, 1876-08-30
REFORM.
SIIFPERr sAN AND TolkTUou9 TOM
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E.ar sr 1nn1s % ri Anr e7MThoro ors :,
nst %. nou1s' t1'' t,us. -!ne.u a'e
lcw piaan nquestsohs toucnshg reform "hlctl l" "ish
failed to give tho people any light on them In his
long and wor{ly letter, lopo hc or his friend.
wifi orsv,, t,,.n. Svs,, 1yi1oa 11a,rs t,,s.sa,1
w. a4''o' S"s"t' ""' ."a.A Haeute n1u'eoiA
~ apanaon 1ho apol's sSstemt WI ne pledge
himself, whether the Constitution Is amended
to that effect or not In case hu Ia chosen Tres{-
dent, not to accept . no,niuation or election to
that o0lce second t,mal These t,ro o,,ostions
rom,rohepd tho ubofo ,rohto,, ,,., r,sa.,ir.,
esnpsvnG"o 'Ao "Ao4o 4'op'em u'lu 4ue6I.un
81 ClVil.ocrVlce reform, and yct 1ilucn, IT. hts
te n1s., Wnilc, rs 70 tno secona W plainly insl'
mated TINT h,s wnru Foulu not DC worth acellt TN
ese the Gonststastfe vas 80 anenueu as TO prevent
nun a, atom tsY'ne 70 nanS on 20 tI,e fTesldencJ
ised not to aeccpt the tender u ascend election,
anu, 70 ni1set this manly promise, Ttldcn at
tctnptGd to MAKE capital tnr himself W saying
yirtnally that hls word not to again seek thu
te ses4sty W1ulu ,a 10 atsesly %oftaess unless
m mIne Eonst!tq.'on was , SO Amended az 10 prevent
hts seeking It. Ii 1illen believes TINT nobody
Mouiu ociles1 H.H snon!A no so,elhn!y Itare sald
IN n,s ictter that M nc w2alu ,not bc candidate q
sesoa tnf, 9w @ da no e1pest people to bs
l1dens letter WIS formal threat nat u,stess the
i1op'e ntns 70 Me troaNe q a''snatn2 Ms tos'ts's-
t.o1s, - ease OF his success Tug ilfst time nc
ms M01u sy segom nnn 10. an. to rtsasne
never 6clorc s1hloiteo Ill TIC letter u any fFca-
dcnt!al eand!uatc:
Although Mr' !llaen etaaseu s11 #ccks ntcr
his noE.inatlnn to convince himself 'radf xds
test Tor him to say In is letter OF acceptance,
hcyond ~ pTecedent' ~ llls a,armlhe!y stupid
document, though iie bclongs to tho party the
Legitimate consequences q whose teactlngs for
The Inst sxteca years WILL IL esc ot its slSya- ley
nnHEf. H..
Mlooot0th thr South for its losses In tue War, Dir.
Tidon never uttered word assuring the Fco-
pic that these Southern claims should not bo
paid; neither had be woEd Of condemnation
although r. tue time he prepared hls letter the
public mind was intensely excited over tho
a11nir; but he had ample timo to make the dull
announcement that hts promise lot to accept
nor work Tor = second term would probably
lin lin iii privilege. y" Wonderful Rcformeri Of ~ I'iI me
knows Ills word Is worth nothing unaided by .
tho people, too, think so. - -
Tho most startling omission III Mr., TIlden's
letter Of acceptance and deception was, that hc
fuilcti to condemn the contemplated payment Of
ess s to eota Il .s ae
crnmcnt. IIo well knew that tho legitimate
sequence Of the loctrlnu Of his party, aud Of bis
own utterauccs durtng tho War. would compel
that M % has'arcas Il these cIams hal @ been PFC pfs
sentcd to Congress already, anti TINT other
hundreds had Ieun swos,. to and licd tn the
South only waiting thu sscentlaucy OF lila party
to power, and that these Claims Il, ihe aggregate
uttered q word agaInst tl.clr l,ayucnt III hls
endless and verbose lettcT, III which he handled
many themes for which the masses care not q
pluck OF enuN, The truth Is, Ttllcn's lettpr
that In 10 iur} tJfuhnuasf 1a1p u in