Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-28
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ton and make no preparation to COM
mence-not step was taken by Congress
looking to carrying out the law, though
the Republicans had large majority in
both houses. This act was offensive to the
soft money men, and denounced as cheat
by the hard money men. The Republican
party when it assembled in Cincinnati,
found that it could not condemn it's own
child, so it was forced to remain silent.
This gave the Democratic party at st.
Louis, who were in no wise responsible for
the. passage Of the act, an admirable chance
and they seized it in one of the wisest and
best platforms ever adopted, [applause.] in
which they demanded the repeal of the
cheat--which action, in the speakers judg-
ment, would secure Indiana. Applause.
There were still other reasons for the nom-
nation Of Tilden and Hendricks.
T1LDEN WAS MORE IDENTIFIED WITH RE
FORM
than any man in the United States.
Whether in this matter he was the child of
fortune or whether he was one of those
great leaders who make the occasion, it
mattered not-he was to the public mind
of this country the personification of the
idea of Reform. In 1874, after breaking
the Tweed ring in New York City, he got
the nomination for Governor and was
elected by plurality majority of $1,000.
II the St. Louis Convention had laid aside
such man as this, who had drawn to him
men of every shade of political opinion i'll
his State by his work for Reform; to whom
Republicans, Democrats, Old Whigs-all,
had crowded; who had formed a new
party out of this necessity for Reform, a
party that had grown up under his hand
it would have been a blow full in the face
of Reform; the men whom Reform had
attracted would have left the Democratic
party in disgust, and this large element,
which, if properly utilized, is the forerun-
ner of victory in November, would have
been lost. The work which Tilden had
achieved had been accomplished with great
labor. In the city of New. York there
was curious law. that while twelve SUI
pervisors were to be elected, a voter could
only vote for six, thus giving six each of
the Republican and Democratic parties re-
turned as elected. These joined with COM
mon rapacity to plumber the city, forming
the Tweed ring. At last, after stealing
millions, one of them, Connolly the Comp
troller, broke down. He suggested that his
office was at the service of those who wish
ed to reform the city government. Tilden
was communicated with, who had Green
appointed deputy for Connolly, and Green
placed the books Of the Office at the in
spection of the Reformers, and the expos
ure came, followed by storm of popular
Indignation so strong that it swept all
down the stream. [Applause.] Tilden
then rose into power. He was hardly
seated in the Governors chair, before he
attacked the great canal ring of New York
State and broke it, and landed Jarvis LORD
where he had landed Tweed, in the peni.
Tertiary. [Applause.] For the st. Louis
Convention to have put this man aside fol
a man of less reputation as ring breaker
would have been a step backward. There
is no such step for the Democratic party
There is no such word as halt now. For.
ward is the word, forward we must go all
the time. [Applause.]
Tilden while Governor performed anoth
er feat, which endeared him to the people
He
REDUCED THETAXES FROM SIXTEEN TC
EIGHT MILLION
If he could accomplish this reduction in
the State of New Y ork, what could he not
accomplish if President of the United
States [Cheers.] What praise would you
not give to the Virginian who, while keep
ing the plighted faith of the State, could
reduce your taxes in that proportion, from
so cents to Is cents ? A man who could
accomplish this would be put down in the
heart of every right thinking man of the
community, as invincible. Take this home
to yourselves Samuel j. Tilden is the man
who sends taxes down and thieves up, and
such man, as long as the American peo-
pie are honest, cannot be beaten either in
New York or the United States. CHEERS. ]
THE CHARACTER OF THE OPPOSITION TO
TILDEN.
The speaker was not here to detract from
Gov. Hayes, Gov. Tilden's opponent, but
what had he done? His record had been
before the country for six weeks.-Had
anyone ever seen anything in it ne has
done in the cause of Reform? He has not
been without the opportunity. He had
served in Congress, and three times as
Governor of Ohio. He promises it, but so
did certain party who now occupies a
seat in the White House. Gen. Grant
made the country ring with the declara-
ton, "Let no guilty man escape and with
promises about civil service reform, but
there is difference between man who
promises reform, and Il Reformer. Tally
rand said speech was intended not so much
to express what we mean as to conceal
what we mean, and Grant illustrates this
definition, when, under the cry of "Let no
guilty man escape" he let's no innocent
man escape. Where is Henderson, the
prosecutor of the Whiskey Ring? Where
is Dyer?-Both dismissed. Where ars
Pratt and Yaryan? Where is Jewell 1.-THE
only jewel in the Republican party)?-Go1e
back to Connecticut land that means the
surrender of Connecticut). Applause. |
Where is Bristow? By-the-by, not only
was Grant iniInical to Bristow, the Great
Reformer of his cabinet. but SO was the
Republican party at Cincinnati. He was
the only Reformer before the Cincinnati
Convention. and out of 1888 votes cast there,
he only got 122, and the Convention had
hardly adjourned before Grant commenced
making the reformers, in all departments,
walk the plank. "Let no innocept man
escaped" That is hetesult of has promises.
Can you vote for Hayes simply on his pro-
misses? Would you not rather have from
a politician aspiring to the Presidency one