The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-23
OUR CANDIDATES.
REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENT
PART II.
CHAPTER L.

CHAPTER 1.
TWO YEARS LATFR-oPENING OF TEs CAM
PA1GN OF T4-THE TIMES AND Mr.. TIL
DEN.
We now approach the interesting period
preceding the fall election of 1874. Two years
had elapsed sines that day at Rochester when
Mr.. Tilden had been denied the paltry pittance
OF aplace on the New York delegation to the
Deniocratic National Convention beld at Bal
timore in 1872. In the mean time. however, a
marvellous cnange had occurred in the munic.
ipal government of New York city. It's au-
Geoige G. Barnard, Of the s1-
prene Court had been tried. impeached, and
disqualified from forever thereafter holding
Court, had shared a similar fate. but did n OF
survive his di grace longer than a fortnight.
Judge Cardozo, resigned to avoid like sem
| tence. Boss Tweed had lived to fill convlct's
cell In the peDites. tiary. Sweeney, CN molly.
| and other smaller fry, were wandering abroad
in ignominis us exile. And so the old iadage
that the darkest hour alwavs precedes The
dawn, had been again signally verified. The
welcome era of true and genuine reform,
thanks 10 such men as Samuel. Tilden. ChaS.
O'Conor, VIM. +. Havemeyer, and good men,
had begun its Few lie. In this improved con
dition of affairs, the eyes of leading Democrats
person most ailable to be the standard
bearer OF the party in the approaching contest.
The Times, 10 one of its d st editoi iaI articles
ON the approaching canvass, alludes to MI
Tilden in the following exceedingly fiattering
terms:
From the New York Times, July "a, ls7Il
STATE POLITICS.
AS the "Beecher" case seems likely TO be the
cause of ormy words and bad Ieeling in ali
directions-a strong attack OF il being about
as ihconvenient a lining to have as the bi e OF
mad dog, we Will euueavor 10 divert the at
tenuon OF our contemporaries to-day to an d.
Mr.. Tilton a little while aud turn to a gentle
men of another kind-Mr. Tilden The reason
/ we wish to withdraw the attention OF our
| readers to him is. that he is being "men-
| toned" pretty generally, as the Democratic
candidate for governor this fail. Mr.. ii den
has not, indeed, mentioned his own name, be-
| C use he has been long time in DO tiles, and
| he is well aware that a man may speak too
soon, as well as too late. This We Will say
| that Mr.. T1lden would make very good can
didate, for he is gent m an, sn aoie man, and
| a man of very high character. MIR. TiIden is
not much liked b. the less reputable portion
| o the Democratic party, andperhaps there are
men even in Tammany Hal who do not ex-
/ acfly love him T" 3" He is at any rda e
a Democrat Of ,as long & standing & In the party
| a good. pubic spirited man, would be no dis
/ credit but much the reverse to our state This
we may say with perfect sincerity. Neverthe-
/ less, If Mr.. T1lden were to ask US, his old
/ friends and advisers, whether he should stand
| for governor if he we're invited TO co so, we
sha eee " SHT should ems 10 oi se h
/ happy, but would il render him so, to undeTg
a signal efeat? II tue Republ cans nominate
| Gen. ID X, Mr. Id en- could not run success.
| IulIy against him. IncdenIaliy he would dc
| his party a great deal OF good, for he would
| improve its moral tone. Mr.. 1ilden's majority
over Gen. DIX was in the neighbornood OF %, ,COt
MR. TILDEN VERY SUPERIOR DEMOCRAT
| fortnight later and the Times suddenly becam,
seriously alarmed lest Mr.. Tilden should fail to
ceive the nomination, and again took to singing hi
praises louder and more boisterously than ever.
| From the New York Times, Sept. g. 1874
1t is evident that very large number of Democrats
in this state in favor of nominating Mr. Tilden
| their candidate for governor We can
not positively promise Mr.. Tilden support shoul
he for governor this year, but this will say
that he is so far superior to the ordi
nary of Democratic candidates in this state tina
we do not believe any Democratic convention can b
got together to nominate him. And although
hardly seems credible, the Times did actually max
the following candid admission in its editorial col
umns on September Il, 1874, respecting the motive
that impelIed Mr.. Tilden assist in Kidding New
York city of the Tammany thieves: 'No one eve
supposed that Mr.. Tilden acted from interested mo
tyes in lS72.'
TWEED AND THE CANAL PLUNDERERS OP
POSED To Mr. TILDEN.
The Times and the Republican press generally d.
not scruple in the present presidential canvass Il
connect Mr.. Tilden's name with the Tammany rinl
or with the canal ring What excuse will the Time
proffer for having published this editorials:
tFrom the New York Times, Sept. 16 1874
| MIR. Tilden has been opposed solely on the groun,
that he assisted 10 fasten personally upon Tweed
| a court of law, the proof Of his guilt. There ha
been other objection urged to him. The Repub
lican tcould well afford, from party stand point t.
| stand by and see him rejected {"
On the other hand, we must all admit that Tilden il
| not supported by the canal plunderers.