his own immediate con
SttucntS, but upon the whole nation, wa:
that which related to the financial policy Of
the Federal Government.
TIE CANAL FRAUDS.
en the 10Th OF March. and rs soon Us he
had secured from the Legislature such ad
ditional remedies for official delinquencies
rs were requisite for his purpose. the Gov.
crnor in special message invited the atten
ton Of the Legislature to the misnanage'
mcnt Of the canals.
He pointed ont in this communication
;.I 4 Ia tpil frul1Inlpnt
ce~>t.. hv which, for IN indefinite period OF
wears. the State had been plundered, its
agents debauched, it, politics demoraliZed,
and its credit impcrilled. The fulneSs,
bOdncsS. and directncss OF his statements
produced 4 profound impression not only
throughout the State, but throughout tho
country.
The Legislature. though containing in
both branches many OF the most notorious
canal iobhcrS. and constituted largely in
that interest. was obliged to yield to the II
rcsistihlc public sentiment which the Gov.
errors policy and message had awakened
and granted him the authority to name such
I commission. The results OF the lnvestl
cations. communicated to him from time tC
time during the summer OF 1870 and TO the
succeeding Legislature OF 1876, arrested
completely the system OF fraudulent cHpen'
tlliIIt OH tIt " iiI|ii IiI NIAiOttASSS
At the bar OF public opinion.
ECONOMICAL MEASURES.
Through the adoption OF various Other
financial measures upon his recommends
ton. and BY the discreet but vigorous eXeI.
else OF the veto power, the Governor wa:
fortunate enough TO secure reduction o.
the state tax the first year OF his admins
tration about seventeen per cent, ana tt
inauguratc q financial policy by winch tht
State tax, which was seven and half mills
on the dollar OF the assessed valuation WheT
he came into office, will be reduced to foul
mills al least ut the expiration OF his tern
OF two wears, and ut the expiration OF the
next succeeding year to not exceeding three
mills.
Personal APPEARANCE.
Mr.. Tilden is now in the siXty-third yeal
OF his age He is five feet ten inches In
height, and he has what psychologists cal
the purely nervous temperament, with III
usual accompaniment OF spare figure, blue
ewes. and fair complexion. His hair, orisi
nallv chestnut, is now partially siiferet
with age.
The Hall and the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF the Reporters---Thc Decorations
Victorian POlitician:s from North ana
South.
[By Telegraph TO the TribuncI
ST. Louis, June 27.-The arrangements
for tic distribution OF tickets to the repre-
sentatiyes Of the press were very Imperfect.
The seats and tables provided FOR reporters
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