The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-07-26
A Talk With Tilden.

| New YORK, JULY II. Gov. Tilden
sails for Europe tomorrow in the Cunard
steamer Scythia, and is to be accompa-
MED by Secretary of State Bigelow The
| trip is purely for recreation, and the tray
oilers will not return until the middle of
| October, Mr.. Tilden, therefore. will be
absent from the country and State during
what is expected to be the interesting
! Fall campaign. A World reporter visited
| Mr.. Tilden yesterday, and reports him as
| looking remarkably well, and very much
improved in health by his soourn at Sea
Girt, near Long Branch. He SAYS his
| trip has no connection whatever with any
business enterprise or railroad scheme,
as has been announced without authority
III some OF the papers. AS to the events
which have happened since the Presi-
dental election and the numerous Wild
minors circulated in reference to his po-
ltical intentions, Mr.. Tilden talked very
freely In regard to the Electoral Com
mission he said that he had never had
any real confidence in the arbitration of
a question where there was SO much at
stake 10y a body of that kind. That set
Element, he said, involved not only the
Presidency but all the patronage and
power Of the Federal Administration to-
gether with all the schemes, plans and
Jobs connected with it. The Republican
party and the men who had managed it
III the past were too anxious to retain the
Administration to yield any point in an
arbitration. The result Of the Electoral
Commission, therefore, was what might
have been expected considering the power
and influence brought to bear upon the
political majority Of that body as finally
constituted. He furthermore never liked
the scheme as 4 matter OF principle,
believing that the true direction of
Democratic appeal was not away from
800 representatives Of the people towards
fifteen individuals, and still less from
fifteen individuals towards one to be Sc
lected necessarily with a large element
OF chance, not to say Of trick and device.
He thou ght there should rather have been
an APPEAL from the 300 representatives
to the 5000, 600 of voters, through a new
election. He was distrusttul Of the secre-
sy, celebrity and improvidence with which
the arrangement was carried through and
ushered into being. But the proposition
appealed to the hopes of the business
classes, who We're anxious above all
things for Il settlement OF almost any
kind, at almost any price, and It's it was
presented by the unanimous report of the
Joint Committee it became the repre-
sentative, and the only representative, of
the public desire for peace. The events
which are now attracting 50 much public
attention in New Orleans, and the dis
closures which, perhaps, may follow Mr..
Tiden seemed to consider only as the
logical outcome Of the revolutionary acts
OF last fall and winter. - In u govern
mcnt like ours he said, ''such traudu-
lent practices us were reported from New
Orleans last November sooner or later
must come to the light, and the guilty
parties with their practices must be made
known. 1t was So with the ring frauds
in New York it has been the case to a
certain extent in Washington, and like
result will follow in New Orleans. 1t is
against the natural course of events that
deeds of this kind should ultimately fail
of being brought to light in all their enor-
mites" All this was said with philosophc
calmness, and without any heat Whatever
In regard to his own political future Mr.
Tilden had nothing to say, except that
he could not see any possible contingency
which could induce him to be a candidate
for or to seek an election to a seat in the
United States Senate. He felt entirely
confident of the success of the Democrat
ic party this Fall in all the large central
States, and especially in New York, by Il
very large majority, believing that events
were all pointing in that direction. To
the charge that he had been seeking to
control the nominations of the next Dem
ocratic State Convention of New York,
he gave a direct denial, and added that
he thought it unWiSe to interfere in any
way as between the numerous friends
who are seeking position on the State
ticket. His absence abroad during the
time for holding the Convention and Sc
lecting the delegates would, he said, pre-
clude any interference on his part. He
thought, however, that the drift of public
sentiment was toward a new ticket alto
gcther, with none of the present encum-
bents upon it. He hoped that the ticket
would be 50 made up as to be recognized
us thoroughly able, strong and upright.
He appeared to pc specially anxious that
the Democracy should secure a majority
in the next State Senate, in order that
the evils which have been brought about
ny hcpuDllcan colltIol Oh llldt DouN lnlgnC
be corrected. In reference to State poll
ties, Mr. Iilden said to-day to ". W.
Gordon, Secretary of the Democratic
Stare Genital Committee: 'In morning
paper | am reported as saying that |
thought the drift Of public sentiment was
towards Il new ticket although with none
Of the present incumbents upon it. This
is mistake. did not make such a re-
mark"