The daily gazette., 1876-08-16
ESam'|j. Tlden a Rsformer?
estimony of the New York Times

estlmony of the New York Times.
TWO YEARS LATEG-oPENtNG OF THE
| CAMPAIGN OF 's4-THs TIMES AND
MR.. TrLDFN.
| We now approach the interesting
period preceding the Fall election of
1874. Two years had elapsed since that
day at Rochester when Dir. Tilden had
been denied the paltry pittance of
place on the New York delegation to
the Democratic National Convention
held in Baltimore in 1872. In the mean
time, however, a marvellous change
had occurred in the municipal gov
ernment OF New York city. Its auy
gean stables had been purified. Judge
George G. Barnard, of the Supreme
Court, had been tried, impeached and
disqualified from forever thereafter
holding any office. Judge McCunn, of
the Superior Court, hau shared a SINH
lar fate. but did not survive his dis.
grace longer than a fortnight. Judge
Cardozo resigned to avoid like sem
tence. Boss Tweed had lived to fill
convict's cell in the Penitentiary.-
Sweeny, Connolly and other smaller
fry were wandering abroad in igno-
minious exile. And so the old adage
that the darkest hour always precedes
the dawn, had been again signally
verified.
The welcome era OF true and genus
inc Reform, thanks to such men as
Samuel j. .Tilden, Charles O'Connor,
VIM: F. Havermeyer, and good men,
had begun it's new life.
| In this improved condition of atfai, 8
the eyes of leading Democrats natu-
rally turned toward Mr.. Tilden as the
person most available to be the stand
ard bearer of the party in the approach
ing contest.
The Times in one of its first editorial
articles on the approaching canvass
lalludes to Mr., Tilden in the folio wing
exceedingly flattering terms:
From the N. Y. Times, july 2i, 1874.
j. STATE POLITICS.
As the "Beecher' case seems likely to
be the cause of stormy words and bad
ceiling in all directions,-a strong attack
, of it being about as inconvenient a thing
to have MS the lite of mad dog, we will
: endeavor to divert tie attention of our
: eonttempee' con- aries to-day to another sub
. then leave Mr.. n'ilton little while and
} turn TO a gentleman Of another kind
! Mr.. Tilden. The reason we wish to
withdraw the attention of our readers to
him is, that he is being mentioned"
pretty generally, as the Democratic can
. didate for Governor this Fall. Mr.. Til
name, because he has been a long
: time in politics, and he is well aware
that man may speak too soon, as well
as too late. This we will say-that MIR.
Tilden would make a very good candi-
date, for he is gentleman, an able man
and man of very high character.
: Mr.. Tilden is not much liked by the
+ less reput table portion Of the Democratic
party, and perhaps there are men even
in Tammany. Hall who do not exactly
. any rate Democrat OF long standing in
the party; man of unsullied honor,
public and private; a good, public spiri-
: ted man, who would be no discredit but
much the reverse, to our State. This we
may say with perfect sincerity. Never
theless, if Mr.. Tilden We're to ask us, as
! his old friends, and advisers, whittier he
should stand for Governor if he were in
, vited to do so, we should feel it our duty
. to dissuade him from that course. We
/ should like much to see him happy, but
would it render him so, to undergo
signal defeat? If the Republicans nomi-
nate Gen. Dix, Mr.. Tilden could not run
successfully against him. Incidentally
, he would do his party great deal of
good. for he would improve its moral
tone.
Mr.. Tilden's majority over General
Dix was in the neighborhood of 3D.
900.
MIR TILDEN A VERY SUPERIOR DEMO-
Graf.
A fortnight later, and the Times sud-
denly became seriously alarmed lest
Mr.. Tilden should fail to receive the
nomination, and again took to singing
his praises louder and more bolster.
ously than ever.
From the Ner York Times, Sept. s, 1874.
1t is evidence that very large number
of Democrats in this State are in favor of
: nominating Mr.. Tilden as their candi-
date for Governor a
We cannot positively promise Mr..
Tilden our support, should he run for
: Governor this year, but this we will say,
!, that he is SO far superior to the ordinary
run of Democratic candidates in this
, State that we do not believe any Demo-
cratic Convention can be got together to
nominate him.
A CANDID ADMISSION.
And although it hardly seems credi>
BILE, the 7Nmes did actually make the
following candid admission in its ed
itorial columns on September II, 1874,
respecting the motives that impelled