Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-12
IL rILDgN.s BRAIN sorrENING,

~ TtLbkNS nNAhN ENhNe
A terrible rumor is gaining ground
throughout the land. to the effect that
Uncle Samuel" as the New York san
has christsned Tilden. Is suffering from
softening Of the brain. IL this be 80.
and everything points to the truth Of
the rumor. the sad fate Of Tildsn will
be deplorsd by Republicans as well as
Democrats. Samuel J. Tilden 10 q man
whose gigantic intellect the country can
not afford to lose. We do no. want him
for President. because he J. the sxpo-
nent OF principles which the common
sense Of the nation can In no way in
dorss: the American Republic has not
the slightest intention OF writing itsslf
down an ass in this centennial year OF
its existence. But We 10 want Uncle
Samuel to remain In the position which
he has honorej for so many ysars-thst
of q first. class lawyer. next to Charles
0'Connor. the best in America. We
cannot AFFORD in these days to lose IA
energetic. AMI above all. our honest
lawyers.
The evidences that Mr.. Tildsn's brain
IL soitsniug are many. In the first
place. he has allowed his personal am-
bition to run away with his Judgment.
something which he never would have
done in his younger and more intellect.
uai days. He knows we'll. IL his brain
retains Its youthful vigor. that there is
NO hope Of his success. He knows that
hi. party IL hopelsssly divided ON the
money question. lie knows well. 10 he
has not Lost his oil powers OF
Judgment that the Democratic party
stands to-day in precisely the same po-
sition which II occupied in 1860. There
was no bolt at st. Louis. IL is true. But
long before that Convention met. Peter
Cooper. another venerable relic OF the
good oil days, was nominated on a
grsenbaek platform pure and simple:
and Peter Cooper will receive the vote
Of every Western Democrat who 10 OPP
posed To tho hard.mousy views OF Til.
den. Tho votes will not amount to
much in deciding the great battle Of No
yember. 1t is true; but they will amount
to a great deal in defeating Mr. Tildsn.
All these things Uncle Samuel would
have considered, were his mind In . nor
NAL condition. aud after considering
them hs would most emphatically have
declined the nomination.
Another evidence tending to show
that Mr.. Tildsn's brain Is softening. is
the fact that ia accepting this nomina-
ton he has given the lie to all his pre-
,ions life. Mr.. Tildsn in his right
mind ia an honest man. His rsputa-
ton in this respect has been well
carmel by n lifetime OF good works.
lie now deliberately enters upon u can
vass for the Presidency. based primarily
ON = sehens TO sxindle the nation. He
is n harLmoney man. lie has fought
for the resumption Of specie payments
ever since the war. He nov accepts
the nomination upon a platform which.
though skilfully wordsd to deceive the
people. really declares against resump-
ton. lie goes iuto the canvass with a
man who il VIGOROUSLY la favor Of a
~greenbaek currency. Samuel J. Tilden
would never have committed these
~ssregious blnndrrs. IL his brain were not
soiteniug.
But tho great evidence that the mind
Of this once honorej man 10 falling him.
IL found in the manner in which he has
Acknowledged the compliment Of his
nomination. ST. Tildsn. like all great
men, has hitherto baea characterised by
sxtrcms mojesty. lie has done his
work faithfully, but never paraded bis
own virtues. AL this is changed nov.
He has become In his own estimation
the great :. I am." Governor Hayes nc
knowledged tho nomination by thanking
the nation for the great honor which 1t
had bestowed upon All unworthy man.
Governor Tilden arises in majesty. and
exelaim. in effect: "Hs' Ia! you have
found your savior at last. have youf 1
am the honest man TO deliver you from
CORRUPTION. You have discovered me at
last. Very we'll. I will eondescsnd To
save you." This is not the kind Of
talk for q candidate for President to
use. The people do not ssTs to he told
that the, are all seoundrels sai that
there il lat one honest man in the lanj.
Samuel J. rilIen. IL his brain was not
softsning. would have been too shrewd
Co give expression To such sentiments.
even II he held them.