, 1876-07-13

"ulEA 1JtauNA44 u0k4ut1A AIu III Lib UUI1l1uu-
tion wns in ono sense adroit, but was Of
fansively eRotistical. He assumed that his
personal character mud abilities had left tho
Convention no other courso to follow thnu
to nominate him, and lie accepted tho noni-
nation ns personal tribute and ns n recog-
milton Of his superior merit and qualification.
In his remarks he more than once congatu-
1ates the country upon his nomination.
OF course, ho would not DO T1LpEN il he
did not remind tho country that he waa an
experienced reformcr. Ha states tho issue
of tho election to bo administrative reform,
aud with characteristic modesty claimed that
tho Convention had, in nominating him,
merely declared tin favor of the atlminis-
trative reform with which events had asso-
ctated NE in tho public mind" Proceeding
still further, the old mans vanity again
broke out in saying to the Committee, IT
am not without experience Of the difficulty
and labor Of offeoting administrative reform;"
md again TINT tho routine duties Of his Office
have been light compared with his labors TO
reform the Stata Government, s'of which I
have boon the Executive head" He grayoly
tolla tha country that, II eloctod, 1t will not
bo holiday for him, but tho. assuming Of
| great labors as raformor.
Tlloro never was moro unblubhing pro-
tense than that T11pEN has been or attompt-
cd to bo reformer in Now York. Whom ho
was elected Governor he waa perfectly fa,nil-
lar, BY long personal and political association
with tho Canal Ring, Of tho robberics md
frauds which for thirty yoars had becn COM
misted upon tho people Of Now York. He
know who woro the guilty mon, and know
wl,cro he could put Ills hand on tho evidence
Of their guilt, lie publahed history Of the
cahal frauds, all Of which had been written
over aud over sgain; SAM T1LDEy told notll-
ing new, but no promised to put oil the guilty
men in tho Statos Prison, sot aside all tho
illegal contracts, and make those who had
robbed tho State pay back tho millions thoy
Ind takou. Now, what has ho dono In this
work of reform? He appointed Commis-
sionors and special counsel, to whom ho has
paid out Of the State Treasury 100000
Money recovered, noMe; suits to rccoyor,
tho other has nover been tried con-
tracts sot aside, none; guilty robbers tried
md convicted, one. Tho total result of tho
administrative reforu1a with Which he hos
been identified Is tho conviction of ona dis
honest contractor, Of tho name OF LORD, q
Democrat. The conviction Of this man has
history which illustrates TnDEN's notions
Of reform. Tho LORD family Ia largc one,
o1eEeising groat political power in Now York;
Is nil Democratic, has boon IN tho canal
frauds long timo, is worry rich, and,
from the fathor down to the sons and tho
collaterals, hos always been personally op-
posed To T1lDKN. T11DEN, who might have
convicted score of persons, selected ono Of
the Rons OF the veteran Democratic loader Of
Western New York, and Ind him convicted.
No sentence has becn passed upon lin, aud
he is at large. and the opposition OF the Lonp
family to T11nEx has boen slloncol, and will
remain SO while Tu4DEN ls candidate. How
many othors made their peace with T1LpEx
before conviction we cannot gay, but no ono
Tonn. tho son of I11nRs'a vetoron nomo.
c,at,o enemv. That IN TIM boo;np,no md and
ths ann, total md substance. at .r11n,.,a oront
q e1ministrntiya reform. in thu Govern mi
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