National Republican., 1876-08-31
Grains of Comfort for Mr.. Tilden.

CFrom the Albany Evening Journal.1
In these days when, although the Presiden-
tial campaign is only fairly begun, he finds
himself rapidly going to pieces in the sight of
all his countrymen, Mr.. Tilden perhaps is at a
loss Just where to turn for consolation. And
therefore it is that we venture to invade the
privacy of his very sick room with a sugges-
ton. Try Biglow. Not John, your "non-
partisan Secretary of State, but Hosea Big
low, of the Massachusetts branch of the
family. Hosea has written much, Samuel,
which cannot but strike responsive chords in
your own bosom. As you read his pages we
are sure that you will find yourself repeatedly
saying, "Them's my sentiments to Is. J.)
T."
For instance. The charge of fraud and per-
jury in the matter of your income return, is
being pressed home upon you, and the defense
trumped up by your friends only too plainly
indicates that 1t is true. "But suppose 1t Is
true" say you, ''the issue of this campaign is
administrative, large Reform, and so long as
lam an out-and-out administrative, large
Reformer, what difference does 1t make
whether or not am on record as committing
fraud or perjury" That, if We understand
you, Mr.. Tilden, is your position, and a very
pretty position it is. And now turn to your
coinciding Biglow and listen to him
I'm willin' man should go tollerable strong
Agin wrong in the dbstrdct fer thet kind o. wrong
Is eliers UNI unpopular an never gets Pittiedi,
But you mustn't be hard on pdTfickler sins.
You see in this brief quotation, Samuel, that
Hosea and you are the congenialest of spirits.
Again. The people of this country are want
ing to know how you have the face, Mr.. Til
den, to go back on hard money and shake
hands with Bill Allen and other champions of
f,nao Thar- In nf fpIfn
and disgust that you have surrendered your
principles on this vital issue at the demand of
the worst elements of your party. Your reply
in this matter has thus far been confined to a
child-like and bland smile. And now just see
how thoroughly these words of Bigelow's are
in accord with all that that smile implies:
Wal, sposin' we he'd to gulp down our perfes-
sions,
We were ready to come out next mOrnIn' with
fresh ones;
Besides, ef We did, twas our business alone,
Fer couldn't We du wat We would with our own?
And eff a man can, wen pervisons hev rlz so,
Eat his own words, it's marcy it is SO.
These slight extracts cannot fail to convince
you, Mr.. Tlden, that the Biglow Papers rather
than the newspapers or other worldly publica-
tions will fetch solace to your fast declining
hours. Hosea knew your type of man as
unerringly as if he had been through the
whole school with a lantern. AS a crucial
test of his wonderful knowledge of your sort
of statesman and patriot, just you up and
ask him, "What's mans chief end when the
mans Samuel J. Tildeni" OF course, if you
yourself was asked the question, Samuel, you
would answer, "His chief end is to be Re-
former" And now suppose you let Hosea re-
ply fol you, and see If he don't express exactly
your idea:
I[Tildenl firmly du believe
In Humbug generally,
Fer it's thing thet perceive
To hev a solid vally;
This heth my faithful shepherd ben,
In pasturs sweet heth led me,
An this'n keep the people green
Tn feed they hay fed m