Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-30
The Nominations.

loud calls, Mr.. Prcstou, of KY, addressed the
audience, referring TO the united action OF all
sections of the Union in the selection OF Iliden
and Heud ichs. which were ia tened IN the
hearts Of the people already, to lead the efforts
to wrench the power from the republican, party.
Blaine ard Morton never led reform OF fought
for Justice. Tildcn aud Hendricks had the
South and North. Stand uuited for the plat
form of honest money and denunclation OF cor
rupt practices. The democrats have neVer
given pledge they taiI' d 10 keep. They were
exre led from power when Am rlcaps lost tner
r.ason. aud they returned when they recovered
it, He urged the party 70 adhere firmly to
principles, AID not yle,d to local influences,
acd predicted victory to the democracy IN No
vamErr.
At the conclusion of Mr. Preston's speech
the audi ,,ce quietly Dispersed.
Al:uiing to the st. Louis nomluatl)ns the
Coulter Journal of l. ,uisville says: / he noml
oaiion of Governor Tiiden marks new era In
American politics. Ii is the effect of the excr-
ton of positive forces, not mer'lY the result OF
concessions Of powerful rivals who would not
VI i'd to each other, and 50 let the nominations
drop 10 the low,r plane of ability and promii,
nence 10 order to mutually spare each other s
feelings. The nominee is The representative Of
,>itivc NOT ueg tive merits, and the campaign
,hus inauyura,ed will be one OF organized IDEAS,
not one of heterogeneous elements comblued
f. r The selfish purpose OF securing to them
sc.vcs the public spols.
The nomination OF rden is we'll received in
San Fr .nc..co, mainly on acccuit OF his hard
money proc iVitics. A hundred guns were tlred,
aud ra i6cation meeting will be bald 10 few
DAYS. The anti Ch,ncse plank 10 the platform
gives satisfaction, and prominent democrats as
scrt that he can cary The State 90 hat issue.
The Wes,che Post, Carl Schurz's newspa,
Der in ST. j. ,uis, III leading editorial article
Yesterday, aeclined to express aoy opinion on
the nomination till the Ii, ket was complete.
The Boston Herald says uf the nomlnatioo
of Mr.. Tldcu: The Naioaa Convention OF
the democratic party put tLelr best foot f0r
| ward yesterday, aud wisely u minated the
| strongest, aud at the same time the most avail
| aule mau as their caudIuatc tor the Fresldeo-
.ial office. By Their action IN his particular the
democracy have showu larger wisdom than they
have manifested before for at east doz'n
| wears, and they have put themselves IN POSI-
tiou 10 which they Gao compete With their re-
| publican rivals :or the control OF the Govern
meut With reasonable prospect OF success OF
| that class of cilzeus " DO care mure for reform
than Other isms involved in the contest
| TldCn cannot fail to be the favorlte. and IN
his selection the Democrats have acted more
| wisely tn, % the Republicans, who did not dare
to nominate their best men, aud lodged the
real issues Of the canvass by compromise can
ddate.
The Post says: The hour and the man at
| last have met. In the triumphant nonlna-
ton of Samuel j. Ti!dan by the National De-
mucracy tie hopes Of the c-unlry are suddenly
| revived, 1t is positive movement Tor polltl-
cal regeneration. The scales fall from the
eyes of the people 10 the clear light OF this
proceeding. For The work Of reform success
| full rctormcr Ii oeed'd
Tden is leader IF men, superb organizer,
profound political economist and deter.
mined foe to al! forms Of public dishonesty and
corruption. There is not ma0 10 the Demo
cratic ranks, or 10 the whole country, wno is
his equal 10 all the positive qualities that are
| demanded by The times. lie embodlcs the
spirit of reform that pervades public sentiment.
| His nomination is complete response to the
call OF the people.
| Governor TillGn was serenaded last night by
! the Jacksouans Five thousand citizens sur
rourd, d tic Executive Mansion Many pri-
vate dwellings aod The Areu' building We're
| Illuminated aud decorated witn flags and Chi
nese lanterns Large numbers entered the
mausioD to congratulate the Governor As
soou as he cou release himself from these he
stepped vut o. the porch and addressed the
coocoursc as follows:
II cordially thank you for this manifestatio on
of your kindness. | do not forget that last
year you enrolled me among you IS an homo
rary member. regard with satisfaction aud
pride ycur excellent dlsci pline aud training as
! a military body | recognize 10 you many rep
rcscnlatives of the worklugmen OF Albany,
and when say workiugmen | do not forget
that 10 our couotry the number who live upon
the income of what they have accumulated or
Inherited is extremely small, and that nearly
every citiz n of our last Republic lives Oh the
produce ci his daily toll Iu America we are
arly all workiugmen. Therefore the interest
..ud prosp, rlty of that class may almost be said
to be the interest and prosperity Of ALL APP.
plause No country which the sun ever shone
upoo has had 80 many blessings as our own
stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
from the grea' lakes OF the North to the Gulf
of .;rxicr, with genial climate, with fertile
soils, with every material and artificial facility
for travel and transportation. With all the
art and Industries of old civilization planted
AID Furnishing amid the bouudless natural
wealth OF a virgin continent, we ought to be
to day the most prosperous, the most happy
and cltenred people in the world. But what
is our actual condition? All business is de
pres every Industry langulshiog; labor
with, III employment, and the wuit at the door
Of nearly eve home in the land, gauut and
hungry. IApplausc. What Is the matter :?
1--WE koow that for the last eleven years
siucv tnv peace the earnings of labor and the
increase of capital have been consumed or
VS. ed in governmental expenditures.
The taxes drawn from the people OF the
United States have been larger than the entire
net savings Of the whole 100000 people.
These taxes have Increased within short pc
riod fou:iold, and the Influence is felt upon
every business and every industry and in every
home throughout our broad land,
What uey, do We fnd in the public admin
istra,iou ? Everywhere abuses, populations,
frauds aod corruption, until We are almost be-
coming ashamed Of the institutions of our
cou2try, aud Instead Of holding them up as ex-
ampes for The imitation of the oppressed peo-
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